Books - what are you reading just now?

The hungry caterpillar. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
 
drive4show said:
We have music, films, TV series.....so why not books as well :)

I am currently working my way through a few Bill Bryson books. For those not familiar, he is a travel writer who writes about his varies travels around the world in his own unique style. Genuinely funny and entertaining, they quite literally have me laughing out loud in places.

Highly recommended! :thup:
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If you love travelogues by bon viveurs, read some of the books by Stuart Maconie.

If you like culture, history, music, sport, wierd things, best fish and chip shops, real ale, pies, art, politics,local characters, good walks etc..... you'll love him.

Although you living down south for years, all of the above important things in life may mean nothing to you now. ;)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...earch-alias=aps&field-keywords=stuart+maconie

Read one and you'll read a few. He's a likeable character, considering he's from Wigan.:D
 
Currently reading the Harry Pottet series - on the second book at the moment Chamber of Secrets
 
ColchesterFC said:
Just finished the whole Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Now moved on to the Nick Stone series by Andy McNabb.
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Done both. Looking for a lot more similar stuff, hate stand alone books.


Had to start a spreadsheet to keep track of what I am reading. Currently following 17 heroes by 14 authors. Reading Stephen Leather's 'Chinaman' right now where they are just making a Jackie Chan movie of that. Before that I just finished the Luke Stone books by Jack Mars.
 
Liverbirdie said:
If you love travelogues by bon viveurs, read some of the books by Stuart Maconie.

If you like culture, history, music, sport, wierd things, best fish and chip shops, real ale, pies, art, politics,local characters, good walks etc..... you'll love him.

Although you living down south for years, all of the above important things in life may mean nothing to you now. ;)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...earch-alias=aps&field-keywords=stuart+maconie

Read one and you'll read a few. He's a likeable character, considering he's from Wigan.:D
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Living down south has taught me to speel propurley :D
 
Currently reading Philosophy For Life: And Other Dangerous Situations by Jules Evans.

I really do need to catch up on David Mitchells last two books (not the comedian). Black Swan Green and The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet were truly astounding.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Just finished the whole Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Now moved on to the Nick Stone series by Andy McNabb.
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You would probably enjoy David Baldacci's series of books.

I am reading Stuart MacBride's Cold Dark Ground, half way though and half of me likes it......police investigating gangland murders in Doric land....... dinna ken aboot that sort a thing goin oan like [that sounds a bit Geordie]:lol:
 
I dragged out one of my favourite books this week. I must have read it half a dozen times in the last 40 years. "When the lion feeds," by Wilbur Smith. It spawned two other books in "The sound of thunder," and "When a sparrow falls."

Wilbur Smith then wrote several other series around the Courtney family, prequels to the original book. But to me, the first 3 are classics.
 
drive4show said:
We have music, films, TV series.....so why not books as well :)

I am currently working my way through a few Bill Bryson books. For those not familiar, he is a travel writer who writes about his varies travels around the world in his own unique style. Genuinely funny and entertaining, they quite literally have me laughing out loud in places.

Highly recommended! :thup:
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I’ve read all of his books and enjoyed every one of them.

While on holiday recently I read the Dan Jones book about the history of the knights Templar.

Another good read is desert sniper
 
Hobbit said:
I dragged out one of my favourite books this week. I must have read it half a dozen times in the last 40 years. "When the lion feeds," by Wilbur Smith. It spawned two other books in "The sound of thunder," and "When a sparrow falls."

Wilbur Smith then wrote several other series around the Courtney family, prequels to the original book. But to me, the first 3 are classics.
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I've only read his "Egyptian" ones, Bri and loved the first 3 (River god etc). What was meant to be the final one was shockingly bad, so much so that I think he didnt want to end on that note so did another one - that was also pretty poor.

Whenever I pick up his other ones though, they dont seem like my bag - should I?

I read Ken Follett's trilogy a few years ago, which was spectacularly good:-

  1. Fall of Giants,
  2. Winter of the World
  3. Edge of Eternity
It follows a few families - British, German, Austrian, Russian (then American) from before the Russian revolution through to the Kennedy assassination and they are all tied to the events of the times. Brilliant series. Read one, you'll definitely read the others.

Ive got/getting the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness books on France and Belgium to help decide where to go on Holiday in Eastern France and Belgium next year (week in each). Amongst other things want to go to Verdun, battle of Waterloo, Troyes, Reims cathedral, Bruges, Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) amongst others.
 
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"Gridiron Genius" by Mike Lombardi. God knows how many NFL and baseball books I must have now.
 
Just re-reading Stepehn Covey 7 Habits of Highly effective people. More so forms work thing, but once I'm through it going to finish George RR Martin's Game of Thrones series I'm half way through the collection now.
 
Hobbit said:
I must look for that one. I've read just about all of Grisham's books but don't think I've seen that one.
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It's his latest one I think - must've pre-ordered it as it appeared on my Kindle in the week!! Great read so far 👍
 
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