What book are you reading atm??

cj maxx · 08-10-2019 11:19pm

I'm currently putting an order to amazon

A hand maids tale
A book on garibaldi
Any other good books you'd reccomend

optogirl · 09-10-2019 2:34pm

BBC has Margaret Atwood's The Testaments serialised - all episodes available now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008jyk

cj maxx · 10-10-2019 10:54am

optogirl wrote: »

BBC has Margaret Atwood's The Testaments serialised - all episodes available now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008jyk

Cheers

daveorourke77 · 11-10-2019 11:09am

Currently readig a book about the Hillsborough disaster by Phil Scraton

I'm not a liverpool supporter but I thought that I knew quite a bit about it. Didnt really know the half of it.

Cyrus · 11-10-2019 11:15am

im reading stephen kings the institute at the moment, about 40% through, its ok so far but not riveting.

Prior to that was Daniel Silvas latest Gabriel Allon one which was loosely based on the house of saud, again was ok not amazing.

Ihatewhahabies · 11-10-2019 12:38pm

I am reading Skull and bones by Anthony Sutton

Flew through most of book but been stuck 2nd chapter from end for a month.

Blew my mind initially (It never occurred to me that of you controlled both sides of the dialectic you can control the outcome, now it seems like common sense, how did I not know this previously).

This has helped in my understanding of geopolitics etc. Which oftentimes made no rational sense to me.

Immortal Starlight · 12-10-2019 1:17pm

The Passage by Justin Cronin is my latest. I'm only 30 pages in but it's looking good.

mondeo · 12-10-2019 1:20pm

I never stood at an ATM reading a book before. Seems to be a lot of people doing it though.. I'll take Treasure Island to the AIB one and see how I get on. I'll get my hat and coat.

EmmetSpiceland · 12-10-2019 2:00pm

mondeo wrote: »

I never stood at an ATM reading a book before. Seems to be a lot of people doing it though.. I'll take Treasure Island to the AIB one and see how I get on. I'll get my hat and coat.

Really glad you didn’t go with the “urban dictionary” definition there, M.

Hector Savage · 12-10-2019 2:26pm

The Dead Zone by Stephen King - good read, SK can be really hit and miss, fortunately this one seems to be a hit so far!

Conall Cernach · 12-10-2019 2:46pm

Just finished Patrick O'Brian's "The Mauritius Command" and am about to pick up Bernard Cornwell's latest "Sword of Kings". What will Uhtred get up to now? How many priests will he kill, how many oaths will he swear? I'm about to find out.

Ipso · 12-10-2019 10:12pm

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Just finished Patrick O'Brian's "The Mauritius Command" and am about to pick up Bernard Cornwell's latest "Sword of Kings". What will Uhtred get up to now? How many priests will he kill, how many oaths will he swear? I'm about to find out.

'Wyrd bið ful āræd

appledrop · 12-10-2019 11:14pm

Just finished 'Once, twice, three times an Aisling' a great easy read for those of us that are fans of the books.

Just started 'The Testaments' by Margaret Atwood.It is really good + keeping me intrigued.

Tauriel · 14-10-2019 9:55pm

Just finished The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury. I actually got this free donkeys years ago when I pre ordered San Browns The Lost Symbol. Although I did try to read it back then, I lost interest about 80 pages in but I decided to give it another go from the beginning and I actually enjoyed it.

I've now ordered The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury.

appledrop · 14-10-2019 10:35pm

Well well well 'The Testaments ' won the booker prize this year, joint winner.A book I'm really enjoying at the moment.

Unlike last years winner + heap of c**p 'The Milkman'

Assetbacked · 15-10-2019 12:04am

appledrop wrote: »

Well well well 'The Testaments ' won the booker prize this year, joint winner.A book I'm really enjoying at the moment.

Unlike last years winner + heap of c**p 'The Milkman'

Should be renamed the Woman Booker Prize. A judging panel made up entirely of women for an award that claims to be about the best book in general.

Ipso · 15-10-2019 12:24am

Going to start Julius Caeasar, allegedly written by William Shakespeare.

The Late Late Show · 15-10-2019 4:25am

appledrop wrote: »

Well well well 'The Testaments ' won the booker prize this year, joint winner.A book I'm really enjoying at the moment.

Unlike last years winner + heap of c**p 'The Milkman'

The Testaments is one of the best books I read in a long time. The Milkman is a not: it is a book written by someone who read The Handmaid's Tale and thinks she is Margaret Atwood. Margaret showed how it should be done with The Testaments.

eisenberg1 · 15-10-2019 12:43pm

crushproof wrote: »

Very very enjoyable book, some great characters. He's so good at setting up scenes, I could vividly picture myself sitting in that ferry terminal. Gorrion!

About half way thru...a bit slow to start, but really enjoying “Nightboat to
Tangier”now.

