Books - what are you reading just now?

Just finished ...

Tombland - the latest in the Shardlake series by C J Sansom (historical fiction 15th century)
The Falcon of Sparta - latest by Conn Iggulden (historical fiction 4th century BC )
War of the Wolf - latest in Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell (historical fiction 10th century)
All up to the usual high standards of the respective authors.

Also part way through biographies of Alan Turing and Pol Pot. (If they'd met, l doubt they'd have got on well :) )
 
Read again The Greatest Comeback,from genocide to football glory, by David Bolchover.

It’s the story of Bela Guttmann a man who survived the holocaust and went on to manage Benfica to two European Cups.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Just finished the Harry Potter books again

Now starting the Belgariad by David Eddings again - if anyone is into Fantasy books and Lotr then David Eddings for me is the King of Fantasy novels
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Loved the Belgariad, the mallorean, elenium and tamuli when I was younger. Read the whole thing a few times. Not sure how I'd get on with it now.

If you want a seriously good read check out the kingkiller chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. I don't think I've read anything better in that genre, other than LOTR.
I'm currently trying to finish the wheel of time by Robert Jordan after twenty years of reading and it's a bit of a slog at times.
 
Sir Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Chris Brookmyre, David Baldacci, Carl Hiaasen, Clive Cussler, Kathy Reichs, Harlen Coben, Lee Child, CJ Box, Robert B Parker, Bob Rotella, John Feinstein, Ben Aaronovitch, Douglas Adams, George Orwell, Harlan Ellison and on and on. Not unusual to be reading a couple of real books and a couple on the Kindle.
 
I've got a few on the go at the moment. I start one, go away from it for a while, start another, and then return to an old one.
Currently I've got:
On the Road - Keroac
Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas
Never Let Me Go - Ishiguro

my next one will be the Fox by Forsyth (hopefully a B'day prezzie)
 
Got John Feinstein's The Majors sitting waiting for me to pick it up. But it will have to wait.

Meanwhile I have reached the mid-late 14th Century and Robert II - though he's a bit useless and not at all like his grandfather - his dad was pretty useless also...

it's an enjoyable read but trying to keep track of who's-who and the line of succession clear in my head is not easy.
 
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I have got back into Dan Brown, just finished Digital Fortress which was right up my street, currently reading his new one Origin.

Deception point i thought was excellent.

Also reading Mark Dawsons set, The Cleaner, Saint Death and the Driver. onto the second one. so far so good!
 
Is deception point the one with the meteor?
I think his non Langdon books are the better ones.

Also like John Milton. He is the British Jack Reacher
 
larmen said:
Is deception point the one with the meteor?
I think his non Langdon books are the better ones.

Also like John Milton. He is the British Jack Reacher
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Yes DP is the Meteor / NASA one.

I am liking John Milton, he sounds like a bloke i'd like to go for a pint with! although he is sober now...
 
Highly recommend Atomic Habits by James Clear. I'm only a quarter into the book but it's very good and has already had a positive impact on me and even though it's not a golf book, it's had a positive impact on my golf.
 
Rooter said:
I have got back into Dan Brown, just finished Digital Fortress which was right up my street, currently reading his new one Origin.

Deception point i thought was excellent.

Also reading Mark Dawsons set, The Cleaner, Saint Death and the Driver. onto the second one. so far so good!
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My opinion of you has plummeted to new depths! Dan Brown! Nooooo! Don't do this to yourself. His grammar is just unreadable darling.
 
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