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Great Britain's Great War - Jeremy Paxman
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J G Ballard - millennium people.
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Paul Morley: The North
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I'm listening to The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher, narrated by Simon Prebble, currently about halfway through. A fantasy novel set in Victorian London, it's the first in a trilogy with the second book due in June.
The Oversight are a group of five people with various abilities, whose job is to ensure that humans and supernaturals living in London co-exist without the humans being aware of, or affected by, the supernaturals. The book has excellent reviews and has been described as Dickensian, likened to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and compared to Neil Gaiman. So far I'd agree, the writing is very good and has the feel Bleak House or Oliver Twist. Hopefully the story will live up to the hype. |
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Ann Cleeves - The Baby Snatcher
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Some great books lately, but namely the last three: Lamentation (the Shardlake series)............CJ Sansom The Son..............................................................Jo Nesbo The Secret Place.............................................,Tana French Now reading: The Farm............................................................Tom Rob Smith Quote:
I'm listening to The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher, narrated by Simon Prebble, currently about halfway through. A fantasy novel set in Victorian London, it's the first in a trilogy with the second book due in June.
The Oversight are a group of five people with various abilities, whose job is to ensure that humans and supernaturals living in London co-exist without the humans being aware of, or affected by, the supernaturals. The book has excellent reviews and has been described as Dickensian, likened to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and compared to Neil Gaiman. So far I'd agree, the writing is very good and has the feel Bleak House or Oliver Twist. Hopefully the story will live up to the hype. |
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Time & Time Again • Ben Elton
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I am now reading The Sweetest Hallelujah by Elaine Hussey |
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Claire Donoghue - Never Look Back
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John Connolly - The Wolf in Winter.
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The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton and The woman who stole my life- marian Keyes
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The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton and The woman who stole my life- marian Keyes
![]() I've just finished 'This is How' by M J Hyland. It's the (fictional) story (told in the first person) of how a young man ends up in prison doing a life sentence for murder, and his experience of remand, the trial, and then prison. It's not the most page-turnerish book I've ever read but I liked it because it's a bit different. It doesn't fit neatly into any genre, and I like that quality in a book. The second half was better than the first. I've just started 'Time to Die' by Alex Howard, a crime writer who is new to me. Too early to say if I like it yet though. |
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I'm listening to The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher, narrated by Simon Prebble, currently about halfway through. A fantasy novel set in Victorian London, it's the first in a trilogy with the second book due in June.
The Oversight are a group of five people with various abilities, whose job is to ensure that humans and supernaturals living in London co-exist without the humans being aware of, or affected by, the supernaturals. The book has excellent reviews and has been described as Dickensian, likened to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and compared to Neil Gaiman. So far I'd agree, the writing is very good and has the feel Bleak House or Oliver Twist. Hopefully the story will live up to the hype. |
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Hero of Rome by Douglas Jackson
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The Oversight.
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That's my current read as well.
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I'm glad The Oversight seems to have some fans; it deserves it.
The second volume, The Paradox, is coming out in May, I believe - I'm looking forward to it. I just hope we don't have to wait years for the third volume, á la Kingkiller!
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Thursdays child - Eartha kitt
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I've been trying to get through Atlas Shrugged for quite a while. I know everyone tends to hate on it, but at the moment I'm not entirely sure why. Despite not agreeing with some of the sentiments expressed, I think it's at the very least a really engaging story! Which I would consider a feat considering how bloody long the thing is. But hey, I'm only about 60% in so maybe I'm not at the most offensive bits yet.
Other than that I just read The Martian by Andy Weir - now that was good! |
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Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton.
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I've been trying to get through Atlas Shrugged for quite a while. I know everyone tends to hate on it, but at the moment I'm not entirely sure why. Despite not agreeing with some of the sentiments expressed, I think it's at the very least a really engaging story! Which I would consider a feat considering how bloody long the thing is. But hey, I'm only about 60% in so maybe I'm not at the most offensive bits yet.
Other than that I just read The Martian by Andy Weir - now that was good! |
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Book 9 of 28 in the Horus Heresy called "Mechanicum". I think I'll give it 2 novels in the series then give that series a rest for a while. As I get the plot.
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John Connolly - The Wolf in Winter.
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