Whats everyone currently reading?
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You will be done with them long before then.
Read The Dark Tower after them.
Read The Dark Tower after them.
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I bought one of those years ago, and once again I never got around to reading it! It takes me a while to get through books, especially during term time, but I got through a good portion of GoT during the Easter break. This is why I'm lining the GoT series for June 30th
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excellent series of book, well worth the read, but I was expecting so much more from the ending...
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Doh !!!!!!!! UAFC I guess.
OK I have a bent for peeler yarns, in particular Scottish ones, think its something to do with shared humour with us planters/nordies. At present jumping between Rankin's Rebus, Quintin Jardine's Skinner, Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae
Also non-Scottish, Billingham's Tom Thorne & Scottish Val McDermid's Tony Hill series & Michael Kerr's Matt Barnes series.
Christ I'm knee deep in crime.
OK I have a bent for peeler yarns, in particular Scottish ones, think its something to do with shared humour with us planters/nordies. At present jumping between Rankin's Rebus, Quintin Jardine's Skinner, Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae
Also non-Scottish, Billingham's Tom Thorne & Scottish Val McDermid's Tony Hill series & Michael Kerr's Matt Barnes series.
Christ I'm knee deep in crime.
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Should have said, anything with Vampires or Sci-fi lick balls. Then again ............. each to their own ....... I suppose.
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Bagster, you should cast an eye over the "Matthew Shardlake" series of
historical "who done it's". CJ Sansom is the author who also has a couple
of other books, "Winter in Madrid" & "Dominion" which are worth perusal.
historical "who done it's". CJ Sansom is the author who also has a couple
of other books, "Winter in Madrid" & "Dominion" which are worth perusal.
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speaking of scottish.... "The Barbershop seven", starting with 'the long midnight of barney thompson', a comedy/thriller with plenty of scots belly laughs, and some great writing.
CJ Sansom - Brilliant... a worthwhile read for the summer.
CJ Sansom - Brilliant... a worthwhile read for the summer.
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Has anybody read any of Colin Bateman's stuff.
It's my default Summer holiday reading material.
It's my default Summer holiday reading material.
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Carr07 wrote:Has anybody read any of Colin Bateman's stuff.
It's my default Summer holiday reading material.
I read The Horse with My Name few years ago and thought it was pretty good.
Read another wan called Turbulent Priests recently and thought it was a complete crock of shyte - had to pack it in.
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Haha. I didn't know what to think for a wile but finally came around to it.fermain wrote:excellent series of book, well worth the read, but I was expecting so much more from the ending...
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I second this. The Matthew Shardlake series is one of my favourites. The books keep getting better and better, and not once have I managed to figure out "whodunnit". It's a great combination of crime and historical fiction, and the characters are very likeable. I was hoping that Sansom would be writing another one soon, the last one was brilliant. I stumbled upon them by chance about ten years ago, and am delighted that I did!Mac wrote:Bagster, you should cast an eye over the "Matthew Shardlake" series of
historical "who done it's". CJ Sansom is the author who also has a couple
of other books, "Winter in Madrid" & "Dominion" which are worth perusal.
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On recommendation of a few friends, I started reading The Circle by Dave Eggers. All of the reviews of it I've seen are pretty good, so I'll reserve full judgement until later but the writing of the opening 30 pages feels a bit clumsy. Maybe it's more one of those that's more about the story than how it's told...
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Oh yes Baggy. I love these. Also some of her standalone ones are good.BaggyTrousers wrote: Scottish Val McDermid's Tony Hill series
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Just picked this up, Killing Pythagoras by Marcos Chicot
“For the liespotter who knows how to listen well, the random words, sounds, and phrases in a person's speech are never as random as they seem. They offer a clear sightline into the liar's psyche.”
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Kofi Annan wrote:Just picked this up, Killing Pythagoras by Marcos Chicot
............. well there we have it........The killings, each more baffling and unpredictable than the last, gradually unveil the workings of a dark and powerful mind, more formidable than that of Pythagoras himself.
A "dark and powerful mind".
We'd better not let him read that Kofi.
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