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Books - what are you reading just now?

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Listening to The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye on BBC Radio 4 Extra (btw BBC Radio 4 Extra is a fabulous station - and so long live! BBC Radio 4 Extra :) )
 
Just read John Le Carre's latest: Agent Running in the field

Very enjoyable - but I do love a spy novel
 
Just finished 'Adolf Hitler-My Part In His Downfall'by Spike Milligan(again)+have the film on You Tube-mental,anarchic...just right up my street!
Halfway through Shredded-The Bank That Boke Britain by Ian Fraser,story of RBS&how goodwin and the board went (mainly his way)against the rules to help cause a near global financial meltdown.
On my Trump fascination/stalking am now on 'Trump Nation'by Timothy O'Brien(who also penned 'The Art Of The Deal' about the Orange blimps rise/lies to the White House
(God help us--what a trio him Blowjob and Cumming)
DFT-noticed that you and SILH flagged up Cliff Hanley 'The taste Of Too Much'-Knightswood?Anything from Castlemilk?(now that was a place to grow up in in the 60's/70's
Very Happy Jimbo...especially after last night
 
Was struggling with To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf until yesterday when I googled 'is Virginia Woolf difficult' and found that To the Lighthouse is in some bibliophile website's Top 10 difficult reads...It advises readers to not try and work out who the heck is thinking what about whom (it seems to be mostly the thoughts of the characters about themselves and each other, and not a lot of dialogue) and just read it...so I can now read it accepting that I'm not going to have much of a clue, but just enjoy the words and wait and see what happens.
 
Just started Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy,. Takes you back to soviet rule and espionage. Its one of his Jack Ryan Novels, its a slow starter but it's warming up nicely.
 
Have recently decided that I'd get to grips with Charles Dickens - something I've never read before. So just starting out on Tale of Two Cities. The 19th century style of writing is taking a bit of getting used to.
 
Seem to have got stuck on autobiographies. Finished John Cleese and Miles Kington (you can't really call it an autobiography though) and am now on to Hunter Davies.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Was struggling with To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf until yesterday when I googled 'is Virginia Woolf difficult' and found that To the Lighthouse is in some bibliophile website's Top 10 difficult reads...It advises readers to not try and work out who the heck is thinking what about whom (it seems to be mostly the thoughts of the characters about themselves and each other, and not a lot of dialogue) and just read it...so I can now read it accepting that I'm not going to have much of a clue, but just enjoy the words and wait and see what happens.
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For some reason I read to the end of To The Lighthouse and rate it as probably the most boring book that I've read.
 
Two Wheels over Catalonia by Richard Guise, an interesting book about a bike journey through the region. We've holidayed there a couple of times so its interesting hearing someone else's opinions of places that we stayed / visited.
 
Flamingos in the Desert by Kevin Borman. A bit like Tongo's above its a book done by a local to us, about 5 miles away, and his hikes around eastern Andalucia. There's so many things in it that are within 50 miles of us. For anyone that does get over to the little corner of paradise between May and August I'd very much recommend visiting the lakes down near Cabo de Gata, Cape of the Cat. And if you're there towards sunset it spectacular as the flamingos come in to roost - thousands of them.
 
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Flamingos in the Desert by Kevin Borman. A bit like Tongo's above its a book done by a local to us, about 5 miles away, and his hikes around eastern Andalucia. There's so many things in it that are within 50 miles of us. For anyone that does get over to the little corner of paradise between May and August I'd very much recommend visiting the lakes down near Cabo de Gata, Cape of the Cat. And if you're there towards sunset it spectacular as the flamingos come in to roost - thousands of them.
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Have your read any of the Driving over Lemons series by Chris Stewart? He and his wife moved to the Alpujarras thirty odd years ago and he's written 4 books about their life there. They are a very good read, especially the first three.
 
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Have your read any of the Driving over Lemons series by Chris Stewart? He and his wife moved to the Alpujarras thirty odd years ago and he's written 4 books about their life there. They are a very good read, especially the first three.
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Thanks for the reminder. I read the first one and had since forgot about them. I must see if Amazon has them for the Kindle. Cheers
 
Am currently reading Martina Cole's " no mercy" typical Cole fare hard hitting lots violence and swearing but one again superb story telling from the author who has spent more time at no1 in the best selling charts than any other writer
 
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For some reason I read to the end of To The Lighthouse and rate it as probably the most boring book that I've read.
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I am struggling as I have never struggled with a book before...blimey. Dickens is an easy read in comparison.

But I will see it out. Jumping from the inside of one person's head and their stream of consciousness to another's - is just so hard to hang on to...but it's certainly different
 
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Footbridge to Enchantment by Nigel Tranter.

Over the wee wooden bridge to the Gullane side of Aberlady Bay. All about the wildfowl, nature plus local stuff.
Beautiful written and a total change from his wonderful historical novels.
 
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