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Racing in the Dock, i have worked, stayed and socialised with some of the charactors.
The Firm, John Grisham. Gripping.
Wind back 50 years, any Enid Blyton, or Billy Bunter books.
Wind back 50 years, any Enid Blyton, or Billy Bunter books.
All three of Mitch Albom's are unputdownable imho...
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Tuesdays with Morrie
For One More Time
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Tuesdays with Morrie
For One More Time
Alex, I'd never heard of him. Just had a brief look on Google.
Is there a general theme to his books?
Is there a general theme to his books?
HowieTheRookie. 26 Nov 18:03
Da Vinci Code
having a laugh?
Da Vinci Code
having a laugh?
HOW TO SUPER GLUE A BOOK TO YOUR HAND
WITH A FREE TUBE OF SUPER GLUE IN SIDE
WITH A FREE TUBE OF SUPER GLUE IN SIDE
The Nature of Personal Reality
The "Unknown" Reality Vol. 1.
The "Unknown" Reality Vol. 2.
The Nature of the Psyche: Its Human Expression.
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events.
All part of the "Seth material" by Jane Roberts.
The "Unknown" Reality Vol. 1.
The "Unknown" Reality Vol. 2.
The Nature of the Psyche: Its Human Expression.
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events.
All part of the "Seth material" by Jane Roberts.
Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins
The story of the Orange Juice frontman's ongoing recovery from two devastating brain haemorrhages.
Truly inspiring
The story of the Orange Juice frontman's ongoing recovery from two devastating brain haemorrhages.
Truly inspiring
Spares - Michael Marshall Smith
Really recommend it.
Really recommend it.
Anything by Irvine Welsh...'P0rno' & 'Filth' are two titles that come to mind.
Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture
by Paul Nathanson and Katherine K. Young
by Paul Nathanson and Katherine K. Young
SuperGlue I read 'Spares' a couple of weeks ago and thought it was brilliant, got 'Only Forward' since and that was also very good.
HowieTheRookie. 26 Nov 18:03
Da Vinci Code
having a laugh?
er no, whats funny about that? started to read on holiday and thought it was very engaging? don't suppose you have read it. Whats exactly is your contribution to the thread?
Da Vinci Code
having a laugh?
er no, whats funny about that? started to read on holiday and thought it was very engaging? don't suppose you have read it. Whats exactly is your contribution to the thread?
Good stuff Jollop! Two amazing books and I read Only Forward first, and both of them numerous times now, but got most out of Spares. Still awaiting for the Holywood versions given how much cash they gave him but I think there's only one director who could really do them. He writes thrillers as Michael Marshall (I'm sure you knew that) and I liked them too.
Bird Song by Sebastian Faulks, although it was even better second time on CD read byPeter Firth of Spooks fame.
The new stieg larsson books are very readable.
Also Harry Potter (*ahem*)
Also Harry Potter (*ahem*)
sorry Howie, just find him unbelievably overrated. I find his books very amateurish & far-fetched.
Your turn now then. Yann Martel - life of Pi
Your turn now then. Yann Martel - life of Pi
Yes SuperGlue I have read the Michael Marshall thrillers and enjoyed those too. Wouldnt have believed they were the same guy if I hadnt known who wrote them, two very different styles.
recent ones (in the last few years anyway)
Da Vinci Code -agree that its good and worth the hype
balling the jack - a novel about a punter who sticks all his wages on a ball game every friday night
The Firm -as mentioned above
Bravo Two Zero -which despite being Alan Partridges favourite book is a great read
the almanack of British politics -but thats just me!!
Da Vinci Code -agree that its good and worth the hype
balling the jack - a novel about a punter who sticks all his wages on a ball game every friday night
The Firm -as mentioned above
Bravo Two Zero -which despite being Alan Partridges favourite book is a great read
the almanack of British politics -but thats just me!!
no probs, I just thought the way it was written meant I just had to carry on reading to find out what happenened next - I think thats cos I'm a nosy person.
