[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[HenryC]

Steve Jobs' biography. Highly recommended.

 

[Camicus]

The complete potter by Steve Mattison. Excellent read

 

[mune ni kamome]

Just started Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule. Quite a few volumes in the saga. Hoping it's going to be another Game of Thrones type series. Anyone recommend it or not?

 

[Peteinblack]

Well if you want a lighter read - another one just read is A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks. Goes along at a decent pace - and uses the helpful device of listing the main characters over two pages in the opening chapter. Nothing consequential mind.

Indeed. Hard to believe this is the same author who wrote one of the best novels ever - Birdsong.

 

[Peteinblack]

Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.

Great writing, but difficult because there are so many characters (even though she 'helpfully' lists them at the beginning!).

Incidentally, whenever I see a picture of Hilary Mantel, I always think of the front of a Ford Anglia

 

[Marshy]

LIFE of PI - Yann Martel

 

[Dave the OAP]

Just started Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule. Quite a few volumes in the saga. Hoping it's going to be another Game of Thrones type series. Anyone recommend it or not?

I have read all of them.....they are extremely violent and if you get away from his anti communism style, they are very good. ( but you can get very annoyed!!!)

Shame you didnt say so before, I gave them all away to the local YMCA and they were all just read once ( hardbacks)

 

[Scampi]

Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.

Great writing, but difficult because there are so many characters (even though she 'helpfully' lists them at the beginning!).

Incidentally, whenever I see a picture of Hilary Mantel, I always think of the front of a Ford Anglia

I'm reading this. Great book, but slow going as i keep needing to reread paragraphs to double check i understand the characters motives correctly.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Reading my war through the Millenium trilogy (The girl with the Dragon Tattoo et al) by Stieg Larsson. I'm not the best reader in the world but i zoomed through the first book over Crimbo even with all the distractions of the period.

 

[Peteinblack]

I'm reading this. Great book, but slow going as i keep needing to reread paragraphs to double check i understand the characters motives correctly.

Glad it's not just me, then

 

[Dusty_Fryer]

Norman Davies' 'Vanished Kingdoms: The History Of Half-Forgotten Europe'. Nothing like a bit of light reading before bed-time.

 

[Marshy]

Reading my war through the Millenium trilogy (The girl with the Dragon Tattoo et al) by Stieg Larsson. I'm not the best reader in the world but i zoomed through the first book over Crimbo even with all the distractions of the period.

All 3 are Cracking reads

 

[mune ni kamome]

I have read all of them.....they are extremely violent and if you get away from his anti communism style, they are very good. ( but you can get very annoyed!!!)

Shame you didnt say so before, I gave them all away to the local YMCA and they were all just read once ( hardbacks)

Thank you GW. Seems promising. I have the first 3 books(bought in a charity shop-paperback so not yours). I received about £90 in Amazon/kindle vouchers for Xmas so threads like this are invaluable to trawl through for recommendations.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

A night to remember,true account of sinking of RMS Titanic by Walter Lord.

 

[Davemania]

"State of emergency. The way we were: Britain 1970-1974" by Dominic Sandbrook. Bloody fascinating

 

[SeagullinExile]

Ash - James Herbert

The Grand Master of Horror delivers once again.

 

[BBassic]

Working through volume IV of The Dark Tower and also plowing through The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, who is rapidly becoming my favourite author.

 

[Gazwag]

Stephen Kings IT

f*** me its long and freaky

Still my favourite book, read it years ago, just do not watch the film, it's as bad as the book is good

 

[oldham gull]

Here are my top 5 reads from 2012 for those who are interested! Falling With Style: Book of the Year 2012

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Indeed. Hard to believe this is the same author who wrote one of the best novels ever - Birdsong.

If you liked Birdsong Ken Follets Jackdaws is excellent