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What book are you reading atm?? CHAPTER TWO

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  • #402
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,020 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    New Home wrote: »
    As real life bookshops go, Chapters is my absolute favourite, the prices are always excellent, too. That's the one thing I miss the most because of Covid.

    We have a similar spot in Limerick called O'Mahonys. Independent and family run but as slick and professional as the big retailers. How a decent delivery service and special order service too


  • #403
    bertiebomber
    Registered Users Posts: 728 ✭✭✭bertiebomber


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    We have a similar spot in Limerick called O'Mahonys. Independent and family run but as slick and professional as the big retailers. How a decent delivery service and special order service too
    love this shop and the staff are very knowledgeable


  • #404
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    The Witcher series, very good.
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  • #405
    Immortal Starlight
    Registered Users Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭Immortal Starlight


    I'm just starting The Witches Of Eastwick by John Updike.


  • #406
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭Your Face


    Reading 1984 by G.O.
    Very apt for work.


  • #407
    Danger781
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,687 ✭✭✭Danger781


    I started listening to 'Leadership and Self-Deception' and I'm absolutely enthralled so far. The audiobook has such an enjoyable story telling method that I've just been listening to it at every opportunity.

    Certainly not my usual go-to genre but thoroughly enjoying it all the same.


  • #408
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,289 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    We have a similar spot in Limerick called O'Mahonys. Independent and family run but as slick and professional as the big retailers. How a decent delivery service and special order service too

    O'Mahony's is a lovely bookshop. If I ever need to kill some time when visiting Limerick that's where I'll go.

    I'm between Cork and Kilkenny. Cork doesn't really have great book shops, not the bigger type of outfits anyway. There are a few good second hand retailers though. The Book Centre in Kilkenny is lovely as is the the Book Centre in Waterford. It has a lovely cafe set amongst the books and its a fantastic place to unwind for an hour. Cork could do with something like that.

    if I'm ever abroad as well I'll always visit a few of the local bookshops. There are some wonderful bookshops out there with great ambience. I find a visit to a bookshop can be a very calming experience sometimes.


  • #409
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,020 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Nigel Fairservice wrote: »
    O'Mahony's is a lovely bookshop. If I ever need to kill some time when visiting Limerick that's where I'll go.

    I'm between Cork and Kilkenny. Cork doesn't really have great book shops, not the bigger type of outfits anyway. There are a few good second hand retailers though. The Book Centre in Kilkenny is lovely as is the the Book Centre in Waterford. It has a lovely cafe set amongst the books and its a fantastic place to unwind for an hour. Cork could do with something like that.

    if I'm ever abroad as well I'll always visit a few of the local bookshops. There are some wonderful bookshops out there with great ambience.

    I know it's a chain but the Regent Street Waterstones was my go to for years in London. Absolutely huge spot


  • #410
    McGinniesta
    Registered Users Posts: 4,402 ✭✭✭McGinniesta


    Champagne Football.

    Go on the john


  • #411
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    breezy1985 wrote: »
    I know it's a chain but the Regent Street Waterstones was my go to for years in London. Absolutely huge spot

    I'd be in O'Mahoneys in Limerick more often but I love a trip down to Waterstones in Cork. Their History, Sport and Science sections are usually holding a few absolute gems just waiting for me to arrive.


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  • #412
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    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    I'd be in O'Mahoneys in Limerick more often but I love a trip down to Waterstones in Cork. Their History, Sport and Science sections are usually holding a few absolute gems just waiting for me to arrive.

    Was only in Waterstones Cork today, I never really need to ask questions as I know what I'm looking for etc. But their staff are both knowledgeable. Same for O'Mahony's in Limerick but prefer the building for waterstones.


  • #413
    Sorolla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Sorolla


    Jeffery Archer - Nothing Ventured

    Very enjoyable


  • #414
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,020 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    I'd be in O'Mahoneys in Limerick more often but I love a trip down to Waterstones in Cork. Their History, Sport and Science sections are usually holding a few absolute gems just waiting for me to arrive.


    Never knew they had Irish branches. Will check it out when I eventaully get to Cork again


  • #415
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Just finished Donal Ryan new book ' Strange Flowers'

    I really enjoy his books but found this one a bit meeh.

