What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

Glebee · 31-01-2026 10:12PM

For some reason I read the first chapter of Fellowship of the Ring today for the first time in a long long time, what id give to be reading that again for the first time.😪😪 I don't think an other piece of literature has influenced me as much as Tolkien's epic.

Tauriel · 01-02-2026 09:28PM

Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

Book 3 of The Liveship Traders trilogy and what a way to end the series! From hating Malta, to cheering her on, from feeling sorry for Wintrow, to wanting to give him a boot up the backside. It is a roller coaster of a ride where your allegiance to characters in book 1 and 2 shift to those that you couldn't find a redeeming quality.

Hobb is a brilliant writer, the pace is relentless, the story never wanes, and it really is hard to put down. I'm looking forward to reading another one of her trilogies in the near future.

Jack Daw · 01-02-2026 10:28PM

Just finished the Closers by Michael Connelly, the 11th book in the Harry Bosch series.

Excellent as always , every single one of the Harry Bosch books are top class.One of the great crime series in my opinion.

silliussoddius · 01-02-2026 10:32PM

Yeah. I like the way the books flow, slow burning but not a slog and avoids cheap cliff hangers. Probably what a police investigation is like, where things come down to small details.

Dial Hard · 03-02-2026 02:28PM

Mr. DH got me The End of the World As We Know It for my birthday, so Joe Hill will have to wait. This is the anthology of short stories set in the universe of The Stand.

eightieschewbaccy · 03-02-2026 02:42PM

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I have that sitting on a shelf to one day read. King Crimson is probably my next.

Hermy · 07-02-2026 11:53AM

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What's the King Crimson you're referring to?

eightieschewbaccy · 07-02-2026 01:44PM

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Accidentally thought of the band name, I meant King Sorrow by Joe Hill. 🤣

Hermy · 08-02-2026 09:47AM

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Ah, I thought maybe it was a new book on the band.

Would be a good read!

Manach · 08-02-2026 11:04AM

12 Months by Jim Butcher. The latest in a long running urban fantasy series. It deals with the aftermath of the previous book and is a well written touching on grieving and overcoming loss.

Jack Daw · 09-02-2026 11:49PM

Reading The White Ship by Charles Spencer (Princess Diana's brother) , really enjoyable read .It's about Henry the 1st king of England in the 1100's. Described as being like a real life Game of Thrones on one of the reviews on the cover of the book, and it's true.Highly recommend it.

farmerval · 10-02-2026 08:42AM

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I'm halfway through it on audio book, thanks to this recommendation. It's fascinating. I'm enjoying lots of different bits of it. The whole pieces of the rise of the various supermarket chains and all that is from my growing up times. On many levels it's very enjoyable.

Tauriel · 11-02-2026 08:20PM

Deadly Evidence by Marie Cassidy

Book 2 in the Terry O'Brien crime fiction series by our former State Pathologist, Marie Cassidy, and I thoroughly enjoyed this effort as well. This book sees Terry dealing with multiple murders where the victims have been mutilated in some way. Can Terry and the Gardai identify the thread that links all of the victims and catch the culprit before even more bodies drop?

Necro · 13-02-2026 09:05AM

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I loved The Stand so naturally thought I'd vibe immediately with this. Got the audiobook and the narration in the… I think it's the second story is so awful I haven't been able to go back to it. I'll have to pick up a physical copy.

Currently on a post apoc binge and onto Book 5 of Christopher Artinian's Unsafe series (Book 6 just dropped last week). Some might call it research for my own projects😎

brokenbad · 13-02-2026 01:00PM

Halfway through Liam Brady's book - a good read with plenty of anecdotes from his time with Arsenal, his time in Italy and Ireland.

Dial Hard · 13-02-2026 01:54PM

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Literally just finished this. Man, it was depressing. Plenty of the stories could just have easily have been from the universe of The Road rather than The Stand.

And of course now I have to go and see if I can track down "Frannie in the Well". (Not sure if the audio book includes the introduction so you mightn't have a clue what I'm talking about...)

ShagNastii · 13-02-2026 04:37PM

I dug out Lonesome Dove again when I saw somebody mention it here.

Absolutely phenomenal and for a complete brick of a book, it is such an easy read.

eightieschewbaccy · 13-02-2026 06:32PM

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Some Pulitzer books show their age but this is definitely one that will be timeless.

silliussoddius · 13-02-2026 06:35PM

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Took me a while to get into it, but really enjoyed it. I also read The Streets of Laredo which I enjoyed, have you read any of the others in the series?

ngunners · 14-02-2026 08:29AM

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Seconding this. I wouldn’t be big into graphic novels but I thought this story was beautifully told. The visuals and humour really elevate the story and the way it combines the personal and political is breathtaking.

The film is also excellent.

pavb2 · 14-02-2026 03:12PM

Just finished ‘My Father’s House’ by Joseph O’ Connor part of his Rome trilogy set in WW2 telling the story of Monsignor Hugh O Flaherty and his escape line for allied prisoners. It was ok but characters such as Hauptmann weren’t developed enough and the ending was very different from the rest of the book.

Citizenpain · 14-02-2026 09:28PM

All the Light We Cannot See. On audiobook. Finding it hard to stay tuned in !

NIMAN · 14-02-2026 09:51PM

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Watched the film one night....awful stuff.

Tauriel · 15-02-2026 01:35PM

Of Realms and Fate by Chelsea Banning

Book 2 in The Fight for Camelot series and I have to say very disappointing. The spelling, grammar, and even the duplication of exact sentences one after the other, is shocking. Did they not get proof readers for this book? The story had promise but the multiple errors just really grated on my nerves and made this a very frustrating read.

An Ri rua · 15-02-2026 11:24PM

Breath by James Nestor.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48890486-breath

The Light Doctor. Moore Ede.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213998807-the-light-doctor

Very accessible edition of Balthasar Gracian's The Art of Worldly Wisdom.

https://amzn.eu/d/022rTBOF

Edit: apologies all. My offerings, which I thoroughly recommend, are not fiction. In my ignorance, I never read the original thread post; until now.

cj maxx · 15-02-2026 11:51PM

Until I get proper glasses or cataracts no books for me but do many here used Kindle ?

eightieschewbaccy · 16-02-2026 12:28AM

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Yep, I started using them around 2010. It's particularly great if you're reading a hefty book.

Mars Bar · 16-02-2026 04:53AM

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If you search back far enough, maybe chapter one of this thread, you'll see me saying that Malta has the best character development I've ever read! If I could wipe my brain to start a series of books all over again, it'd be all of Robin Hobbs books.

Hermy · 16-02-2026 10:05AM

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I don't think there's any stipulation to only include fiction and there's been no shortage of non-fiction already recommended in the thread so I'd say you're grand.

BraveDonut · 16-02-2026 12:04PM

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I also just finished this. I was enjoying it but found it ultimately disappointing. When it jumped forward in time towards the end of the book, it left too much of the WWII story unfinished.

What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

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