I’ve been reading Sometimes Lie for about six months. 
I got a book for Christmas called ‘The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck’ which I’m thoroughly enjoying as I put it into practice! #notsorry  |
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic  x"
I love you. 
Also Small God's by Terry Pratchett. It's my favourite.
Depending what you like
Anne McCaffery
David Gemmell
Or there's lord of the rings if you're feeling brave. |
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic x"
I'm halfway through Thief Of Time, the last of the Death series. I know he's her grandfather, but he does expect a lot of Susan doesn't he?! |
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic x
I'm halfway through Thief Of Time, the last of the Death series. I know he's her grandfather, but he does expect a lot of Susan doesn't he?!"
She is bloody awesome though
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Try if you like a crime series the Kinsey Milhone alphabet series by Sue Grafton. Has little bits of comedy in.
And for laugh out loud comedy mixed in with crime try The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. X |
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I’ve just started on the Robert Galbraith books (crime thrillers written by JK Rowling under a pseudonym)
There was a BBC series of one recently, which I avoided so I could read them first. So far, so good.
Lee Child’s ‘Jack Reacher’ books are also very good if you like crime / spy kind of novels.
I like Phillipa Gregory for historical fiction, but that’s not everyone’s cup of tea! |
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic x
I'm halfway through Thief Of Time, the last of the Death series. I know he's her grandfather, but he does expect a lot of Susan doesn't he?!
She is bloody awesome though
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I watched the Terry Pratchett memorial program, and someone said that 'Terry knew people'. So when you read his books, amidst the witches, wizards, dwarfs (and of course Death) there's comments relating to politics, religion and society in general.
When I read them in my teens, that was all pretty much lost on me. Now I'm (ahem) slight older, I understand it much better.
My favourite quote from Thief Of Time
'Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-world switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.'
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"I am about to start Ben Elton's Time and time again...wasn't sure I would like his books but absolutely love em!"
This is one of my favourite ever reads. It's a fantastically imaginative book which gets right into your head
Something a bit different .... I recently read a trilogy of zombie novels by Stephen Jones called Zombie Apocalypse. I really enjoyed them as the unfolding catastrophe is related via a series of diaries, newspaper reports, emails, texts and historical documents etc. A lot of it is about how people - and later, zombies - *feel* rather than blood and gore. Was very evocative, made you think. |
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic x
I'm halfway through Thief Of Time, the last of the Death series. I know he's her grandfather, but he does expect a lot of Susan doesn't he?!
She is bloody awesome though
I watched the Terry Pratchett memorial program, and someone said that 'Terry knew people'. So when you read his books, amidst the witches, wizards, dwarfs (and of course Death) there's comments relating to politics, religion and society in general.
When I read them in my teens, that was all pretty much lost on me. Now I'm (ahem) slight older, I understand it much better.
My favourite quote from Thief Of Time
'Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-world switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.'
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It is so true.
I do love his life comments.
The TV adaptions they did for sky are pretty good too. |
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"I’ve just started on the Robert Galbraith books (crime thrillers written by JK Rowling under a pseudonym)
There was a BBC series of one recently, which I avoided so I could read them first. So far, so good.
Lee Child’s ‘Jack Reacher’ books are also very good if you like crime / spy kind of novels.
I like Phillipa Gregory for historical fiction, but that’s not everyone’s cup of tea!"
The Robert Galbraith books are definitely on my list! |
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Check these out:
Wonder ~ R J Palacio
A Man called Ove ~ Fredrik Backman
Behind Closed Doors~ B A Paris
The couple next door~Shari Lapena
The Teacher ~Katerina Diamond
You ~Caroline Kepnes and it's follow up Hidden Bodies
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"I've just finished Snow white must die,
Its a thriller set In Germany following 2 girls that went missing and their suspecter killer.
I really enjoyed it.
Miss"
Brilliant book . |
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Quantum psychology by robert anton wilson.
It will be very different from any other book you have read and you'll either love it or hate it.
Up from dragons by sagan and skoyles
It's about human nature and evolution. |
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"You ~Caroline Kepnes and it's follow up Hidden Bodies "
I loved those. So dark, so funny, so brilliant. I've been on an Angela Carter tip recently and am about to hit John Scalzi's Old Man's War Series. |
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Terry Pratchett is my favourite author, all his books are laugh out loud funny. Reading through Lee Childs 'Jack Reacher' series at the moment and really enjoy them. Tolkien is worth reading and if you like Sci fi Greg Bear's Eon and Eternity are excellent also his short stories.
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"Try some Terry Pratchett?
I highly recommend Mort, Wyrd Sisters and The Colour Of Magic x"
Any of Terry Pratchett's work is above sublime, full of intelligent humour and modern themes set in the fantasy world of discworld. Best books EVER.
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Sons of Thatcher by Simon Jenkins.nit depressing.and some filth by Philip Roth,which is also a but depressing at the same time..
Prior to that ut was La Belle Sauvage by Pullman which was a right good page rattler.
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"Check these out:
Wonder ~ R J Palacio
A Man called Ove ~ Fredrik Backman
Behind Closed Doors~ B A Paris
The couple next door~Shari Lapena
The Teacher ~Katerina Diamond
You ~Caroline Kepnes and it's follow up Hidden Bodies
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A man called Ove is such a great book
Grace by Paul Lynch is good .
Sleeping beauties by Stephen and Owen King
And Artemis by the guy who wrote the Martian is ok .
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Just read No Middle Name by Lee Childs. Next to read is The Midnight Line by same author . Love a bit of Jack Reacher .
Then ......I dont know . Need to find something new to read ...... :/ |
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"I am about to start Ben Elton's Time and time again...wasn't sure I would like his books but absolutely love em!"
Did you read Two Brothers by Ben . Loved that book . Made me cry |
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"Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, co written by his son
It’s very good
Sara
I second this, also I'd recommend "Strange Weather" written by his son Joe Hill. "
Read that, it’s so good! |
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If you're an adventurous reader and looking for something different you should try Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Abraham Lincoln's son died when he was 11 of typhoid. Legend has it that Lincoln was so consumed with grief he removed his son's body from his casket and held him. This is about this myth but it's told from the point of view of the other spirits in the cemetery who are trapped in a transitional realm known as the bardo because they're struggling to find peace. It's written almost like a play with different voices interrupting each other and putting their own stories forward. Very clever and very strange, but rewarding. |
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"I recently read a trilogy of zombie novels by Stephen Jones called Zombie Apocalypse. I really enjoyed them as the unfolding catastrophe is related via a series of diaries, newspaper reports, emails, texts and historical documents etc. A lot of it is about how people - and later, zombies - *feel* rather than blood and gore. Was very evocative, made you think."
If you like that try “world war z” by max brooks. |
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Thanks for the above suggestions, will look them up!