    Started great + enjoyed end but middle bit was a bit well strange. Tried to be a bit too artistic. Didnt work for me.

    He should have just stuck to what he is good at.

    Onto Hamnet now + really enjoying it do far. A very interesting read.


  • #416
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,946 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    An easy read. Not taxing. Not mind blowing either.

    A third of the way through Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I like it so far even though I'm finding it hard to picture the environment or surroundings.

    I enjoyed it and will continue through the series. It's my sisters favourite book of all time but then she hasn't read the Assassin's Apprentice Trilogy and that entire collection of books so I think she's missing out!

    Currently on Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson


  • #417
    population
    Registered Users Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭population


    Jenna James wrote: »
    I recently finished Hidden Valley Road. I really enjoyed it. Fascinating study of an American family.

    Currently reading 'The Uninhabitable Earth'. Sobering and thought provoking but I am also learning alot and it is prompting me to research and learn about many things so half way through and I recommend.

    Reading it now. Utterly terrifying. We are in deep trouble.


  • #418
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,479 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Reckoning by John Grisham.

    Set in the 1940s in the US, one prominent farmer kills the local pastor. The book centers around the motive of the murder as you know right from the outset that he committed the crime and is sentenced appropriately. Very interesting as normally I would read who dunnits so this was a refreshing change to the usual crime fiction novels I read.


  • #419
    GS11
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭GS11


    Reading "The Barchester Chronicles" by Anthony Trollope, on the 5th book, "The Small house at Allington". I think the whole series is great and doesn't get the credit it deserves.

    Recently read Le Carre "Tinker Taylor", good but complicated and also "The Constant Gardener", it was excellent as was the subsequent movie.


  • #420
    ClydeTallyBump
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭ClydeTallyBump


    The Ratline by Philippe Sands.


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  • #421
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,479 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    A Pocket Guide to Irish Castles: The Story of Ireland's Amazing Heritage by Fiona Briggs.

    A fascinating brief overview of some of the great castles and manor houses on the island of Ireland. It's such a pity that so many are little more than crumbling ruins now and some of those restored are held in private hands and not open to the public.


  • #422
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭appledrop


    ClydeTallyBump wrote: »
    The Ratline by Philippe Sands.

    Thats next on my list, let us know how you get on.


  • #423
    Alejandro68
    Closed Accounts Posts: 412 ✭✭Alejandro68


    Peter Freestone's cookbook when he worked for Freddie Mercury. Lot of very traditional dishes I am eager to try.


  • #424
    fixXxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    The Darkness Echoing: Exploring Ireland’s Places of Famine, Death and Rebellion by Dr Gillian O'Brien

    A couple of chapters in, but enjoying it a lot. Don't think I'll be long burning through this.


  • #425
    nigeldaniel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭nigeldaniel


    Feeling is the Secret. N Goddard.
    It goes back a long way and is a bit heavy with the religion but it sure is an interesting read.

    Dan.



  • #426
    Aongus Von Bismarck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭Aongus Von Bismarck


    The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Stephen Pinker.

    Tremendous stuff so far. Highly readable, and deals with an extremely complex topic - how language shapes our view of nature and the world - in an interesting and structured way.


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  • #427
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,911 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    I've three books on the go at the moment; Mordew by Alex Pheby, Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez for when that gets a bit too weird even for me, and Grimms' Fairy Tales edited by Philip Pullman for when I just need a quick brain reset.


  • #428
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,302 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Good morning midnight
    By lily brooks-dalton

    Absolutely loved this book, it definitely isn't for everyone it might be a little slow for many, but I loved the writing style and it tackles some huge themes.

    Basic summary
    two outsiders--a lonely scientist in the Arctic and an astronaut trying to return to Earth--as they grapple with love, regret, and survival in a world transformed.


  • #429
    mariaalice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,615 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Marsh, Henry.

    This is the best book I have read in years, its one of those change your life books.


  • #430
    Foweva Awone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭Foweva Awone


    I've started The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt (which I also really enjoyed.) It's the story of a young traveller boy whose family decide to settle in a town for the children to go to school. It feels really authentic and well-researched. Definitely worth a read.


  • #431
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,488 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    Monarch of The Greens

    Good read about Tom Morris Jr and history of golf.