Catcher in the Rye.. many moons ago, but a very good book.
seriously tho and ive mentioned it before, get hold of susan hills woman in black and i bet u cant put it down, its darn scary and much better than any play or film
Any and i mean any of the Inspector Lestrade novels by MJ Trow
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Fantastic first novel, prequel - The Angels Game just come out.
Two brilliant reads, highly recommended.
Fantastic first novel, prequel - The Angels Game just come out.
Two brilliant reads, highly recommended.
rustyboy
is correct.
The Millenium Triology, starting with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - is brilliant.
is correct.
The Millenium Triology, starting with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - is brilliant.
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Agree. Got it in remainder shop, great book.
Agree. Got it in remainder shop, great book.
fantastic mr fox, free with nesquik cereal :)
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Simply outstanding book.
by Markus Zusak
Simply outstanding book.
The Damage Done by Warren Fellowes, as recommended by Londis Lagerhound, bought it and read it in one sitting.
The little bro swears by the Sharpe Series by Bernard Cornwall.
The little bro swears by the Sharpe Series by Bernard Cornwall.
Wheres Wally..
Darn hard to find that little creep
Darn hard to find that little creep
Celine. Death on the Installment Plan. {mort a credit}
The Di Vinci Code - terrible book but a massive page turner which leaves you with a feeling of emptyness once you get to the end and realise what rubbish you ahve been reading!
Harry Potter books al also absolute npage turners as are a lot of books by Robert Harris.
Harry Potter books al also absolute npage turners as are a lot of books by Robert Harris.
last i read was
mister b gone by clive barker
very good ,unusual story abourt a devil with two tails who is dragged up to our world
mister b gone by clive barker
very good ,unusual story abourt a devil with two tails who is dragged up to our world
Palmer - The Kite Runner is a great book, if you liked that try Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry. Like TKR it is an insight into another culture.Got a great pulpy paperback at the car boot, but can't remember it's name I will report tomorrow if this thread is still up.
Read "the damage done" by Fellows when it first came out.
Had a pal did 7 years in jail in Asia , his life story would be 5 times madder.
Had a pal did 7 years in jail in Asia , his life story would be 5 times madder.
i've yet to find one to pick up
just something not able to do read a book
just something not able to do read a book
Mitchell - if you're back today - sorry, just seen your post! They're kind of all about death really & people's pre-conceptions about the days leading up to death & what might happen after death. Tuesdays with Morrie is based on Albom's real-life experiences, while the other two are total works of fiction. All written in a very 'easy to read', gentle style. Plus, none of them are that long either :)
a vagabond for beauty(everett ruess)
or into the widl(john krakower)
or into the widl(john krakower)
another splendid book is bambi, and im being serious, but i feel the greatest, most moving story, albeit quite short, is the selfish giant by oscar wilde, if u read it, and no tears appear, you simply have no heart.
and btw u can now watch both the selfish giant and the happy prince on youtube, both fantastic
A Small Death in Lisbon - Robert Wilson
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
I'd recommend any of them.
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
I'd recommend any of them.
The layer cake by JJ Connelly also film is a modern classic. . .
any of Elmore Leonard's crime /dark comedy thrillers....
The first two volumes of the 'Titus Groan' triology.Couldn't finish the final one.My understanding is that when he wrote it Peake had gone totally gaga followng his experiences of the Nazi death camps.
slaughterhouse five kurt vonnegut
catch 22 joesph heller
catch 22 joesph heller
some good ones for christmas presents please thanks
Second 'The Godfather'
Also John Grisham's first book 'A Time to Kill' was excellent
Also John Grisham's first book 'A Time to Kill' was excellent
took a while to find but really enjoyed The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Tressell
Factotum by Charles Bukowski.
It's not top ten favourites material but you won't put it down and you'll read it in a night NAP.
