hogso Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 03/10/2019 at 22:25, sharkyvilla said: 11/22/63 is my favourite Stephen King book of the ones I've read, it gives an interesting twist to the Kennedy assassination. And, rather oddly for a King novel (definitely so for a recent one) it has a really good ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) On 03/10/2019 at 22:25, sharkyvilla said: Oops. Edited October 9, 2019 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Currently reading 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2019 "The Son" was excellent. There's apparently a TV series based on it, but it's had mixed reviews. Now on to: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Someone’s putting fake dust jackets on the books in Foyle’s. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Bought a couple of "how to raise a dog" books, as I've got no clue, but I feel filthy. Got to read these and bin them, just can't keep this crap in my shelves. It's like bought a couple of signs for my home that said LOVE and HOME. Embarrassing doesn't cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm trying to read more short stories so read Diary of a Madman by Gogol, which I thought was very good, can see why he's seen as such an influential author in Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, useless said: I'm trying to read more short stories so read Diary of a Madman by Gogol, which I thought was very good, can see why he's seen as such an influential author in Russia. Yeah, it's brilliant. Have you read "The Nose"? Utterly wacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 No, I thought Diary of a Madman was the first of his that I've read, but searching his name on this forum apparently I've also read 'The Mantle', although I've got no recollection of it, but I guess I must have. I'll read that one again along with The Nose, and probably 'Dead Souls' at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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theboyangel Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looking forward to reading Acid For The Children by Flea the chilli peppers bassist. rather refreshingly surprising, it’s supposed to be more about his youth and upbringing rather than RHCP its on my Xmas list so will have to wait until then (or most likely post Christmas when I have to buy it for myself and make do with being given another framed picture of the kids!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Wisdom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leemond2008 Posted November 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2019 The books I have read this year: Zodiac - Robert Graysmith In the Tall Grass - Stephen King & Joe Hill Exorcist Road - Jonathan Janz The Cabin At The End Of The World - aul Tremblay Misery - Stephen King The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester Reality Is Not What It Seems - carlo Rovelli Dream Fall - Amy Plum The Long Walk - Stephen King The Prophet - Kahlil gibran The Unfortunates - B.S. Johnson Say You Love Satan - David St. Clair The Bell Witch - Brent Monahan Disappearance At Devils Rock - Paul Tremblay Never Sleep Again - Thommy Hutson Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien The Road Through The Wall - Shirley Jackson Cannery Row - John Steinbeck The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave Brief Answers to the Big Questions - Stephen Hawking Roadwork - Stephen King The Killer Across The Table - John E Douglas The Blooding - Joseph Wambaugh N0S4R2 - Joe Hill The Two Towers - J.R.R Tolkien The Dark Half - Stephen King The Search For The Green River Killer - Carton Smith Reek - Bradley Freeman The House Of The Brandersons - Raymon Rudorff Call Waiting- R.L. Stine The Satanic Bible - Anton Szandor LaVey The Haunting Of Hill House - Shirley Jackson My target on Goodreads was 38 so I'm 6 off hitting it even though I would like to get to 40 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) Finally got round to buying the first two Erast Fandorin books by Akunin. I've always picked them up in the shop, but put them back again. I'll see how they go. Edited November 10, 2019 by AVFC_Hitz Dmitri Kharin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 08/10/2019 at 21:50, Rodders said: Yesterday I just picked up The Man In The High Castle. Never read Philip Dick before, but the whim seemed to take my fancy this time. Also have Adam Kay's "This Is Going to Hurt" his diaries about life as a junior doctor as the easy read to flick through option and it is both hilarious and enraging at the same time. Really enjoyed both of those. Ending to the former was slightly abrupt but it was fascinating and Adam Kay's book ought to be mandatory reading for anyone with thoughts on the NHS. Just finished Tana French's In the Woods - which is partly what the BBC Dublin Murders show was based on. Very frustrating book - well written and the characters are so engagingly drawn that for me the missteps she takes - or rather than the lack of sufficient justification to explain - outcomes that occur inthe final third of the book, I felt very disappointed. Part of it felt like dramatic contrivance for the sake of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Nothing as intellectual as most of those above BUT .... Villa related. 'Gray Matters' by the obvious; my goodness he didn't like Saunders. I had heard there was friction between RS and some 'high profile' players but didn't realise it was quite so vitriolic. A good read IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) I've read the first two books of Hermann Broch's Sleepwalker's trilogy, but it started losing me a bit towards the end of the second book, so having a break from that. Now reading 'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead' by Barbara Comyns, and some short stories by Amparo Dávila, both of which are very good and I'm surprised the authors aren't more well known. Edited November 21, 2019 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just a 50pg article from the American Psychological Association titled, "The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2019 5 hours ago, A'Villan said: Just a 50pg article from the American Psychological Association titled, "The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance" That actually sounds quite interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Does anyone else periodically google 'Winds of Winter' in hopeful optimism just looking for the slightest hint of a release date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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