Joe_ Public · 15-10-2019 12:48pm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

The Testaments is one of the best books I read in a long time. The Milkman is a not: it is a book written by someone who read The Handmaid's Tale and thinks she is Margaret Atwood. Margaret showed how it should be done with The Testaments.

Well, i like Milkman, very worthy booker winner imo, and while I quite enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, i never subscribed to the hype that came with it over the past few years. But it never occurred to me reading Milkman that it had anything at all to do with Margaret Atwood or any other book, completely different genre for a start and it stands or falls on its own criteria. All opinions at the end of the day. I quite like both of the books.

ellejay · 15-10-2019 12:53pm

eisenberg1 wrote: »

About half way thru...a bit slow to start, but really enjoying “Nightboat to
Tangier”now.

I have to say I didn't enjoy that at all.
I found the storyline slow and uninteresting and I was annoyed I wasted my time finishing it.

ellejay · 15-10-2019 3:12pm

Has anyone read "Elenoir Elephant is completely fine" I couldn't put it down.

I'm not sure if it falls into the chick lit category I usually read murders / thrillers.
Loosely, it's about a socially awkward woman that's the office nerd.

Black Swan · 15-10-2019 3:26pm

The Girl in the Spider's Web

appledrop · 15-10-2019 6:48pm

ellejay wrote: »

Has anyone read "Elenoir Elephant is completely fine" I couldn't put it down.

I'm not sure if it falls into the chick lit category I usually read murders / thrillers.
Loosely, it's about a socially awkward woman that's the office nerd.

One of the best books I read last year. It was a real surprise. Its amazing how she portrays the mind of someone with a mental illness. Outstanding.

I wouldn't class it as chick lit. I thought it might be + nearly passed it by. Glad I didn't!

honeybear · 15-10-2019 9:27pm

ellejay wrote: »

Has anyone read "Elenoir Elephant is completely fine" I couldn't put it down.

I'm not sure if it falls into the chick lit category I usually read murders / thrillers.
Loosely, it's about a socially awkward woman that's the office nerd.

Fantastic book!

Airyfairy12 · 15-10-2019 11:30pm

honeybear wrote: »

Fantastic book!

I finished it a few months ago, I thought it was great up until about half way through when it ust got really cheesy, overly dramatic and stopped making sense.

Like why did no one care or act surprised that this one verbally abused herself once a week believing it was her dead mother speaking to her over the phone, the revelation came so randomly and suddenly without explanation

She even 'heard' her mother randomly breaking into a Scottish accent in these imaginary phone calls

- like why?

I also hated how she was so messed up until suddenly she meets a man who accepts her and her life all falls into place. She starts dressing in a mainstream style, goes to a few social events and has about 3 counselling sessions and she's cured.

Also, the random epiphany during the gig of the man she was literally stalking, had been stroking his front door just days earlier - was so out of context for the character, she went from being completely irrational and in need of intervention to a normal, well balanced girl all in the space of a week because she met a nice man.

Im just annoyed that I wasted my time on it as it started out so good.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 16-10-2019 12:19am

Myself and Richo (my dog and best friend) took a hike up Howth this evening and sat at the summit (near the Bog of Frogs) and read a few pages from this little beauty

I keep it in my backpack protected with a waterproof cover and take it out when I need some time away from life's arseholes

I kept the depth of field pretty tight here, hence the blurring but that's looking north over Portmarnock/Velvet Strand

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eisenberg1 · 17-10-2019 4:54pm

Noel Some Cornbread wrote: »

Myself and Richo (my dog and best friend) took a hike up Howth this evening and sat at the summit (near the Bog of Frogs) and read a few pages from this little beauty

I keep it in my backpack protected with a waterproof cover and take it out when I need some time away from life's arseholes

I kept the depth of field pretty tight here, hence the blurring but that's looking north over Portmarnock/Velvet Strand

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I had the pleasure of seeing him in The Point/3 arena (or whatever it’s called these days) a few years back, best gig I was ever at....absolutely brilliant, and gent with it.

I’ll put that on my list,

ellejay · 17-10-2019 5:52pm

appledrop wrote: »

One of the best books I read last year. It was a real surprise. Its amazing how she portrays the mind of someone with a mental illness. Outstanding.

I wouldn't class it as chick lit. I thought it might be + nearly passed it by. Glad I didn't!

Would you have a recommendation of something similar?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 17-10-2019 11:06pm

eisenberg1 wrote: »

I had the pleasure of seeing him in The Point/3 arena (or whatever it’s called these days) a few years back, best gig I was ever at....absolutely brilliant, and gent with it.

I’ll put that on my list,

I just think its a beautiful book to carry in my day sack for times when I just want to sit and take in life, read a page or two, take a breath and just be at peace.

