What book are you reading?

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:49 pm

Thought Morpheous2 might like this thread. I'm reading The Longest Kill about a British Army sniper

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:55 pm

Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews. Spy novel set in the present day about Russian and American foreign agents. Good read but a bit of a slog.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:57 pm

A Thousand Splendid Suns. Just started it though. Recently finished The Book Thief for the umpteenth time and i highly recommend it.

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:59 pm

Beano.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:01 pm

Pillars of the earth, brilliant Ken Follet novel.

S0S-1971 · Post by **S0S-1971** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:03 pm

Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:05 pm

An Evil Mind by Chris Carter

One of the best crime books I have read ,he really does get under your skin with his evil mind and twisted mentality,based on a true case thoroughly recommend it if you are into psychos

JohnMcGreal · Post by **JohnMcGreal** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:12 pm

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:12 pm

'Storm in a Teacup' by Professor Helen Czerski.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:15 pm

Actually the electricity has been down in this part of Barlick for the last couple of hours. I was in the middle of washing school clothes too, couldn't be bothered with the scrabble or monopoly so grabbed the nearest book by torch light - Collins Dictionary of Geology.

I now know what a cephalon is.

mrhungryone · Post by **mrhungryone** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:18 pm

How to get rid of trolls by tim ferguson....

ewanrob · Post by **ewanrob** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:24 pm

Greemantle. ..by John Buchan his 2nd book after The 39 Steps. Fabulous writer and great books.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:24 pm

Once Upon a Time in Russia by Ben Mezrich.

The rise of the oligarchs.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:28 pm

Stars of the 60s: and where are they now? By Dean P. Hayes.

8 Burnley players and Harry Potts among them.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:31 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:A Thousand Splendid Suns. Just started it though. Recently finished The Book Thief for the umpteenth time and i highly recommend it.

I've read and very much enjoyed The Kite Runner, nearly but not quite got round to A Thousand Splendid Suns, is it good?

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:33 pm

morpheus2 wrote:I've read and very much enjoyed The Kite Runner, nearly but not quite got round to A Thousand Splendid Suns, is it good?

I don't know yet, but it came highly recommended. As did The Kite Runner.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:35 pm

morpheus2 wrote:Actually the electricity has been down in this part of Barlick for the last couple of hours. I was in the middle of washing school clothes too, couldn't be bothered with the scrabble or monopoly so grabbed the nearest book by torch light - Collins Dictionary of Geology.

I now know what a cephalon is.

Is it a cellphone ? Oo er Bad light stopped play in B/wick.. Do they have electric now ?

midlander63 · Post by **midlander63** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:39 pm

I'm reading 'Among The Lowest Of The Dead' by David Von Drehle.

It's about the Capital Punishment system in America. Obviously non-fiction but reads like a dramatic novel and gives a great insight into this particular aspect of the American legal system.

Excellent journalism.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:43 pm

conyoviejo wrote:Is it a cellphone ? Oo er Bad light stopped play in B/wick.. Do they have electric now ?

Yeah man, electric's back on now. That cephalon thing is something to do with the dorsal exoskeleton of a trilobite.
I wonder what trilobite lightly fried in garlic butter would taste like, actually I think they'd be a tough little nut to get into, would probably have to pound it with something heavy to get the molten butter inside.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:48 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:I don't know yet, but it came highly recommended. As did The Kite Runner.

Of course, you've only just started it lol. A friend of mine says it's good. I found the film The Kite Runner was a good adaption of the book, very true to the storyline and with a false beard that Python's Life of Brian team would be proud of.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:48 pm

Surviving the Evacuation, a series of books about Zombies.

By Frank Tayell.

Starts off written in a diary format and I'm currently on book 8.
Easy reading and the first zombie related books I've read.

Wexford_Claret · Post by **Wexford_Claret** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:52 pm

Just finished 'The Troubles' by Tim Pat Coogan- very factual and VERY heavy!

Fancy a fiction now, anyone got any good murder mysteries to recommend?

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:56 pm

morpheus2 wrote:Of course, you've only just started it lol. A friend of mine says it's good. I found the film The Kite Runner was a good adaption of the book, very true to the storyline and with a false beard that Python's Life of Brian team would be proud of.

I'm torn between watching The Kite Runner or reading it first. I should have bought the book by now and read it but I haven't cosmic an idiot. I have a shitty habit of watching films that I should have first read. The one that immediately comes to mind is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The movie is a masterpiece but I still wish I'd read the book first.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:58 pm

Just finished "The Shock of the Fall" which despite numerous awards was a bit meh. Now reading "Dodgers" by Bill Beverley which is recommended (allegedly, according to the cover) by Donald Ray Pollock who is simply brilliant so on the strength of that.....

