FabSwingers.com forum: Which book are you reading at the moment or recommend

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

Currently trying to find something new to read, I am a lover of chick lit but do like detective/mystery stories too and some autobiographies. Really need to expand on my current list open to other genres too!

So what are you reading at the moment/just finished or recommend?

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By *wo4FemCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Currently reading The Crossing by Michael Connolly.

Mr2

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

I love a good chick lit, have you read any of Catherine Alliots books? I stumbled across her books when my train was delayed, I popped into a charity shop and bought 'The Old Girl Network' it had me laughing out loud and I finished it the same day

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

Possibly not up your street OP

I’m reading ‘No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976–1984’ by Matthew Worley. It’s bloody brilliant.

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

"Possibly not up your street OP

I’m reading ‘No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976–1984’ by Matthew Worley. It’s bloody brilliant. "

Sounds too brainy for me lol x

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Picked up The Girl on the Train, in a charity shop recently. Whizzed through it, proper page turner.

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

"Picked up The Girl on the Train, in a charity shop recently. Whizzed through it, proper page turner."

Ooh I liked that!

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By *dam and slutCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

All of Lee child..Jack Reacher.

Can't believe they cast Tom cruise in the role.

Adam

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

Probably not your sort of thing, but I'm currently reading, "The medieval treasury - the art of the middle ages in the Victoria & Albert museum".

Not the most gripping - unless you're interested in medieval art.

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

I am reading Bones never lie by Kathy Reichs at min.

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

Its a forensic type thriller

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

I reccommend Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas series. I’d google it. My classification wouldn’t do it justice.

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

I'm currently reading The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly, it feels like it's a bit of a slow burner at the moment but I like it. Then I have Eve Of Man by Tom & Giovanna Fletcher, then I have Unexplained - Supernatural Stories For Uncertain Times by Richard Maclean Smith to read. The latter looks at incidents that were thought of as paranormal and seeing if new ideas in science could help people get to the bottom of them.

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By *rettyLittleThingWoman
over a year ago

Swansea

Tattooist of Auschwitz, incredibly sad but gripping, started and got to chapter 7 last night.

I go off Richard and Judy bookclub (think they're partnered with whsmith too), every time and I've always had a really good book.

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

"Possibly not up your street OP

I’m reading ‘No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976–1984’ by Matthew Worley. It’s bloody brilliant. "

That does sound good. Have you read 'England's Dreaming' by Jon Savage?

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

The telly

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

OP, I've not read it but loads of people have recommended 'Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine' by Gail Honeyman. I'm going to get hold of it soon.

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I am reading Bones never lie by Kathy Reichs at min."

Love Kathy Reichs books. Patricia Cornwells books are similar x

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"Picked up The Girl on the Train, in a charity shop recently. Whizzed through it, proper page turner."

Great book

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

"Possibly not up your street OP

I’m reading ‘No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976–1984’ by Matthew Worley. It’s bloody brilliant.

That does sound good. Have you read 'England's Dreaming' by Jon Savage?"

I read his ‘Teenagers’ but never got around to ‘England’s Dreaming’. I love music history.

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

I’m a massive fan of Peter V Brett, but having to wait until Oct for his next book. My taste is very eclectic, I’m re-reading the Wallander series by Henning Mankell. My favourite has to be Faceless Killers, so as it’s also the first, I am reading that xx

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

"I am reading Bones never lie by Kathy Reichs at min.

Love Kathy Reichs books. Patricia Cornwells books are similar x"

I got my mum into Patricia Cornwell, she’s totally hooked, even has the cookbook! She’s into Kathy Reich as well. They’re great authors xx

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I read a lot of thrillers, but would recommend David Baldacci any day of the week! Bloody fantastic!

I currently have a new book waiting to be started in the Richard & Judy book club 'The woman in the window' it sounds like it will be good.

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

Reading book about the plague called Company of Liars

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I am reading Bones never lie by Kathy Reichs at min.

Love Kathy Reichs books. Patricia Cornwells books are similar x

I got my mum into Patricia Cornwell, she’s totally hooked, even has the cookbook! She’s into Kathy Reich as well. They’re great authors xx"

Think I must have read all their books at least 3 times each, apart from the newer ones x

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Recommend any of the disc world series.

