Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Haven't got round to them yet but have heard good things about: Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Bob Mortimer's novel is a daft easy read too but does not fall into your categories. Those sound right up my street, cheers. As for Bob’s book, I read it over Xmas last year and enjoyed it well enough for a first time novel. Hope he has another one in him. 11 minutes ago, Meenzer said: I'm going to completely ignore your genre criteria and just list some of the books I've read this year that I liked, to wit: Gabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow John Darnielle - Devil House Susanna Clarke - Piranesi Bryan Washington - Memorial Piranesi sounds like a class concept so I’ve put that on the list. Mind, the genre tags weren’t iron-clad, I just wanted to clarify some things before people waded in with 900 page high fantasy nonsense and shite autobiographies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19825 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Got some good reading done on holiday: Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun - both by Kazuo Ishiguro, both superb. Also put a dint in To Paradise, the third novel by Hanya Yangohara. I loved A little life. Maybe loved is the wrong word as it is extremely hard to read in places but this is much easier going so far. Another marathon 700+ pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3659 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9229 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Not remotely on brand but Richard Osman's books are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3205 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 8 hours ago, strawb said: I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. Yes please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: Got some good reading done on holiday: Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun - both by Kazuo Ishiguro, both superb. Also put a dint in To Paradise, the third novel by Hanya Yangohara. I loved A little life. Maybe loved is the wrong word as it is extremely hard to read in places but this is much easier going so far. Another marathon 700+ pages Read the first two and loved them also but I’m not sitting round the pool, blasting out a 700+ page epic, my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 11 hours ago, strawb said: I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. Fire away strawbs lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30414 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Read the first two and loved them also but I’m not sitting round the pool, blasting out a 700+ page epic, my friend If you like a bit of noir (I know you said South American) but I think Dashiell Hammett is the original and the best. Start off with Maltese Falcon. Also if you fancy a bit of espionage from the Cold War era then give Len Deighton’s Funeral in Berlin a go. It’s not yet best film but it’s the best book of the quartet. Nice holiday reads imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3659 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Joe Abercrombie - Everything he writes is good, pretty dark Mark Lawrence - Book of the Ancestor, Prince of Thorns, The Req Queens War TC Edge - The Bladeborn Saga Glen Cook - Chronicles of the black company Ed McDonald - The Ravens Mark Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora Terry Brooks - Shannara Series Anthony Ryan - Ravens Shadow Those are all series of books with multiple stories in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I've read the Lies of Locke Lamora, cracking read. Thanks for the others 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 23 minutes ago, Alex said: If you like a bit of noir (I know you said South American) but I think Dashiell Hammett is the original and the best. Start off with Maltese Falcon. Also if you fancy a bit of espionage from the Cold War era then give Len Deighton’s Funeral in Berlin a go. It’s not yet best film but it’s the best book of the quartet. Nice holiday reads imo Already done Maltese Falcon but I might get it to read again and do some others in the series. Definitely into my spy fiction as well and almost bought Spy Who Came in From The Cold so may combine that and Funeral in Berlin. Cheers chaps, I think that’s probably enough for two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30414 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Already done Maltese Falcon but I might get it to read again and do some others in the series. Definitely into my spy fiction as well and almost bought Spy Who Came in From The Cold so may combine that and Funeral in Berlin. Cheers chaps, I think that’s probably enough for two weeks The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. IPCRESS File is too from the sane series as Funeral in Berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30414 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Basically I just like wise-cracking dickhead protagonists (so long as it’s well-written) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9229 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 If you like Anthony Ryan and dragons read the Draconis Memoria series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 19 minutes ago, Alex said: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. IPCRESS File is too from the sane series as Funeral in Berlin I’ve seen IPCRESS File but never read it. I’m going to trawl eBay and wherever else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30414 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 IPCRESS File is the best film in the series of ‘Palmer’ films (he’s only named in the films, his name isn’t revealed in the books). I think all the films are done by different directors. Billion Dollar Brain is ridiculously outdated / worth a swerve in terms of the novel and film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26347 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Alex said: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. I've had that sitting on my shelf for about five years. Finally going to get reading it in a couple of weeks on my kid free holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, ewerk said: I've had that sitting on my shelf for about five years. Finally going to get reading it in a couple of weeks on my kid free holiday. If you’re going to be in Halkidiki, I’ll just have a lend off you, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26347 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Sadly not but it's only a quick 17 hour hop in the car down to Crete if you have a rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3205 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, strawb said: Joe Abercrombie - Everything he writes is good, pretty dark Mark Lawrence - Book of the Ancestor, Prince of Thorns, The Req Queens War TC Edge - The Bladeborn Saga Glen Cook - Chronicles of the black company Ed McDonald - The Ravens Mark Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora Terry Brooks - Shannara Series Anthony Ryan - Ravens Shadow Those are all series of books with multiple stories in I've been waiting for the latest of these for 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: I've been waiting for the latest of these for 10 years You should send Ayatollah a free copy of your book- it’s the decent thing to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3205 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: You should send Ayatollah a free copy of your book- it’s the decent thing to do. It’s free on Apple Books if he’s that desperate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38767 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 What’s it called, he might need something the pass the time when he’s fleeing a wildfire? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26833 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: What’s it called, he might need something the pass the time when he’s fleeing a wildfire? 🎶 This isn't the greatest novel in the world, no, this a novela. 🎵 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I tried reading my first ever fantasy stuff recently. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. I read the first two books and two thirds of the last one, about 1,900 pages in total, before deciding that I couldn't give a fuck how it all ended up. I can't tell you how much of a relief it was go to back to a real-world book where people have normal names and get up to normal shit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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