What book are you reading atm??

kimokanto

Plopsu wrote:

Crazy Horse And Custer. I'd just finished some of the Alvin Maker books and was in the mood for some American history.

I really enjoyed this book, especially the parts that focused on the Sioux lifestyle, a great read. Enjoy.

kimokanto

I have just started Shiang by CF Iggulden, 2nd book in the Empire of Salt series. I really enjoyed the 1st book, Darien. He usually writes historical fiction & this is a a new direction for him into fantasy. His historical fiction is also very good.

Witchie

On book 2 of the Gerald Hansen "Irish Lottery" books and laughing me hole off hai. Am reading them in a Derry accent anall.

pekitivey

The Singularity Trap

By, Denis E. Taylor

A Sci-Fi novel about a futuristic mining company who are mining on the asteroid belt when they encounter something very strange.

bobwilliams

Anyone here read anything by Irish Writer Siobhan Davis.
She is on Kindle and we'll up there in the Amazon store in the US.

bobwilliams

Anyone here read anything by Irish Writer Siobhan Davis.
She is on Kindle and well up there in the Amazon store in the US.

donegal_man

bobwilliams wrote: »

Anyone here read anything by Irish Writer Siobhan Davis.
She is on Kindle and well up there in the Amazon store in the US.

Based on your post I checked out her Amazon front page and the description along with the illustrations of her covers were enough to convince me that I'm definitely not her target audience.

USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis writes emotionally intense young adult and new adult fiction with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns...

Ipso

The mommy porn market!

pekitivey

Ipso wrote: »

The mommy porn market!

Your post actually made me chuckle! Haha, thanks!!

optogirl

The Caboodle 'Identify the book' game is back - win a year's supply of books

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Witchie

optogirl wrote: »

The Caboodle 'Identify the book' game is back - win a year's supply of books

http://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.c.../#.W-7GvTj7SM8

Only managed 11 so far. Will need to go back to it later.

DavyD_83

Only 3 straight off.
And 2 nearly there.
Will go back when I've woken up properly

optogirl

I've got them all if anyone needs a clue PM me

gutenberg

Currently reading The Invention of News by Andrew Pettegree, about the history of news and news reporting from the 16th century onwards.

New Home

I got only 8 - I'm ashamed of myself.

optogirl

New Home wrote: »

I got only 8 - I'm ashamed of myself.

To be fair I did a lot of googling to find a few of them- booker prize lists, top selling novels of 2018 etc

super_furry

Just finished Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, the second book in the Stormlight Archive. Think I'll have to go for a bit of palate cleanser and jump into something different before going straight onto book three.

kimokanto

"Dark lies the island" by Kevin Barry, short story collection. About half way through & I have been really impressed with each story so far.

Rubberchikken

I dont read books any more. Cant concentrate or find the time. But i listen to audiobooks but i guess thst mightnt count. Am in the middle of the latest lee child one. love his books and not ashamed to admit it:)

buried

Going deep deep deep into the occult side of things lately what with all the dark nights sitting beside the open fire

The Secret Teachings of All Ages - Manly P Hall. Really enjoyable encyclopdic style history of the mysteries and theories concerning most sections of occult learning. From the Atlantis to the Great Pyramid to the lost druids and Freemasonry, it's all up in here. Recommended if you are into history and want something different for the dark evenings. Good Christmas present for anybody into any sort of History too. Manly P Hall was a great person, check out his many lectures on youtubes, great sauce for the mind

The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries - W.Y. Evans-Wentz. This was compiled over 100 years ago and is Wentz's thesis work about his travels throughout Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany hearing reports and stories from the local people on their belief about the unseen land spirits they believed roamed about the landscapes they lived in. Very interesting stuff, some of the stories you would have loved to have heard spoken by these people, most of these people Wentz was getting the stories from were in the 70-80 year old age bracket so you are reading 200 year old and possibly longer folklore accounts from all these different places. Very cool. Steer clear of the 'Forgotten books' edition because whoever compiled it was either very drunk or away with the fairies themselves.

The Night Battles - Carlo Ginzburg. Just started this, seems really really good so far. Tells a story based on research from the grim Inquisitorial archives of northern Italy about a farming peasant community called the benandanti - "the Good Walkers", a community of men and women that told of fighting nightly battles against malevolent witches and wizards so they could protect their harvests, while their bodies slept, these villagers flew out into the night to battle for the good of their villages. Very very good so far.

Arcsurvivor

Just finished The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French. 4/5, the ending was somewhat predictable. The characters are half orcish and must fight for survival.

gormdubhgorm

The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions by Rolf Dobelli.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Thinking-Clearly-Better-Decisions/dp/1444759566

It is broken up into very small chapters 2/3 pages so it can be read quickly or you can dip in and out of it as you wish.
It describes various biases in decision making using antidotes and with a little humour.
So you do not have to be well versed in behavioural psychology to understand it.

Ave Sodalis

New Home wrote: »

I got only 8 - I'm ashamed of myself.

I've only got 6

Edit: I'm up to 11 now. I feel very silly for not getting "extreme angry vineyard" sooner.

silvervixen84

Just finished Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by actress Leah Remini.

A fascinating insight into the secrets of Scientology from someone who grew up and spent 30 years in the religion

I've just started reading A Tide for Drowning by Dick Durham. I met him recently at a party and he was such a great storyteller that when I found he penned a novel I had to get it for my Kindle. Enjoying it so far.

buckwheat

21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari

Very interesting so far

eviltwin

The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett cause it's Christmas

mikhail

eviltwin wrote: »

The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett cause it's Christmas

Triggered. :mad:

gormdubhgorm

Stephen Hendry - Me and the Table

A third of the way through.
I thought it would be mostly about games he won etc.
But most of it is about off the table stuff and how was completely driven to win from a young age.
It is not dull, it has a nice flow to it, and it is very honest, throughout.

AndrewJRenko

Trust by Mike Bullen, writer of Cold Feet

It covers similar ground, middle aged relationships, affairs etc

https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1449052144i/28075011._UY2339_SS2339_.jpg

anotherfinemess

Almost finished 'When China Rules the World' by Martin Jacques. A well informed account of this fascinatingly different civilisation that we will have to get to grips with in the not too distant future.