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Tringa said:
Just finished Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel.

It is written in an unusual way that gets you feeling very involved, almost as if you were standing next to them listening in on the conversations. Even with the list of main characters at the beginning sometime I forgot exactly who was who, but it did not detract from the story - well worth a read.

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If you like historical books you might want to look at Anya Seton, she wrote some great books.
I first read The Green Darkness many years ago as it was set around where I lived and worked.
Set in the time of Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it is set in the original Cowdray House
home of Lord Cowdray and a staunch Catholic, and about his house monk.
I read much of it sitting amongst the ruins of the original house during my lunch hour on what is now known as St. Annes Hill but in the
book is referred to as Tan's Hill.
She wrote many such books about different historical characters, I've read many of them
 
Cartus said:
A generalisation: Men read books written by men, women read books written by women- discuss!
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Yeah must admit I only read men. The only women ones I've tried (recently) its invariably pregnacy this, boyfriend that, my ex this.(simplifying somewhat) GTFO! I want bullets and fists and a plot(not too complicated).

I suspect a lot more women read books by men (as well as women) than vice versa.
 
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Cartus said:
A generalisation: Men read books written by men, women read books written by women- discuss!
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a lot of women read stuff like jack reacher (lee child) - while we men like the bullets and explosions etc many of the ladeez will be dreaming about being rescued by big jack and having extensive freight train sex (if they've red 'the affair')

mind you there are some good female crime writers that ive read who don't go all pregnancy, boyfreinfd blah
 
big soft moose said:
a lot of women read stuff like jack reacher (lee child) - while we men like the bullets and explosions etc many of the ladeez will be dreaming about being rescued by big jack and having extensive freight train sex (if they've red 'the affair')

mind you there are some good female crime writers that ive read who don't go all pregnancy, boyfreinfd blah
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I've read almost all Lee Child's books and would have thought them towards the more macho end of the scale, a book about a real man for real men!

Louis de Bernierè's 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' would be an example of a male author writing a book probably at least as many women have read as men, if not more.
 
I read loads of chick lit, Liane Moriarty is a favourite of mine... but I'm a self confessed Big Girl's Blouse....
 
Nope, my fav author these days is Peter James, especially his Roy Grace series, but his other books are good too (y)
 
big soft moose said:
a lot of women read stuff like jack reacher (lee child) - while we men like the bullets and explosions etc many of the ladeez will be dreaming about being rescued by big jack and having extensive freight train sex (if they've red 'the affair')

mind you there are some good female crime writers that ive read who don't go all pregnancy, boyfreinfd blah
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Gheez are you for real? That is the most stoopidest sexist thing I've heard in ages!
 
Cg_Girl said:
Gheez are you for real? That is the most stoopidest sexist thing I've heard in ages!
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oddly it was pretty much exactly what you told me you liked about Jack Reacher - back when we were talking.

That aside the whole discussion point is essentially sexist and non pc , but don't look at me, i didnt bring it up - men and women both read books by male and female authors and its not practical to generalise about why - there are some 'chick lit' authors that i quite like , and theres chick lit written but men, bloke lit written by women and thrillers written by both sexes
 
big soft moose said:
oddly it was pretty much exactly what you told me you liked about Jack Reacher - back when we were talking.

That aside the whole discussion point is essentially sexist and non pc , but don't look at me, i didnt bring it up - men and women both read books by male and female authors and its not practical to generalise about why - there are some 'chick lit' authors that i quite like , and theres chick lit written but men, bloke lit written by women and thrillers written by both sexes
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PMSL.. Talking out your derrière AGAIN there Pete..
May be your fantasy but not mine!
 
big soft moose said:
Just started rereading the deathlands series ...#1 being pilgremage to hell , by james adrian... utterly ridiculous but good fun when you want something undemanding. for a slighly heavier read i am also mid way through 'the son' by jo nesbo
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Another Deathlands fan eh? Brill! I've got over 70(!) Deathlands books at last count and made it to 20 before needing something different. Every time I see #21 on my reader, I shudder.

Currently, Mark Lawrence's "Prince of Thorns" is being devoured on my Kobo. Great to find a fantasy author that's fresh, witty, funny and new.
 
'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August'... part Sci-Fi, part thriller. The story of a man who, every time he dies, goes back to the start of his life and is reborn to relive it all over again... except he remembers everything that happened in previous lives... a kind of 'Groundhog Life' I guess. Clever concept and well executed, I'm about 70% of the way through and really enjoying it... worth a look!
 
Flashman said:
'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August'... part Sci-Fi, part thriller. The story of a man who, every time he dies, goes back to the start of his life and is reborn to relive it all over again... except he remembers everything that happened in previous lives... a kind of 'Groundhog Life' I guess. Clever concept and well executed, I'm about 70% of the way through and really enjoying it... worth a look!
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That sounds pretty interesting.. I shall be searching for that thanks :D
 
An old Desmond Bagley thriller - Running Blind. Passes the time!
 
