Books - what are you reading just now?

Finished Sicily 1943 by James Holland. Basically a book about the invasion of Sicily. It was strange reading a book where the views and stories of both Allies and Axis forces are recorded from those in the front line to generals. At times a sad read indeed.
 
After putting it off for 2 years, I bought and started reading the first Reacher book written by Lee Child's brother yesterday.
What a difference. It's so shallow that it could have been written by a child (pun not intended).
 
RichA said:
After putting it off for 2 years, I bought and started reading the first Reacher book written by Lee Child's brother yesterday.
What a difference. It's so shallow that it could have been written by a child (pun not intended).
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I have/ had read all Lee Child’s Reacher books. Although predictable you could stay with the stories til the penny dropped and the cases were solved. When Lee Child’s decided he had gone far enough with his writing, The Reacher chronicles should of finished. I won’t buy another.
 
Currently on Richard Osmond’s The Bullet That Missed. The third instalment in his Thursday Murder Club series. Unlike some others on here, I’ve enjoyed each book. Understand there’s going to be more and that Spielberg had bought the film rights (not that that is any indicator).
 
Fromtherough said:
Currently on Richard Osmond’s The Bullet That Missed. The third instalment in his Thursday Murder Club series. Unlike some others on here, I’ve enjoyed each book. Understand there’s going to be more and that Spielberg had bought the film rights (not that that is any indicator).
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I've loved the first two and I'm looking forward to reading the new one. If you don't like this series then you must be miserable ?.

Couldn't agree more about the Reacher light books. I won't be bothering with the next one. Such a shame.
 
Our Game by Le Carre
Excellent as ever.
Unfortunately I’m running out of his books now.
 
Because I don’t commute by train anymore I was thinking about trying audio books. I listened to a sample of the latest Gray Man and the latest Scott Harvath novels, it just doesn’t compute with me. One of them sounded totally weird.
does anyone know a novel in that genre that is read well and engaging? Reacher? Rapp? Milton? …
 
Currently reading an absolute classic, to kill a mockingbird.
It's one of my all time favourite films ,so thought I would read the book.
Before that I read a few Harlan Coben books, they were very good.
Next is the girl with the dragon tattoo.
 
I'm re-reading the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly. It's like the unmarried love child of Stephen King and Michael Connelly. Amazing series.
 
Snow followed by April in Spain by John Banville. Intriguing and enjoyable read, a page turner, not a thriller but an old fashioned detective ‘who dun it’.
 
4/5th through ‘red storm rising’ by Tom Clancy

Bloody hell it’s good and the terminology used, tactics and mechanics of modern warfare are scarily accurately represented.

I’ve been having flashbacks to my old life due to it in a good way.

Cracking book.
 
Tashyboy said:
I have/ had read all Lee Child’s Reacher books. Although predictable you could stay with the stories til the penny dropped and the cases were solved. When Lee Child’s decided he had gone far enough with his writing, The Reacher chronicles should of finished. I won’t buy another.
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Thought exactly the same. Last one was a bit naff
 
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