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I just started The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North.

Yesterday I bought the sequel to Life After Life, A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson. Can't wait to read that, although I'll have to reread Life After Life because I forgot some of what happens.
 
Yukio Mishima - The Sound of Waves.

...and textbooks, loads of textbooks- exam next week. Thankfully I like what I study- unthankfully a lowered immune system means six weeks of woeful sinus infection that has had me wanting to put my head though a plate glass window to make the pain go away. Never felt so dreadful for so long. So bad my last infusion had to be delayed a couple of weeks. Most days I haven't been able to read or write essays, etc. (Rant).
 
Just started Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe. I felt like some horror, and I've not come across this author before but it seems he's written a lot.

(I'm also still working through Earth's Children and will be for some time. I'm still enjoying the series, but the excessively graphic sex is spoiling it a little.)
 
UnXmas said:
Just started Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe. I felt like some horror, and I've not come across this author before but it seems he's written a lot.
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I think I've found what I'll be reading through the coming months. This author has written lots, and if they're all as good as Naomi's Room I will be very happy reading. :)

I'm about half way through so far. It's a ghost story, but one to take seriously, and really draws you in.
 
UnXmas said:
I think I've found what I'll be reading through the coming months. This author has written lots, and if they're all as good as Naomi's Room I will be very happy reading. :)

I'm about half way through so far. It's a ghost story, but one to take seriously, and really draws you in.
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I was a bit disappointed by the end, the last part was not as good as the beginning and middle.
 
Still reading pulp sci-fi series the lost fleet and its spin-off and just to keep the what little grey matter I have left I,m also reading the autobiography of erich Von Mannstein and panzer battles by fw mellinthin.its amazing what these guys turned a blind eye to in hitlers Germany.
 
I've just finished the third in the Clifton Chronicles series by Jeffrey archer...not an author I ever thought I'd read. The first was recommended to me by my cousin and as it was cheap to buy on my kindle, 99p I think, I bought it and was hooked!
It's a family saga, I had always assumed Jeffrey's books would be dry political or spy things but this is nothing like that. I've just downloaded the fourth book but the fifth will have to wait, it's still in hardback and something like £8. Much as I'm enjoying the series, I'm not prepared to add that much to his already bulging coffers!!!😡
 
Incidentally UnXmas, I too love daphne du maurier, have you read The Loving Spirit? It's my all time favourite book, I still have my late mums hardback copy which she bought from a book club many, many, many years ago.
 
I've read every book she's written - which is a lot! I love how she can write in so many different styles and set her novels in so many different settings, from historical to science fiction.
 
Have you ever been to Fowey where she lived? It must have been wonderful to live in that house on the headland with its views over the estuary.
Currently I'm reading The Secret Daughter by Kelly Rimmer. It's about forced adoption in Australia in the 60/70s, written from the perspectives of the birth mother, the adoptive mother, and the adoptee now married and pregnant herself.
 
I'm thinking of trying audiobooks. They're not something I've done before, but lately I've found myself getting into bed at night and lying there thinking I'd like to read a bit more but it's just so hard to keep my eyes open. And my Kindle keeps advertising audiobooks to me. But they're expensive!
 
When you read the same line 3 or 4 times,then it's time for sleep. I doubt whether
Audio books would stop you nodding off,especially if the voice is soft and hypnotic.Maybe an exciting swashbuckling type of story might work,but you might jump out of your skin if you're snoozing when the action starts.Especially if Brian Blessed's doing the reading.hahaha
 
UnXmas said:
I'm thinking of trying audiobooks. They're not something I've done before, but lately I've found myself getting into bed at night and lying there thinking I'd like to read a bit more but it's just so hard to keep my eyes open. And my Kindle keeps advertising audiobooks to me. But they're expensive!
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There are free ones,unfortunately they tend to be ones you don't care to listen to. I've been reading 'the rivers of London' series by Ben Aaronovitch and listened to a sample on audiobook. It was nice to hear the English accent and the correct pronunciation,especially slang words. They are pricey though and not in my budget right now.
 
