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Books you've enjoved reading recently
Hi fellow reds! I've done this a few times in the other forum ..... talk about things non-football ....... and I just thought I would put this in the right place for a change!
I read SANCTUARY from Raymond Khoury and really really enjoyed it! Couldn't put the book down! Very much in the style of a Dan Brown ..... and Mr. Khoury has tied up all the loose ends and produced a work which takes you all the way .... so to speak.
If you haven't already read it, enjoy!
atm reading a biography of Shakespeare by Bill Bryson which is funny and educational
books! yey.
i havent actually read any new ones in a while, but a few of my favourites which i tend to read over and over (and hence have enjoyed reading recently) are jurassic park (michael crichton), the first law books (joe abercrombie) and wilbur smith's ancient egypt books: river god, warlock, seventh scroll and the quest.
i also used to read everything of stephen king's but got bored with him a few years ago to be honest, lisey's story was the only one of his i started and didnt finish, i think his late stuff was rather poor. however, his dark tower series remains the best set of books ive read in my life
oh and harry potter books are class too
Stephen King, I'm currently reading It. What a book, read it many moons ago but this time around is even better. Loving it and phenomenal story.Originally Posted by 8-redkop
books! yey.
i havent actually read any new ones in a while, but a few of my favourites which i tend to read over and over (and hence have enjoyed reading recently
i also used to read everything of stephen king's but got bored with him a few years ago to be honest, lisey's story was the only one of his i started and didnt finish, i think his late stuff was rather poor. however, his dark tower series remains the best set of books ive read in my life
oh and harry potter books are class too
Generally like Stephen King stuff but agree his latest books haven't been the best, also enjoy Ian Banks, John Connelly, the Dune books and my girlfriend has just bought me the Giullem Balgue book, Seaon On the Brink so will be tucking into that shortly...after It.
Just finished a trilogy of books by a Russian author that you would like then RK.
Sergei Lukyanenko, dubbed the Russian JK Rowling
Titles are Night Watch, Day Watch and Twilight Watch.
The stories revolve around a confrontation between two opposing supernatural groups (known as "Others"): the Night Watch, an organization dedicated to policing the actions of the Dark Others—and the Day Watch, which polices the actions of the Light Others.
I first saw a film adaptation a few years ago which is also worth a look.
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Confirmed a lot of things I suspected about the industry I work in and also changed the way I view life to a certain extent.
Great book.
i was going to advise you to put it in the freezer between readings, but then i remembered it was the shining, not it, so no need
i will give it a search then daddy gav cheers
Recent books I have read that are worth straining the eyes over:
The Falling Man by Don DeLillo - fabulous writing about a man who survived the 9/11 attacks and his reconcilliation and tribulations with his wife in the aftermath
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by MArk Haddon is a fine book as well about a boy with Aspergers Syndrome who tries to solve a mystery.
Restless by William Boyd - another excellent combination of good literature and thriller about a woman recalling to her daughter the facts that she is not who she says she is and is in fact living under a false name after being a spy in the 2nd World War
And for a good (slightly surreal) laugh try Robert Rankins The Da-Da-Da-Da Code.
I may have to try that, I do quite like dan brown books, normally read them in a few days, cos you always want to know what happens next! so will probably enjoy that too!
CIotDitNT was a great book, forgot about that one, really enjoyed reading that.
robert rankins is a weird guy
ah we had the curious incident book when we were out in Brazil a few years ago, but I didnt get a chance to read it before I left, my mate did though, said it was quite bizarre.
I've read the Haddon novel and really enjoyed it. I'll try and get hold of the Boyd and Dellillo recommendations, they both sound worth a read.
The most recent book I've read has been 'The Ladies of Grace Adieu' by Susannah Clarke. She wrote the excellent 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' which I really enjoyed. The short stories are in the same vein and worth reading if you liked that one.
i confess to having a weakness for this guy - my guilty sin after any kind of literary stuff i may read.CIotDitNT was a great book, forgot about that one, really enjoyed reading that.
robert rankins is a weird guy
pretty sure he comes p with the title first and then puts a story around it:
Web Site Story / The Sprouts of Wrath / Nostradamus Ate my Hamster / Raiders of the Lost Car Park.
Completely batty!
The Jonathan Strange one in on my list to read. Boyd and Delillo are great writers.
A slightly older one (1996 I think) which IMO is possibly the best novel to come out of the US in thirty years is the Jay McInerney book Brightness Falls about a group of movers and shakers in New York around the time of the 87 crash. He recently followed this up re-visiting the characters post 9/11 (linking it to Delillo's book). Strangely, considering the back drop, the sequel is not as moving as the first one.
Brightness Falls is one of my favourite novels and I'd agree that it's at or near the top of the tree. It's years since I read it but the characters are still alive. I knew he'd published a sequel but not got round to buying it.
Delillo's 'Underworld' is still on my shelf though along with dozens of others I'd like to get round to at some point...
anyone read Nop's Trials? its really good, book about a border collie dog and his master. first published '92.
Light reading - Ricky Hattons Autobiography. Very Funny
Heavy Fiction based on some truth - Roma
Best Recent - Kite Runner
Also by Mark Haddon (curious incident) - "A Spot Of Bother"
Really funny novel with many laugh out loud moments.
re-reading all rohald dahl and famous five books with my son at the moment. nothing beats the famous five
for my readin i'm just working my way through lots of trash lately to get me through the working day.
Anything by gerald durrell is superb though and i'll be asking father christmas to add to my collection
waittillmay my fav dahl book is the one about the bloke who can see through playing cards have you read that one yet, its a collection of short stories but thats the main one
ive just finished reading the book 'written' by carlton leach the bouncer out of rise of the foot soldier, i read it because i met him at a family affair a few months ago and he said he'd send me a copy up. i thought it was pretty good if not your usual mockney gangster affair
dave robicheaux books by me pal james lee burke
Your son may be a bit too old for these books, BUT have you read any Astrid Lindgren books? Pippi Langstrumpf, Emil (Michel in German), The Children from Byllabu? ...... Astrid Lindgren is a legend amongst children's books ..... May be not in the UK. But certainly in the rest of Europe ..... Northern Europe anyway.re-reading all rohald dahl and famous five books with my son at the moment. nothing beats the famous five
for my readin i'm just working my way through lots of trash lately to get me through the working day.
Anything by gerald durrell is superb though and i'll be asking father christmas to add to my collection
Just finished 'Crime' by Irvin Welsh.
The subject matter doesn't make for easy reading at times, but it remains another cracking read from the master of his genre.
ahhhh I used to LOVE famous 5 when I was younger!!!!!!!!re-reading all rohald dahl and famous five books with my son at the moment. nothing beats the famous five
for my readin i'm just working my way through lots of trash lately to get me through the working day.
Anything by gerald durrell is superb though and i'll be asking father christmas to add to my collection
they are the best arent they. I wanted to be in the famous five! when i was a kid, i built a tree house...and by tree house i mean a large cardboard box hidden under some bushes and used to have adventures
But i also used to really believe that i WAS supergirl....
I've enjoyed a couple of those.
I like US crime fiction. One of my favourite authors is James Ellroy, he wrote 'LA Confidential' amongst others. I've also started reading Carl Hiassen.
I've just started a book by Chester Himes who I've only just come across.
Carl Hiassen is brilliant
Underworld is a weird kind of read. For me it was a bit disjointed which is always a danger for such a huge novel. On the other hand some of the passages of prose in it are spellbinding.
Another one worth a look is James Elroys American Tabloid.
Agree with Carl Hiassen as well - althogh only read a couple
brian reade's 43 years with the same bird is absolutly fantastic and lenny-and-carl is my favourite username ever
im enjoying the trilogies by conn igulden, just finished his excellant series charting the rise of caeser and am also reading his genghis khan trilogy-top stuff
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