Gemmill 36183 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I read Faster, really good read. Like you say, the bloke is pretty funny which is just as well as it could have been quite a dry book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Started reading The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time yesterday. Absolutely flying through it and think I will probably finish it tonight. I am 70% done so far. Just at the bit where Christopher is talking to the policeman at Swindon train station. I absolutely adore this book and Christopher. Apparently the play is on at the Theatre Royal next year, so think I shall definitely be going to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12941 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Just started A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre. All about a British Soviet double agent during the Cold War who was best friends with the top brass in MI6 and the CIA, who had absolutely no idea he was doling out info to the Russians. Fascinating as it goes into how he managed to pull it off and the scope of just what he was giving away is amazing. Well recommended if you're interested in The Cold War and it was only a fiver or something for the Kindle version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Started reading The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time yesterday. Absolutely flying through it and think I will probably finish it tonight. I am 70% done so far. Just at the bit where Christopher is talking to the policeman at Swindon train station. I absolutely adore this book and Christopher. Apparently the play is on at the Theatre Royal next year, so think I shall definitely be going to see that. Love Curious Incident. Haddon's follow-up to that - A Spot of Bother is good too. Very different to the first one but worth a read nonetheless. You'll fly through that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36183 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I absolutely adore this book and Christopher. Were you hugging the book and spinning as you typed this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13918 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Just finished Steppenwolf. Much good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 297 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Collapse, how societies choose to fail or succeed. Sounds boring but its really good. Another vote for Marabou Stork Nightmares though, I think its in my top 5 books of all time, just for its execution. Edited November 10, 2014 by scoobos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31111 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Just finished Steppenwolf. Much good. The treatise on the Steppenwolf could be trimmed down like Other than that, I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13918 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 The treatise on the Steppenwolf could be trimmed down like Other than that, I concur.Agreed. I didn't know what parts of it the narrative would pivot on at the time so it got a lot of undeserved attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31111 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Agreed. I didn't know what parts of it the narrative would pivot on at the time so it got a lot of undeserved attention. It could be condensed into about two pages. Easily. He's basically saying I'm not actually a wolf from the Steppes but spiritually I am a wolf from the Steppes. Over and over and over again Love that book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Finished A Study in Scarlet yesterday. Never read any of the Sherlock Holmes novels before and thought it was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31111 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Aye, the novels in particular are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 7200 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 24 Hours at Waterloo by Robert Kershaw. (currently at 7:30pm) Just as well Napoleon didn't win, we'd have ended up with something like a federalised Europe with a common marketplace, single currency and central law making authorities and the like, we got away with one there............... Highly recommend Kershaw's War Without Garlands as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14184 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 24 Hours at Waterloo by Robert Kershaw. (currently at 7:30pm) Just as well Napoleon didn't win, we'd have ended up with something like a federalised Europe with a common marketplace, single currency and central law making authorities and the like, we got away with one there............... But the French would have been in charge, not the Germans. That's definitely a lucky escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 7200 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) But the French would have been in charge, not the Germans. That's definitely a lucky escape. That's probably why they turned up at the last minute to make sure he didn't win and waited to take their chance (after a couple of notable misfires) Edited November 12, 2014 by Toonpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The Guardian's 100 Greatest Novels series is decent if anybody is interested. http://www.theguardian.com/books/series/the-100-best-novels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20234 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 i just read american psycho for the first time. i found the first half of the novel to be gripping, though i ended up skim-reading some of the more brutal torture scenes in the second half of the book. it all just became a bit excessive. i knew it was coming but i think the book woudl have been better if the more disturbing chapters were more spaced out, particularly as the more compelling bits were those that explored the darkest elements of bateman's psyche. the gory stuff became a bit boring towards the end of the book, almost pornographic. just started the sex lives of the siamese twins by irvine welsh. a departure from his leith comfort zone with a female personal trainer as the protagonist, who i'm starting to realise might also be a bit of a psycho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Started and finished the first Inspector Montalbano book yesterday. Thought it was quality and can't wait to read the rest and watch the TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2563 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Can someone recommend a good book on the history of Britain? I'm looking for something that covers the history of English monarchs to a reasonable level of depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36183 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 This might do you: http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-Edge-World-BC-AD-ebook/dp/B0069SP9JO/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529499&sr=1-4&keywords=simon+schama http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-British-Wars-1603-1776-ebook/dp/B00A8FXTAU/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529522&sr=1-6&keywords=simon+schama http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-III-1776-2000-1776-2001/dp/0563534575/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529522&sr=1-9&keywords=simon+schama Studying up on your masters, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The English and their History: The First Thirteen Centuries https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OID2S2I/ref=aw_ss_kndl_dp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2563 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 This might do you: http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-Edge-World-BC-AD-ebook/dp/B0069SP9JO/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529499&sr=1-4&keywords=simon+schama http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-British-Wars-1603-1776-ebook/dp/B00A8FXTAU/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529522&sr=1-6&keywords=simon+schama http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Britain-III-1776-2000-1776-2001/dp/0563534575/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427529522&sr=1-9&keywords=simon+schama Studying up on your masters, eh? Know thine Enemy Gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2563 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The English and their History: The First Thirteen Centuries https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OID2S2I/ref=aw_ss_kndl_dp/ It's got some solid reviews. Sold. Now can anyone recommend a good ivory tower construction guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3323 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I've started writing my second book. A crime drama for grown ups this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9340 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I predict a terrible review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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