[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[North of Robertsbridge]

Getting started on 夢を叶える逆算思考* (or Vision) by our resident author. Really slow going, as I’m rusty these days and need a pile of Japanese-English dictionaries and kanji lookup books. Vertical text makes for slow going

*make dreams come true (through) reverse thinking

 

[Don Quixote]

Of Blood and Fire - Ryan Cahill

 

[rebel51]

Year of the Locust- Terry Hayes

Is it worth getting?. His other book was brilliant. (I am pilgrim).

 

[Frutos]

Is it worth getting?. His other book was brilliant. (I am pilgrim).

It's decent, but it's not gripping me in the way I Am Pilgrim did.

 

[Beach Hut]

The Waiting Land - Dervla Murphy

 

[North Carolina Supporter]

Sapiens- a brief history of humankind - Yuval Harari https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Noah_Harari
Very engaging survey of our species from Stone Age forward

 

[Beach Hut]

The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers - Paul Torday

 

[Beach Hut]

Things Can Only Get Feta - Marjory McGinn

 

[Beach Hut]

Adventures on the High Teas - Stuart Maconie

 

[Beach Hut]

Detour De France - Michael Simkins

 

[Beach Hut]

Jerusalem - Colin Thubron

 

[Don Quixote]

Caliban's War - James S. A. Corey

 

[ofco8]

Let the People Sing...........J B Priestley. Thought I would try something different. Amusing, pre WW2 novel.

 

[Beach Hut]

Blinding Light - Paul Theroux

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

How They Broke Britain - James O’Brien. Raided the Xmas stocking early and already half way through reading about the 10 planks JO’B sees as responsible for the country’s downfall.

 

[Beach Hut]

Eight Feet in the Andes - Dervla Murphy

 

[jakarta]

The Korean War Max Hastings

One I need to read, having read his histories of Europe and the Far East in WWII he knows what he is writing about when it comes to military stuff.

Edit: does not look like I am getting a book for Christmas so it is off to Waterstones time!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Still struggling with Momenticon. But I have been a bit busy.

 

[Insel affe]

Teds, Rebels & Hepcats.
The history of British Rockin sub cultures 70s,80s,90s 00s

 

[Coxovi]

Just finished the robot trilogy from Isaac Asimov. Worth every hour (of the many) spent. With the current AI controversy raging, it makes it even more relevant. It’s foreshadowing of the issues is frankly spooky.