UnXmas, I think you can borrow audio books for free from the library, might be worth a try before you shell out any money, to see if you get along with them.
Bunty x
 
Dave, I've just downloaded the first Rivers of London after you mentioning it. I'll be honest and say it's not of a genre I would normally be even remotely interested in, the first mention of fantasy and magic usually has me reaching for the off button...but...it got such good reviews, and I love London and know it quite well so it will be very interesting to read something like this and see the city from an entirely new perspective. I hope 😉
Bounty x
 
Good for you Bunty! Expand those horizons. Perhaps you have a suggestion for me. I admit I went to UK dictionary for the ones I read on kindle, very helpful.
 
Dave, have you read any Jeffrey archer books? I dismissed him completely then a cousin recommended one and I was hooked. I don't like him personally, and always thought his books would be dry, political stuff, as he was an MP and not a very nice person...wiki him and you'll see.
The Clifton chronicles are the series I've recently enjoyed.
Like UnExmas, I also really like Daphne du Mauriers books, have you read any?
Bunty x
 
Bunty said:
Dave, have you read any Jeffrey archer books? I dismissed him completely then a cousin recommended one and I was hooked. I don't like him personally, and always thought his books would be dry, political stuff, as he was an MP and not a very nice person...wiki him and you'll see.
The Clifton chronicles are the series I've recently enjoyed.
Like UnExmas, I also really like Daphne du Mauriers books, have you read any?
Bunty x
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Bunty-I'll check both out. I'm open to new reads,helps keep things fresh. Are you liking the PC Grant book?
 
I've not started it yet Dave, it will probably sit in my kindle for a while like all the other books I download.
I buy kindle books much as I buy shoes, it's has to be the right occasion/feel in the mood to wear/read a particular pair/book.....that probably makes no sense at all to a man 😉
Bunty x
 
Bunty said:
I've not started it yet Dave, it will probably sit in my kindle for a while like all the other books I download.
I buy kindle books much as I buy shoes, it's has to be the right occasion/feel in the mood to wear/read a particular pair/book.....that probably makes no sense at all to a man 😉
Bunty x
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I do the same, and with shoes/clothes too. Though if I read the first book of a series or one book by a particular author, I do tend to then work through the rest of their books.
 
Bunty said:
I've not started it yet Dave, it will probably sit in my kindle for a while like all the other books I download.
I buy kindle books much as I buy shoes, it's has to be the right occasion/feel in the mood to wear/read a particular pair/book.....that probably makes no sense at all to a man 😉
Bunty x
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The shoes I don't understand.:) I do understand about having to be in the right mood to read a certain book.Sometime I'll read a book as soon as I get it,other times it will sit until I'm ready to read it.Could be a few days or a couple months.

I do the same thing UnXmas.I like to complete a series if the books are available.If the series is a bit intense and lengthy,I may slip something lighter in for a bit of a break.
 
A Song Of Shadows by John Connolly.

Having read 15 of the Charlie Parker series as they've been released,I wasn't disappointed. Parker is a P.I. with a myriad of problems in his life.The ghosts of his murdered wife and child (from earlier books) visit him.And there are plenty of wierdos who want him dead. This last book looks at the eventual downfall of World War 2 German war criminals,who have been living the dream in the USA.......Can't wait until the next one,but have got lots of others to catch up on in the meantime.
 
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich. The 14th Stephanie Plum novel.Just finished The Death Cure,book three in The Maze Runner series.
 
Already improved.

The Dark Tower books are to be turned into films and a tv series. Interesting to see who they cast.
 
thelittleduck said:
Think I've already worked out who 'Mr Mercedes' is. If so, Mr King needs to up his game a little.
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Well,I'm not telling you........Let me know if you were right.:co



I haven't started the prequel yet,but it involves the son of a man in the job queue,who was run down by the Mercedes......Just a taster.
 
