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freakonomics - an interesting read
azincourt - novel about the battle, but supposedly historically accurate. above avg fatherland - novel set in 1960s germany who won ww2. between avg and above avg lost symbol - new dan brown book. closer to avg imo jurassic park + lost world - lot more interesting than the movies imo, good reads quantum - book about early development of quantum theory. interesting if you like science. above avg book i'm reading now is called errornomics. looks into why ppl make mistakes and is quite interesting. the old chestnut of your first answer is usually right in an exam is actually completely wrong. if you are tempted to change your answer, do it! |
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So many.
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Twilight books :D
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Tales of old bedfordshire
and old gamekeepers tales. can't remember the exact titles, but they were both short, sweet and v enjoyable |
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bravo two zero by andy mcnabb which actually improves with every read
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The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. Whether you like Germans or hate 'em this book is brilliant. Best book I've read in recent years was Rogue Trader by Nick Leeson. Forget the pathetic film the book is superb. I read it in one go, couldn't put it down. Wife did the same.
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City of Thieves - set in Russia during 2nd world war but a cracking story about 2 kids who get told to find a dozen eggs - sounds weird but its ace
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Hater - David Moody
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Re-read The ragged trousered pilanthropists by Tressell. Great read if you can find it
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the Border Trilogy by Cormac McArthy - fantastic book...
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Excellent suggestion re Cormac McCarthy - very dark writing...Blood Meridien one of my favourites, with some great characters (The Judge). In a similar vein, recommend Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
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blood meridian is a superb novel,read that it may be turned into a film but if they want to remian true to the book they'll be needing to introduce a new cinema rating.
On holiday i read the troy trilogy by david gemmell starting with lord of the silver bow,if you like historical fiction i recommend giving it a go,brilliant series of books. |
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The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
The Girl with the Dragon tattoo The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who kicked the Hornets Nest Best crime/thriller books i have read in years. Absolutely brilliant. |
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I'm reading a book on Gravity and I haven't been able to put it down.
(no thread to do with reading suggestions should be without this comment imho) |
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The Angry Cat by Claude Balls in similar vein.
Echo the comment about Guy Sajer, though its integrity is the subject of historical debate. |
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on a betting theme the new Victoria Coren book got great reviews, havent started it yet though
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Small Island by Andrea Levy is one of the best books I have read recently.
Told from the perspective of four different characters, it tells the story of the first wave of Caribbean immigrants to Britain following World War II, through the life of Airman Joseph Gilbert and his wife Hortense. Despite fighting against the Nazi's as a member of the RAF, when Gilbert returns to his 'Mother Country' with ambitions of training to become a Lawyer, all he finds in London is unfriendly faces, hatred, and a job as Royal Mail driver. However, he does find accommodation with Queenie Bligh, who, in need of rent, lets the empty rooms of her house to immigrants and faces just as much scorn and hatred from her neighbours as a result. Events soon come to a head when Queenie's husband, Bernard, returns home from India two years after the War has ended highly recommended |
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I read Castaways by Brian Keene this week
fast pace gore horror without any big words or complicated plot worth a read |
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I find you still cant beat the Bible.
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The bible is a good work of fiction, should have won the booker prize in 100AD.
I listen to a lot of audio books while working. The Lost Symbol is the best of Dan Brown's work, hard to put down. The Life of Pi (booker prize winner 2003) is also great. I'm currently listening to Mein Kampf, Hilters book. I'll comment on it when I finish but already I think its a piece of literary genius. Its hate filled but its easy to understand why the German nation fell for him. |
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the road -cormc mcarthy : this book will make you smile
Catch 22- old book but is a classic fo a reason. brilliantl piece of satire the village with 3 xcorners -the adventures of roger red hat never lose their charm |
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Sonny Liston: His Life, Strife and the Phantom Punch
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I enjoyed Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry.
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Just spent 500 quid on an ancient book about reincarnation: bit expensive I know, but I thought sod it you only live once
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'A Spot of Bother' by Mark Haddon. Extremely clever book by a very talented author. Would also recommend 'The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time'.
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the Wild places- Robert McFarlane- all about reconnecting with remote places in the British Isles, very good read.
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anyone know how to find out how many copies a book has sold per year?
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the woman in black susan hill - quite simply the best ghost story EVER written
shadow of the wind zafon - cant even describe the 'plot' a book within a book ..mesmerising my cousin, who is dyslexic, recommends 'how to read' by slobidan milloshzeleviceichivich |
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bright lights, big city, jay mcilnerney
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sometimes you get so alone that it just makes sense-charles bukowski(rip),a collection of poems i read in 1986 on hol,and just recently revisited it,brilliant
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I'd recommend readers to get the book 'The Modern Library' by Callil and Toibin. It lists what the authors regard as the top 200 books written in English since 1950, with a one page summary of the plot etc.
Years ago I started reading only books from this list of 200. I eventually got to the 100 mark, and thought I'd have a break for a while and read 'off-piste' if you like. Will get back to it one of these years and finish the entire 200. As I have a long commute I manage to get through 30+ books a year, and have found some good inspiration in this book. |