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What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

py2006

Well now,

Following on from the surprising interest and genuinely great contributions from so many on here in the first thread it finally reached its capacity.

So I decided to create a fresh one and hopefully it will continue in the same vein and provide a great resource in the current climate too.

Simple rules:
1/ Title of Book
2/ Author/s
3/ Brief blurb on whats its about
4/ Would ya recommend it.

Thanks

Link to Literary Forum for more indepth discussion of any books

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=19

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JeffreyEpspeen

Foweva Awone wrote: »

Columbine, by Dave Cullen. Basically a very detailed account of the school shooting and all of the background to it. Very interesting from a criminal psychology point of view. The book is very well written, it's a good read.

Read that quite a while ago. IIRC the book gets a bit of criticism for the author portraying Eric Harris as more outgoing (good with women etc) than he was in reality while portraying Dylan Klebold in a less flattering light. He clearly had preconceived ideas about the two going into the book and the stuff he writes about Harris almost makes it look like he developed some kind of infatuation with him.

silliussoddius

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

Have they reached LV-426 yet?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

gmisk

Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alec Bello's

Really love this so far!
Stories related to brazilian players footballs history in brazil and how it is basically a religion and way of life.
The first story with the players in the Faroes is a cracking read.

Barna77

Finished Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
Ending felt very anti climatic.

Reading now Bradbury's Farenheit 451

the purple tin

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King.
Just finished The Langoliers and it was very enjoyable except for

the devestating and scary entity turns out to be a load of beach balls

Foweva Awone

Columbine, by Dave Cullen. Basically a very detailed account of the school shooting and all of the background to it. Very interesting from a criminal psychology point of view. The book is very well written, it's a good read.

Alejandro68

Discovered a Readers Digest book in the attic with short stories from 1986.Currently reading a story called the Great Circle, about a sea faring race and the tragedy that happens. Love it.

Doctor Roast

Just finished the epic of Gilgamesh, will probably start Homers The Iliad next

Lisha

I’m currently listening to Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart on audible. It’s absolutely fantastic. The story Is weaved so expertly you nearly feel part of it.

GS11

Just finished reading David Copperfield, read it b4 a couple of times.

Slow start but it's beautifully written and much more complex than I remembered.

bladespin

Regis779 wrote: »

Bought Lord of the Rings trilogy (never watched the films or read the books before) so gonna have a very fantasy-themed Christmas seasom

Was the same, amazing, will add to the films if/when you do see them.

EmmetSpiceland

breezy1985 wrote: »

Your use of the term "better books" coupled with "average reader" makes you sound like a snob though. As this is about the only thread I have ever seen on boards that remains friendly and civil please leave that kind of talk out

Apologies, let’s get back to talking about books with “Auschwitz” in the title.

breezy1985

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

They ask. Look, some people aren’t going to “enjoy” Unberto Eco so you give them Dan Brown.

It’s the same with music, there are some people you’d tell to listen to the Tool but others you’d “recommend” Opeth.

And then they’re are some who are just ‘Best Of...’ types. You’d be doing them a disservice recommend any “serious” works.

Your use of the term "better books" coupled with "average reader" makes you sound like a snob though. As this is about the only thread I have ever seen on boards that remains friendly and civil please leave that kind of talk out

EmmetSpiceland

JustAThought wrote: »

what are you doing recommending books you havn’t read and then thumbing down your nose at them? Far more honest and less unpleasant to have the courage of your convictions and recommend a book you actually have read and then be able to discuss and stand up for it.

They ask. Look, some people aren’t going to “enjoy” Unberto Eco so you give them Dan Brown.

It’s the same with music, there are some people you’d tell to listen to the Tool but others you’d “recommend” Opeth.

And then they’re are some who are just ‘Best Of...’ types. You’d be doing them a disservice recommend any “serious” works.

Regis779

Bought Lord of the Rings trilogy (never watched the films or read the books before) so gonna have a very fantasy-themed Christmas seasom

JustAThought

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

That’s one I’d always mention if someone asks me for a “recommendation”.

