FabSwingers.com forum: Whatcha readin'?

By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

I'm currently reading The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro and thoroughly enjoying it.

What're you lovely lot reading and would you recommend it?

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

I am currently reading this thread

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"I am currently reading this thread

I currently reading exactly what I would have written had I been the first poster

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

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"GQ"

That's a waste of time and money

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

"GQ

That's a waste of time and money "

Maybe he didn't pay it

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"GQ

That's a waste of time and money

Maybe he didn't pay it

Correct.

* time and/or money

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

"GQ

That's a waste of time and money

Maybe he didn't pay it

Correct.

* time and/or money"

And now I am wasting my time reading your comment

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

inherent vice.

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

Dan Brown's

Inferno

Crock of shite but I am determined to get to the end of it before the next wave of books come my way on the 25th

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

I remember struggling to finish Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, is everything he writes terrible?

Inherent Vice looks interesting, I'm a bit of a sucker for detective novels. Louie Knight, Arkady Renko, Lazlo Woodbine... fantastic!

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

"I remember struggling to finish Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, is everything he writes terrible?

Inherent Vice looks interesting, I'm a bit of a sucker for detective novels. Louie Knight, Arkady Renko, Lazlo Woodbine... fantastic!"

Yes i struggled with that too but thought I'd give it another go. Never Again!

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By *iceguydaveMan
over a year ago

Monmouth

I just read Alan Bennett's 'The uncommon reader', having never read any of his books before but enjoyed films/plays of his work (picked it up cheap on Amazon!).

It was a great read and has encouraged me to seek out more of his writing.

It's only a very short novella, the theme being that the Queen inadvertently becomes aware of the liberating power of literature, and the resulting changes in how she sees her role threaten the monarchy itself. As you might not guess from that description, it is a VERY funny story.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Deliver us from evil by David Baldacci. If you like action thrillers give David Baldacci a read!

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

Just finished the fourth Sookie Stackhouse novel. Starting Inkheart tonight.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Finally finished Ben Elton's "Two Brothers" (not one of his best IMHO)...and now moved on to the latest in the Roy Grace series by Peter James "Love You Dead"...if you like crime thrillers OP can thoroughly recommend the series but start from the first one

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

Some fantastic recommendations here! My "to read" list is now even longer.

Given I've received so many, have a few back...

Vurt by Jeff Noon. Set in an alternate Manchester in the 90s where reality has become somewhat fluid. Very weird, very good!

The Troika by Stepan Chapman. Follows the journey of a jeep, a brontosaurus and an old mexican woman as they travel across an endless desert. The dream sequences are fantastic.

As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem. A love story of sorts between a particle physicist and a literal hole in the universe.

Finally, the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood. Dystopian future, post-apocalyptic, darkly comic, this series is brilliant.

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By *liciaKLWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

69 things to do with a dead princess

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By *an Holo-Man
over a year ago

Yorkshire Dales

Working my way through the game of thrones book set.

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley

Nearly finished book 4 out of 7 of The Dark Tower by Stephen King. Found out tonight that the movie comes out next summer so really need to get my arse in gear and stop being distracted by Fab forums... Bugger.

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

Lonely Planet Guide to Myanmar

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

The sex stories in fab stories and fantasies forums.

I highly recommend some

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

Erik flint "1632" and the sequels

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Burma '44 - James Holland.

Rereading Birdsong - Sebastian Faulkes

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

Private Eye at the moment

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

Quantum - A guide for the perplexed

Jim Al-Khalili

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

Set the Boy free......Johnny Marr

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

"GQ

That's a waste of time and money "

Why so? Some people like reading about fashion and articels on current affairs and new tech and the likes

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

**E casts thread-necromancy... it's super effective!**

I finished The Buried Giant, then read The Prestige by Christopher Priest and am now thoroughly enjoying Transfigurations by Michael Bishop.

So, fellow readers, whatcha readin'?

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

The Night Circus! It's absolutely fantastic and magical and perfect.

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

Nocturnal animals

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

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett...second time round but just needed a bit of cheering up&his humour and outlook on things always makes me chuckle.

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

Game of thrones

H xx

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Finished that book on Drugs in Nazi Germany (good story but I'd like more facts & figures) and now I'm halfway through a slim sketch of Donald Trump that I probably won't finish as he's a gold-plated a-hole but I knew that to start with.

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By *an Holo-Man
over a year ago

Yorkshire Dales

The Name of the wind (The King slayer chronicles)

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Working very slowly through George Monbiot's 'How did we get into this mess?'

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

Understanding Psychosis and Schitzophrenia, edited by Ann Cooke.

Yeah i recommend it, it's really interesting.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I like crime thrillers, so I have just started the new Karen Rose 'Every Dark Corner'

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By *emplarWarriorMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

Papillion

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

The collected cthulhu mythos tales of August Derleth.

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

James Shapiro - 1599. It's a biography of Shakespeare based on a year of his life.

