What are you currently reading..

Just finished Great Expectations.

It wasn't all I'd hoped for...
 
Read Scott Mariani's latest The Sacred Sword. This series makes for a good read.

Now reading an interesting new writer whom I know from my motorhome forums:

The Jim Jam Sessions by Nigel Le Page, available for download. A great story about travelling back in time from 2064 to 1964. I do recommend this, but advise that the first chapter is a bit tough going - too many words! I have told Nigel and he has promised to change it in future releases.

Best regards

Chris
 
The Secret Diary of a Sex Addict..........Amber Stephens.

I read it first on the Kindle. Then the wife read it later.
Who needs Fifty of Shades of Grey when this book is available as a free download? ;);)
 
**it my Dad says by Justin Halpern - American but funny, not a book you can sit and read for hours but good to dip into.

The Key to Rebbeca by Ken Follet - about the main German spy in Cairo during WWII.

**Swear Filter caught the title of the first one.
 
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Just finished re-reading the K-Pax trilogy by Gene Brewer. If you've seen the film you'll know the premise of the first book, but the next two go so much deeper into the characters. Brilliant, brilliant read if you're I'm any way interested in mental health, societal structure, aliens, fruit and science!
 
Just finished the Jim Jam Sessions I mentioned above.

A really great twist at the end!

Regards

Chris
 
Just started reading "The Secret Life of Bletchley Park" after visiting there a couple of weeks ago.
 
fabs said:
Well the missus has just downloaded 50 Shades of Grey to my Kindle, she says that it great because no-one on the train can see what she's reading? :D
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The mans version. "Fifty Shades of Andy Grey"

Not a book, a series of tweets, but an amusing read none the less. Thought it was amusing on the first read, then noticed the underlying theme and lol'ed even more.


NSFW

https://BANNED/50SOAndyGray
 
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ACW said:
The mans version. "Fifty Shades of Andy Grey"

Not a book, a series of tweets, but an amusing read none the less. Thought it was amusing on the first read, then noticed the underlying theme and lol'ed even more.


NSFW

https://BANNED/50SOAndyGray
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In the iTunes charts:

Fifty Shades of Black and Blue
By I B Naughtie

Totally true!

Regards

Chris
 
who says 50 shades is NSFW - both the girls in the office are currently reading it on their lunch breaks ;)

(having had a quick look i really don't see what all the fuss is about - poorly written soft porn imo , but then i've always been a man of action not words :lol: )
 
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snip , but then i've always been a man of action not words :lol: )
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That image is going to give me nightmares. There's some things you just shouldn't share Pete :lol:
 
big soft moose said:
who says 50 shades is NSFW - both the girls in the office are currently reading it on their lunch breaks ;)
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I meant the link. But on that subject imagine the reaction if I started reading playboy or something in the staff room on my lunch (especially considering I work with 90% female.) I'd be lynched.
 
Just started a new book:
The Soulkeepers by G.P. Ching

Will keep you informed as to how it goes. For now, having reached the 3rd chapter it is well written, but not too sure how the story is going to unfold and if it will keep my interest.

Regards

Chris
 
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well its not unusual for me to be in all the ladies dreams.... ;) :whistling:
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Nightmares Pete, not dreams

I think you might be mishearing them

;)
 
well whether its a nightmare or a fantasy depends very much on how much you are in touch with your inner moddess ;)
 
Because of this thread I'm revisiting my Koontz collection (all "tree" books, although I do love my Kindle), and am currently re-reading Strangers.

Incidentally, I started corresponding with Dean in the early 90 and still do.....Nice guy.
 
Just finished James Patterson 10th Anniversary, these murder club books are great for a rainy afternoon, I swap between crime and history especially the Forgotten Voices series about the two wars, if anybody is a military buff these are the best by far.
 
