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Old 23-01-2016, 14:46
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Been meaning to read it for a while - an early example of a detective novel.
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Old 24-01-2016, 13:10
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Rebecca Whitney - The liar's chair
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Old 24-01-2016, 15:43
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Brunel - The Man Who Built The World by Steven Brindle
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Old 25-01-2016, 13:07
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Since 'Midwinter of the Spirit' from the book by Phil Rickman was on TV I'm working my way through his books which are very good. At the moment I'm reading the Magus of Hay.

The book before this, which I found mostly unreadable, was Ulysses by James Joyce - I had to watch some of it on You tube to get the gist. I think it is a very clever book and it must have caused a scandal when it was first published and I understand it's 'stream of consciousness' stuff - but still you have to be able to read it. I did enjoy Molly Bloom's pages at the end though.
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Old 25-01-2016, 17:22
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I'm about to start Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett.
It's the follow up to Dark Eden and begins several generations further into the future. Eden is a distant planet peopled by the descendants of two astronauts whose spacecraft crashed there. At the time of the first book the inhabitants numbered hundreds, now there are thousands. A new world is being built on a planet that has no light from any sun. Heat, light and life come from geo-thermal energy within the planet.
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Old 25-01-2016, 23:57
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Lamentation by C.J. Sansom
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Old 26-01-2016, 17:43
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Alone in Berlin - Hans Fallada
Michelangelo: His Epic Life. - Martin Gayford
Sophie Scoll and the White Rose - Annette Dumbach
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Old 26-01-2016, 23:06
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Mr Mercedes - Stephen King.
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Old 27-01-2016, 10:47
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Man on Fire by A.J. Quinnell
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Old 27-01-2016, 14:00
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The Moon is a harsh mistress - Robert A Heinlein
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:14
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the trouble with goats and sheep by Joanna Cannon. great title and the story is decent so far.
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:22
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Been meaning to read it for a while - an early example of a detective novel.
You should check out Dan Simmons - Drood, it's a fictionalised account of Wilkie Collins friendship with Charles Dickens....but with a 'twist'.
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:39
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Mr Unbelievable by Chris Kamara

Memoirs of the Sky football pundit
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Old 29-01-2016, 20:31
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1927 by Bill Bryson.
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Old 30-01-2016, 14:13
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Susan Wilkins -The Mourner
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Old 30-01-2016, 15:21
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After Anna - Alex Lake - it's got very mixed reviews so I'm not sure how much I'm going to enjoy it but it was recommended by a colleague so I'm giving it a try.....
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Old 30-01-2016, 15:25
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I just finished Disclaimer by Renee Knight, slow meandering start and doesn't pick up the pace for about 100 pages but then starts motoring on quite well - very much enjoyed.

Now started Elizabeth Is Missing
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Old 30-01-2016, 16:34
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the trouble with goats and sheep by Joanna Cannon. great title and the story is decent so far.
I read the taster first chapter before Christmas and thought it sounded very promising. I've just bought the audiobook, it's going to be my next listen.
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Old 30-01-2016, 18:16
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Villette - Charlotte Bronte

I tried to read Ulysses many years ago, but gave up quite quickly.
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Old 30-01-2016, 18:30
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I'm currently reading Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic To The Rescue. The latest book in the Shopaholic series of books.
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Old 30-01-2016, 18:43
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After Anna - Alex Lake - it's got very mixed reviews so I'm not sure how much I'm going to enjoy it but it was recommended by a colleague so I'm giving it a try.....
I've read this too!
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Old 31-01-2016, 18:47
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Black Coffee by Agatha Christie adapted by Charles Osborne (Poirot)
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Old 31-01-2016, 19:26
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High tide by Veronica Henry
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Old 31-01-2016, 19:31
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Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
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Old 31-01-2016, 19:46
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What did you think of it? I am about 1/3 through already, it's certainly a quick read. I like it, but I don't love it - I don't have much sympathy for the Anna's mum (at the moment)
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