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Post by peggs on Feb 22, 2019 17:22:40 GMT
@baemax will the library have discworld, mine does. Those are my reread books, love them, so if you have any questions about which was which happy to oblige.
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Post by confessor on Feb 23, 2019 9:26:02 GMT
I too am in the slightly duller part of Michelle Obama’s book. Despite half a degree in American politics it’s not really as engaging as the first part...but that’s a sliding scale as it’s still well written. My Mother keeps trying to foist Lee Child novels on me...what say you Theatre book lovers? Worth a punt? Also off the back of a conversation here I got and read “Thames Doesn’t Rhyme with James” by YA novelist Paula Danzinger the sequel to Remember me to Harold Square Which is one of my all time favourite books. And I was like a pig in mud reading it! I've read about 10 Lee Child novels, they're worth a go, easy to read but wouldn't recommend reading too many of them back to back as they're a bit too similar I've found. If you're looking for the book equivalent of an 80s' Schwarzenegger film, you can do a lot worse than this, but if you're looking for something a bit more believable and weighty then they're probably not for you. I've just finished Jasper Fforde's Early Riser, I normally love his stuff but wasn't so keen on this one, I've now moved onto Steinbeck's Cannery Row. |
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Post by joem on Feb 23, 2019 11:20:44 GMT
Having read a bunch of Singaporean and Malaysian books in support of my recent holiday there, I have just finished "Knotted Tongues", a history of stammering/stuttering and on a medieval monk thriller "The Eye Stone" by Roberto Tiraboschi and Dickens' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", now coming to the tail-end of my project to read all his works.
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Post by xanady on May 25, 2019 12:58:07 GMT
Have followed the monkey’s website for quite a while but only recently realised that there was also a published book as well.Excuse my ignorance! Have now read the book and it is an absolute gem! Indispensable! So much incredibly detailed research, lots of info that I never realised or had passed me by such as why the Donmar is called the Donmar and a great line in humour such as the comments about spotting low-flying aircraft in the balcony of certain theatres.Vertigo,indeed.Will take this with me on my trip to London this week.
Well done,Sir.Sorry I am late to the party.
Whilst talking books,I can also recommend Raynor Winn’s incredible and life-affirming ‘The Salt Path’ and Jason Fox’s honest and searing bio on suffering PTSD in ‘Battle Scars’.
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