FabSwingers.com forum: What was the last book you read?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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I'm a complete bookworm, I'm currently about two thirds through The Time Traveler's Wife, I thought it would be a bit shallow & dull but I'm really impressed so far

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dead man running by Duncan McNabb.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tenth Man Down by Chris Ryan. A truly terrible book!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Book worm here also.

Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for the 3rd time.

Up next, James Patterson - The Beach House.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I'm a crime thriller fan, read far to many to pick a favourite author, I'm currently reading Lee Child but haven't picked it up in a while.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Food of Love by someone I can't remember off the top of my head

I read it every couple of years. It's fiction but the descriptions of Classic Italian cookery are beautiful

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By *uppy ConquerorMan
over a year ago

dundee

Deception Point, Dan Brown. Not the best book i have ever read, but past the time on the train.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grey . EL James .

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By *mandaboundTV/TS
over a year ago

Newton Le Willows

I am Zlatan. Usually avoid sports biogs but this one was good. Guy Martin next.

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By *P2903Couple
over a year ago

Rotherham

'One Fish, Two Fish' as a bedtime story. For myself I'm currently reading Anthony Berglas' 'When Computers Can Think - The Artificial Intelligence Singularity'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Grey . EL James . "

You admitted it out loud?!?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I did. Haha! I'm interested in the book beyond what the storyline is. I studied fifty shades of grey at university on a psychological level. Honestly, when it's studied in an academic sense it's quite an interesting read.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Six against the yard

It's a detection club collection of six short stories by members of the club including Agatha Christie, Dorothy l sayers and margery allingham.

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Currently the Locke & Key graphic novel series by Joe Hill. But I can't read that in the shower so I am still re-reading all the Iain and Iain M Banks novels in order of publication too. I also have the new Christopher Brookmyre waiting to go.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Currently the Locke & Key graphic novel series by Joe Hill. But I can't read that in the shower so I am still re-reading all the Iain and Iain M Banks novels in order of publication too. I also have the new Christopher Brookmyre waiting to go."

I do like a bit of Joe Hill. I love his dad too

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

the books I like to read

the dark, the fog, rats, lair and domain

and if you have ghosts books i will enjoy reading those

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

Next on the list will either be Cecelia Aherne or Dorothy Koomson as I have both of their last 2 books and haven't yet read either of them. Then maybe something a bit grittier, I practically have my own library so I've plenty of choice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love reading - I'm currently rereading the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness for about the seventh time.

I loved the Time Travellers Wife, I'll have to dig it out for a reread - thanks for the inspiration OP

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine was fantastic Mr fox

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I read Dorothy Koomson as Dean Koontz then... I was going to say, isn't he gritty enough

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mine was fantastic Mr fox

Brilliant book!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Love reading - I'm currently rereading the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness for about the seventh time.

I loved the Time Travellers Wife, I'll have to dig it out for a reread - thanks for the inspiration OP

You're welcome

I'm really loving it so far!

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

"The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov. "

Ooh, haven't read any Asimov in ages. I had a Greg Bear phase a few months back but I might go old school on my next reading mission.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Nemesis by Jo Nesbo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Child 44, enjoyed it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last book I read was Sun Tzu; the Art of War. (For the 4th time)

Just started to read the divine comedy.

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By *ilacWoman
over a year ago

Cheshire

After The Crash - Michel Bussi

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Chris Carter - One by One

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By *oxy lady 1Couple
over a year ago

oxford

I'm reading Grey, by E L James, and Tess Garrison books.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

20,000 leagues under the sea by Jules Verne.....I'm redoing the classics at the mo

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Engines of War. It's about the impact of railways on warfare.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Engines of War. It's about the impact of railways on warfare.

That reminds me, what did you think of Salem's Lot, overall?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I read Dorothy Koomson as Dean Koontz then... I was going to say, isn't he gritty enough

Haha, yeah definitely gritty enough lol, speaking of which, he could well be the next lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just read Do the birds still sing in hell - Horace Greasley ... Gripping true story.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I read Dorothy Koomson as Dean Koontz then... I was going to say, isn't he gritty enough

Haha, yeah definitely gritty enough lol, speaking of which, he could well be the next lol

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive just finished reading Grey.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The book i have just finished was

Goodbye Dearest Holly

Kevin Wells

Very sad

I read a lot, mostly thriller, crime type books, i read approx 3 books a week, on my Kindle

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"Engines of War. It's about the impact of railways on warfare.

