What British authors do people recommend? I am looking to try different authors. It's mainly fiction I read but would be interested in people's opinions on any genre, both fiction and non fiction.
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15-01-2019 05:50 PM #1
British author book recommendations
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15-01-2019 05:54 PM #2
I love John Niven, he writes comedy.
If you're in any way into golf, I'd recommend "The Amateurs", set I think in Ayrshire. I was laughing through it so much that Mrs Smartie (who isn't into golf) read it and loved it.
The Crow Road by Iain Banks is still one of my favourite books.
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15-01-2019 06:30 PM #3
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16-01-2019 01:16 AM #4
Jenni Fagan (The Panopticon); similar to Irvine Welsh
Nick Harkaway
Eleanor Oliphant
Neil Gaimen
AL Kennedy
Gregory David Roberts (Australian but brilliant)
Andrew Taylor
Tim Shipman (non-fiction, political but fast-paced)
Just what’s lying around me the now.
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16-01-2019 01:34 AM #5
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Read a lot of fiction. Just finished reading Alex Gray's Still Dark which I'm now given to the local charity shop. Martina Cole, Karen Rose, Mark Billingham, etc.
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16-01-2019 07:34 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'd also suggest Grahame Greene.
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16-01-2019 08:40 AM #7
Christopher Brookmyre. His Jack Parlabane series in particular.
Peter May
Stuart McBrideThere is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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16-01-2019 09:21 AM #8
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Almost anything by Tom Sharp for belly laughs. I've just finished "Dead men's trousers" by Irvine Welsh. Looks like the last story for Begbie, sickboy et al. A great read.
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16-01-2019 09:25 AM #9
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The late, great Christopher Hitchens if you're of a "non religious" persuasion. Likewise Richard Dawkins but with some understandable science thrown in.
Stephen Fry writes beautifully and with intelligence and passion about anything he wants.Last edited by Bangkok Hibby; 16-01-2019 at 12:53 PM.
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16-01-2019 10:43 AM #11
Peter May's Lewis trilogy starting with the Black House.
Philip Pulman's Dark Materials, allegedly children's novels but I read them in my late 30s and thought they were stunning.
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16-01-2019 10:46 AM #12
non-fiction: I just finished reading Provided You Don't Kiss Me - a sort of autobiography/biography of Brian Clough written by the Forest correspondent of the local paper. Brilliant read.
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16-01-2019 11:31 AM #13
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Also read a book by a guy called Tony Kent called Killer Intent and it was a real page turner. His 2nd book is due out next month I think.
I enjoyed the Quintin Jardine series (Edinburgh policeman) - the stories are great but the characters become so far up their own arse that they are hard to like.
Ian Rankin and Rebus as well obviously.
Steve Kavanagh is good as well - I read his book “Thirteen” in the summer - really good and fast paced.
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16-01-2019 11:53 AM #14
William Woodruff - 'The Road to Nab End' and 'Beyond Nab End'. They're autobiographies about the author's impoverished upbringing in a Lancashire weaving community. A bit like Angela's Ashes but less embellished (my impression).
I'll look through my shelves when I get in tonight as there are others I'd recommend but I can never remember names.
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16-01-2019 06:40 PM #15
RR Haywood if you like a zombie story, his The Undead series is bloody good. Nick Hornby is probably my favourite British writers. Obvious mentions to Irvine Welsh, Ian Rankin, George Orwell, Ian Fleming, Robert Harris (only found out he's Nick Hornby's brother in law a few weeks ago! Enigma is a great read and the film stars our very own Dougray Scott), Lee Child, the list could go on and on!
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Read Alan Bisset’s “Pack Men” over Christmas there and really enjoyed that. Set during a day out to Manchester for Rangers UEFA Cup Final, but don’t let that put you off!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pack-Men-Al.../dp/0755319443
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17-01-2019 12:22 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Out of interest, why only British authors? There's literally a world of great authors, who write in English or translation.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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17-01-2019 01:18 PM #18
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The reason for asking about British authors was simply because that in my experience I enjoy them more than other authors.I seem to relate to the character's more and find them more believable. To be honest this is based mainly against American authors. I also feel that with many of the American authors when a book is nearing it's conclusion they get way too excited and the main characters almost become superhuman.
Thanks to everyone for their recommendations and I better go as I have a pile of books to get through.
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18-01-2019 12:36 PM #21
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18-01-2019 09:05 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The last book by a non-Western writer I read was "The Palace of Dreams" by Ismail Kadare. It's an imaginative work set somewhere around the early 20th century where the Ottoman Empire has flourished and it employs a vast bureaucracy who read daily reports of what people dreamed, on the basis that these dreams will inform what happens to the Sultan.
It's simply superb.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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19-01-2019 08:58 AM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I am hopeless with names but I read a book, I think, about 15 years ago. The author didn't have a particularly common or easily remembered name but I still remember it so it obviously made quite an impression on me. His name was Palden Gyatso a Buddhist monk in Tibet and the story is about his experiences and imprisonment during the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea but a very inspiring book.Oh nearly forgot, the book is called fire under the snow.
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20-01-2019 09:55 AM #25
I found a couple of books on Holiday last year by a James Twinning to be pretty good. Think there is 3 or 4 of them about a art thief / ex secret agent. Fast paced and can be a bit unbelievable at times, but easy reading packed with action.
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20-01-2019 10:49 AM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I've read and enjoyed a few books by Robert Goddard. They're crime /mystery things based mostly in English coastal towns and normally with a (recent) historical element. The plots and characters aren't far fetched at all and I find them to be a good read.
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21-01-2019 10:13 AM #27This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit - the author is not Brit though, he's an Afghan exiled in the US.Last edited by JeMeSouviens; 21-01-2019 at 10:25 AM.
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