It's not top ten favourites material but you won't put it down and you'll read it in a night NAP.
Goldiloppers and the Three Bearloders - Stanley Unwin
Most of
Stephen King
Robert Ludlum
Wilbur Smith
Patricia Cornwell
All of
**Uris
James Clavell
JRR Tolkien
Thomas Harris
All of the above and more, I would have sleepless nights awaiting their new books, and would usually read them from cover to cover. All three books of Lord of the Rings in one weekend. :) although over the last few years I am reading less and less and spending too much time online.
Stephen King
Robert Ludlum
Wilbur Smith
Patricia Cornwell
All of
**Uris
James Clavell
JRR Tolkien
Thomas Harris
All of the above and more, I would have sleepless nights awaiting their new books, and would usually read them from cover to cover. All three books of Lord of the Rings in one weekend. :) although over the last few years I am reading less and less and spending too much time online.
the lion of macedon by david gemmell......................also strangely enough jurassic park by michael crichton...............both authors no longer with us.
Oh and James Ellroy's L.A. quartet
including-
The Black Dahlia and
L. A. Confidential
including-
The Black Dahlia and
L. A. Confidential
Alex69 27 Nov 10:32
Mitchell - if you're back today - sorry, just seen your post! They're kind of all about death really & people's pre-conceptions about the days leading up to death & what might happen after death. Tuesdays with Morrie is based on Albom's real-life experiences, while the other two are total works of fiction. All written in a very 'easy to read', gentle style. Plus, none of them are that long either
Totally 'second' your nominations Alex69
One that I read recently that at least equalled my enjoyment of them is 'Any Human Heart' by William Boyd
I believe it is to be made into a film next year ... as with most ..I reckon the book will be by far the better option
Mitchell - if you're back today - sorry, just seen your post! They're kind of all about death really & people's pre-conceptions about the days leading up to death & what might happen after death. Tuesdays with Morrie is based on Albom's real-life experiences, while the other two are total works of fiction. All written in a very 'easy to read', gentle style. Plus, none of them are that long either
Totally 'second' your nominations Alex69
One that I read recently that at least equalled my enjoyment of them is 'Any Human Heart' by William Boyd
I believe it is to be made into a film next year ... as with most ..I reckon the book will be by far the better option
George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books, were very well researched and a ripping yarn to boot :)
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
Mr Nice - Howard Marks
agree with The Life of Pi
Stalingrad and Berlin, by Anthony Beevor
also enjoyed His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, but mor eof a kids book.
all very readable, and all quality
Mr Nice - Howard Marks
agree with The Life of Pi
Stalingrad and Berlin, by Anthony Beevor
also enjoyed His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, but mor eof a kids book.
all very readable, and all quality
Any book about the incarceration of an innocent.
An Evil Cradling-Brian Keenan
Count of Monte Cristo- Dumas
A Day in the life of Ivan Denisovitch or the Gulag Archipeligo-Solzenhitsyn.
Currently reading Bryson- A Short History of Everything.
For Xmas getting Andrew Marr a Modern History of Britain.
An Evil Cradling-Brian Keenan
Count of Monte Cristo- Dumas
A Day in the life of Ivan Denisovitch or the Gulag Archipeligo-Solzenhitsyn.
Currently reading Bryson- A Short History of Everything.
For Xmas getting Andrew Marr a Modern History of Britain.
A brief history of Ukranian Tractors - Brillliant (and not about tractors)
Encyclopaedia Britannica - made my arms ache after an hour
buzzer 26 Nov 18:04
the origins of superglue
Just me that laughed at that ? :^0
the origins of superglue
Just me that laughed at that ? :^0
Carter Beats the Devil - Glen David Gold
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
The Given Day - Dennis Lehane
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
all books I have read this year and enjoyed enormously.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
The Given Day - Dennis Lehane
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
all books I have read this year and enjoyed enormously.
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