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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Currently reading Midnight Library (Good easy read) and got You Love Me (You*3) which Im really excited to read.
What are you currently reading? Any good book suggestions?
Happy Tuesday |
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Currently reading Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming (travelogue in the 1950s).
Recently have (finally) read the 2nd book in Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan Quartet. |
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"Currently reading Midnight Library (Good easy read) and got You Love Me (You*3) which Im really excited to read.
What are you currently reading? Any good book suggestions?
Happy Tuesday "
What sort of books do you enjoy?
I’ve got a bit of a random selection on the go;
The State of Affairs - Rethinking Infidelity (relationship based, incredibly thought provoking)
The Joy of Being Selfish (setting boundaries, learning to say no)
Return of the Ickabog (it’s a kids book, I’m not even sorry  )
I wouldn’t mind getting into some ‘chick lit’ but no idea where to start. |
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I've not had a chance to read to myself for ages.
The last books would have been a selection of books by Issac Asimov.
I'm reading Alex Rider to my lad though (which is like a teen Bond). It's supringly good. |
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"Currently reading Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming (travelogue in the 1950s).
Recently have (finally) read the 2nd book in Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan Quartet."
Oooh that’s piqued my interest I’ll take a look thanks |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not long finished reading Max brooks - Devolution, I like a survivor horror, this was good not graphic violence, just a really good read
Half way through
Prisoners of geography - another good read |
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"Currently reading Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming (travelogue in the 1950s).
Recently have (finally) read the 2nd book in Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan Quartet.
Oooh that’s piqued my interest I’ll take a look thanks "
Best offer I've had all year |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Thanks for the suggestions. Will look into most.
Big fan of the spook and thrillers. But I enjoy some other genres from time to time. Depends on the mood
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By (user no longer on site)
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If you enjoy erotica, there’s an author writing under the name October Woods on Amazon. Kindle ebook editions and some paperbacks available. Quite a few titles including a very good full length book about the experiences of a real uk swinging couple. Found them a good read. |
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I'm reading Crusader by Ben Kane, it's the second in his Lionheart series. I'm not sure what to think of it, it's well written and there's a good mix of historical fact with fiction. But it feels very 'boys own' and that is beginning to grate. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Currently reading Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming (travelogue in the 1950s).
Recently have (finally) read the 2nd book in Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan Quartet.
Oooh that’s piqued my interest I’ll take a look thanks
Best offer I've had all year "
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"Waiting to start The Tattooist of Auschwitz
J x"
This is a great book - heartbreaking though!
I’m on the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books at the moment. Read the first trilogy and on the 2nd book of the next (by a different author). Fantastic books! |
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"Waiting to start The Tattooist of Auschwitz
J x
This is a great book - heartbreaking though!
I’m on the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books at the moment. Read the first trilogy and on the 2nd book of the next (by a different author). Fantastic books!"
My mum bought me the Dragon Tattoo trilogy for Christmas a few years back and I've never got round to picking them up - are they genuinely worth the effort? |
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"Waiting to start The Tattooist of Auschwitz
J x
This is a great book - heartbreaking though!
I’m on the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books at the moment. Read the first trilogy and on the 2nd book of the next (by a different author). Fantastic books!
My mum bought me the Dragon Tattoo trilogy for Christmas a few years back and I've never got round to picking them up - are they genuinely worth the effort?"
They are very good. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I have quite eclectic taste in which books I read, depending on my mood and where I am (home/holiday).
When I just want some easy reads I tend to read chic lit or historical fiction. My daughter often buys books for me as presents and that has introduced to to authors I might not have read before, like Elena Ferrante.
I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Tidelands and enjoyed it so much I bought the follow on book Dark Tides (from EBay as second one is hardback).
The first one is set during Cromwell’s time in Selsey West Sussex and then the next book follows the main character to London.
The historical detail is well researched and written. I could empathise with the woman at the centre of the story and can recommend if you like historical fiction. |
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"Waiting to start The Tattooist of Auschwitz
J x
This is a great book - heartbreaking though!
I’m on the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books at the moment. Read the first trilogy and on the 2nd book of the next (by a different author). Fantastic books!
My mum bought me the Dragon Tattoo trilogy for Christmas a few years back and I've never got round to picking them up - are they genuinely worth the effort?"
They are - they’re very detailed, so if you like an intricately threaded plot, you’ll enjoy them |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Waiting to start The Tattooist of Auschwitz
J x
This is a great book - heartbreaking though!
I’m on the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo books at the moment. Read the first trilogy and on the 2nd book of the next (by a different author). Fantastic books!
