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"I have three all time fave books. War of the Worlds Lord of the Rings HMS Ulysses. Currently I'm not reading anything due to the fact that Ernest Kleine's Ready Player Two was so piss poor it put me off reading for a bit.. even trying the warm embrace of Bill Bryson didn't help." I read the Hobbit and LoTR when i was young, probably got me into reading .. i just picked up War of the Worlds and 1984 and i'm half way through HMS Ulysses on my kindle. Won't be adding Ready Player two to my list then ! I'm a big fan of Don Winslow, highly recommend the Power of the dog | |||
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"Used to be major reader and used to help out in second hand book store Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series " I do like a detective series .. being Scottish i really like Ian Rankin and the Rebus books | |||
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"I'm not reading anything. I've lost my reading mojo "I need to get mine back... It's a pretty miserable state off affairs isn't it? | |||
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It's a pretty miserable state off affairs isn't it?"Yes. I have stacks of unread books but can't find one that interests me | |||
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"Used to be major reader and used to help out in second hand book store Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series I do like a detective series .. being Scottish i really like Ian Rankin and the Rebus books " Not read them but crime and true crime always been one of my favourite genres | |||
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"I'm currently reading Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan which I'm loving. It's shortlisted for the Women's Prize and I've just nearly cried like 4 times and I'm only halfway through. Really interesting story about a young girl who wants to be a doctor during the Civil War in Sri Lanka." Looks interesting .. will add it to my list, thanks | |||
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Yes. I have stacks of unread books but can't find one that interests me "Yep!!! I'm going to set myself a challenge.. Randomly choose a book.. start reading it.. give it 50 pages.. Mind you it could make things worse, bit I need to try something. | |||
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"I'm not reading anything. I've lost my reading mojo
I need to get mine back...
It's a pretty miserable state off affairs isn't it?
Yes. I have stacks of unread books but can't find one that interests me
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Randomly choose a book.. start reading it.. give it 50 pages..
Mind you it could make things worse, bit I need to try something."That's a good idea. I used to set myself a ten page a day target for a random book. I also used to choose a book at random in the library I got to read a lot of excellent books I wouldn't normally have. I also found myself with a lot of unreadable dross  | |||
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"I'm not reading anything. I've lost my reading mojo
I need to get mine back...
It's a pretty miserable state off affairs isn't it?
Yes. I have stacks of unread books but can't find one that interests me
Yep!!!
I'm going to set myself a challenge..
Randomly choose a book.. start reading it.. give it 50 pages..
Mind you it could make things worse, bit I need to try something.
That's a good idea. I used to set myself a ten page a day target for a random book.
I also used to choose a book at random in the library I got to read a lot of excellent books I wouldn't normally have. I also found myself with a lot of unreadable dross "I can't do random books in case they are rank rotten .. so always looking for reccomendations or anything above 4 on goodreads | |||
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"I'm not reading anything. I've lost my reading mojo
I need to get mine back...
It's a pretty miserable state off affairs isn't it?
Yes. I have stacks of unread books but can't find one that interests me
Yep!!!
I'm going to set myself a challenge..
Randomly choose a book.. start reading it.. give it 50 pages..
Mind you it could make things worse, bit I need to try something.
That's a good idea. I used to set myself a ten page a day target for a random book.
