There used to be a good 'what are you reading thread' somewhere on the forums but it's dropped off the front pages. I thought it might be a good idea to resurrect the idea and start a new thread for reviews, inspiration etc
I've just started The Body by Bill Bryson. Similar to his A Short History of Nearly Everything. I say just started I powered through half the book yesterday morning and have had a good crack at the remainder already today. Very readable, it's an overview but, much like the aforementioned Short History, an excellent one.
Next on my list is Bishops and Covenanters by Ann Shukman, Whisky Island by Andrew Jefford and Forgotten: The Untold Story of D Days Black Heroes by Linda Hervieux.
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05-01-2020 09:39 AM #1
What are you reading? - The 2020 Edition
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05-01-2020 09:49 AM #2
3 on the go just now, a re-read of the Harp Awakes by Alan Lugton. Always find the series interesting and informative.
Escape from Sobibor which I think is a great exposure of inhumanity and a wee bit of triumph of the human spirit as well.
Enjoying Barry Hines A Kestrel for a Knave. It's the book one of my favourite films, Kes is based on and the book is a great read, I'd say a proper classic.
I've read a lot of Bill Bryson, not convinced by some of the more recent ones but found Notes from a Small Island to be hilarious.
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05-01-2020 12:00 PM #3
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Just started Tyson Fury's autobiography as I fancied something different.
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05-01-2020 12:01 PM #4
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Just started ‘Coal Black Mornings’ by Brett Anderson from Suede.
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05-01-2020 12:34 PM #5
Just finished Carlo Ancelotti “Quiet Leadership”. Decent, easy read. Not really a biography but did give an interesting insight into how he is today as a person and manager.
Just about to start The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
And I’m about a quarter of the way through History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt. I’ve been at it for months but it is a beast. Brilliant if you like modern history. The Berlin Wall has just gone up and Britain has started talks to join the EEC 😁
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05-01-2020 12:51 PM #6
Just started ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Despite being an avid reader, I have managed to reach middle age without ever having read any of his work. I purloined the book from my father-in-law at New Year. I’m only thirty or forty pages in but it is stunning and I can see why he is hailed as one of the great writers of his time.
I like a number of Russian writers and it always amazes me how well they translate. Marquez is like that. His sentiments and metaphors convey themselves easily.
One of my Christmas presents was the full set of Alastair Campbell diaries. I am relishing getting stuck into those.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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05-01-2020 02:25 PM #7
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Just finished "5 chimneys" by Olga Lengyel.
Now starting "An appetite for wonder" by Richard Dawkins. Eagerly awaiting John Bercow's autobiography which must surely come out soon?
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He's the only Colombian to win a noble prize for literature.
I got given a copy by a Colombian friend and read it and ever since I've been a massive fan of GGM.
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05-01-2020 08:52 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
As i say, just forty pages in but you can tell already it is masterful.
It reads a little like “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, or “And Quiet Flows the Don” by Sholokhov.
They are all beautiful tales of family but also so delicate and exquisite in their exposition.
I am looking forward to finishing it and moving onto his other works. As per my previous post I really am not sure how I got to this stage in life without having read his work! Having said that I am sure there are many other authors who should be treasured but whom I’ve not come across yet. Such is life........Last edited by Mibbes Aye; 05-01-2020 at 08:54 PM.
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05-01-2020 09:07 PM #10
Just started "Night boat to Tangier" by Kevin Barry and have to say it's bloody good so far.
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06-01-2020 06:47 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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06-01-2020 07:16 AM #13
'Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History' by S.C Gwynne is a lot more fascinating than the long title sounds.
'Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth' by Andrew Smith. Not read this one yet but sounds like it will be interesting.PERSEVERE
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06-01-2020 09:47 AM #14
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06-01-2020 10:23 AM #15
Doctor Who, The Drosten's Curse by A L Kennedy. Set around a golf course at Arbroath.
There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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10-01-2020 07:54 PM #16
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Who Killed my Father - Edouard Louis
Untethered Soul - Michael A SInger
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10-01-2020 08:38 PM #17
James Obrien’s book is next up for me, after I’ve finished “Command and Control” by Eric Schlosser - about the history of nuclear weapons in the US.
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11-01-2020 12:32 AM #19
Worked my way through a lot of RR Haywoods The Undead series since Xmas, really good stuff, aswell as finishing off ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah Harare in three days, addictive!
Next up is a book I’ve been meaning to read for years but just never got round to it, ‘The better angels of our nature’ by Steven Pinker. Sounds fascinating.
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11-01-2020 12:49 AM #20
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Some reads from The last few months : these are the ones I’d recommend ..all very good
Astroball. Ben Reiter. About how data and science took the Houston Astros from the worst in the baseball leagues to world champs ...changed sport as we know it
Age of surveillance capitalism - how our private data has become one of the worlds most valuable commodities ..powerful - although quite a technical read ...
Hack Attack by Nick Davies - the journo who pursued and broke the phone hacking scandal
To the lions - new fiction
Awaken the Buddha within - Buddhist philosophy for the modern world ..reread from a few years ago
Say Nothing - true story of an IRA killing a citizen accused of working with the brits..
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11-01-2020 05:25 AM #21
Got a few books for Christmas.
Bob Dylan - Chronicles volume 1,
Laurent Garnier - Electrochoc
and the Dishoom cookbook.
Enjoying working my way through them all :-)
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11-01-2020 08:37 AM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Never knew we had such a broad range of interests in books. Thought we just chucked glass bottles and abused everyone 😀.
Time for a library at ER with a bar and coffee shop.
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11-01-2020 10:54 AM #23
I am rereading "How late it was how late" by James Kelman for the fifth or sixth time. An outstanding work, hilarious sad and everything in between
I have lots to catch up on, Phillip Kerr last two Bernie Gunther novels and the latest Robicheaux novel by James Lee Burke.
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11-01-2020 03:19 PM #25
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I’ve not read moneyball so can’t comment. But I did enjoy astroball a lot ....similar story I suspect.
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11-01-2020 05:04 PM #27
Whatya mean theres no seats? Anne budge
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11-01-2020 05:37 PM #29
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No Nonsense- Joey Barton. Breezed through it. Loved it and would recommend it to anyone.
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Just finished Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Didn't seem like the sort of book someone like me would enjoy but it's the best thing I've read in a long time, also hilarious and sad.
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