That reminds me, what did you think of Salem's Lot, overall?"

I enjoyed it, although I thought it 70% build and 30% action. I've read it before, when I was about 15.

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By *rank EinsteinMan
over a year ago

Burton upon stather

Dearly devoted Dexter. It's the second in the series and varies greatly from the TV show which I loved but sufficient time has passed in can read the books in their own right.

Just before that I read Jurassic park: the lost world and highly recommend it, it's much more intelligent than the film and has very few similarities.

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

Not long finished To Kill a Mockingbird.

Have feersum endjinn by iain m banks on the go, and also dantes divine comedy.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"Last book I read was Sun Tzu; the Art of War. (For the 4th time)

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I keep meaning to read The Art of War but I get distracted by Grisham and Nesbo!

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

Straight White Male by John Niven

Currently on Julie Walters autobiography. I like to mix things up

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Engines of War. It's about the impact of railways on warfare.

That reminds me, what did you think of Salem's Lot, overall?

I enjoyed it, although I thought it 70% build and 30% action. I've read it before, when I was about 15.

Ahhh, I wondered if it was your first time! I've read it about a dozen times since I was 15, it doesn't bore me. I quite like the slow build up, then BOOM chaos.

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

STorm of Swords - which is Game of Thrones book 3 I think - so much better than the tat tv version!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Food of Love by someone I can't remember off the top of my head

I read it every couple of years. It's fiction but the descriptions of Classic Italian cookery are beautiful "

I read that too. Can't remember if its much of a love story, but the food is amazing and made me conscious of the love in prepairing a meal. A good read.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Last book I read was Sun Tzu; the Art of War. (For the 4th time)

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I keep meaning to read The Art of War but I get distracted by Grisham and Nesbo!

It's a pretty simple read.... Give it a go.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"the books I like to read

the dark, the fog, rats, lair and domain

and if you have ghosts books i will enjoy reading those "
Spooky I believe in them as well..

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I have the new Dorothy Koomson, Freya North & Marian Keyes as easy reading for my holiday. I also have Grey but shush

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I wouldn't bother, the punchline isn't worth it

I'm not going to tell you the book I just finished OP, it was one of those 'worthy' ones you're meant to read, and I'd be worried about looking a bit 'up my own arse', so I'm just starting a trashy Tom Clancy for light relief.

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I wouldn't bother, the punchline isn't worth it

Mr ddc"

Ooh, go on, tell us. Please

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By *ordonBennettMan
over a year ago

dover

Just finished The Children Act by Ian McEwan.

A great read and superbly written.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I wouldn't bother, the punchline isn't worth it

Mr ddc

Ooh, go on, tell us. Please

It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love my fantasy books(dwarves, elves, magic, etc.), but I've been trying to read The Horus Heresy (Warhammer) novels.

I've given up on the fifth book, they got very samey.

About to start Blood of the Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski.

The Witcher computer games are based on his novels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last book I read was Heartshaped box by Joe Hill

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just started to read the divine comedy.

I wouldn't bother, the punchline isn't worth it

Mr ddc

Ooh, go on, tell us. Please

It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

The Gruffalo???

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By *P2903Couple
over a year ago

Rotherham

"It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

That's not an answer! Spill the beans

Whilst we're at it, which cheesy Clancy book was it?

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Ooh, go on, tell us. Please

It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

The Gruffalo???"

They all live happily ever after in the Gruffalo? Spoiler Alert!!

Now you've ruined tomorrow's read for me!

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

That's not an answer! Spill the beans

Whilst we're at it, which cheesy Clancy book was it?"

Command Authority.

Though I'm still not sure about this idea of using a dead author's name on what is surely someone else's book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I read Dorothy Koomson as Dean Koontz then... I was going to say, isn't he gritty enough

Haha, yeah definitely gritty enough lol, speaking of which, he could well be the next lol

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

I shall check and see if it's in my collection, my bestie gave me a massive box full that I still haven't got through and there's a few of his in it, don't think I've read any of his before, but that means nothing lol

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By *P2903Couple
over a year ago

Rotherham

"It had a 98 page epilogue ffs. Which basically just said "they all lived happily ever after"

That's not an answer! Spill the beans

Whilst we're at it, which cheesy Clancy book was it?

Command Authority.