I also used to choose a book at random in the library I got to read a lot of excellent books I wouldn't normally have. I also found myself with a lot of unreadable dross
I can't do random books in case they are rank rotten .. so always looking for reccomendations or anything above 4 on goodreads"It's always a risk but it can really broaden out your reading especially fiction , biography and autobiography. Non fiction is more tricky in my experience | |||
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"My Gf loves reading about Werewolf, shape shifters etc so I'm always keeping a eye out for them, Fantasy, love and sex so I'll keep a eye on this post for any ideas " Not my genre .. but interested in any good recommendations | |||
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"I'm working my way through the Thursday murder club series by Richard Osman. " What do you think ? I read the 1st one an thought it was ok .. but not enough to read the rest of them - yet | |||
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" It's always a risk but it can really broaden out your reading especially fiction , biography and autobiography. Non fiction is more tricky in my experience " Yeah .. I prefer a book I really want to read rather than risking a random one. I'll read anything that gets good recommendations or reviews - not very original. I do like a book that mixes fact and fiction and going through a WW2 phase | |||
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"Currently reading The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis. It's a sort of inverted American Psycho at the moment with the focus on potential victims of the serial killer rather than being told from his point of view. 200-odd pages in, it is absolutely brilliant." Will add it to my list.. | |||
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"I have just finished The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy, the only way I can think to describe it is like a cross between The Godfather and Yellowstone with alien technology, it was actually a really good read I enjoyed it immensely." Will also add it to my list .. The Godfather and The Scicilian by Mario Puzzo are great books and better than the films .. | |||
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"I'm just starting "Emperor of Rome" by Mary Beard. I love her style, the fact that she has humour as well as history, and it is never a dry read. You can hear her voice when you read this." Sounds interesting .. also added. Anyone else have more books than they can read .. an yet will pick up more  | |||
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"I'm working my way through the Thursday murder club series by Richard Osman. What do you think ? I read the 1st one an thought it was ok .. but not enough to read the rest of them - yet" I'm enjoying so far this is my type of genre tho.. | |||
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"I'm just starting "Emperor of Rome" by Mary Beard. I love her style, the fact that she has humour as well as history, and it is never a dry read. You can hear her voice when you read this. Sounds interesting .. also added. Anyone else have more books than they can read .. an yet will pick up more "Yup. I'm addicted to that "new book" smell.  | |||
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"I'm working my way through the Thursday murder club series by Richard Osman. " Have read and enjoyed the first 3, have the 4th but not started yet | |||
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" I'm going to set myself a challenge.. Randomly choose a book.. start reading it.. give it 50 pages.. Mind you it could make things worse, bit I need to try something." I started frequenting these 'Bring a Book Take a Book' libraries in phone boxes or churchyards as I work all over the south west and discovered so many genres I previously dismissed out of hand by taking the risk of a random. Who knew I (LB) had a penchant for chick lit, autobiographies,murder mystery and detective novels after only reading fantasy and sci=fi for decades. I now have a carrier bag of books in the works van and my car as I don't just take one book now as much as replace the whole contents. | |||
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"Used to be major reader and used to help out in second hand book store Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series I do like a detective series .. being Scottish i really like Ian Rankin and the Rebus books " If you like detective novels OP I can highly recommend The Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. I’ve read them all now and they’re absolutely amazing  | |||
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"Used to be major reader and used to help out in second hand book store Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series I do like a detective series .. being Scottish i really like Ian Rankin and the Rebus books If you like detective novels OP I can highly recommend The Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. I’ve read them all now and they’re absolutely amazing "Oh, will look for the 1st one thanks | |||
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"Used to be major reader and used to help out in second hand book store Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series I do like a detective series .. being Scottish i really like Ian Rankin and the Rebus books If you like detective novels OP I can highly recommend The Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. I’ve read them all now and they’re absolutely amazing
Oh, will look for the 1st one thanks "Would highly recommend the Harry Hole series by Jo Nsebo but read in order | |||
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" currently reading the tell tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe" What edition is it? | |||
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"My Gf loves reading about Werewolf, shape shifters etc so I'm always keeping a eye out for them, Fantasy, love and sex so I'll keep a eye on this post for any ideas " I am reading Red Moon by Benjamin Percy right now, its about Werewolves, its pretty good tbh. | |||
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"I'm not reading anything. I've lost my reading mojo "Same here, I used to read all the time but since the covid saga my booking reading mojo vanished, forced myself to read one on the last holiday hoping it would kick back in but nope, no urge to read another | |||
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" Currently working way through last few in the Edward Marston Railway Detective series " How are you finding them? I bought the christmas book, followed by 5 others books i dound in mont condition in a charity shop. Saly, I colnd't manage more than a few chapters as i found his writing style terrably off putting. Everything is diologue. Just pages and pages and pages of diologue. So much in fact that i found easy to lose track pf who was saying what. Do they get any better, or are thy mostly the same? | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man" Same, although I'm a fair bit ahead of you. Just on Unseen Academicals. Feeling oddly sad I've only a few more to (re)read | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man" I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it "You could try the graphic novels of his books Joe, the illustrations are brilliant. | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it
You could try the graphic novels of his books Joe, the illustrations are brilliant."That sounds like a brilliant idea! I do worry about the optics of needing a picture book though | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it
You could try the graphic novels of his books Joe, the illustrations are brilliant.
