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What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

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    #1532
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,452 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121229782#Comment_121229782

    God I envy you right now.



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    #1533
    _Godot_
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭_Godot_


    And now I just finished The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin. It seems I am on a roll of really great books lately.



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    #1534
    orourkeda1
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭orourkeda1


    The catcher in the rye.

    I used to read mostly non-fiction. I still do but have started to try catch up on all these classic novels that I have not read yet.

    https://www.orourkeda.blog



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    #1535
    bullpost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,212 ✭✭✭bullpost


    Champagne Football: John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football: The Inside Story

    Just finished.

    Mind-boggling what went on during Mr. Delaneys long tenure.

    Lets just say the F in FAI was Fiefdom rather than football.



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    #1536
    K-9
    Registered Users Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Talk of making it into a TV series:

    https://www.balls.ie/football/john-delaney-tv-drama-series-555365


    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #1537
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,452 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121254807#Comment_121254807

    A good horror for Halloween.



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    #1538
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,401 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217703#Comment_121217703

    Prophet Song was a bit of a slog. Depressing subject matter, slightly challenging prose style and a rather unlikeable protagonist. It's not a bad book by any means but I'm not sure I could say I enjoyed it.



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    #1539
    bullpost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,212 ✭✭✭bullpost


    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann.



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    #1540
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,376 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    I'm going to be in a position where I could read 3 or 4 books uninterrupted. I have already picked one.

    I used to love the likes of Sidney Sheldon when I was young, so any recommendations for modern equivalents, lots of bonkers love triangles, revenge, money, power, melodrama?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_Midnight



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    #1541
    Neames
    Registered Users Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Neames


    Have just started the Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. Going to move on to his follow up the Land of Lost Things then.



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    #1542
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,376 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    If anyone wants a bit of laugh open chatbot and ask it for the plot of a booker prize winner, the plot of a murder mystery set in a winter landscape, or the plot of any genre you normally read.



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    #1543
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121256774#Comment_121256774

    OT now but check out ‘Gift Grub: John Delaney Hits The Small Screen’ where they imagine Joe Pesci plays Delaney. Bloody hilarious. I’d share the link but todayfm makes that very difficult.

    Just finished this. Very interesting read. The subtitle is a bit overblown but I found out some properly disturbing facts.

    For one, Che Guevara revealing he raped his house maids as a teenager and saw nothing wrong with it as they were lower class. Yikes, to put it mildly.

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    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    #1544
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Storm In A Teacup by Helen Czerski.

    It explains the physics of everyday life, I like the idea of it, but I'm struggling to grasp some of the things she's talking about, might have to read it again in a while.



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    #1545
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,039 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan

    Sweeping global history of how the environment has shaped human civilisation and vice versa.



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    #1546
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,346 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

    Book 6 in the Strike series. Took a while to get into it, the whole social media element didn't really appeal to me but I finally got into it.



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    #1547
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,346 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Padre: The True Story of the Irish Priest Who Armed the IRA with Gaddafi's Money by Jennifer O'Leary

    Started off a bit meh in that I found the author to repeat the same information in a different way for the opening chapters but did improve as the book went along.



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    #1548
    thomil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭thomil


    Just started Mythos by Stephen Fry. It's interesting for sure. Irreverent yet respectful, academic, yet accessible, and of course Stephen Fry's command of the English language is remarkable.

    Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!



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    #1549
    Lefty2Guns
    Registered Users Posts: 719 ✭✭✭Lefty2Guns


    Has anyone read The Killers of a Flower Moon?

    Just wondering how the book is written, is it a fact stating book or is it wrote more like a story?

    Hope my question is clear.



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    #1550
    bullpost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,212 ✭✭✭bullpost


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121347057#Comment_121347057

    I'd guess story, based on my reading of his other books, including the fact-based The Wager. He tells a good story.



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    #1551
    bullpost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,212 ✭✭✭bullpost


    BASTA by Marco van Basten

    Just started this. Written in a very simple style .



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    #1552
    eightieschewbaccy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭eightieschewbaccy


    Mickey7, sci-fi that reminds me a bit of Ancillary Justice. Has a sense of humour while dealing with concept of cloning. Bong Joon-Ho set to direct the film version.



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    #1553
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,346 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Just an FYI for people that maybe don't keep an eye on the Bargain Alerts forum and who may like to treat themselves or an avid reader in their life to some new books for Xmas:


    30% off online orders from Easons until the 17th of November using code EASONBF30

    25% off online orders from Easons using code BLACK



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    #1554
    Tauriel
    Registered Users Posts: 30,346 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Great Lighthouses of Ireland by David Hare

    From the same guy that brought us the incredible 2 season documentary of the same on RTE, this book is a a spectacular continuation. Beautiful photographs and paintings accompany fascinating stories about the history of our Lighthouses and the men and women who worked for Irish Lights.

    If you enjoyed the TV documentary then this book is a must read for you.



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    #1555
    farmerval
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭farmerval


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121333474#Comment_121333474

    Found the social media bit awkward at first but thought it added to the book in the end. Good read.



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    #1556
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,376 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    Lion Heart, Justin Cartwright, he is a favourite writer of mine.



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    #1557
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,401 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121356921#Comment_121356921

    I bought that for my dad a few years back as he worked for Irish Lights back in the day. Spent his 21st birthday on the Fastnet, as we're all reminded every single year! It really is a beautiful book.



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    #1558
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,452 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Grace by Paul Lynch.

    Was a bit unsure for the first few pages due to the writing style but didn't want to put it down once I got going.



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    #1559
    raclle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭raclle


    Animal Farm by George Orwell

    Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    Just starting "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank



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    #1560
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,452 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121363717#Comment_121363717

    On a feel good binge 🤣



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    #1561
    raclle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭raclle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121363744#Comment_121363744

    Lets just say I'm never giving up pork 😂



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