Ive been reading the Elvis Cole books by Robert Crais , good PI books and there are a good few in the series , can also recommend the Dresden files by Jim Butcher and the iron druid series by Kevin Hearne if you like fantasy and the Peter Grant series that dave13 recommends is a good read as well .
 
'A Fistful of Collars' by Spencer Quinn,book five in the 'Chet and Bernie mystery series'. If your new to this,Chet is a dog and narrates the stories.

I like the 'Iron Druid' series.
 
Daisy G said:
Go Set a Watchman ~ Harper Lee
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I'll have to pick this one up. We read 'To kill a mockingbird' in Grade 11 English class.


Packing a couple of books to read on vacation -

Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace by Nikil Saval
&
The Wealthy Barber Returns by David Chilton (
 
Currently re-reading the third Game of Thrones (or Song of Ice and Fire, if you want to be a stickler :p ) book, "A Storm of Swords". Fun!
 
Just finished The Boy with no Boots, a very lyrical and gentle book but full of wonderful description. I sighed when I finished it.
Now I'm ready for a blood and gore book, good job I have plenty to choose from on my kindle 😱
Bunty x
 
Just finished the long awaited last in the trilogy of End of Days by Susan Ee.

I loved the first one,enjoyed the second and despite waiting almost 2yrs for the last one,I also enjoyed it.....but I felt the last few chapters were rushed.
The trilogy started with the Apocalypse,when angels were sent to Earth to wreak havoc,and the involvement of one young girls involvement and eventual romance with one of them.Lots of action and fantasy and emotion.
 
David Kilcullen - Blood Year: terror and the Islamic State.

Ken Ward- Condemned to Crisis?:will the relationship between Australia and Indonesia always be volatile?

Pedro Antonio de Alarcon -The Three Cornered Hat.

Gwee Li Sui - One Thousand and One Nights -love poems.
 
I finished 1000 splendid suns last week. Can't remember the last time a book had such an impact on me, it's stayed with me for days. It was a friends book club choice and well worth a read.
Bunty x
 
My favourite book is called "when she woke" i think the title spoke to me for obvious reasons. Of course it wasn't about surgery but it's a very smart book which would stand strongly beside the likes of "Brave New World" The book is set in a world where criminals are permanently dyed a colour to mark them out in society. The protagonist wakes up and her skin has been turned red, red is the colour given to those who have committed murder. But the girl's 'crime' is abortion. Recommend any woman to read this book.
 
woops...also reading 'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young.Today,or a minute or so ago,12 November was his birthday.
 
OOh- forgot about this postly site-a-cation for a while- quite a few books devoured lately, but currently reading for pleasure-

Kawabata Yasunari - The Sound of the Mountain.

Even in translation (courtesy Seidensticker) Kawbata's prose has a concise quality that is simply beautiful to read.
 
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Sweigart.

If I ever become competent in Python, I will move onto Cobra, and perhaps even Fierce Snake.
 
I put aside whatever it was I was reading and cracked the fiction I received for Christmas - Crimes Against my Brother by David Adams Richards
 
Already found out I was wrong about who 'Mr Mercedes' is, unless there is some sort of supernatural twist.

The supernatural seems to be missing fairly often from Mr Kings books of late.

I liked Mr Mercedes, but didn't love it.
 
eyneverskcud said:
Already found out I was wrong about who 'Mr Mercedes' is, unless there is some sort of supernatural twist.

The supernatural seems to be missing fairly often from Mr Kings books of late.

I liked Mr Mercedes, but didn't love it.
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I haven't read but was curious about his book about 11/24/63.
 
11/22/63 was Stephen King's book about Kennedy. Its a time travel story trying to prevent the assassination and it's very well done.

A better book about it was The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter about a fictional ballistics expert's investigation into it. Hunter's book has the same character as in the Mark Wahlberg movie Shooter, which was based on another Hunter book.
 
