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I've just finished Sandi Toksvig's book 'Between the Stops'.
I enjoyed it so much that I deliberately didn't read the last chapter for days. I'm not sure it's everyone's cup of tea but she's such an interesting woman and so knowledgeable that I found it a delight |
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"If you like crime and history combined id recommend the shardlake series by c j sansom.
They're based on a tudor lawyer solving crimes, they're an excellent read "
Couldn’t agree more these books are excellent and will keep you busy for a while |
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"If you like crime and history combined id recommend the shardlake series by c j sansom.
They're based on a tudor lawyer solving crimes, they're an excellent read
Couldn’t agree more these books are excellent and will keep you busy for a while "
Thoroughly addictive aren't they, and so well written. |
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"If you like crime and history combined id recommend the shardlake series by c j sansom.
They're based on a tudor lawyer solving crimes, they're an excellent read
Couldn’t agree more these books are excellent and will keep you busy for a while
Thoroughly addictive aren't they, and so well written."
Very into Tudor history any way and these books have so much detail and I found them easy to read sometimes I start a book and know I won’t finish it |
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"If you like crime and history combined id recommend the shardlake series by c j sansom.
They're based on a tudor lawyer solving crimes, they're an excellent read
Couldn’t agree more these books are excellent and will keep you busy for a while
Thoroughly addictive aren't they, and so well written.
Very into Tudor history any way and these books have so much detail and I found them easy to read sometimes I start a book and know I won’t finish it "
Same here re the tudor history. I love the period. The TV series 'The Tudors' is what inspired me to know more about the period. But the books are amongst the best ive read. |
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"What kind of book do you like op?"
I recently read "Where the Crawdads Sing" which was beautiful.
I often read adventure stuff about climbing and sailing and love spy stories.
I would be happy to try something new though. |
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"The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe's clever, exciting, funny and ground breaking account of the first American astronauts.
You won't be able to put it down. "
A great read.
Also as a retrospective
Catch 22 |
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If you read on digital platform like KINDLE Can I suggest you check out Joffe book publishers. They have loads of excellent cheap books by less welknown authors every bit as good as household names. Many are older previously published. Most 99p often a set of books 3/5/9 books for just 99p. I like murder mysteries. But they have other genres as well. |
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"Peter James has written some Supernatural ones and in more recent years, the Roy Grace detective series."
The Roy Grace books are a really good read.
If you like crime novels try the Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman, the idea is unique and the stories are very well written |
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No one recommending genre reads?
So...
Scifi:
Peter F Hamilton - if you want epic sprawling space opera.
Becky Chambers - if you want quirky characters (think Firefly).
Gareth L Powell - for sprawling sci fi.
James S.A. Corey - The Expanse series of novels (on which the TV show is bases).
Fantasy:
George RR Martin
JRR Tolkien
Joe Abercrombie (grimdark)
Mark Lawrence (grimdark)
Jennifer Williams (reimaged pulp fantasy)
Robert E Howard (Conan, Soloman Kane)
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"Peter James has written some Supernatural ones and in more recent years, the Roy Grace detective series.
The Roy Grace books are a really good read.
If you like crime novels try the Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman, the idea is unique and the stories are very well written "
I've read the Thursday Murder Club ones. Nice easy reading books like a modern Miss Marple! |
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Kerry Daynes - Forensic Psychologist.
Colleen Hoover - Fiction
Adam Kay - funny accounts of his time as a doctor
The Boy in 7 Billion - a child's fight through cancer and 'unconventional' drugs which helped.
Maisie Hill - If you want to learn more about women's health.
Sophie Morgan Driving Forwards - her account through her accident and beyond
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John Marrs - The One, The Passengers and The Marriage Act. Dystopian slightly alternate future. Not a series as such but read in that order as certain elements are mentioned in later books
Jo Nesbo - the Harry Hole crime series.
Or something slightly different. Jay Kristoff - Nevernight, Godsgrave and Darkdawn. Fantasy series where a girl goes to train as an assassin |
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"If you like crime and history combined id recommend the shardlake series by c j sansom.
They're based on a tudor lawyer solving crimes, they're an excellent read
Couldn’t agree more these books are excellent and will keep you busy for a while
Thoroughly addictive aren't they, and so well written.
Very into Tudor history any way and these books have so much detail and I found them easy to read sometimes I start a book and know I won’t finish it
Same here re the tudor history. I love the period. The TV series 'The Tudors' is what inspired me to know more about the period. But the books are amongst the best ive read. "
Got the Tudors box set on DVD and just finished rewatching the lot |
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"I am looking for a new book to read. What do you recommend? "
The Assasins apprentice. By Robin Hobb. First book in a series, she's an awesome author. If you like fantasy fiction. |
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"If you like crime thrillers try JD Kirk
The Hoon series is hilarious.
Also Stuart McBride or James Oswald, and John Connolly."
First book in each of their series... Logan McRae, Tony McLean, Charlie Parker. |
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I'm thinking about getting Steve Hassan The Cult of Trump (his first book is excellent), and I read a blurb of a book on the myth of western civilisation that's fascinating to me. I might wait until it comes out in paperback |
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