What book are you reading atm??

Kivaro

pauliebdub wrote: »

"a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" about 50 pages in and I'm struggling with it a bit.

Possibly the best book ever written ...... for different reasons that you'd imagine.

Graces7

Baldacci; The Sixth Man... enough said that it diverts the mind from pain of other kinds.

Tapping into the resources of the excellent local library here..

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny; by Steve Jones.

It covers, simply and entertainingly, the genetic links between societies, cultures and religions around the world and on diseases & their evolution. Popular science at it's best.

annascott

How The Secret changed my life.

eviltwin

The Hardest Working Man In Showbiz by porn legend Ron Jeremy

Widdershins

James Herbert's ''The Magic Cottage''. Enjoyable but it's a bit predictable at the end. Like a scary story a teenager would invent, crossed with a superhero movie. ''The Passage'' series by Justin Cronin was similar.

Shenshen

"Consider Phlebas" by Iain M Banks. I have read his other books, but not his Sci-Fi. And since I'll have to wait until the last part of The Three Body Problem gets published in English, I figured I might start on this instead for now.

It's funny having just read a sci-fi book that makes every effort to be as physically realistic as possible and then hoping back into a more traditional sci-fi world with jumps through hyperspace and all that. But so far, it's a very good read, as expected

Fiery mutant

The Snowball - Warren Buffet and the Business of Life, by Alice Schroeder.

A good read on what makes the man tick. At over 900 pages long, it's a long term read.

stereo_steve

Can I mention an audiobook? I never read the Harry Potter books but I am addicted to Stephen Frys reading of them. Started in late January and I am on the forth one now.

I strongly recommend them. Stephen is excellent at narrating and giving the characters different accents.

quickbeam

Shenshen wrote: »

"Consider Phlebas" by Iain M Banks. I have read his other books, but not his Sci-Fi. And since I'll have to wait until the last part of The Three Body Problem gets published in English, I figured I might start on this instead for now.

It's funny having just read a sci-fi book that makes every effort to be as physically realistic as possible and then hoping back into a more traditional sci-fi world with jumps through hyperspace and all that. But so far, it's a very good read, as expected

Urrrgh! I read it recently and didn't like it at all. Turned me off all his sci-fi books. I read The Wasp Factory recently too, though and loved it, so I'll continue with his non-sci-fi.

Glenster

Heart of a dog by Bulgakov.

Its weird, and I'm sure there a lot of very clever satire that's going over my head, but enjoying it so far.

Birneybau

Still reading 'All We Shall Know' by Donal Ryan but have started 'Carrie' by the King and it's bloody (pardon the pun) excellent.

Vojera

Birneybau wrote: »

Still reading 'All We Shall Know' by Donal Ryan but have started 'Carrie' by the King and it's bloody (pardon the pun) excellent.

Oh, I read Carrie in a day, I loved it! It was one of my first forays into Stephen King and it kept me on edge the whole way through.

Birneybau

Vojera wrote: »

Oh, I read Carrie in a day, I loved it! It was one of my first forays into Stephen King and it kept me on edge the whole way through.

I really love the structure of it, backwards and forwards, quoting from books written ABOUT the character of Carrie herself.

The Young Wan

Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith.

I'm on the fence about recommending it. I feel like it's going very very slowly and I'm not a big fan of one of the main characters.

spookmaster

Bryan Cranston's Autobiography. Great stuff so far.

Strawberry Swan

The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett. It's a very easy read but also very deep and interesting. It answers a lot of 'why' questions for human behaviour.

heathledgerlove

The Secret History, it's living up to its reputation! Love it

GLaDOS

I've just finished Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. It's been a while since I've been completely engrossed in a book from start to finish like I was with this. A beautiful piece of work that was an absolute pleasure to read.

Graces7

Jeffrey Deaver; The Burning Wire..

Started slowly but riveting towards the end... Just what is needed on a wet day .. will be sorry to finish it.

eviltwin

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty before it comes on tv next week

Missyelliot2

Just finished "Behind her Eyes" by Sarah Pinborough.
It was trending as #WTFthatending, I bought into the hype.



Left me cold/confused - more #WTFwhybother:p:p

Birneybau

Having recently finished Donal Ryan's 'All We Shall Know' (ok, grim) and 'Carrie' by Stephen King (fantastic, quick read), started 'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead which is flipping fantastic so far!

Nekarsulm

Just read Ian Banks "The Business" and thought it flat and tedious.
Moved on to "Small wars permitting" by Christina Lamb, and its great so far.

Thargor

Birneybau wrote: »

Having recently finished Donal Ryan's 'All We Shall Know' (ok, grim) and 'Carrie' by Stephen King (fantastic, quick read), started 'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead which is flipping fantastic so far!

Just what I was looking for, ordered thanks.

wrmwit

wrmwit wrote: »

Just about to get my teeth into Fatherland by Robert Harris. It's been on the shelf for 2 years and I never got around to it. Seems to be a classic.

Just finished Fatherland. A thriller set in Germany in the 60's shortly after Hitler won the war. The author researched Hitlers idea of the Europe he wanted if he was to succeed. Thankfully he didn't! Great book.

Autosport

Lisa Gardner : Find Me

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

World History; A New Perspective by Clive Ponting.

gutenberg

The Witch-Finder's Sister, a novel set around the 1640s 'Witch-Finder General' Matthew Hopkins, and narrated by his (fictional) sister. Interesting so far.

smilerf

Stay Alive by Simon Kernick