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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
Flitwick and Fakenham |
I love to read and need some suggestions for my next amazon order.
What have you read that really struck a chord? Something you couldn’t put down and thought about for days after you finished it?
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I need to start my new Ben Elton book. I wasn't sure about him to start with but now I love his books! "
I heard him on the radio, v funny and v sharp....will get the new book for sure |
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
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"You by Caroline Kepnes ....it's also dramatized in a Netflix special ...brilliant and the follow up Hidden Bodies  "
This also, not read any of hers before so looking forward to someone new |
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Val Mcdermid - Mermaid singing
It's the first book of the wire in the blood series on TV but don't go by that. That is terribly miscast and very poor. These books are excellent and dark. "
Ordered! Thanks for all the suggestions, have ordered them all....will let you know how I get on with them |
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If you like dark fantasy horror, I can't recommend Clive Barker's work enough. The man creates worlds and characters with a depth the likes of which few other writers manage, in my opinion. Imajica is a wild and beautiful ride. Coldheart Canyon is a great, original story too, and riddled with sex if that aids the appeal.  |
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Recommendations depending on your preferred genre
Day by day armageddon by j. L borne
Shatter by Micheal robothan (and most of his books in the series)
Nightfall, midnight, nightmare (Jack nightingale series by Stephen leather
All of these are also available on audible
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"If you like dark fantasy horror, I can't recommend Clive Barker's work enough. The man creates worlds and characters with a depth the likes of which few other writers manage, in my opinion. Imajica is a wild and beautiful ride. Coldheart Canyon is a great, original story too, and riddled with sex if that aids the appeal. "
Definitely Weaveworld by Clive Barker is my fave ever read.
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Educated by Tara Westover.
It is NOT as the title suggests.
It is her biography tho.
I was given it for my birthday and thought YAK .....not me. I persevered.
The first two or three chapters I skim read but got the gist. The rest I read word for word.
It is an interesting read on so many levels. Although it's her biography it provides food for thought on so many levels. |
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"If you like dark fantasy horror, I can't recommend Clive Barker's work enough. The man creates worlds and characters with a depth the likes of which few other writers manage, in my opinion. Imajica is a wild and beautiful ride. Coldheart Canyon is a great, original story too, and riddled with sex if that aids the appeal.
Definitely Weaveworld by Clive Barker is my fave ever read.
Rabbit"
Weaveworld was incredible. 
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You can’t go wrong with Dostoyevsky, if you don’t mind a long book he’s highly recommended.
An English translation of j.k. Huysmans Là Bas is a great and shorter read. I’m sure that it shall be of interest.
Oscar Wilde - the picture of Dorian Gray
Arabian nights
A newer book (both book and film were based upon là Bas) Arturo pérez-reverte - the club Dumas (it was made into the film ‘the ninth gate’
Of course, anything by Shakespeare is always good. The tempest or tragedy of Caesar, hamlet are always good.
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
Flitwick and Fakenham |
"You can’t go wrong with Dostoyevsky, if you don’t mind a long book he’s highly recommended.
An English translation of j.k. Huysmans Là Bas is a great and shorter read. I’m sure that it shall be of interest.
Oscar Wilde - the picture of Dorian Gray
Arabian nights
A newer book (both book and film were based upon là Bas) Arturo pérez-reverte - the club Dumas (it was made into the film ‘the ninth gate’
Of course, anything by Shakespeare is always good. The tempest or tragedy of Caesar, hamlet are always good.
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Have read Crime and punishment, read a few other Russians years ago, enjoy Shakespeare when in the mood, love Oscar Wilde....will have a look at Arturo, not heard of him
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"Shadows of the wind by Carlos Ruin Zafron.
He’s a Spanish writer and an incredible story teller. It’s my most favourite book! "
This book is amazing
My favourite is The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas - an amazing book. |
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"I love to read and need some suggestions for my next amazon order.
What have you read that really struck a chord? Something you couldn’t put down and thought about for days after you finished it?
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"Rivers of London" by Ben Aaronovitch.
Police procedural, with magic.
Urban fantasy set in contemporary London, albeit with magic, and the difficulties of modern policing combined with dealing with the occult.
Brilliant series. |
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
Flitwick and Fakenham |
"Gravity’s Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
But buy from independent bookshops, OP - don’t feed Amazon. "
I try, some of the specialist Oxfams have truly outstanding selections when I can find one |
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"What are you looking for OP? Fiction or non fiction? Any particular genre?
Fiction but any genre, well maybe not chick lit/romance!"
Read the classics if you've not done so.
War of the world's, Slaughterhouse 5, and LotRs are all great |
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By *oss25 OP Man
over a year ago
Flitwick and Fakenham |
"What are you looking for OP? Fiction or non fiction? Any particular genre?
Fiction but any genre, well maybe not chick lit/romance!
Read the classics if you've not done so.
War of the world's, Slaughterhouse 5, and LotRs are all great "
Most of the classics, most or all Vonnegut....brilliant.
What’s LotRs? |
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"You can’t go wrong with Dostoyevsky, if you don’t mind a long book he’s highly recommended.
An English translation of j.k. Huysmans Là Bas is a great and shorter read. I’m sure that it shall be of interest.
Oscar Wilde - the picture of Dorian Gray
Arabian nights
A newer book (both book and film were based upon là Bas) Arturo pérez-reverte - the club Dumas (it was made into the film ‘the ninth gate’
Of course, anything by Shakespeare is always good. The tempest or tragedy of Caesar, hamlet are always good.
Have read Crime and punishment, read a few other Russians years ago, enjoy Shakespeare when in the mood, love Oscar Wilde....will have a look at Arturo, not heard of him
Thanks!!"
The idiot and brothers karamazov are exceptional. (exceptionally long also, worth it though) |
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The Jack Reacher books by Lee Child are favs of mine
Recently read the all souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness. (Its the discovery of witches), that was very good too. |
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The dave grohl story by Jeff Apter. I loved dave before for his music and being multi talented. This just opens your eyes to all of the hard graft to make it/maintain yourself in the music industry |
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