What book are you reading atm??

gutenberg

The Three-Year Swim Club by Julie Checkoway. It follows a group of Japanese-American kids in Hawaii in the late 1930s as they train for the Olympics, and how WWII etc. gets in the way.

Birneybau

Latest Harry Hole by Jo Nesbo, ' The Thirst'. Cracking start, has never written an un-enjoyable book.

One previous was ' The Spinning Heart' by Donal Ryan that I was very impressed with.

Ben Gadot

A Dance With Dragons. Now I'm going to be one of those uppity pricks.

Anno Dracula next.

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Reading IT by Stephen King
Listening to Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban audiobook when doing chores, driving and jogging.

Birneybau

Ben Gadot wrote: »

A Dance With Dragons. Now I'm going to be one of those uppity pricks.

Anno Dracula next.

They all die

diomed

My Story by Jack Nicklaus (1997, 505 pages)
This is my second or third time to read it.

Graces7

Another Coben that even I can hardly endure. Need to be more choosy at the library methinks. Just a good wholesome story please.

Patser

Sweet Jesus, just finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods! That was a fantastic book. Loved the whole premise of it - any God that had believers come to America becomes flesh and blood, but also poor and destitute as the belief in them fades.

The main character Shadow enlisted by 1 as an assistant plays the perfect role of exploring this world.

GLaDOS

Patser wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, just finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods! That was a fantastic book. Loved the whole premise of it - any God that had believers come to America becomes flesh and blood, but also poor and destitute as the belief in them fades.

The main character Shadow enlisted by 1 as an assistant plays the perfect role of exploring this world.

Really fantastic book.

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett takes a more humourous approach to a similar concept and is well worth reading if you haven't already.

Good Omens, co-written by both Pratchett and Gaiman is also essential reading.

Patser

GLaDOS wrote: »

Really fantastic book.

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett takes a more humourous approach to a similar concept and is well worth reading if you haven't already.

Good Omens, co-written by both Pratchett and Gaiman is also essential reading.

Thanks. Hadn't read a Gaiman novel before this - only some of the Sandman series - so good to know there's more to look out for.

GLaDOS

Patser wrote: »

Thanks. Hadn't read a Gaiman novel before this - only some of the Sandman series - so good to know there's more to look out for.

Anansi Boys is also a really good read, it also involves Gods :pac:

heathledgerlove

Patser wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, just finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods! That was a fantastic book. Loved the whole premise of it - any God that had believers come to America becomes flesh and blood, but also poor and destitute as the belief in them fades.

The main character Shadow enlisted by 1 as an assistant plays the perfect role of exploring this world.

Just about to start this, glad to see the recommend! Only Gaiman I had read before is the Graveyard Book. This one I'd say is a bit more meaty

Rubberlegs

The Magic Cottage by James Herbert. I read it years ago and remembered really enjoying it. Enjoying it again now

diomed

Laughing In The Hills by Bill Barich
The trainers, jockeys, characters at racetracks in California, and the highs and lows of their lives, and of the author.

Mrs cockett

Conclave by Robert Harris, very different am really enjoying it.

Whispered

Rereading Terry Pratchetts "Mort". His books just get better with each read.

mariaalice

73Cat wrote: »

The Magic Cottage by James Herbert. I read it years ago and remembered really enjoying it. Enjoying it again now

Bit of an odd book, but good.

Rumpy Pumpy

Mrs cockett wrote: »

Conclave by Robert Harris, very different am really enjoying it.

It's pure schlock, but Harris knows how to write a page turner. His Cicero books are great.

Reading Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari.

His last book is about how Sapiens came to be the dominant force on this planet. This one is about where we go from here. Artificial life, the end of humanism, the continued drive for immorality, happiness and the idea that we as a species now strive for our idea of divinity.

It's a wonderful book that asks questions of the reader on every page. It's not highfalutin stuff though - very readable.

Whispered

Onto another Pratchett, next in his "death series" Reaper Man.

dinorebel

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Finally it's been released and has surpassed my expectations.

Mississippi Blood, Greg Iles.

Just started it love the first 2 of the trilogy so have high hopes for it.

beans

Book 7 of Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' series. Really?

Birneybau

Patser wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, just finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods! That was a fantastic book. Loved the whole premise of it - any God that had believers come to America becomes flesh and blood, but also poor and destitute as the belief in them fades.

The main character Shadow enlisted by 1 as an assistant plays the perfect role of exploring this world.

Recently turned into a t.v. show, 1st episode was on Sunday/Monday. Available where all good t.v. shows are...

Thargor

beans wrote: »

Book 7 of Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' series. Really?

What do you mean? I love that series, starting a reread soon just to remind myself of when reading fantasy used to be an amazing experience compared to the dumbed down mush that modern authors release.

New Home

I'm re-reading 'The Solace of Leaving Early' by Haven Kimmel - a touching, poetic book. I'm also reading 'A Gift Horse' by Kate Cruise O'Brien, it's lovely so far.

beans

Thargor wrote: »

What do you mean? I love that series, starting a reread soon just to remind myself of when reading fantasy used to be an amazing experience compared to the dumbed down mush that modern authors release.

I loved the first 4 books, but after that... I'm not sure. I'm not sure at all! Nearly finished book 7, I'll pop over to the Dark Tower thread once I'm done See what everyone made of the meta-thing that he does.

denis160

John Connolly's new Charlie Parker book, A game of ghosts.

bonzodog2

The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 (Christopher Andrew)
https://www.amazon.com/Defence-Realm-Authorized-History-MI5/dp/0141023309/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494227045&sr=8-1&keywords=defence+of+the+realm

Interesting and well written

Autosport

Finished The choice by Samantha King. Very good intrigueing read, definitely recommend this book.

Have now started Into the water by Paula Hawkins

Doctor Nick

Thargor wrote: »

What do you mean? I love that series, starting a reread soon just to remind myself of when reading fantasy used to be an amazing experience compared to the dumbed down mush that modern authors release.

It's such a pity but I never got round to finishing it. It was a fascinating series (Drawing of the Three and Wizard and Glass in particular) which I loved but I fear Stephen King rushed it out after his accident and The Song of Susannah destroyed what up to that point had been my favourite series of books. So sad at the direction he took that I stopped reading and never made it to The Dark Tower. I've often considered a reread though to see if it can be salvaged (and it was a long journey I had invested in it's a shame not to see it through to its end).

neris

The russia house by John Le Carre. Started reading it between christmas and new year and barely over halfway through it. its not a bad book but i just cant get my head into reading alot in one go since i started it. Also have a 500 page book on Trotsky that Ive been peeking at for few years. about 200 pages left to go but its heavy reading.