Though I'm still not sure about this idea of using a dead author's name on what is surely someone else's book"

That's definitely ghost authored

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Also reading Grey, quite happy to admit it public too, it's my guilty pleasure.

I have the new Dorothy Koomson, Freya North & Marian Keyes as easy reading for my holiday. I also have Grey but shush

Oh I have the newest Marian Keyes too, not got round to that either lol. Never been a fan of Freya North really.

Grey hasn't disappointed yet lol, as cheesy and awfully written as the first, but oh so addictive lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't read, I just have one of my serfs walk behind me and read out loud.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Love reading - I'm currently rereading the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness for about the seventh time.

I loved the Time Travellers Wife, I'll have to dig it out for a reread - thanks for the inspiration OP

I'm having an op later in the month and I've got the last one in the Deborah Harkness trilogy, the latest PJ Tracy, the latest Phil Rickman already on my kindle and the new Lee Childs is ordered and will arrive at the beginning of August.

I may be laid up for a while but I'm going to make the most of it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wicked ambition, Victoria Fox. A novel of glitz, glamour and sex. I love these bonkbuster type novels in the summer.

After this I shall read I heart Las Vegas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thinking about it will only make it worse by David Mitchell on holiday a short while ago. Good easy and amusing holiday read

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love reading - I'm currently rereading the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness for about the seventh time.

I loved the Time Travellers Wife, I'll have to dig it out for a reread - thanks for the inspiration OP

I may be laid up for a while but I'm going to make the most of it!

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im in the middle of Shadow of Night. If I were you a reread of the first two would be in order just to make sure the full story was fresh in my mind

. Best of luck with your op

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

boy racer mark Cavendish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dr Seus Green Eggs and Ham.... Followed by the Hungry Caterpillar. Every night. Groundhog Day here....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dr Seus Green Eggs and Ham.... Followed by the Hungry Caterpillar. Every night. Groundhog Day here.... "

I'm lucky, I think, I have Green Eggs and Ham read to me every night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver.

Now reading The Kill Room.

I have one more in the series then I can't decide between reading the all Jack Reacher series or the Bosch novels.

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By *r Man.Man
over a year ago

London

The last book I read was

4a ladybird book

WHAT!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The twelve Justin Cronin

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By *haunMan
over a year ago

Halton

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

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Phantoms was an excellent book.

Really loved his output around that time.

Watchers was another good one.

Sadly he got rich, slightly complacent and maybe run out of good 'horror' ideas?

But a lot of his back catalog is great to read.

Just finished two good ones (not Koontz)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

If you are a Sci-Fi or fantasy geek and grew up in the 80's then this book is for you.

Lots of references to TV, film and gaming from that period set in a future Virtual reality world.

Highly recommended.

And

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.

Sort of music autobiography / help books.

I think She is amazing anyway.

But her book was fantastic.

Great insight into trusting people and asking for help but also a good look at how artists in the industry not mainstream can work with their fans to continue to make new music.

And now just finishing off the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happy to read articles and factual books all day.

Last novel was Pride and Prejudice for my English O level, what a load of drivel! Masterpiece? I prefer the Red Dwarf version with the T72 in Jane Austen World.

Kryton emerging from the lake blows away Mrs Bennet and her daughters "I don't think I made myself clear, Mr Lister, dinner is served"!!!!

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

Princes Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights. Its a good read, promise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stephen King's Lizzie's Story.

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By *nfinity1Man
over a year ago

Near Bournemouth

With the risk of sounding Like a massive geek........ I like to read Star Wars novels.

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By *iaFlashCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Nia is currently reading The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, by Belle De Jour.

Flash last read Star Wars novels known as The Darth Bane Trilogy:

Path of Destruction, Rule of Two and Dynasty of Evil.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'm in the middle of a murder mystery, it's not great and I have guessed who the killer is.

The last book I read was excellent, though. I recommend it to you all: The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. It has made me think about what shapes us.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

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Phantoms was an excellent book.

Really loved his output around that time.

Watchers was another good one.

Sadly he got rich, slightly complacent and maybe run out of good 'horror' ideas?

But a lot of his back catalog is great to read.

Just finished two good ones (not Koontz)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

If you are a Sci-Fi or fantasy geek and grew up in the 80's then this book is for you.

Lots of references to TV, film and gaming from that period set in a future Virtual reality world.

Highly recommended.

And

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.

Sort of music autobiography / help books.

I think She is amazing anyway.