(Slightly o/t: Best book I've read in the past 5 years. A toss up between "The Devil All the Time" by the aforementioned Pollock and "Stoner" by John Williams. Both very different and both superb)

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:04 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:I'm torn between watching The Kite Runner or reading it first. I should have bought the book by now and read it but I haven't cosmic an idiot. I have a shitty habit of watching films that I should have first read. The one that immediately comes to mind is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The movie is a masterpiece but I still wish I'd read the book first.

I can't say I've ever watched a film and then read the book afterwards, although I do have The Pianist and Schindler's Arc waiting in the wings to be perused having already seen the film adaptions.

Heathclaret · Post by **Heathclaret** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:06 pm

The Reader on the 6:27. Enjoying it so far. Very well written.
Kite Runner and a Thousand splendid Suns, very enjoyable. As was the book thief. The members of the family old enough to read a book, have read it. Heroes by John Pilger and Shake Hands with the Devil by LT. GEN. Romeo Dallaire, both excellent IMVHO.

Oldrod · Post by **Oldrod** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:15 pm

Four at the moment:

Napoleon the Great Andrew Roberts
Leave it to Psmith. P.G.Wodehouse
The Schirmer Inheritance Eric Ambler
The Diary of Samuel Pepys.

chorleyhere · Post by **chorleyhere** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:18 pm

Heartstone by C J Sansom 5th of the Matthew Shardlake books and unfortunately the last of them - what will I read next ????

Mattster · Post by **Mattster** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:29 pm

The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie
On my 5th read through of his First Law series before I read his short stories anthology that I just picked up now it's out in paperback. Great fantasy books, if anyone's a fan of the A Song of Ice & Fire books then I highly recommend Abercrombie's books.

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:32 pm

Wexford_Claret wrote:Just finished 'The Troubles' by Tim Pat Coogan- very factual and VERY heavy!

Fancy a fiction now, anyone got any good murder mysteries to recommend?

If you are open to Scandinavian fiction then the Harry Hole detective stories by Jo Nesbo are very good

Better Call Saul · Post by **Better Call Saul** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:46 pm

'Gone Tomorrow' by Lee Child
Over the years I've read every one of Lee Child books in the 'Jack Reacher' series and I'm now in the process of re-reading them all again. I thought they'd have lost something the second time through and even though I can remember the ending of most of them before I get to the last page, it's not spoiling the read. If you have never read a Reacher book, try 'Bad Luck and Trouble' it's brilliant!

HelloHiGoodbye · Post by **HelloHiGoodbye** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:57 pm

Diary Of An Oxygen Thief. It's written anonymously.

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:03 am

Always like Tom Sawyer quotes so bought a biography but the print is so small I can't read it!

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:02 am

Comrades of War - Sven Hassel.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:04 am

Barton's book since Xmas....it's not very interesting

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:01 am

I don't have time to read a book, my reading is on here haha

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:03 am

Nomad. Alan Partridge.

One mans quest to follow "in the footsteps of my father". A walk from Norwich to Dungeness power station, recreating his dads journey to a job interview.

Typical partridge.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:09 am

Bill Bryson, The Road to Little Dribbling.
A funny book by a shrewd observer of Britain and the British. A grumpy old man like quite a few on this board!

Selby Claret · Post by **Selby Claret** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:13 am

The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window And Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson

Really good and absolutely bonkers - Forrest Gump-style journey through life

Amex · Post by **Amex** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:40 am

This week while on holiday ......
Ian Wright autobiography
Soldier spy
And
The Widow

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:42 am

The Gruffalo

ashtonlongsider · Post by **ashtonlongsider** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:46 am

Johan Cruyff Autobiography My Turn.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:49 am

Dynasty by Tom Holland
Reading about the House of Caesar is rather like non-fiction merged with horror fiction!
Engrossing and fascinating, and so many parallels with modern day USA!

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:51 am

Jeremy Paxman 'A Life in Questions'

nonayclaret · Post by **nonayclaret** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:00 am

I came upon a draft copy of:

"Northwest football - My part in its downfall" apparently written by someone called Spike Coylegan

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:09 pm

Conn Iggulden, The Conqueror series, so very good and so far after every book in the series have been eager to get to the next, recommended reading

NCClaret · Post by **NCClaret** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:27 pm

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote:Jeremy Paxman 'A Life in Questions'

Just finished it ... interesting and an easy read for an auto biography

NCClaret · Post by **NCClaret** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:29 pm

... just started the biography of Gladstone by Roy Jenkins

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:39 pm

Bill Bryson - The Road to Little Dribbling.

I've been reading it for about a year... hard work this one, which is a shame!

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:41 pm

The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld