Getting into Robert Harris at the moment. Read The Ghost and Fatherland, about halfway through Pompeii now.
What are you reading at the moment? (Part 4)
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Still ploughing my way through Dominion by C.J. Sansom, the festive period interrupted my reading, but the book seems to drags a little. 
Originally Posted by BrumBall:
“Getting into Robert Harris at the moment. Read The Ghost and Fatherland, about halfway through Pompeii now.”
“Getting into Robert Harris at the moment. Read The Ghost and Fatherland, about halfway through Pompeii now.”
You'll probably enjoy Enigma and Archangel as well
Agent 6 - by Tom Rob Smith. Cracking along at a great pace at with he setting different from his other two really enjoyable
Originally Posted by Jimmy_McNulty:
“Under the Dome. Enjoying it so far.”
“Under the Dome. Enjoying it so far.”
I'm reading this too after watching the tv series. Really enjoying it too, nothing like the tv series, so much better!
Originally Posted by Reggie Rebel:
“You'll probably enjoy Enigma and Archangel as well”
“You'll probably enjoy Enigma and Archangel as well”
They are on the list!
Originally Posted by BrumBall:
“They are on the list!”
“They are on the list!”
i've just sent a free sample of each to my kindle, they look really good!!
I have just finished reading 'Falling Angels' by Tracy Chevalier.
Enjoyed it and didn't think I would.
Enjoyed it and didn't think I would.
i am currently reading an anthology called 'Fearie Tales'. Editor Stephen Jones has tasked a handful of proven writers of fantasy fiction to write their own versions of classic fairy tales. Their stories are preceded by the original Grimm Kinder- und Hausmarchen.
The authors include Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Michael Marshall Smith and Garth Nix, to name but a few. It's quite interesting.
The authors include Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Michael Marshall Smith and Garth Nix, to name but a few. It's quite interesting.
Originally Posted by dymafi:
“Finished Emile Zola's Germinal. I assume my free kindle version wasn't the best of translations and it was a hard slog for the first half, but rewarding with the vivid portrayal of how the strike affected the miners and their communities in late C19 France.”
“Finished Emile Zola's Germinal. I assume my free kindle version wasn't the best of translations and it was a hard slog for the first half, but rewarding with the vivid portrayal of how the strike affected the miners and their communities in late C19 France.”
I love all the books in that series - L'Assomoir is my favourite, I think, but the one set on the railways (La Bete Humaine?) is excellent.
Originally Posted by Beautiful_Harv:
“I Partridge,We Need to talk about Alan - Alan Partridge”
“I Partridge,We Need to talk about Alan - Alan Partridge”
Enjoyed that. A real hoot
Originally Posted by farmer bob:
“Enjoyed that. A real hoot”
“Enjoyed that. A real hoot
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Just started it. Think I'm going to enjoy it
Originally Posted by stud u like:
“"The Lies Of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch.”
“"The Lies Of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch.”
Let me know if you enjoy it, it's been on my list of probables to buy for a long time but never quite makes it.
Originally Posted by Picto:
“i am currently reading an anthology called 'Fearie Tales'. Editor Stephen Jones has tasked a handful of proven writers of fantasy fiction to write their own versions of classic fairy tales. Their stories are preceded by the original Grimm Kinder- und Hausmarchen.
The authors include Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Michael Marshall Smith and Garth Nix, to name but a few. It's quite interesting.”
“i am currently reading an anthology called 'Fearie Tales'. Editor Stephen Jones has tasked a handful of proven writers of fantasy fiction to write their own versions of classic fairy tales. Their stories are preceded by the original Grimm Kinder- und Hausmarchen.
The authors include Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Michael Marshall Smith and Garth Nix, to name but a few. It's quite interesting.”
Not heard of this but it sounds really intriguing *goes off to Google*.
Just started 'A Plea of Insanity' by Priscilla Masters. Seems pretty readable so far, so I'm hoping it'll be a decent crime read.
I've also just finished 'Bed' by David Whitehouse, which was OK I suppose, but he uses way too many similes for my liking - seems like there's one in every sentence. Everything is 'like...' something else (even when it really isn't). Example: some French loaves in the supermarket - according to him, they are like monkeys' arms, reaching out from behind the bars of a zoo. WHAT?! Total guff.
I've also just finished 'Bed' by David Whitehouse, which was OK I suppose, but he uses way too many similes for my liking - seems like there's one in every sentence. Everything is 'like...' something else (even when it really isn't). Example: some French loaves in the supermarket - according to him, they are like monkeys' arms, reaching out from behind the bars of a zoo. WHAT?! Total guff.
Originally Posted by the_lostprophet:
“Not heard of this but it sounds really intriguing *goes off to Google*.”
“Not heard of this but it sounds really intriguing *goes off to Google*.”
I am about half way through at the moment and really enjoying it.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, audiobook read by Stephen Briggs. I first read this back in the 90s and am enjoying it just as much the second time round.
Dear Lumpy, letters to a disobedient daughter. Letters written by Roger Mortimer and sent to his daughter. I've also read Dear Lupin which are the letters he sent to his son. He had a way with words.
Just read Patricia Cornwell's bone bed, now reading Dust. I am enjoying it, but sometimes find her medical terms quite hard to follow.
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