My mum bought me the Dragon Tattoo trilogy for Christmas a few years back and I've never got round to picking them up - are they genuinely worth the effort?
They are - they’re very detailed, so if you like an intricately threaded plot, you’ll enjoy them"
Agreed - the first one took a bit of getting into, but once you're about 100 pages in and it makes sense they hook you completely |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
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Finished a book the other day called Cities of the Red Night by William Burroughs.
Can't fault the wild, imaginative powers of the guy. The first half of the book in particular is startlingly fresh and full of interesting ideas, but as it went on it became a mess of ejaculations, hangings, numerous young men with erections, and confusing personality swaps and body trading. |
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" I wouldn’t mind getting into some ‘chick lit’ but no idea where to start.
I like Marian Keyes, Freya North & Dorothy Koomson
J x
Thank you!  "
Couple more: Fiona Walker, and more 'classic' Shirley Conran, Jilly Cooper, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Jackie Collins. All bonk-buster type reads.
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"I have quite eclectic taste in which books I read, depending on my mood and where I am (home/holiday).
When I just want some easy reads I tend to read chic lit or historical fiction. My daughter often buys books for me as presents and that has introduced to to authors I might not have read before, like Elena Ferrante.
I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Tidelands and enjoyed it so much I bought the follow on book Dark Tides (from EBay as second one is hardback).
The first one is set during Cromwell’s time in Selsey West Sussex and then the next book follows the main character to London.
The historical detail is well researched and written. I could empathise with the woman at the centre of the story and can recommend if you like historical fiction."
I’ve read a lot of Phillipa Gregory but all sound the war if the roses / Tudor times. I’ll have to look the tide books up.
Just finishing Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch. Then moving on to either From these Broken Streets, based on the Italian uprising against the Germans in 1943 Naples or Court Number One The Trials and Scandals that Shocked Modern Britain, depending on my mood |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one"
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have quite eclectic taste in which books I read, depending on my mood and where I am (home/holiday).
When I just want some easy reads I tend to read chic lit or historical fiction. My daughter often buys books for me as presents and that has introduced to to authors I might not have read before, like Elena Ferrante.
I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Tidelands and enjoyed it so much I bought the follow on book Dark Tides (from EBay as second one is hardback).
The first one is set during Cromwell’s time in Selsey West Sussex and then the next book follows the main character to London.
The historical detail is well researched and written. I could empathise with the woman at the centre of the story and can recommend if you like historical fiction.
I’ve read a lot of Phillipa Gregory but all sound the war if the roses / Tudor times. I’ll have to look the tide books up.
Just finishing Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch. Then moving on to either From these Broken Streets, based on the Italian uprising against the Germans in 1943 Naples or Court Number One The Trials and Scandals that Shocked Modern Britain, depending on my mood "
We have similar tastes - I have read many of those too x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm still reading "The evening and the morning" by Ken Follett. I love his historical fiction books and this is a prequel to my favourite of them all. "
Yes I love his writing too. |
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"Currently reading Swing Time by Zadie Smith, the title of which is just coincidental to the swingers scene
If you haven't discovered Z.S. yet, I would also recommend White Teeth."
The only novel of hers that I haven't read is The Autograph Man but I've loved all the others. I've also read some of her non-fiction which is full of beautiful insights. I kind of think that we would have been friends if we had ever met and I don't usually have stalkerish thoughts like that  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Finished a book the other day called Cities of the Red Night by William Burroughs.
Can't fault the wild, imaginative powers of the guy. The first half of the book in particular is startlingly fresh and full of interesting ideas, but as it went on it became a mess of ejaculations, hangings, numerous young men with erections, and confusing personality swaps and body trading."
Got to love beat novels written while hopped up.
Hunt down the David Cronenberg film of 'The Naked Lunch'. You'll never look at a mugwump the same again. |
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"I've just finished The Song of Achilles by Madeliene Miller and now I'm on book 2 of the Shardlake series by CJ Sansom."
Oh Nell! I've read all of them. Bloody fabulous.
You might want to try the Giordano Bruno series by Sarah Parties. Similar, yet different. If you know what I mean x |
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"Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
Brilliant series, except the last book which wasn't written by RJ."
The last three. I really enjoyed them, though I agree there were some unsatisfying endings for certain characters.
Will you be watching the Amazon adaptation? |
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France."
Just ordered it from Amazon but thank you for the offer!
Dont you keep books?
I'd dead anal about stuff like that,one of my pet peeves is lending someone a book/cd/DVD and not getting it back. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France.