Worth having IMO.

gutenberg · 18-10-2019 12:44pm

Reading The Common Freedom of the People, a biography of the 17th-century figure John Lilburne, probably best known as one of the leaders of the 'Leveller' movement during the British Civil Wars. He was constantly getting into trouble, but many of his positions, including the idea of the right to remain silent, as well as the right not to self-incriminate, have been very influential in subsequent centuries. It's partly a read for work, partly for pleasure.

Nigel Fairservice · 19-10-2019 5:02pm

I started Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux. I can't help but hear his voice when I'm reading it :pac:

20-10-2019 5:11pm

Fantasy novel called the poppy wars. Excellent read.
Latest pullman one now

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-10-2019 6:24pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Fantasy novel called the poppy wars. Excellent read.
Latest pullman one now

Halfway through the Poppy Wars atm, it's an interesting read.

Neames · 20-10-2019 6:50pm

Just a few chapters into Jo Nesbo's The Thirst.

Very promising thriller.

Carry · 24-10-2019 11:30pm

Im reading 2 books currently, alternately of course, one a novel, the other a more academic non-fiction book.

Non-fiction: Five Irish Women - the second republic 1960-2016, by Emer Nolan.
I just started it and it's quite fascinating, it sets Edna O'Brian, Sinead O'Connor, Bernadette McAliskey, Nuala O'Faolin and Anne Enright into the social, cultural and political context of their time and place. It's not a portrait of their lives and works as such, more a reflection about what they represent in a certain era and atmosphere of Irish history.
The book is insanely expensive to buy, but it's available in libraries (gosh, I love Irish libraries).

Novel:The Beekeeper of Aleppo, by Christy Lefteri.
A beautifully written novel about the plight of Syrian refugees, their lives at home and how it was destroyed, their dehumanisation while trying to escape death and their despair and hope to survive.
The writer used to work in a Greek refugee camp and knows what she is writing about. But still she is not moralising. She created a touching, humane story that keeps you gripped and on a deep level hopeful that us Western people could see these people as desperate human beings, not a mass of unwanted foreigners. Highly recommended.

ArchXStanton · 24-10-2019 11:32pm

Banco by Henri Chatriere

The Princess Bride · 25-10-2019 12:27am

Bruised, never broken, Phil Coulter's autobiography.
Promising so far.

eisenberg1 · 25-10-2019 10:43am

ArchXStanton wrote: »

Banco by Henri Chatriere

The follow up to Papillon, read it years ago. Let us know what you think when you are finished.

nigeldaniel · 25-10-2019 11:57am

I am on Bill Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods'

25-10-2019 2:04pm

I loved A Walk In The Woods, I like Brysons easy going style.

I'm reading Anne Rice 'Interview With A Vampire'. I've never read it, or intended to read it, but a copy fell into my hands while I was waiting for an appointment and it drew me in. A good yarn, well told.

Dial Hard · 25-10-2019 2:18pm

Candie wrote: »

I'm reading Anne Rice 'Interview With A Vampire'. I've never read it, or intended to read it, but a copy fell into my hands while I was waiting for an appointment and it drew me in. A good yarn, well told.

I was OBSESSED with that book when I was younger. The entire original trilogy, in fact. Great movie too, in spite of Tom Cruise.

I'm another one currently reading The Secret Commonwealth. It's taking me forever, though, I started a new job last week which is unbelievably busy and demanding and I'm actually just too tired to read most evenings by the time I get to bed. Never thought I'd hear myself say that.

25-10-2019 3:33pm

I didn't even know it was part of a trilogy, but I'll definitely read the others.

A colleague told me I have to read The Mayfair Witches by the same author if I enjoyed IWTV, I never heard of it but I might give it a go as well. It's the right time of year for it.

The Tetrarch · 25-10-2019 3:58pm

The Jockey Club by Roger Mortimer (1959)

"Lord George Bentick lost 26,000 pounds over the 1826 St Leger.
His father, who loved racing and loathed betting, gave him a moral lecture and an estate in Ayrshire, which it was hoped would keep him away from the racecourse.
In case he should ever find himself a little bit short of money, his brothers, Lord Titchfield and Lord Henry Bentinck, went with him to Drummond's Bank and guaranteed him in the sum of 300,000 pounds, to be drawn on any time he pleased."

Dial Hard · 25-10-2019 4:45pm

Candie wrote: »

I didn't even know it was part of a trilogy, but I'll definitely read the others.

It's part of a whole series now (The Vampire Chronicles) but the original trilogy was IWTV, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned.

Arghus · 25-10-2019 4:54pm

nigeldaniel wrote: »

I am on Bill Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods'

Love all of Bryson's stuff. He's an absolute master at writing non-fiction. That's hardly a surprise, considering that he is so popular, but his skill as a writer is often taken for granted.

He has a new one out at the moment The Body: A Guide For The Occupants.