[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[xenophon]

Theatre of Silence: The Lost Soul of Football

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theatre-Silence-Lost-Soul-Football/dp/1903490324

 

[Fungus]

Been reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and just started on Huckleberry Finn, both free downloads from the Guttenberg website.

 

[Helter]

The Mason Murders.

 

[SeagullRic]

Have been reading C.J Sansom's masterpieces recently. Murder mysteries set in the time of Henry VIII, I have found them utterly gripping. I recommend reading No2 first ('Dark Fire') as the first one was far less exciting (and it matters very little if you read them chronologically or not). If you are interested in period history novels I reckon you'll like this one.

 

[champion7]

James Patterson - Murder of king Tut

 

[FamilyGuy]

Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Books vol 1 to 6. Terry Moore.
Comics at the very best!

 

[Paddy B]

Have been reading C.J Sansom's masterpieces recently. Murder mysteries set in the time of Henry VIII, I have found them utterly gripping. I recommend reading No2 first ('Dark Fire') as the first one was far less exciting (and it matters very little if you read them chronologically or not). If you are interested in period history novels I reckon you'll like this one.

Not read Dark Fire but enjoyed Soveriegn & Dissolution.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Read them all. It's mostly the local factor that makes them a good read.
Try Graham Hurley, does the same thing for Portsmouth (yes I know) but there is a bit more with the back stories and sub plots. You will enjoy them if you like Peter James. Up to date there are 10 of them, start with Turnstone, they are in an overall developing story.

Thanks for this skipper. I took your advice and bought Turnstone and I just finished reading it. It was an excellent piece of advice. I'm definately going to pick up other from the same series.

Cheers

 

[Lush]

I am reading Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanesi by Geoff Dyer, which today posed an interesting question.

If you are reading quite graphic sex scenes in fairly large print on a crowded commuter train, should you A) skip that bit and come back later B) carry on reading quietly, pausing only to mop your brow? C) shout "God Yeah That Was Good!" at the top of your voice?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

C - definitely

 

[The Modfather]

Been thinking about buying this. Would you give it a strong recommendation? Is it as good as The Last Party by John Harris? That was a terrific read.

Agree Sir Jim. The Last party was a quality book.

 

[The Modfather]

To answer the question seriously, I've just finished reading 'Looking Good Dead' by Peter James.

It was absolutely BRILLIO and I'd recommend it to anyone. It's all set around Brighton and Hove which gives it an added appeal

Peter James has done 4 or 5 books now in the Roy Grace series, all with 'Dead' in the title.

They are all set in and around Brighton, and all are equally brilliant.

Well worth checking out.

 

[wahoo]

just finished jordans 4th autobiography , it was great with all the updates etc it even included a bit at the end with alex reid (her new fella) and i cant wait for her 5th to hit the shelfs,
lovely girl our katie

 

[Gwylan]

Have been reading C.J Sansom's masterpieces recently. Murder mysteries set in the time of Henry VIII, I have found them utterly gripping. I recommend reading No2 first ('Dark Fire') as the first one was far less exciting (and it matters very little if you read them chronologically or not). If you are interested in period history novels I reckon you'll like this one.

...although the first is set in Sussex (Rye to be precise). The author lives in Sussex too.

They're very good - there's supposed to be a TV series with Kenneth Branagh but that;s been talked about for some years and there's no sign so far.

I'm reading The Origins of the British by Stephen Oppenheimer. It's about where we all come from - and how few of us are Saxons: we're older immigrants than that.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I read Timeline by Michael Crichton, which was rubbish, so I've gone back to mr John Grisham and am now reading The Testament. Really intriguing start, and already (After 2 chapters) more interesting than Timeline.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

It is about change and understanding why change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does. From murder rates in New York to the AIDS epidemic and what-have-you.

Quite good thus far.

...and Charlotte's Web

 

[philsussex]

Jellyman's Thrown a Wobbly (Jeff Stelling)

Darn good read.

 

[Jim in the West]

Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson.

Inspirational.

 

[Fungus]

Robinson Crusoe.

Actually better than I expected!

 

[The Modfather]

Martina Cole - Faces