speckytecky Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Holy Island by former Lawyer turned author L J Ross first book in her series of detective D I Ryan novels. Superb and this one based on Lindisfarne which is a place I've always wanted to, but so far never visited it's fabulous. Makes my thirst to visit the Holy Isle even greater.
Duranis Posted September 12, 2016 Posted September 12, 2016 Still reading through the Terry Brooks Sword of Truth series. On "Naked Empire" now with is the 5 (maybe 6th) book in the series. If you ever read these books stop on the second one and you will probably quite enjoy them, at this stage though I just want every character to die. Seems like the last 3 books have all been the same story in a different setting and I swear there was about 50 solid pages in a row of pure expositional BS in this one. I'm committed to reading the whole series but really struggling to motivate myself with this one, I'm near the end of the book and absolutely nothing has happened so far that couldn't have been told better in the first 2 chapters. The only thing that is keeping me going is that the main character has been poisoned and will hopefully die (though I'm sure some Magic-ex machina will save the day, like in the other books). I've have never read a series that has made me hate the "heroes" quite as much as this one has
LeMarchand Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Jinks & O'Hare Funfair Repair Philip Reeve's latest for youngsters and the young at heart. Fun romp set in a space funfair. Not bad for the target audience.
SpuffMonkey Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 Just finished Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin - a kids book - but very good - worth a quick read
Mark182 Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 I've just finished Poet Anderson ...of Nightmares, was a good read!
Bubbles Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 I'm currently reading NOFX - The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories. It's a bio of one of the most successful independent punk rock bands around. It's such an stimulating read. Genuinely thrilling, shocking, colorful, dark, exciting and appalling throughout. It's a struggle to put it down each evening!
Andrew_C Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 Re-reading John Wyndham; and finding some more I didn't read as a kid.
NotSoFast Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 All the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout. Fabulous!
LeMarchand Posted October 10, 2016 Posted October 10, 2016 Unto Leviathan by Richard Paul Russo aka Ship of Fools A generation ship that has been wondering in space for who knows how long (certainly not the crew, as their history only goes back a couple of centuries) and whose mission is lost picks up a signal and a team is sent to investigate. They find a habitable world, but all the inhabitants are missing save for a few corpses. Then they find something terrible and decide to abandon the exploration. But soon they come across a derelict alien vessel... For some reason I was expecting this to be a Crichtonesque airport thriller of a novel, but it's actually a "proper" SF novel of ideas (mainly about religion, class and the nature of evil). A little slow to begin with, but with a final few "OMG! I'm not sleeping until I finish this book!" chapters. Unfortunately the climax leaves a few too many unanswered questions. Not a keeper, but I'm glad I read it.
LeMarchand Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 Black Light Express by Philip Reeve Sequel to Railhead, this starts with Zen and Nova settling into an enjoyable life in the new territories opened up at the end of the first book. Of course, it doesn't last... Even better than its predecessor, with lots more going on, too. Reeve seems to have taken lessons from GRRM on character life expectancy (maybe GRRM should take lessons from Reeve in how to turn in a manuscript on time?). Bit of a melancholy end, but it seems likely that a sequel will be along...
sonofsanta Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw. Lovecraftian novella about monsters in Croydon, about poverty and abuse and power and violence, as told by a monster inhabiting the body & role of an American film-noir PI. Depressing as all get out, but brilliant.
ICTDirect_Dave Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 I'm a sucker for anything Lovecraftian, was just about to dust of the Saga of Titus Crow for a re-read, but might well have to give this a shot instead! Ta! 1
AJWhite1970 Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 Reading the old series of books by John Holgate called Make a cow laugh, a sheep's eye view and on a pigs back. Written in the late 70's and based in the 50/60s it's about a family who quit London and buy a Yorkshire farm. As a farmers son myself it's well written and brings back a lot of funny and sad memories as they struggle with machinery, livestock, crops and weather...
Theldron Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 I'm a sucker for anything Lovecraftian, was just about to dust of the Saga of Titus Crow for a re-read, but might well have to give this a shot instead! Ta! Always loved Lovecraft, The Statement of Randolph Carter was my fav!!
southhamster Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Just finished the 3rd Outlander book by Diana Gabaldon. A 1950's English nurse slips back 200 years to Jacobean Scotland and ends up meeting the love of her life, a minor Scots nobleman. Brilliantly imagined and detailed. I think the books are better written than Game of Thrones. The TV series was pretty close to the books and wasn't bad either.
LeMarchand Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 Just finished Kim Newman's "An English Ghost Story" which starts off well, slowly builds and then is let down somewhat by a rather drippy conclusion.
SpuffMonkey Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 Just finished The Essex Serpent, which disappointed me - bit of a soppy story in the end with quite a few untied ends...imho Did read Wolf By Wolf and Blood By Blood by Ryan Graudin - highly recommend them as teenage readers - the action zips along! Currently started the Travis McGee books by John McDonald - from the 1960s - heavily influences the Jack Reacher books (according to Lee Childs on a radio thing I heard) - enjoying it a lot at the moment
azc Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Reading the book I got for Christmas; "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe.
Andrew_C Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Reading the book I got for Christmas; "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe. Brilliant stuff there...
Tech1 Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 I've just started reading How To Be A Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott. I'm hoping it's going to "help" me at work, but only time will tell.
Sagima Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 I've just started reading How To Be A Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott. I'm hoping it's going to "help" me at work, but only time will tell. My brother gave me three work improvement books, actual physical books, at Christmas. Possibly the least exciting gift I have ever received. I finished "Who Moved My Cheese" in two sessions but I lost interest in the second book after the tenth page ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-More-Great-Work-Busywork/dp/0761156445 ) - might try again after book 3.
Bompalompalomp Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 I most recently finished Laura Jane Grace from Against Me!'s autobiography as they're my favourite band and I just finished it before I went to see them, it was amazing. (Title is NSFW though so I haven't linked it) A few I keep swapping to and fro: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker, Tank Girl 1
korifugi Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 As the in-laws bought me the full set of The Long Earth series by Pratchett & Baxter - I've started reading those.
HarryMonkey Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Just gone back top a bit of James Rollins just for something different.
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