Just ordered it from Amazon but thank you for the offer!
Dont you keep books?
I'd dead anal about stuff like that,one of my pet peeves is lending someone a book/cd/DVD and not getting it back."
Never lend books. Ever. Even if you get them back they're not in the same condition as lent in |
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France.
Just ordered it from Amazon but thank you for the offer!
Dont you keep books?
I'd dead anal about stuff like that,one of my pet peeves is lending someone a book/cd/DVD and not getting it back.
Never lend books. Ever. Even if you get them back they're not in the same condition as lent in "
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
"Finished a book the other day called Cities of the Red Night by William Burroughs.
Can't fault the wild, imaginative powers of the guy. The first half of the book in particular is startlingly fresh and full of interesting ideas, but as it went on it became a mess of ejaculations, hangings, numerous young men with erections, and confusing personality swaps and body trading.
Got to love beat novels written while hopped up.
Hunt down the David Cronenberg film of 'The Naked Lunch'. You'll never look at a mugwump the same again."
I know the movie... it's something else! A good example of what you get when you give crazy material to a crazy director |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’ve just received my package of books and I’m very excited.
I’m going to start with:
Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020 by National Portrait Gallery
Not for reading, granted, but beautiful photos submitted by members of the public.
To read:
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
Contests the idea that we are innately self-serving and selfish.
If we assume that people are good, we instinctively cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust.
I hope you’ll have a much better day than you thought you would. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France.
Just ordered it from Amazon but thank you for the offer!
Dont you keep books?
I'd dead anal about stuff like that,one of my pet peeves is lending someone a book/cd/DVD and not getting it back."
I do and I have lots of shelves of them. I’m trying to de-clutter and the charity shops at the moment don’t want them. I never read a book twice so paperbacks I try to give to friends or charity. I only keep non fiction long term. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you like detective novels I can recommend Erica Spindler’s Bone Cold.
Set in New Orleans and is about psychological murders and is a page turner.
Look out for that one
If you want to pm me I will send you my copy if you would like - I am trying to de clutter before I go back to France.
Just ordered it from Amazon but thank you for the offer!
Dont you keep books?
I'd dead anal about stuff like that,one of my pet peeves is lending someone a book/cd/DVD and not getting it back.
Never lend books. Ever. Even if you get them back they're not in the same condition as lent in "
I don’t lend - I give  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Finished a book the other day called Cities of the Red Night by William Burroughs.
Can't fault the wild, imaginative powers of the guy. The first half of the book in particular is startlingly fresh and full of interesting ideas, but as it went on it became a mess of ejaculations, hangings, numerous young men with erections, and confusing personality swaps and body trading.
Got to love beat novels written while hopped up.
Hunt down the David Cronenberg film of 'The Naked Lunch'. You'll never look at a mugwump the same again.
I know the movie... it's something else! A good example of what you get when you give crazy material to a crazy director "
And a cracking jazz soundtrack which is impossible to find on streaming services. Luckily I've still got it on CD. |
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"I'm just starting rereading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Can’t beat a bit of DDM! Have you read The Parasites?"
Must admit to loving DDM too! But I haven't read that one and just ordered it! |
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"Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
Brilliant series, except the last book which wasn't written by RJ.
The last three. I really enjoyed them, though I agree there were some unsatisfying endings for certain characters.
Will you be watching the Amazon adaptation?"
I will watch through my fingers as they are bound to make a pigs ear of it!
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"Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
Brilliant series, except the last book which wasn't written by RJ.
The last three. I really enjoyed them, though I agree there were some unsatisfying endings for certain characters.
Will you be watching the Amazon adaptation?
I will watch through my fingers as they are bound to make a pigs ear of it!
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Tugs braid worriedly ') |
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"Currently reading Midnight Library (Good easy read) and got You Love Me (You*3) which Im really excited to read.
What are you currently reading? Any good book suggestions?
Happy Tuesday "
I've just read The Midnight Library, too.... It did cross my mind about all the swinging opportunities I hadnt taken! All the messages I have deleted!
My recommendation for you is 9 perfect strangers, Lianne Moriarty. Its just about to be made into a show with Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy I think, read before its ruined! Matt Haig has sold film rights for ML, too! |
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By (user no longer on site) 52 weeks ago
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"Currently reading Midnight Library (Good easy read) and got You Love Me (You*3) which Im really excited to read.
What are you currently reading? Any good book suggestions?
Happy Tuesday "
Last....about a load of people stuck in a hotel in Switzerland at the end of the world
I always read fiction then non then fiction and so on |
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