Started on a big stack of Le Carré books on holiday, a cracking read, good old fashioned slow boiling spy books
Already bashed through Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and now I'm half way though The Honourable Schoolboy

Read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and some Jeeves and Wooster for a bit of light relief too :D
 
jessica1 said:
Just finished James Patterson 10th Anniversary, these murder club books are great for a rainy afternoon, I swap between crime and history especially the Forgotten Voices series about the two wars, if anybody is a military buff these are the best by far.
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Hi Jessica,

Really enjoy the James Patterson series, although I thought the quality tailed towards the end. However, I will re read the last few and see if it was me that was changing rather than the quality of writing:lol:

I will check out the Forgotten Voices series, never heard of them. Thanks for the heads up.

Best regards

Chris
 
robhooley167 said:
Started on a big stack of Le Carré books on holiday, a cracking read, good old fashioned slow boiling spy books
Already bashed through Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and now I'm half way though The Honourable Schoolboy

Read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and some Jeeves and Wooster for a bit of light relief too :D
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Hi Rob,

I agree about the Le Carre books. Always a good read.

Regards

Chris
 
G2EWS said:
Hi Jessica,

Really enjoy the James Patterson series, although I thought the quality tailed towards the end. However, I will re read the last few and see if it was me that was changing rather than the quality of writing:lol:

I will check out the Forgotten Voices series, never heard of them. Thanks for the heads up.

Best regards

Chris
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Hi Chris
The Forgotten Voices are tapes that the Imperial War Museum had made from interviews with veterans such as Harry Patch and they have put the interviews into print. Each book has it's own theme such as the Somme, S.O.E., Dunkirk and the Blitz( there are more!) I am a real geek about anything to do with the two wars and probably have far to many books but these are more than just facts and dates and you get a real feeling for what was happening on a more personal level. I have just brought Counterfeiter which is about a Norwegian Jew who had to make fake British and American banknotes and was made into a film, so many books and so little space!
Hope you enjoy the Forgotten Voices books, I think there are about a dozen so far so happy reading!
 
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Hi Chris
The Forgotten Voices are tapes that the Imperial War Museum had made from interviews with veterans such as Harry Patch and they have put the interviews into print. Each book has it's own theme such as the Somme, S.O.E., Dunkirk and the Blitz( there are more!) I am a real geek about anything to do with the two wars and probably have far to many books but these are more than just facts and dates and you get a real feeling for what was happening on a more personal level. I have just brought Counterfeiter which is about a Norwegian Jew who had to make fake British and American banknotes and was made into a film, so many books and so little space!
Hope you enjoy the Forgotten Voices books, I think there are about a dozen so far so happy reading!
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Hi Jessica,

Thanks for the overview. Will have a look around for them now.

Regards

Chris
 
Now onto the final book of Le Carre's "Karla trilogy", Smileys people... Hard going but should be a good one :)
 
Currently giving Spike Milligan's "Adolf Hitler - My part in his downfall" :)
 
I thought I'd revive this.

I stopped reading for a couple of months but, last Sunday, I finally started reading Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz and I finished it yesterday. I'm already 1/4 way though book 2 in the series and, if you're a fan of the genre, I can't recommend it enough.

I also downloaded Ash by James Herbert for 20p and the Sherlock Holmes Collection for 79p today. With the next 3 Frankenstein books to go, should keep be out of mischief for a while. ;)
 
Great! A 7 page thread that doesn't require reading before I can post a meaningful reply!
Currently re-reading a P G Wodehouse boxed set - a book of assorted golf stories at the moment, then it's on to Jeeves and Woosters.
 
New McNab book
 
Just starting to re-read Domain by James Herbert, and I've got Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose out the library to read again too.
 
Domain? That's got to seem a bit dated?
 
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New McNab book
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would that be 'battle lines' or the new nick stone thriller ?

I really like war torn / battle lines , but imo the Nick stone series is very inconsistent - remote control was great, but crisis 4 was unbelievable pap , then he returned to form for a bit with dark winter being the last good one, before he went off the rails with recoil and I lost interest.
 
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