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Post by Frankleapold on Sept 15, 2008 22:24:47 GMT
I am reading - My Life, My Way by Cliff Richard. It is a good read - his life warts and all, a must for all Cliff fans.
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Post by lindasahandir on Sept 16, 2008 10:25:57 GMT
I'm re-reading Tess of the d'Urbervilles, partly because I watched the first episode on the telly on Sunday and wasn't quite sure when the PMS (who's never read it) asked if it was very faithful to the novel, and partly because I've recently discovered that a very large number of my ancestors (back to the mid-17th century) came from the Vale of Blackmore, where Tess is mainly set.
I studied Tess for A-level, having already studied Far From the Madding Crowd for O-level, loved them both, and went on to read the rest of Hardy's novels and quite a few of his poems.
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Post by tigerlily on Sept 16, 2008 16:20:02 GMT
I loathe Thomas Hardy, with the exception of Tess and Jude.
I was very annoyed when my Penguin classic turned out to be the Mayor of Casterbridge and still haven't read it, let alone reviewed it!
I am now reading P.D. James' latest Dalgliesh myster, the Private Patient. She writes so very beautifully and her story-telling is as good as ever. It just feels awfully samey somehow, partly because she's set more than one story in a clinic or medical setting.
Still jolly good, though - and I am still smitten by Dalgliesh.
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Post by paul Zernikazof on Sept 16, 2008 22:07:51 GMT
I have just read three books in the 'Number one Ladies detective agency' series. Not heavy reading but they bring a real picture of the people and life of Botswana.
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Post by scoo on Sept 23, 2008 19:58:13 GMT
I could not list all the titles of thebooks I am reading. 2 in the cloakroom, 1 in the bathroom, 2 in the bedroom, 1 in my car, 3 in the lounge, 2 in the dining room and 1 at work. If I get to a boring bit, I put the book down and pick up another. I've been an avid reader all my life.
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Post by paul Zernikazof on Oct 4, 2008 18:24:11 GMT
Harry Turtledoves World war series an alternative history of the second world war, where lizard like aliens invade and former enemies are forced to work together to try and defeat superior technology.
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Post by tigerlily on Oct 4, 2008 18:41:47 GMT
Harry Turtledove's alternative histories are also very good, if you haven't yet read them.
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Post by muvversoup on Oct 13, 2008 19:13:14 GMT
Got the latest yesterday . . . half way through it now.... I Love Foaly! But not as much as Holly!
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Post by tigerlily on Oct 13, 2008 23:04:59 GMT
I've just finished Eragon, by Christopher Paolini.
Another book that could have been truly great but just somehow seems to fall that little bit short.
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Post by muvversoup on Oct 14, 2008 7:56:33 GMT
seee above ^^ I was referring to the latest Artemis Fowl *sigh* but forgot to put that tiny detail in the post!
Tog? Moi???!!! how very dare you -- oh well Ok maybe you have a point!
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Post by Slowan on Oct 14, 2008 10:18:45 GMT
Dick Francis - Risk
I thought I had read just about all his (and am re-reading them occassionally) but here is one that slipped through the net! I love them.
I have already pointed out the latest one to PMS as a hint for C*****mas!
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Post by paul Zernikazof on Oct 14, 2008 17:54:36 GMT
Got the latest yesterday . . . half way through it now.... I Love Foaly! But not as much as Holly! I enjoy them too, Muvs
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Post by Frankleapold on Oct 18, 2008 22:31:10 GMT
I have just bought the latest Andrew Greig book - Romano Bridge, this is a place near to where I live. The plot centres round the history of the Stone of Destiny and the mystery that surrounds it......
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Post by Frankleapold on Jun 4, 2009 16:13:07 GMT
I have always liked browsing round bookshops looking for something different, I have discovered a new author that you might want look out for....
I am reading The Equivoque Principle by Darren Craske (published by The Friday Project - 2009).
It is the first book in the Cornelius Quaint Chronicles. The Circus arrives in Victorian London....a series of gruesome murders start and the performers are caught in the middle of it. The central character is Cornelius Quaint - a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Harry Houdini , he beginnings to investigate with his side kick - Butter (a Inuit Eskimo !!).
It's bit like a penny dreadful from the Victorian era...
I am hooked !!!.
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Post by Peek on Jun 4, 2009 18:02:57 GMT
I have 2 books on the go right now.
One is a trilogy of books by Terry Brooks called The Word and The Void, I've read the first one and am about halfway through the second, it's a fantasy story which has the same 2 characters in each book.
The second book I'm readin is by Henning Mankell and is the first in the Wallander series , called Faceless Killers, which I picked up after seeing the 3 films that the BBC made with Kenneth Branagh in at the end of last year. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of them as they're a good yarn.
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Post by Caddi Fuller-Teabags on Jun 14, 2009 11:22:07 GMT
I like fantasy books and SF most, but I like historical stuff. Never been much into detective stuff really.
I love Terry Pratchett's books, and I enjoyed the Pern books and though it is pretty undemanding reading, it is great for those days when you want something light. I have re-read them and just enjoy picking them up at a random page and getting into them.
At the moment I am reading 'Emperor - the gates of Rome' and enjoying it, though it is pretty sanguineous in places. I think I still prefer 'I, Claudius' and 'Claudius the God'.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2009 11:47:46 GMT
I've just finished re-reading Martina Cole's "The Take" in preparation for it airing on Sky 1 next week. I tend to try and do one fiction and one non-fiction in rotation, so it'll be someone's autobiography next.
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 14, 2009 12:02:47 GMT
I'm currently reading 'The Science of Discworld'. I am finding it a little bit hard going, because I haven't studied much in the way of science, but it is fascinating and I like the little Discworld anecdotes and asides and the novella that appears in between the science bits.
I agree with Caddi re Pratchett and Anne McCaffrey's Pern books. I don't much care for the other McCaffrey books, apart from the first couple of 'Ship Who Sang' books.
I recently read Sergei Lukyanenko's 'Day Watch', book two of his 'Watch' trilogy. Very good, a little odd because Russian writers seem to have a very dry sense of humour. I wonder if translating Russian into English tends to give a particular flavour to the writing, because I find similar overtones to Tolstoy and Dostoevsky translations.
I picked up a German-language children's book yesterday complete with audiobook CD, which I will read and listen to. That is good for both reading and listening comprehension. I will need my dictionary handy, of course, but it is good practice and a good way to expand vocabulary and get some sense of sentence construction and good grammar. Hopefully! It's called 'the Secret of the Golddigger Town' and is set in the Wild West. From the look of it, two children have a magic stone that lets them travel in time and have great adventures.
I have Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke (Inkheart, in English - which is a really fun movie even for adults) and one of the Harry Potter books. Both still somewhat beyond me, although I could read the Potter alongside the English version. Problem with that is that there often is no direct translation, so you can't always be sure what you think you've read is what is actually written!
And I have a 'Little Vampire' trilogy - I loved those books when I was a younger reader, and they aren't too hard to read in the original German.
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Post by Ena BumDance on Jun 26, 2009 11:30:23 GMT
A Fish caught in time
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Post by Frankleapold on Oct 13, 2009 10:46:29 GMT
I am an avid reader of crime fiction....at the moment I'm reading Ian Rankin's new book - The Complaints. he makes a welcome return to the crime novel genre. His new character - Malcolm Fox is very different to Rebus, perhaps it's the beginning of a series as successful as Rebus ?. It is well worth a look....
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