That sounds like a brilliant idea! I do worry about the optics of needing a picture book though "I did worry about the optics of suggesting it after I posted it! But Joe, they are not picture books, they are graphic novels! | |||
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".. whats your favourite book or what you reading now ? " Right now I am reading 'A Gentleman in Moscow'. It had bene sitting on my TBR (to be read) pile for quite some time, and i'm only just reading it now. Its fairly well written, and the story is interesting, with likable characters. Next on my list is ..... Death comes to pemberly. OR Good Omens. OR The hobbit. ITs probably going to be the Hobbit as i haven't read it for over a decade and feel the need to start the whole LOTR series again. One of my favorite books is 'Fingersmith' by Sarah Waters. While i engjoyd her other books, Fingersmith had an affcted me in ways noth other book has. I read it from cover to cover, and cold barely put it down. There was one moment around half way through where I was so outraged by a characters descision, i scream "NO!" out loud and threw the book down and sat there arms crossed tryign to ignore it like a child having a tantrum. .... This was on the London undergound! lol God knows what other people in the train through . A series you might like is called 'Scoundrels'. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34610627-scoundrels?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41442733-the-hunt-for-hansclapp?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=2 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59745058-scoundrels?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=3 They are really fun and well ritten, with bombastic charcaters. You could easily imagine one of them being played by Rik Mayal, especially in his role as Alan B'stard or Lord flash heart. Speaking of Flashheart... The Flashman series, by George McDonald Frasier. The character, Flashman, is the basis for Lord Flashheart (from blackadder). It follows his adventures and misadventures though the his career in the british empire. The man is a total cad! A cowrad, and a scounderl. But, charming with it. Admittedly, some of the language is no longer acceptable, and some themes we now know to be wrong. But they are extremely well written books and I cannot reccomend them enough. Buy the first book, and you will be hooked! If none of those take your fancy then I cansuggest the Murder Mystery / Detective books from the British Libray. They re released a number of them including... A myster in white by J Jefferson Farjeon. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142458.Flashman?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=5gqCSW2orL&rank=1) It is THE perfect christmas day book, but he does have others such as 'The Z murders' and 'The thirteen guests'. Death in the tunnel' by Miles Burton https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26077475-death-in-the-tunnel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=eLFtOSZp60&rank=2 Is anothr pefect xmas day read, So buy them now and you might be ready to read thm by then, assuming your TBR is as long as mine! And one last curvball, as it is summer, perhaps something by Jane austen? https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-austen-jane-austen/1016272669?ean=9781435167964 Those Barnes & Noble collectable editons and simply beautiful. If they hav a sale on, they are incredible value too, especially given the exchange rate. Also, a personal favorite is Ian M Banks culture series. His first book in an incredible seris is Consider Plebas. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8935689-consider-phlebas Its Science Fiction but not like anything you have seen before. It is High brow science fiction, and vast. I highly reccomend them. Sorry for the long reply, but as a fellow single guy, I too have a lot of time on my hand  lol
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it
You could try the graphic novels of his books Joe, the illustrations are brilliant.