Haven’t read it myself, of course, have far better books to be reading but it is something the average would reader enjoy.

what are you doing recommending books you havn’t read and then thumbing down your nose at them? Far more honest and less unpleasant to have the courage of your convictions and recommend a book you actually have read and then be able to discuss and stand up for it.

silliussoddius

JeffreyEpspeen wrote: »

Used to horse into the Michael Connelly books myself. They're good, very slickly written, but they're lacking a bit of grit and authenticity. Trying to expand my horizons, I moved on to Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos and James Ellroy and I prefer their oeuvre. Pelecanos is very good at writing street characters and I get engrossed in their stories; it helps that the characters are funny and relatable, whereas the characterisation in Connelly books is very dry and formulaic. James Ellroy is in a world of his own as well. His stuff is so dark and you can tell he's drawing from profoundly deep personal experience (his mother was murdered). I always feel like I need a cleansing after reading one of his books - The Big Nowhere is probably my favourite book.

Ellroy's American Tabloid is great, I felt the follow ups veered too much into his short sharp sentence style. His stuff is dark, but not too grim. if you want grim, tru David Peace's Red Riding series. You'll need a bath with a bottle of Dettol afterwards.

EmmetSpiceland

mariaalice wrote: »

David Mitchell is a very underrated writer Cloud Atlas is one of my favorite books the film was dreadfully though.

That’s one I’d always mention if someone asks me for a “recommendation”.

Haven’t read it myself, of course, have far better books to be reading but it is something the average would reader enjoy.

JustAThought

the purple tin wrote: »

Cujo by Stephen King.

That book gave me a long standing fear of dogs - as well as nightmares. I’d be afraid to read it again. Even the front cover was frightening.

Just finished reading one of those 3 for a tenner new books - Andy McNab ‘Liberation Day’. If you like maps and lots and lots and lots of (road) directions in your plots you will enjoy it.

ClydeTallyBump

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter.

the purple tin

Cujo by Stephen King.

Doctor Roast

The Tain translated by Thomas Kinsella

Joe_ Public

Is David Mitchell underrated? Twice booker nominated, frequently tops best seller lists, routinely acknowledged as one of the uks foremost writers. I wouldn't have thought so anyway. Amazed to see he's still only 50, feels like he's been around decades. Not a massive fan but will definitely be reading his latest offering.

fixXxer

mariaalice wrote: »

David Mitchell is a very underrated writer Cloud Atlas is one of my favorite books the film was dreadfully though.

I have no idea how you would understand the movie without having read the book first! Absolute monster of a story, it would be much more suited to a netflix series or something.

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fixXxer wrote: »

I had a long sit down after reading that. Intended to watch the movie adaption once the book was done but I couldn't.

Re-Reading two books at the moment

The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin. He does the Hardcore History podcast so if you like that, this is worth a read. It actually feels like reading the podcast in a way, there's asides and footnotes all over the place.

Ghost Written by David Mitchell. I love all of his books and re-read them now and then as a comfort.

David Mitchell is a very underrated writer Cloud Atlas is one of my favorite books the film was dreadfully though.

fixXxer

ClydeTallyBump wrote: »

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Grim.

I had a long sit down after reading that. Intended to watch the movie adaption once the book was done but I couldn't.

Re-Reading two books at the moment

The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin. He does the Hardcore History podcast so if you like that, this is worth a read. It actually feels like reading the podcast in a way, there's asides and footnotes all over the place.

Ghost Written by David Mitchell. I love all of his books and re-read them now and then as a comfort.

breezy1985

gmisk wrote: »

The midnight library by Matt Haig.
I blooming love it.
Best to go in not knowing the plot.

The only other book I read of his was the humans which is really heartwarming too.

Sounds like it could be my kinda thing

gmisk

The midnight library by Matt Haig.
I blooming love it.
Best to go in not knowing the plot.

The only other book I read of his was the humans which is really heartwarming too.

ClydeTallyBump

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Grim.