Books - what are you reading just now?

SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I had a quick double take of the title when I first heard the book talked of, as a Hugh Bain was our coal merchant back in the day ?

On a lighter note I enjoyed the book reacquainting me with many Glaswegian words and phrases that I had dropped using over the time since moving south nearly 40yrs ago.

Now reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver...

And so here’s a related question. Other than Jane Austen, Daphne du Maurier and George Elliot, what female authors have you read? Why not? @JamesR need not answer that second part ?
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Not many.

Hilary Mantel - the 3 Wolf Hall books and The Giant O'Brien which I loved. Patricia Highsmith, read a couple of the Ripley books. Read a lot of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie as a kid.

Why not? - female authors do seem woefully under-represented, and I have no interest in chick-lit / romance-type stuff as a subject matter.
 
Ian Rankin, Black & Blue. Another in the Rebus series. A good book, lots to get your teeth into.

I tend to like Tom Thorne, Mark Billingham series, ahead of Rebus but they are both a good read.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I had a quick double take of the title when I first heard the book talked of, as a Hugh Bain was our coal merchant back in the day ?

On a lighter note I enjoyed the book reacquainting me with many Glaswegian words and phrases that I had dropped using over the time since moving south nearly 40yrs ago.

Now reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver...

And so here’s a related question. Other than Jane Austen, Daphne du Maurier and George Elliot, what female authors have you read? Why not? @JamesR need not answer that second part ?
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Read all Becky Chambers books. Enjoyable sci-fi that’s more character driven than tech focused.
 
Currently reading "Glorious Gentlemen" by Bruce Sandison, tales from Stalkers, Gillies and Keepers.

Also just finished reading his other book Angling lines.
 
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Just finished Welcome to Nowhere by Caimh McDonnell.

He's an Irish novelist whose speciality is crime thrillers with a humorous twist. I must have read 6 or 7 of his books over the last year, they are very enjoyable and tend to be free if you've got Kindle Unlimited. The one above is also free if you've got Amazon Prime.
 
Mind Games: The Ups and Downs of Life and Football by Neville Southall

Not the normal book you would expect from an "ex footballer" (sorry Nev!) but an intriguing read
 
Having discovered an extra feature on my car I'm currently reading the rest of the BMW Owners Handbook. And yes, I have already covered the bit on how to use your optional extra indicators.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Should we put ‘allegedly’...?
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Having lived in Newmarket at the height of Dick's fame as an author........you may say that but I could not possibly comment. ;)
A signed copy of his/her latest was always a well received Christmas gift for the MiL,
I think she ended up with about 15 of them. Some via the local charity shop.

Shock horror.......Newmarket actually had a charity shop in the 1980's
 
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Just read Fatherland by Robert Harris
About to start The Dubliners by James Joyce
 
toyboy54 said:
James.....would you say Fatherland is worth reading??
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Yes I really enjoyed it. It was much better than the film.
It’s not as good as Le Carre, who’s my favourite author, but well worth the read (Better than SSGB as a post German winning the war story)
 
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Am reading a fascinating book at the moment called Factfulness. It is all about how the world is much better than most people think and the incredible power of facts in a "post-truth world." There are also some excellent tips on sword-swallowing as well which is always nice.

I have found it brilliant and recommend it very highly.
 
The Dog. said:
Am reading a fascinating book at the moment called Factfulness. It is all about how the world is much better than most people think and the incredible power of facts in a "post-truth world." There are also some excellent tips on sword-swallowing as well which is always nice.

I have found it brilliant and recommend it very highly.
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Is that the one by a Swedish Professor (and his daughter ) ? If it's the one I'm thinking of then it's full of things that we don't know ( and, dare I say; never really think about! )
Was loaned to me by a mate who could be Scotland's answer to SPOCK from Star Trek:alien::giggle:
 
toyboy54 said:
Is that the one by a Swedish Professor (and his daughter ) ? If it's the one I'm thinking of then it's full of things that we don't know ( and, dare I say; never really think about! )
Was loaned to me by a mate who could be Scotland's answer to SPOCK from Star Trek:alien::giggle:
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Yes, that is it. It is more that it is full of things that we all think we know and are all wrong! The book explains why we reach the wrong conclusions and offers a plan on how to prevent this from happening in future. Very interesting.
 
The Dog. said:
Yes, that is it. It is more that it is full of things that we all think we know and are all wrong! The book explains why we reach the wrong conclusions and offers a plan on how to prevent this from happening in future. Very interesting.
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Thanks for that TD. Think I'll try and get it from the library and dazzle folk with the trivia you can harvest from it-actually there's a lot of interesting stuff in there:geek:

Why's there never a pub quiz on when you need one eh??:LOL: Could make a fortune from this tome-pay for the new shinies?:unsure:
 
War Lord, Bernard Cornwell. The most recent of the Uhtred books. Reading each one is like putting on your favourite shoes, shirt, trousers, whatever. Instantly comfortable. I'm 100 pages in after 1 day and it immediately hooked me in, as they always do.
 
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