[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[Don Quixote]

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

 

[perseus]

"Dead Tomorrow" by Peter James. I got interested by googling Arco Dee (dredger) a regular in Shoreham Harbour,

 

[Ceej]

James Lee Burke, Purple Cane Road

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

This thread shows how much people love books. Yet our glorious Government have closed 200+ Libraries. County being run by numpties.

 

[timco]

I am reading 3 (all electronic and they are all on different devices)

Inferno - Dan Brown - Pile of shit so far but this is what I expect from Dan Brown and he never disappoints.
Stalked - Allison Brennan - not very good
Excel 2010 for dummies - says it all really.

Free downloading is really broadening my horizons with just how much shit actually gets published!

 

[OzMike]

Whilst looking through some still unpacked boxes from the UK, I discovered my old copy of Tschiffely's Ride, by Aime Felix Tschiffely.
I read this book as a teenager and found it impossible to put down, a must read for horse and adventure lovers.
I have started reading it again and am finding the same reaction.
This is an event which I believe has never been recreated or tried again.
I am a bit too old now I supposed, but would love to approach the Discovery Channel and see if they would finance such a trip and send a camera man etc. to cover a trip with me.
I have a lot of equine knowledge and like to take risks, it would be fascinating and I think would make a good program or series.
I read real books, gives me a proper feel for the content, can't do with those electro ones.

 

[red star portslade]

A German Requiem - Philip Kerr. Love it.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

 

[Surf's Up]

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Excellent book, genuinely different and a really good, highly improbable read! I've just started "The Quarry" by the late Iain Banks.

 

[whitelion]

Canada by Richard Ford......it's a "can't put down".

 

[Amsterdam Albion]

Benito Mussolini The Rise and Fall of il Duce by Christoper Hibbert.
Very readable once you get going.

 

[Surf's Up]

This thread shows how much people love books. Yet our glorious Government have closed 200+ Libraries. County being run by numpties.

Not necessarily, I download most of mine now and read them on my iPad mimi, sorry!

 

[Dutch]

Elric of Melniborne - Michael Moorcock. Last read Moorcock 20 yrs ago when in my teens.

 

[HovaGirl]

Reading some of the Inspector Morse books.For once,I think the telly does it better.

Agree. Loved the TV series but just couldn't get on with the books.

 

[Peteinblack]

'Stoner', by John Williams.

Also about to re-read (for a book group) Wilkie Collins' superb 'The Woman in White'.

 

[Footsoldier]

Just about to start reading this.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Warhol's World

A photo essay published to coincide with his 2006 retrospectives in London and New York

A good insight into the Factory and Studio 54 culture of the time, and all in glorious B/W

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Danny Baker - Going to Sea in a Sieve.

An excellent read from a very bright bloke.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Lee Child- The Killing Floor.

I recommend it 110%!

 

[Fungus]

The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists - Robert Tressell

I may be 100 years behind in my reading, but it still seems relevant.