But her book was fantastic.

Great insight into trusting people and asking for help but also a good look at how artists in the industry not mainstream can work with their fans to continue to make new music.

And now just finishing off the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

Amanda Palmer? Neil Gaiman's wife?

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By *haunMan
over a year ago

Halton

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

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Phantoms was an excellent book.

Really loved his output around that time.

Watchers was another good one.

Sadly he got rich, slightly complacent and maybe run out of good 'horror' ideas?

But a lot of his back catalog is great to read.

Just finished two good ones (not Koontz)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

If you are a Sci-Fi or fantasy geek and grew up in the 80's then this book is for you.

Lots of references to TV, film and gaming from that period set in a future Virtual reality world.

Highly recommended.

And

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.

Sort of music autobiography / help books.

I think She is amazing anyway.

But her book was fantastic.

Great insight into trusting people and asking for help but also a good look at how artists in the industry not mainstream can work with their fans to continue to make new music.

And now just finishing off the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

Amanda Palmer? Neil Gaiman's wife?

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Correct... The one and only Neil Gaiman

Neil gets a lot of references in Amanda's book, talking about how they meet etc.

And talking about Neil and books..

For me, you can just about read anything by him as I think he is a great author.

American Gods

The Graveyard Book

The ocean at the end of the lane.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Pure, white and deadly in the hope it will focusy mind on cutting out sugar/carbs...so far the results are not good!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dr Seus Green Eggs and Ham.... Followed by the Hungry Caterpillar. Every night. Groundhog Day here....

I'm lucky, I think, I have Green Eggs and Ham read to me every night

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it's a good book to be fair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gone Girl

I'm have the Authours 2 other books for my holiday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

River of pain...I forget the authors name, it's a new book in the alien series if you like that kind of thing...it's the story of the colonists on Hadleys hope, set right before aliens.

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By *ain n MableWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

Fifteen oranges.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I do like some of his, not so much the thrillers but some of his older ones. I loved Phantoms, if you've read that? If not, you should

---

Phantoms was an excellent book.

Really loved his output around that time.

Watchers was another good one.

Sadly he got rich, slightly complacent and maybe run out of good 'horror' ideas?

But a lot of his back catalog is great to read.

Just finished two good ones (not Koontz)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

If you are a Sci-Fi or fantasy geek and grew up in the 80's then this book is for you.

Lots of references to TV, film and gaming from that period set in a future Virtual reality world.

Highly recommended.

And

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.

Sort of music autobiography / help books.

I think She is amazing anyway.

But her book was fantastic.

Great insight into trusting people and asking for help but also a good look at how artists in the industry not mainstream can work with their fans to continue to make new music.

And now just finishing off the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

Amanda Palmer? Neil Gaiman's wife?

---

Correct... The one and only Neil Gaiman

Neil gets a lot of references in Amanda's book, talking about how they meet etc.

And talking about Neil and books..

For me, you can just about read anything by him as I think he is a great author.

American Gods

The Graveyard Book

The ocean at the end of the lane."

I've just read The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

that was brilliant. Incredibly strange, but brilliant. Yeah, I liked The Graveyard Book. I loved Coraline & Other Stories and Stardust too.

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over a year ago

Nearly finished Physics Of The Impossible by Michio Kaku....

Amazing read though I tend to forget most of it after 10 min

Every 10 min I'm freshly amazed once more!

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over a year ago

'Look who's back' by Timur Vermes.

Very entertaining read

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over a year ago

Climbers' Club Guide to the Lower Wye Valley.

Probably a bit 'niche' for you lot!

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

It is a while since I read one but the last one was "1000 years of annoying the French" by Stephen Clarke.

Interesting and in parts quite funny, and puts a few old myths well and truly to bed.

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Beelzebub's tales to his grandson (again), still only understand two thirds of it.

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

Showing You the Ropes by the Two Knotty Boys

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over a year ago

"Book worm here also.

Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for the 3rd time.

Up next, James Patterson - The Beach House. "

Got distracted by your new avatar ( been away a couple of weeks like a kid I a candy shop this morning)

Last book was fun land Steven king... It was rubbish ... But I've not yet forgiven Stephen for the black tower...

Of the back of the Jonathan strange show I think on going to read The black alchemist next

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By *o-jCouple
over a year ago

Outskirts of Notts

I was about to finish my second book this but I ran out of crayons ...

Jo x

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