That sounds like a brilliant idea! I do worry about the optics of needing a picture book though
I did worry about the optics of suggesting it after I posted it! But Joe, they are not picture books, they are graphic novels! "It's definitely a redeeming quality! I'll have a look at them and see if they appeal. A collection of graphic novels does sound pretty awesome! | |||
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"Currently reading The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis. It's a sort of inverted American Psycho at the moment with the focus on potential victims of the serial killer rather than being told from his point of view. 200-odd pages in, it is absolutely brilliant." Is that his newest book? I haven’t read any BEE for a while but love his style and find him pretty fascinating. | |||
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".. whats your favourite book or what you reading now ? Right now I am reading 'A Gentleman in Moscow'. It had bene sitting on my TBR (to be read) pile for quite some time, and i'm only just reading it now. Its fairly well written, and the story is interesting, with likable characters. Next on my list is ..... Death comes to pemberly. OR Good Omens. OR The hobbit. ITs probably going to be the Hobbit as i haven't read it for over a decade and feel the need to start the whole LOTR series again. One of my favorite books is 'Fingersmith' by Sarah Waters. While i engjoyd her other books, Fingersmith had an affcted me in ways noth other book has. I read it from cover to cover, and cold barely put it down. There was one moment around half way through where I was so outraged by a characters descision, i scream "NO!" out loud and threw the book down and sat there arms crossed tryign to ignore it like a child having a tantrum. .... This was on the London undergound! lol God knows what other people in the train through . A series you might like is called 'Scoundrels'. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34610627-scoundrels?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41442733-the-hunt-for-hansclapp?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=2 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59745058-scoundrels?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XErZxUe4is&rank=3 They are really fun and well ritten, with bombastic charcaters. You could easily imagine one of them being played by Rik Mayal, especially in his role as Alan B'stard or Lord flash heart. Speaking of Flashheart... The Flashman series, by George McDonald Frasier. The character, Flashman, is the basis for Lord Flashheart (from blackadder). It follows his adventures and misadventures though the his career in the british empire. The man is a total cad! A cowrad, and a scounderl. But, charming with it. Admittedly, some of the language is no longer acceptable, and some themes we now know to be wrong. But they are extremely well written books and I cannot reccomend them enough. Buy the first book, and you will be hooked! If none of those take your fancy then I cansuggest the Murder Mystery / Detective books from the British Libray. They re released a number of them including... A myster in white by J Jefferson Farjeon. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142458.Flashman?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=5gqCSW2orL&rank=1) It is THE perfect christmas day book, but he does have others such as 'The Z murders' and 'The thirteen guests'. Death in the tunnel' by Miles Burton https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26077475-death-in-the-tunnel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=eLFtOSZp60&rank=2 Is anothr pefect xmas day read, So buy them now and you might be ready to read thm by then, assuming your TBR is as long as mine! And one last curvball, as it is summer, perhaps something by Jane austen? https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-austen-jane-austen/1016272669?ean=9781435167964 Those Barnes & Noble collectable editons and simply beautiful. If they hav a sale on, they are incredible value too, especially given the exchange rate. Also, a personal favorite is Ian M Banks culture series. His first book in an incredible seris is Consider Plebas. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8935689-consider-phlebas Its Science Fiction but not like anything you have seen before. It is High brow science fiction, and vast. I highly reccomend them. Sorry for the long reply, but as a fellow single guy, I too have a lot of time on my hand lol
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"Just finished Blood Meridian which was unbelievably good, and now on A Confederacy of Dunces which might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read - would highly recommend both. " Another 2 to the list.. who needs meets anyway | |||
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"I read a book every week. I'm currently reading Skint Estate by Cash Carraway. I get lots of books from the library or charity shops. I've read Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart recently which were good. Alan Partridge: Nomad is silly and funny. " S | |||
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"I'm on a Discworld re-read and am on Reaper Man I've never read any of the Discord books and tried to get into it starting with The Colour of Magic but some reason I couldn't get into it. I think I find it hard to visualise some of the more fantasy elements of it "Tbf the earlier books are not as succinct as his later stuff, he's still just finding his feet. My introduction to Discworld was Hogfather and then I went back and started at the beginning | |||
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"Good Omens is one of my favourite books. I also weird love the Long Earth" I struggled with the Long Earth series, I felt very little Pratchett was in it and it was more Baxter's work. Shame, as I liked the concept | |||
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"Good Omens is one of my favourite books. I also weird love the Long Earth I struggled with the Long Earth series, I felt very little Pratchett was in it and it was more Baxter's work. Shame, as I liked the concept " I read the whole series but it's really only the first two I liked. I think though it's more because I liked the entire concept. The idea of being able to click your fingers and find and empty unspoiled world is extremely appealing at times 
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