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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
I remember struggling to finish Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, is everything he writes terrible?
Inherent Vice looks interesting, I'm a bit of a sucker for detective novels. Louie Knight, Arkady Renko, Lazlo Woodbine... fantastic! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I remember struggling to finish Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, is everything he writes terrible?
Inherent Vice looks interesting, I'm a bit of a sucker for detective novels. Louie Knight, Arkady Renko, Lazlo Woodbine... fantastic!"
Yes i struggled with that too but thought I'd give it another go. Never Again!  |
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I just read Alan Bennett's 'The uncommon reader', having never read any of his books before but enjoyed films/plays of his work (picked it up cheap on Amazon!).
It was a great read and has encouraged me to seek out more of his writing.
It's only a very short novella, the theme being that the Queen inadvertently becomes aware of the liberating power of literature, and the resulting changes in how she sees her role threaten the monarchy itself. As you might not guess from that description, it is a VERY funny story. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Finally finished Ben Elton's "Two Brothers" (not one of his best IMHO)...and now moved on to the latest in the Roy Grace series by Peter James "Love You Dead"...if you like crime thrillers OP can thoroughly recommend the series but start from the first one  |
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
Some fantastic recommendations here! My "to read" list is now even longer.
Given I've received so many, have a few back...
Vurt by Jeff Noon. Set in an alternate Manchester in the 90s where reality has become somewhat fluid. Very weird, very good!
The Troika by Stepan Chapman. Follows the journey of a jeep, a brontosaurus and an old mexican woman as they travel across an endless desert. The dream sequences are fantastic.
As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem. A love story of sorts between a particle physicist and a literal hole in the universe.
Finally, the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood. Dystopian future, post-apocalyptic, darkly comic, this series is brilliant. |
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Nearly finished book 4 out of 7 of The Dark Tower by Stephen King. Found out tonight that the movie comes out next summer so really need to get my arse in gear and stop being distracted by Fab forums... Bugger. |
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
**E casts thread-necromancy... it's super effective!**
I finished The Buried Giant, then read The Prestige by Christopher Priest and am now thoroughly enjoying Transfigurations by Michael Bishop.
So, fellow readers, whatcha readin'? |
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Finished that book on Drugs in Nazi Germany (good story but I'd like more facts & figures) and now I'm halfway through a slim sketch of Donald Trump that I probably won't finish as he's a gold-plated a-hole but I knew that to start with. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Flitting between these three currently :
~ The woman who stole my life - Marian Keyes.
~ Playing well with others - Lee Harrington & Mollena Williams. A field guide to discovering ,exploring and navigatingthe kink, leather,and bdsm communities.
~ In too deep - Portia Da Costa.
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
"The Night Circus! It's absolutely fantastic and magical and perfect."
With a recommendation like that, how can I resist?! Mr Amazon has been informed and assures me a copy will be dispatched forthwith.
I've added a few others to my ever growing to-read list too. Thanks for sharing |
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
*BOOM* THREADSURRECTION. 
Since last we met I've read...
Transfigurations by Michael Bishop
Solid SF but nothing outstanding.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Beautiful, musical, enchanting and oft times dark. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with this book.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
This one caught me unawares. A thoughtful, character-driven take on the zombie apocalypse with a satisfying denouement.
Up next... no idea! VB tells me there are 17 books from my wishlist (450+) arriving tomorrow so I'll pick one of those. 
So, whatcha readin'? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've read a few recently.
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
The Woman who went to bed for a year by Sue Townsend
I'm currently reading Sarum by Edward Rutherford.
It's too soon to say whether I like it or not.
OP, have you read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Recently i finished 3 of Malcolm Gladwell's books (Blink, Tipping Point and Outliers). Good Omens. Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. The Bell Jar. And I'm currently half way through the brilliant and surprisingly hilarious Three Musketeers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Richard Bachman - The Running Man (the film is a complete embarrassment in comparison)
Juliet Macur - Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
Frank Hebert - Dune (again) |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Just finished The Bees by Laline Paull a very clever fictional story about life in a bee hive told from the perspective of the main character who is a bee!!
About to start Eeny Meeny by MJ Arlidge that is trashy serial killer type crime thriller and just what I fancy right now. |
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
It's alive... it's aaaliiiiive!
So, it turns out I'd somehow not actually finished reading Transfigurations by Michael Bishop. I now have for reals and I've got to say it gets rather odd! The first time I've read about the idea of meat siblings?! Worth a try if you like anthropology and aliens.
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Almost the entire book is written in strange future version of English ("Trubba not and withry speck") but the book is well worth the effort. I'm sure I'll be rereading this many times.
Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
I'm a good third the way through this. The world is interesting, the characters compelling and I'm looking forward to seeing where things go.
So, that's me. What about you? Whatcha readin'? |
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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago
Wrexham |
"Just about to finish Seven Deadly Sins by Corey Taylor, then I've got 'Nirvana: A Tour Diary'.
I'm pretty much exclusively into auto and biographies "
I've never really been one for auto/biographies. The only one I've ever really enjoyed was one about a mathematician... The Genius In My Basement.
"I'm currently re-reading Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn after finishing Adventures Of Tom Sawyer last week"
Classics! Ones I shall feel a secret-shame for having not read.  |
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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago
Kettering |
"Deliver us from evil by David Baldacci. If you like action thrillers give David Baldacci a read!"
I'm also reading a Baldacci Hells corner . I have read several others of his and enjoyed them all
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Re-reading 'The Enemy Within' by Seumas Milne.
Its about the miners strike, but more specifically about thatcher, MI5, Robert Maxwell, even labour politicians, all joining forces to smear Scargill. |
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