What are you reading

[NorthernDave]

The Shipping Forecast - A Miscellany by Nic Compton

An excellent read in the way that only books like that can be. Full of interlinked facts, trivia, memories and comment about a real British institution.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I like a bit of science fiction and am currently reading 'The Mote in God's Eye' which is a highly regarded first contact story. In fact Robert A. Heinlein described it as "possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read".

Must say, I'm really enjoying it so far.

I think I love my Kindle even more than my bike, to the extent that I find myself less and less inclined to read a paper book nowadays.

Graham

 

[swee'pea99]

"His wife ignored him."

Last night in the pub this page had me laughing out loud. Unusually, I still found it funny after I sobered up. It should be required reading with Valentines just around the corner...

 

[Roadhump]

Am halfway through the second book in the series.

Hope it was good, I got some book tokens for Christmas so having enjoyed Imperium, I went and bought the other 2 books in the trilogy.

Have just read Black Echo by Michael Connelly, the first of the Detective Harry Bosch series - not bad.

 

[subaqua]

The Shipping Forecast - A Miscellany by Nic Compton

An excellent read in the way that only books like that can be. Full of interlinked facts, trivia, memories and comment about a real British institution.

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[subaqua]

Reheated cabbage. A collection of short stories by Irvine Welsh. Howling with laughter at some of it. Damn good writing

 

[Cavalol]

'Inside Alcatraz' by Jim Quillen. Great 'inside story' of the place that I've found hard to put down. When I've finished it (about 20 pages to go) I'm going to read 'A Few Kind Words & A Loaded Gun' by Razor Smith again. Must have done that cover-to-cover probably 7 times now and it's still an absolutely blinding read, very highly recommended.

 

[Elybazza61]

Just finished the Bruce Springsteen biography which was excellent.

Now started A Brief History Of Seven Killings by Marlon James(picked up at a local charity shop for 99p).

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Re-reading 'Snuff' in break-time, at work (the Pratchett novel)
Apart from Thursdays, when I pick up Cycling Weekly on the way on


That said, today, I did acquire these, from one of the out-patient clinics

 

[Roadhump]

Finished Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser last week and started SPQR by Mary Beard a couple of days ago.

 

[Drago]

February's Classic Motorcycle Mechanics.

 

[subaqua]

just finished blade artist by Irvine welsh.

damn good book. the next instalment of FJB

 

[Bazzer]

Just finished Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson. Took a while to get into, but once I did very enjoyable read of a disappeared period.
Started Mother Tongue - English and How It Got that Way - Bill Bryson, at the same time as Thunderbolt Kid, but that has a lot of information coming at you on every page, so need a break from it just try to absorb what you are being told.
Just started Soul Music by Terry Pratchet as my new Mother Tongue break book, although having read many of the Discworld series, I can settle into it like being wrapped in a warm blanket.

 

[John the Monkey]

Finished Seveneves - I love the world created, but the story seems to grind to a juddering halt every so often for an exposition dump. Necessary, but not done as nicely as it is in some other hard sci fi (imo). The stories either side of that stuff make up for it though.

Moved on to "Osama" by Lavie Tidhar - really interesting idea, and almost the opposite of the above, in that Tidhar trusts the reader to figure out what's going on (at least, so far - my app tells me I'm 75% through).

Also reading "Fool Moon" (the second book in the Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher). Rattles along at a decent pace, and I'm nearing the big reveal - it reads a little old fashioned to me, but is a page turner.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Just started Soul Music by Terry Pratchet as my new Mother Tongue break book, although having read many of the Discworld series, I can settle into it like being wrapped in a warm blanket.

Saw this a few days ago, whilst looking for something else
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watch_(TV_series)
Wonder if casting, let alone cost, held it up??