What book are you reading atm??

Purple Mountain

eviltwin wrote: »

Purple Mountain wrote: »

I have only just discovered thriller writer, Alex Morwood.
Finished his 'The Darkest Secret' and I think it's the best thriller I've ever read.
Have already requested his other books from a bookstore.

Alex Marwood is a woman just to let you know. Her books are great.

I had pressed submit to my post when it hit me, that it may indeed be a woman, so thanks!
I'm absolutely hooked.
I love Sophie Hannah and Liane Moriarty.
If you have any more tips for me ET, fire away!

Say Your Number

Just finished Football for a Buck by Jeff Pearlman, all about the USFL, a rival to the NFL in the eighties, and the mad bastards that played in it, despite some teething problems it seemed to be doing well until a certain D.Trump bought one of the teams and pushed them to change from a spring schedule to a winter schedule (competing directly with the NFL) and sue the NFL for monopolising the sport, which they won but were awarded a dollar (hence the title) and that bankrupted the organisation.

Very entertaining read but with a undercurrent of sadness because it could still be running today if that orange idiot didn't stick his nose into it.

Mars Bar

Forest Mage by Robin Hobb. It's the second in the Soldier Son trilogy. That trilogy gets "meh" reviews online but I did grow in to the first one.

TheRepentent

Mars Bar wrote: »

Forest Mage by Robin Hobb. It's the second in the Soldier Son trilogy. That trilogy gets "meh" reviews online but I did grow in to the first one.

I liked it (not one of her best though).

megaten

Mars Bar wrote: »

Forest Mage by Robin Hobb. It's the second in the Soldier Son trilogy. That trilogy gets "meh" reviews online but I did grow in to the first one.

It is one of her weakest series of books but I still like it.

Trilogy ending spoilers:

I appreciated how long and meaty its epilogue was and how the protagonists journey was ended on a upbeat note which I felt was refreshing considering her main series of books can often consist of 'lets see how much misery we can put this character through'.

bonzodog2

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm rereading Blood Meridian by Cormac Mccarthy again. It gets better every time I read it. One of the most mesmerising books I've ever read.

I'm reading and enjoying this now, about 20% through it.

xzanti

Just finished The Ice Man (Confessions of a serial killer - Richard Kuklinski) by Philip Carlo.

Fascinating read.

TheRepentent

xzanti wrote: »

Just finished The Ice Man (Confessions of a serial killer - Richard Kuklinski) by Philip Carlo.

Fascinating read.

Its a good read and yes he's a dangerous fukker. Theres a 15 minute interview with him on youtube..my god its scary.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DAHM75MKfk&t=359s

xzanti

TheRepentent wrote: »

Its a good read and yes he's a dangerous fukker. Theres a 15 minute interview with him on youtube..my god its scary.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DAHM75MKfk&t=359s

Chilling stuff. There's hours of footage of him being interviewed at different times by different people. Some he was more 'open' with than others.

Total psychopath.

The Late Late Show

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ... for about the 5th time! To accompany the series on TV and to refresh before The Testaments which I am looking forward to.

Foweva Awone

James Herriot's "If Only They Could Talk" - memoirs of a 1930s vet.

Wholesome reading!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Foweva Awone wrote: »

James Herriot's "If Only They Could Talk" - memoirs of a 1930s vet.

Wholesome reading!

Some of the best books you'll ever read, they're hilariously funny.

dashcamdanny

mistersifter wrote: »

Is it helping you rise up the dominance hierarchy?

I hope so;)

The Princess Bride

Under The Eye Of The Clock, by Christopher Nolan.
A unique story told in a beautiful way, one of the easiest books I've ever read.
The words just flow together.

I cannot recommend it enough.

appledrop

Just finished Idaho. It's beautifully written but I'm a bit frustrated at the ending as a lot of questions remain that I thought might be answered.

Foweva Awone

appledrop wrote: »

Just finished Idaho. It's beautifully written but I'm a bit frustrated at the ending as a lot of questions remain that I thought might be answered.

I have to say I didn't enjoy it at all, for all the hype about it. I got around two thirds of the way through and then skim-read the rest, from what I can see I didn't miss much by doing so. One of those books that's just completely overrated!

jcorr

I recently finished "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which was EPIC!

Then I watched John Carter and they butchered it. Terrible film.

Currently I am working through the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising which is Book 2.

I don't know why Disney didn't just film these books. It's so much better than the current crop of films.

Ok to quote Tars Tarkas from Princess of Mars

"I am finished talking"

I'm rereading Porno by Irvine Welsh. I haven't read any of his books in a while and had forgotten how infectious the Edinburgh accent is. I have to stop myself from saying things like ken at the end of sentences sometimes!

mikhail

jcorr wrote: »

Currently I am working through the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising which is Book 2.

I read those as a teenager. They're pretty good. I expect they were ditched partly because they would have had to recast a bunch of key people, primarily Luke, Leia and Han, and I guess they wanted the star power of the original actors for a hand off. That, and story these days seems to be driven by so much other than good storytelling, from the need to sell new toys to demographics targeting, to building around action set pieces. It's sad, really, to see what a dog's dinner they've made of the whole thing. But that's a whole other thread.

There's a bunch more books in the now disavowed Extended Universe. I haven't read most of them, and Zahn is probably the best regarded of the authors, but there's lots to explore. I had a lot of fun as a teenager reading Stackpole's X-wing books, though I don't think they really hold up as well - I dipped into one a few years ago and was disappointed with the quality of the writing.

Thargor

Absolutely loved the Thrawn Trilogy, truly epic, better plot than the original trilogy.

Rufeo

The Handmaid's tale for me, but it's not very good.

CrankyHaus

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm rereading Porno by Irvine Welsh. I haven't read any of his books in a while and had forgotten how infectious the Edinburgh accent is. I have to stop myself from saying things like ken at the end of sentences sometimes!

Fun book. The coked up self-aggrandising internal monologues of Sickboy are hilarious.

optogirl

Swing Time, Zadie Smith - really enjoying it so far, just starting part 3

Thargor

Absolutely love the Trainspotting Trilogy, nothing else like them, then he goes and absolutely destroys Begbies character with that Blade Artist sh1te, couldnt believe what I was reading, same for Dead Mens Trousers.

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

Absolutely love the Trainspotting Trilogy, nothing else like them, then he goes and absolutely destroys Begbies character with that Blade Artist sh1te, couldnt believe what I was reading, same for Dead Mens Trousers.

The blade artist was pretty bad alright.

mistersifter

Lab Rats: Why Modern Work Makes People Miserable
by Dan Lyons.

A funny but worrying critique of the impact of cult-like culture, absurd management fads and general exploitation in the corporate world.

Prince Andrew

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

I just love the bits with the crazy priest on the island prison, how exciting !!

eviltwin

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

The Tetrarch

Just finished
Monsieur X: The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history by Jamie Reed
We need to weaken the mixture by Guy Martin
How to be a footballer by Peter Crouch

All were good. The Peter Crouch book is most amusing.

TheRepentent

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Just finished
Monsieur X: The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history by Jamie Reed
We need to weaken the mixture by Guy Martin
How to be a footballer by Peter Crouch

All were good. The Peter Crouch book is most amusing.

He always came across as nice....he was asked once what would he be if he wasn't a footballer...he replied a virgin:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac: