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What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

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    #1112
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,935 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118667712#Comment_118667712

    Don't think anything I've ever read has ever stuck with me so hard, literally think about things from it every day, the Great Ravine, the Fleet, the Dark Forest theory itself, its spectacular. Pity all his other books are hot garbage.



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    #1113
    [Deleted User]
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    Finally got round to reading The Bat by Jo Nesbo. A really good read and a very good translation from the original Norwegian into idiomatic English. Looking forward to the rst of the series. Yes, as usual I am late to the party!!



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    #1114
    growleaves
    Registered Users Posts: 7,859 ✭✭✭growleaves


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118830107#Comment_118830107

    I suppose its a matter of opinion since I would put 'Tinker Tailor' as best and 'The Honourable Schoolboy' as second-best but 'The Spy Who Came in' is very good too. Smiley doesn't feature in 'The Spy Who Came in' much but makes an appearance.



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    #1115
    Saladin Ane
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Saladin Ane


    Danny Morrison's new "Freestatism & The Good Old IRA". A really good, well researched read.



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    #1116
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 26,050 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118841260#Comment_118841260

    Sounds more like a party political broadcast going by the description on the Sinn Fein website.



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    #1117
    Tigerbaby
    Registered Users Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Tigerbaby


    Going through the magic that is Douglas Coupland.

    How did I miss out on this genius for so long?

    Have read "Generation A", then "Generation X". Just finished "Girlfriend in a Coma"

    Its not often that the word "seminal" is appropriate, but it is an understatement for this writer. Just beautifully written stories, and characters.



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    #1118
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,935 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118842193#Comment_118842193

    I usually stick to sci-fi fantasy but I tore through Girlfriend in a Coma, loved it.



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    #1119
    [Deleted User]
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    Tamed: Ten Species that Changed Our World by Professor Alice Roberts. An absolutely fascinating read, highly recommended



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    #1120
    Loafing Oaf
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    Untitled Image

    Impressive effort for a book that barely seems to have been reviewed. Focuses on JRRT's academic life and renders it surprisingly gripping.



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    BattleCorp
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    Test 123



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    #1122
    pottokblue
    Registered Users Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭pottokblue


    'At Night All Blood is Black' - David Diop, brutal savage war book



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    #1123
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,707 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Read the first two Sally Lockhart books by Philip Pullman recently, they were only OK. Then In The Woods by Tana French, which was a bit better.

    Currently reading Windswept & Interesting by Billy Connolly, which is one of the best things I've ever read.



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    #1124
    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Michael Dunlop - Road racer, it's excellent, gives some good insight into what drives these guys - if you know what the Dunlop Dynasty is then it's a must.



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    #1125
    _Godot_
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    I'm currently reading Considering Phlebas by Iain Banks and Early Riser by Jasoer Fforde.



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    Cloud
    Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭Cloud


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/115886475#Comment_115886475

    Thanks @fixXxer for recommending our book and I hope you enjoyed it @breezy1985! John.



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    #1127
    Dial Hard
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    So I've come to the conclusion that Tana French isn't for me. Just finished The Secret Place and it was a genuine struggle.

    Not sure what to read next. I've plenty of options but want to be reasonably sure whatever I pick will be enjoyable. Might re-read an old faithful just in case.



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    #1128
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,436 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith

    Desperately poor, it nearly killed me to finish it. Unfortunately it is book 2 in his Egyptian series so I have a few more on my shelf to get through.



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    #1129
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    I'm a third of the way through Roger Daltrey's autobiography, A bit too much of 'Back in my day, young ones don't know they're born nowadays' but it is interesting.



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    #1130
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 26,050 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118944823#Comment_118944823

    The man who sang My Generation ironically spends a hell of a lot of time banging on about "kids these days"



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    #1131
    silliussoddius
    Registered Users Posts: 4,074 ✭✭✭silliussoddius


    That’s harsh, the man is still letting it rip.

    https://salmonbusiness.com/when-rock-stars-turn-to-fish-farming/



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    #1132
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,436 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Madhouse At The End Of The Earth by Julian Sancton

    A brilliant read recounting the Belgica's journey to the Antarctic and the trials and tribulations faced by the crew. I thoroughly enjoy polar exploration books and this was no different and I would highly recommend this for any likeminded individuals.



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    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    Hawkwoods Sword by Christian Cameron

    Book 5 in the Chivalry series.

    About half way through this one and so far a entertaining read but not as much intrigue or action as previously in the series.As per the blurb I’ve a feeling things will change in the second half.

    Overall this is a top notch historical fiction series well worth reading.

    France, Spain and England prepare for war. In Italy, the Pope and the Visconti princes are battling for bloody supremacy. The worst years of Sir William Gold's life are about to begin. Leaving the side of his commander, Sir John Hawkwood, William embarks on a new journey that will bring him fame and favour - until a heart-breaking personal tragedy leads him to put down his sword…….




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    #1134
    dil87
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭dil87


    Bad Blood, the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos



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    #1135
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,436 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled To Malta 1942 by Max Hastings

    I am quite a fan of Hastings having read a few of his other books in the past and this is another cracker of his.



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    #1136
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.

    Written 60 years ago and sadly still relevant.



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    #1137
    griffin100
    Registered Users Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭griffin100


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009992#Comment_119009992

    I’m halfway through rereading his Vietnam book and it’s just magnificent. I think my favourite Hastings book is Nemesis which covers the war against Japan in the pacific.



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    #1138
    silliussoddius
    Registered Users Posts: 4,074 ✭✭✭silliussoddius


    Started Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.



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    #1139
    bullpost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭bullpost


    Reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. Classic adventure set during the Napoleonic era in France. Its a big book and I'm half-way through but enjoying it so far.



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    #1140
    [Deleted User]
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    Just finished Purple Hibiscus, and have just started Rationality by Steven Pinker.

    Having a great year's reading.



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    #1141
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,436 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119028974#Comment_119028974

    That's good to hear. I've generally always stuck to European conflicts and had been debating whether to venture into Asia.



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