Flashman said:
Couldn't put it down last night, finished it in the early hours... highly recommended!
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I've just downloaded it :D

Need to finish wuthering heights first and then choices between this one, Anne frank or the 2nd in the Roy grace series

Decisions:D
 
Flashman said:
'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August'... part Sci-Fi, part thriller. The story of a man who, every time he dies, goes back to the start of his life and is reborn to relive it all over again... except he remembers everything that happened in previous lives... a kind of 'Groundhog Life' I guess. Clever concept and well executed, I'm about 70% of the way through and really enjoying it... worth a look!
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And only £2.99 on Kindle :)
 
Flashman said:
'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August'... part Sci-Fi, part thriller. The story of a man who, every time he dies, goes back to the start of his life and is reborn to relive it all over again... except he remembers everything that happened in previous lives... a kind of 'Groundhog Life' I guess. Clever concept and well executed, I'm about 70% of the way through and really enjoying it... worth a look!
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Just downloaded the sample to my Kindle, Looks like my kind of read.
 
The Moaning of Life by Karl Pilkington, a christmas gift from a friend. :)
If you've seen An Idiot Abroad it's a must read.
 
Has anyone read The Martian by Andy Weir? Looks like it could be interesting.
 
DorsetDude said:
Has anyone read The Martian by Andy Weir? Looks like it could be interesting.
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A friend of mine has just read that and thought it very good and highly recommended it.. I'm tempted to have a look too now it's been mentioned again :)
 
Cg_Girl said:
A friend of mine has just read that and thought it very good and highly recommended it.. I'm tempted to have a look too now it's been mentioned again :)
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Its so rare to see a "sci-fi" book in the bestseller racks* in Smiths wherever, it perked my attention.

(*Not withstanding Game of Thrones and discworld books which are more fantasy based anyway)
 
DorsetDude said:
Its so rare to see a "sci-fi" book in the bestseller racks* in Smiths wherever, it perked my attention.

(*Not withstanding Game of Thrones and discworld books which are more fantasy based anyway)
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Yes that's true! If you do decide to read it then please post up what you thought, I've a about 3 books to read before I get it :)
 
Will do but I havent bought it yet so it could be a while.

The Wilbur Smith Im on is taking me ages to get through due to the pages being actually full of text and the book being quite long. Not like the modern fad of large pages with loads of space round the edge and massive gaps between the lines to make the book look bigger/longer than it actually is.
 
Bought Ayoade on Ayoade, for kindle, after seeing the Channel 4 news interview with him about it. Not read it yet, BUT also got an email telling me I'm entitled to a free book, between now and March, because I'd bought from Amazon. Unfortunately limited to a choice of 6, 4 of which I've read and 2 that I don't fancy, nonetheless, summat for nowt aint bad is it? :)
 
Just binned 'The Stone Man' after 24%. Loads of 5 star reviews on Amazon but they must either be all friends and family or on drugs... I thought it was pretty dire! Avoid!
 
I have just started reading Game of Thrones and also have 40 episodes recorded that I need to start watching
 
Too many books on the go at the moment, and first two are re-reads..
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Guards, Guards, Guards by Terry Pratchett
on Composition and Inspiration by Larry Fink​
 
CheshireChap said:
Bought Ayoade on Ayoade, for kindle, after seeing the Channel 4 news interview with him about it.
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Is that this one? I did exactly the same, and I found the book completely bonkers.

On a less crazy note, I've just finished James Barrington's "Overkill" which was a really good take on the techno-British-spy-action-thriller, bringing the cold war into the 21st century.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Another Deathlands fan eh? Brill! I've got over 70(!) Deathlands books at last count and made it to 20 before needing something different. Every time I see #21 on my reader, I shudder.
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I've only got the first 7 or so (Ice and fire was the last one I bought , and i'm missing #3 neutron solstice from my collection) , imo the first one was still the best but ice and fire is a close second. I hadn't realised you could get them in kindle format - i may have to buy some more for those days when i really can't be doing with weighty.

That aside ive just reread cold granite - stuart mcbrides first one , and i was also pleasantly suprised by 'the murder bag' by tony parsons
 
Currently about 80% through Catch 22. Quite enjoying it really.

Might try 'The First 15 Lives of Harry August' as mentioned above but first I've got three 'real books' to get through. I've got Mark Cavendish's autobiography, Mo Farah's autobiography and Project Rainbow: How British Cycling Reached The Top Of The World, by Rod Ellingworth to read. I'm fed up looking at them on the bedside cabinet! Much prefer when it's just my Kindle sitting there!
 
CheshireChap said:
Bought Ayoade on Ayoade, for kindle, after seeing the Channel 4 news interview with him about it. Not read it yet, BUT also got an email telling me I'm entitled to a free book, between now and March, because I'd bought from Amazon. Unfortunately limited to a choice of 6, 4 of which I've read and 2 that I don't fancy, nonetheless, summat for nowt aint bad is it? :)
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I've just bought The 1st 15 Lives of Harry August for my Kindle as I was also getting one of the free books in that offer, essentially 2 books for £2.99. As you have read 4 of them already which one would you recommend?
 
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