Recommend me some books!

[FairwayDodger]

Now that I'm back travelling with work I've started going through books at an alarming rate. Plus I've got a week in the sun coming up so I need to load up the kindle.

I tend to like SF and fantasy stuff but am getting well bored with endless series of books (I have at least 4 series on the go at the moment) so interested in good, preferably one-off novels.

Anyone read anything good recently?

 

[Spartacus]

The Babylon Code.

 

[Spartacus]

Paul Maguire and Troy Anderson.

Not SF.

 

[JohnnyDee]

You've probably read it already, but recently I've just revisited The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, if not the I'd say it's well worth a look.

 

[FairwayDodger]

The Babylon Code.

Not quite my thing, I don't think.

 

[FairwayDodger]

You've probably read it already, but recently I've just revisited The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, if not the I'd say it's well worth a look.

Yes, read it! Good though.

 

[GB72]

Not SciFi but just read Moriarty, based in the Sherlock Holmes universe. Picked at random, not normally my sort of read but finished it in 3 days and could not put it down

 

[toyboy54]

FD..Would you consider something totally different like 'Catch 22'by Joseph Heller or Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe?
May be they just appeal to crazy side of me but I took them away with me at New Year and was in tears(much to SWMBO's embarrassment).
Just a thought..
Jimbo

 

[IanG]

Any of Iain M Banks Culture books. Anything by Alistair Reynolds

Philip Pullmans Dark Materials trilogy, children books - not.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Not SciFi but just read Moriarty, based in the Sherlock Holmes universe. Picked at random, not normally my sort of read but finished it in 3 days and could not put it down

Might have a look at that for a departure. Can it be read standalone or does it follow his other Holmes book?

 

[FairwayDodger]

FD..Would you consider something totally different like 'Catch 22'by Joseph Heller or Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe?
May be they just appeal to crazy side of me but I took them away with me at New Year and was in tears(much to SWMBO's embarrassment).
Just a thought..
Jimbo

I've read catch-22, but not riotous assembly.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Any of Iain M Banks Culture books. Anything by Alistair Reynolds

Philip Pullmans Dark Materials trilogy, children books - not.

Yeah, I've read all the Culture stuff - "Use of Weapons" is one of my favourite books. Alistair Reynolds is an author I've looked at but never read anything by - which would you suggest?

 

[GB72]

Totally, never read a Sherlock Holmes book before

 

[Liverbirdie]

For something different, try Stuart Maconie (ex NME journo, radio 2 DJ, raconteur).

I've read "pies and prejudice" - in search of the north, "hope and glory" - but it does mention 1966, adventures on the high teas and have all been spot on.

I havent read "cider with roadies" yet, which I believe is about the music industry.

Late edit:- "never mind the quantocks" - Probably right down your street, Kaz -

Every one of us knows the moment when the simple act of putting one foot in front of another stops being a method of propulsion and becomes an adventure.'

In this hilarious and heart-warming collection of essays, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. From the splendour of the Pennines and the Lake District to the drama of the Dorset coast; from the canals of the Midlands to wildest Scotland, this book is an attempt to explain a passion for walking and the delights it can bring.


Never Mind the Quantocks features over 50 insightful, witty and entertaining articles, including festive walks, Lakeland favourites and pub treks. Culled from his monthly column in Country Walkingmagazine, this collection is full of the beautiful places, magical moments and wonderful characters that Stuart has encountered on his travels. It describes such intrepid adventures as taking on the famous 'Wainwright' Fells of the Lake District, walking Hadrian's Wall with colleague Mark Radcliffe, and why the most important things to carry in a rucksack are a transistor radio and a small bottle of wine.

 

[IanG]

Yeah, I've read all the Culture stuff - "Use of Weapons" is one of my favourite books. Alistair Reynolds is an author I've looked at but never read anything by - which would you suggest?

Maybe start at the beginning with Revelation Space.

Not Science fiction but I enjoyed all the early Christopher Brookmyre books too.

 

[Cherry13]

Look who's back, very different to the norm. English translation of a German book, basically hitler wakes up in a park in Berlin 2011 covered in petrol... No idea what's going on but gets mistaken as a very good impersonator. Goes on to become a YouTube sensation and tv host. Very funny, and though it sounds far fetched, makes some very good relevant points about today's society and parallels between nazi Germany and present day Germany.

Or you could just buy a new version of mein kempf, pretty much going the same way.

 

[toyboy54]

FD..I've got all the Tom Sharpe books,believe me when I say laugh out loud stuff.If you want me to post one or two then let me know(also got Spike MilliganAdolf Hitler--My Part In His Downfall'...Sometimes think I need help of the 'shrink' kind)
Jimbo

 

[FairwayDodger]

FD..I've got all the Tom Sharpe books,believe me when I say laugh out loud stuff.If you want me to post one or two then let me know(also got Spike MilliganAdolf Hitler--My Part In His Downfall'...Sometimes think I need help of the 'shrink' kind)
Jimbo

Cheers Jimbo. I've seen a few TV adaptations but the books have never really appealed.

 

[toyboy54]

FD ...O.K. ..no worries.If you change your mind then page me.Hope you enjoy whatever you go for(and have a great holiday)
I'm now halfway through Jack Reacher-Gone Tomorrow,for the 3rd time and then I'll go on to a Rebus or Michael Connolly or go back and read Brian Clough again.
Variety is the spice of life...as they say!!

Jimbo

 

[louise_a]

I read a lot of fantasy, have you read Tom Holt or Robert Rankin? they are both a bit off the wall but I enjoy them.

I will also add a recommendation for Tom Sharpe.