The book to me seems to be about the dangers of messing with time, Kennedy being used because it's a well known part of history. I disagree about it being well done, but that's only my opinion, as it is only yours. Also, King is awful at describing scenes of a sexual nature.

Saying that though, Stephen is my favourite writer over all, especially the Dark Tower series.

Starting to read Why Jesus, by Nicky Gumbel. More of a pamphlet than a book though.
 
I'm an ardent King fan,but there have been 1 or 2 that I didn't fancy.11/24/63 being one,and Lissey another.I've almost finished The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams.short stories.OK but not riveting. I intend to start Bill Brysons latest next.Another favourite author.
 
'Crimson Shore' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. An agent Pendergast novel. Just finished 'The Girl On The Train' by Paula Hawkins.
 
dave13 said:
The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
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you're putting me to shame Dave,but me being female, I can't put my feet up with a good book, just when I feel like it. I have other commitments,and the list is endless.Ask Joanne.

I am reading Bill Brysons Road To Little Dribbling,though.

He is sooooo funny,and extremely observant.
 
Teachin Lit now so reading lots of classics. Favourite read so far 'Middlemarch'.
Two books read for pleasure recent,y and loved - 'The Goldfinch' Donna Taart and 'The Piano Tuner' which is set in Burma.
 
Yukio Mishima-The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Beauty, death, modernisation in Japan, he packs it all in. Dark and intense (like some of those after dinner chocolates).
Reading plenty of Japanese lit' lately after being a fan for years. My partner has just bought us tickets to Japan for a months holiday later this year. Never been before. My Japanese learning has "Sumimasen- toire wa doko desuka?" at the top of the list. Stick that in Google translate.

Since being too crook to work and my partner sending me to University to get the education I never had after 35 years of lifting heavy things and being on the tools, I'm loving having extra reading time. Plenty of text books and mechanical pencils and hight texters. Writing essays on political economy sure is a change from digging big holes.
 
Dackelmann said:
Yukio Mishima-The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Beauty, death, modernisation in Japan, he packs it all in. Dark and intense (like some of those after dinner chocolates).
Reading plenty of Japanese lit' lately after being a fan for years. My partner has just bought us tickets to Japan for a months holiday later this year. Never been before. My Japanese learning has "Sumimasen- toire wa doko desuka?" at the top of the list. Stick that in Google translate.

Since being too crook to work and my partner sending me to University to get the education I never had after 35 years of lifting heavy things and being on the tools, I'm loving having extra reading time. Plenty of text books and mechanical pencils and hight texters. Writing essays on political economy sure is a change from digging big holes.
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I am trying to finish Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince before my smart phone becomes completely impossible to charge. Shame really, as only had it 18 months, and works fine apart from difficulties charging the thing.
 
I haven't read any Harry Potters or Lord Of The Rings.I do love the films,but I know that's not the same of course.I think I would struggle keeping track of people and places.

Maybe Janet & John are more my forte.
 
Francis Fukuyama - Political Order and Political Decay.
Stan Grant - Talking to My Country.
Magdy el Shafee -Metro.
 
Ari Shavit- My Promised land: the triumph and tragedy of Israel.

That's my bedtime reading. Daytime, I'm trolling through texts on the effects of indentured labour on ethno-nationalism in decolonized nation-states. This is what happens when you have been a labourer for over 30 years lifting heavy things, then succumb to a nasty, bleedy, fatiguey, bloaty, spit your colon out disease and your partner sends you off to university as you never even passed school leavers certificate at 15 and found the wonderful world of booze and travel and more booze and travel was enough to fill in the days. Ah- they were good days, but learning stuff is quite nice too.
 
Oh my,I do admire your reading achievements.

I'm almost finished Nos4r2,by Joe Hill.I am enjoying it.
Next is John Connolly's new release,which I bought a couple of weeks ago.
 

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