[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[Badger]

Berlin Noir

A compilation of the first three Bernie Gunther novels by Phillip Kerr. They are set in Nazi Germany before, during and after WWII and Bernie is a former policeman that becomes a private investigator when he gets fed up with what the Nazis are doing to his country. A cracking read and very well researched.

 

[Shooting Star]

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

[JCL666]

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville .... It falls into the "steam punk" category, which I have not entertained before.... It's not bad at all.

 

[bhaexpress]

Ronnie Wood's autobiography, interesting but Keith Richard's is better.

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

I am bringing a Golden Retriever into our family at the end of this month so am reading Cesar's Way, the book by Cesar Millan of Dog Whisperer fame on the National Geographic channel. Very interesting and informative book. Also reading the RSPCA New Complete Dog Training Manual by Dr. Bruce Fogle

 

[ChilternGull]

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver - a book full of a sense of menace from the first page!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Just finished Morvern Callar by Alan Warner, the thinking man's Irvine Welsh. Fantastic book, fantastic film.

 

[Don Quixote]

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver - a book full of a sense of menace from the first page!

Mental book.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

 

[catfish]

Berlin Noir

A compilation of the first three Bernie Gunther novels by Phillip Kerr. They are set in Nazi Germany before, during and after WWII and Bernie is a former policeman that becomes a private investigator when he gets fed up with what the Nazis are doing to his country. A cracking read and very well researched.

I've read these and agree with you. The post-war Gunther novels are excellent too.

 

[sydney]

i am currently addicted to wilbur smith.

 

[halbpro]

The True Meaning of Smekday.

It's a weird sci-fi thing and to be honest I think it's meant to be a kid's book. However it's pretty good so far and the writing is much better than I was expecting.

Also nearly finished off the Scott Pilgrim series of comics, just got the final book to go.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Has anyone on here suceeding in reading this monster. A much lauded, but utterly impossible book. I'm on page 40 and thinking of giving up:

My son read it. I think it was hard work. I wasn't tempted - but I did see it listed as one of the classic modern Americal novels.

I have just finished FREEDOM by Jonthan Frantzen. That was bloomin' brilliant. A book I did not want to finish.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Admittedly a RJ Ellory fan......but the City Of Lies is gripping.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

My son read it. I think it was hard work. I wasn't tempted - but I did see it listed as one of the classic modern Americal novels.

I have just finished FREEDOM by Jonthan Frantzen. That was bloomin' brilliant. A book I did not want to finish.

Freedom was okay, although the hype ran away with it a little - good writing (ten years worth apparently) but an average story for my money.

 

[Biscuit]

The Poisenwood Bible.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Freedom was okay, although the hype ran away with it a little - good writing (ten years worth apparently) but an average story for my money.

The story did tail off - but I suspect it means more depending on your stage of life. One for the wise generation.

 

[Bigbelly]

Such good boys. Two sons strangle their mother then cut off her head and hands and dump her body over a cliff.

Non fiction.

 

[Return of the Rev]

SAME ONE I WAS WHEN THIS THREAD WAS STARTED

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver - a book full of a sense of menace from the first page!

That book is brilliant - has you absolutely hooked from the start. Very chilling!

I'm reading Call the Midwife at the mo, it's really good!

 

[Dave the OAP]

Rubicon:Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic.

Tom Holland