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



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  • #432
    pavb2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,024 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Just started The Informer by Liam O’ Flaherty, even at this early stage he paints a very good if somewhat grim picture of 1920’s Dublin.


  • #433
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,539 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    I’m just starting A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy


  • #434
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,479 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Gravity by Tess Gerritsen.

    I have read her crime fiction novels but this is the first time I read her sci-fi novel, so wasn't sure what to expect.

    I actually really enjoyed this, it centers around an experiment going horribly wrong on the ISS and NASA's attempts to save the surviving astronauts before they all perish to this contagion. However, the catch is that this contagion threatens all of humanity back on Earth and the Air Force don't want any of the astronauts returning home.


  • #435
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    cj maxx wrote: »
    I’m just starting A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

    Hope you have your towel handy, just in case.


  • #436
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,020 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Funnily enough, I've only recently started "Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency". :D

    Also, cj maxx, this might come in handy. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1102


  • #437
    fixXxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    New Home wrote: »
    Funnily enough, I've only recently started "Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency". :D

    Also, cj maxx, this might come in handy. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1102

    The Netflix series is worth a look if you enjoy the book.


  • #438
    BalcombeSt4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭BalcombeSt4


    "Hope and Prospects" - Noam Chomsky at his best, sorting out the facts from the fiction. A must read for anybody on the left or anybody who is not aware of the huge crimes committed by the West.

    “This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the world to millions, I suspect, for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him.” – John Pilger


  • #439
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I started reading "Peig" again recently. Might take a break from in for the next few weeks and dig out the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe instead.


  • #440
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,479 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    The Secret Political Adviser: The Unredacted Files of The Man in the Room Next Door by Michael Spicer.

    I love his videos' on Twitter but unfortunately it did not translate well in book format. I would advise giving this a skip to be honest, it wasn't great.


  • #441
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭appledrop


    I see the milkman won another award.

    The mind boggles one of worst books I have ever read!


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  • #442
    ClydeTallyBump
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭ClydeTallyBump


    Witch by Finbar Hawkins.


  • #443
    gutenberg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭gutenberg


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I started reading "Peig" again recently. Might take a break from in for the next few weeks and dig out the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe instead.

    Snap! Have that next on my pile.

    Just finished a joint biography of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn; also delved into various aspects of life in Restoration London.


  • #444
    mikhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭mikhail


    fixXxer wrote: »
    The Netflix series is worth a look if you enjoy the book.
    Only if you go in knowing that it's a very loose adaptation.


  • #445
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,779 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Read Champagne Football and Animal Farm recently.

    Feels like I've read the same book twice :o


  • #446
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    Engage

    The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson.

    Wonderful book.


  • #447
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    mustang shelly wrote: »
    The Secret Political Adviser: The Unredacted Files of The Man in the Room Next Door by Michael Spicer.

    I love his videos' on Twitter but unfortunately it did not translate well in book format. I would advise giving this a skip to be honest, it wasn't great.

    A neighbour of mine lent me the book as we've discussed him before. We both had the same opinion as you. He's really as much of a one trick pony as the likes of those Facebook comedians doing the rounds.
    seligehgit wrote: »
    Engage

    The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson.

    Wonderful book.

    I've been meaning to get this for a while, Kimmage is the author isn't he?
    It's just prompted me to pick it up now.


  • #448
    COVID
    Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭COVID


    'Keeper' by Mal Peet


  • #449
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    razorblunt wrote: »
    A neighbour of mine lent me the book as we've discussed him before. We both had the same opinion as you. He's really as much of a one trick pony as the likes of those Facebook comedians doing the rounds.



    I've been meaning to get this for a while, Kimmage is the author isn't he?
    It's just prompted me to pick it up now.

    He is.

    You'll really enjoy it.

    A really easy read.

    400 odd pages.

    Likely have it finished in a day.


  • #450
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,016 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    ‘Docile’ by trans author K. M. Szpara.

    A tough read about “excessive” capitalism, death can’t erase debt so people basically sell themselves to rich folk to be used, and abused, as they see fit.

    Too many trigger, and content, warnings to list. Not for the faint hearted.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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  • #451
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Just started The Ratline by Phillip Sands.

    Very intriging it has me hooked.


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