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

A Tale of Two Cities : it's one of those classics I'd never read.

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

"James Shapiro - 1599. It's a biography of Shakespeare based on a year of his life."

Oh I must look this up.

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

Flitting between these three currently :

~ The woman who stole my life - Marian Keyes.

~ Playing well with others - Lee Harrington & Mollena Williams. A field guide to discovering ,exploring and navigatingthe kink, leather,and bdsm communities.

~ In too deep - Portia Da Costa.

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By *oecurlingkink999Couple
over a year ago

Rhuddan

The dice man (Luke rhinehart) again

Been following this religion for 20 years which is why my threads are so strange

Die is God

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"The Night Circus! It's absolutely fantastic and magical and perfect."

With a recommendation like that, how can I resist?! Mr Amazon has been informed and assures me a copy will be dispatched forthwith.

I've added a few others to my ever growing to-read list too. Thanks for sharing

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia of Existing Information in 27 Excruciating Volumes

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

*BOOM* THREADSURRECTION.

Since last we met I've read...

Transfigurations by Michael Bishop

Solid SF but nothing outstanding.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Beautiful, musical, enchanting and oft times dark. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with this book.

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

This one caught me unawares. A thoughtful, character-driven take on the zombie apocalypse with a satisfying denouement.

Up next... no idea! VB tells me there are 17 books from my wishlist (450+) arriving tomorrow so I'll pick one of those.

So, whatcha readin'?

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

I've read a few recently.

The Leopard by Jo Nesbo

The Woman who went to bed for a year by Sue Townsend

I'm currently reading Sarum by Edward Rutherford.

It's too soon to say whether I like it or not.

OP, have you read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett?

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By *wo4FemCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Mr2 here. Currently reading 14th Murder by James Patterson.

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

A street cat named bob.

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

Just started The Beauchamp Pageant, it's about Sir Richard, earl of Warwick, originally written in the late fifteenth century.

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By *londie8399Couple
over a year ago

blackpool

I am currently reading ugly love by colleen hover

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

Recently i finished 3 of Malcolm Gladwell's books (Blink, Tipping Point and Outliers). Good Omens. Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. The Bell Jar. And I'm currently half way through the brilliant and surprisingly hilarious Three Musketeers.

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

Richard Bachman - The Running Man (the film is a complete embarrassment in comparison)

Juliet Macur - Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong

Frank Hebert - Dune (again)

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By *al01Man
over a year ago

solihull

Make me by lee child. Part of the jack reacher series

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

Forum chat

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Just finished The Bees by Laline Paull a very clever fictional story about life in a bee hive told from the perspective of the main character who is a bee!!

About to start Eeny Meeny by MJ Arlidge that is trashy serial killer type crime thriller and just what I fancy right now.

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"OP, have you read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett?"

Nope, I can't say that I have. A little Googling suggests I probably should!

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

"OP, have you read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett?

Nope, I can't say that I have. A little Googling suggests I probably should!"

It's excellent

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

The Disappeared by M E Hall about a Coroner trying to get to the truth about two missing muslim boys. Its got me gripped so far

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

It's alive... it's aaaliiiiive!

So, it turns out I'd somehow not actually finished reading Transfigurations by Michael Bishop. I now have for reals and I've got to say it gets rather odd! The first time I've read about the idea of meat siblings?! Worth a try if you like anthropology and aliens.

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

Almost the entire book is written in strange future version of English ("Trubba not and withry speck") but the book is well worth the effort. I'm sure I'll be rereading this many times.

Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks

I'm a good third the way through this. The world is interesting, the characters compelling and I'm looking forward to seeing where things go.

So, that's me. What about you? Whatcha readin'?

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

Just about to finish Seven Deadly Sins by Corey Taylor, then I've got 'Nirvana: A Tour Diary'.

I'm pretty much exclusively into auto and biographies

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

I'm currently re-reading Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn after finishing Adventures Of Tom Sawyer last week

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By *andVB OP Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"Just about to finish Seven Deadly Sins by Corey Taylor, then I've got 'Nirvana: A Tour Diary'.

I'm pretty much exclusively into auto and biographies

I've never really been one for auto/biographies. The only one I've ever really enjoyed was one about a mathematician... The Genius In My Basement.

"I'm currently re-reading Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn after finishing Adventures Of Tom Sawyer last week"

Classics! Ones I shall feel a secret-shame for having not read.

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

Just about to start Leviathan Wakes by James S.A Corey.

It's what the TV show Expanse is based on.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

"Deliver us from evil by David Baldacci. If you like action thrillers give David Baldacci a read!"
I'm also reading a Baldacci Hells corner . I have read several others of his and enjoyed them all

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

Re reading the Game of Thrones books.

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Re-reading 'The Enemy Within' by Seumas Milne.

Its about the miners strike, but more specifically about thatcher, MI5, Robert Maxwell, even labour politicians, all joining forces to smear Scargill.

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