Jack Ryan books

Currently reading up on cdm regs.

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

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

Porno - Irvine Welsh

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

An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Book 7 of the Outlander series) ... brilliant historical fiction with lots of twists and turns.

I'm so hooked but find I'm too tired to read after a long day at work so have bought the audio version too ... just as enjoyable

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

The kindness diaries.. A guys account of travelling the world on kindness alone, giving and receiving... Good so far

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Read the librarian

A continuation of the story of Dracula, a surprisingly good book.

But Kate Mosse

Labrynth

Is best book I ever read

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

reading a book on levitation...I cant put it down!

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

"reading a book on levitation...I cant put it down!"

Lol that’s funny!

Thank you one and all will certainly look into some of the suggestions and hopefully I can get some of them on my kindle.

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By *nsatiable Needy BratWoman
over a year ago

Here and There

The green mile is fantastic. An oldie but a goodie.

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern although a really simple read just really stuck with me. I recommend it to everyone.

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

Currently reading Excession by Iain M Banks

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

I had a run of loads of really good books last year, now every book that I pick up is not so great. I'm currently trying to finish "and another thing" by Eoin Colfer, it's the 6th hitchhikers book and sadly not a patch on Douglas Adams.

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

Gnomon. It'll blow your mind.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm currently reading a book about the private lives of people in Tudor times and one about the Norman conquest. I try to read one fiction followed by one non fictional but I got side tracked by the Norman conquest book

I inherited my aunt's library of mostly fiction but some poetry so my reading is quite varied nowadays

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

1984, amazing book

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

Stay away from Kafka’s “Castle” at all costs, if anyone tells you to read that they hate you and are trying to get you to pry your eyeballs out of their sockets.

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

I've been reading a lot of Neil Gaiman recently as Good Omens will be out on Amazon soon. I've also read The Partisans Daughter by Louis de Bernieres, which is beautifully written as his books always are, but I found parts really uncomfortable. I can't decide whether I enjoyed it or not.

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

Thomas More. Utopia.

I thought it was going to be about Atlantis but I don't think it is after all. One page 1 so far.

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

"Thomas More. Utopia.

I thought it was going to be about Atlantis but I don't think it is after all. One page 1 so far. "

Lol

It’s most definitely not about Atlantis, great read though, you should follow it up with Brave New World and 1984

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

'Secret Historian: The life and times of Samuel Steward, professor, tattoo artist, and sexual renegade' by Justin Spring

At the same time I'm also reading 'Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now' by Jaron Lanier

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

"Thomas More. Utopia.

I thought it was going to be about Atlantis but I don't think it is after all. One page 1 so far.

Lol

It’s most definitely not about Atlantis, great read though, you should follow it up with Brave New World and 1984 "

Just the introduction is proving interesting

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

Just finished reading Her Last Tomorrow by Adam Croft.

Now I'm reading An Evil Love- The Lies of Frederick West.

I love books by Dean Koonz, Patricia Cornwell, Jessie Kene, Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole, James Patterson, Lee Child, Kathy Reich, Ian Rankin and other crime writing authors

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

Im reading Tiger Woods autobiography,its a pop up book

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

I'm reading The Widow by Fiona Barton and American Overdose by Chris McGreal.

Definitely recommend both.

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

The couple next door by Shari Lapena... this my srcond book of her's.

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

The Hungry Caterpillar.

That caterpillar is really rather hungry, look out for the twist at the end though, I didn’t see it coming.

Highly recommended.

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

"The couple next door by Shari Lapena... this my srcond book of her's."

Oh I read that one, it's good.

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By *eiaorganaWoman
over a year ago

Dundee

Currently reading The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher about her time filming Star Wars

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

What’s a book

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

"Picked up The Girl on the Train, in a charity shop recently. Whizzed through it, proper page turner."

I thought her next one was actually even better. Into The Water. You should check it out.

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

Bernard cribbins autobiography brilliant

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

An Inconvenient Death: how the establishment covered up the David Kelly affair.

It's about Tony Bliar and Alistair Campbell's web of lies amid the sexing up of the Iraqi weapons dossier.

After reading the 'Isis girl' thread on here last night, I don't think this book would be suitable for many on here, it's more for people who have the wherewithal to form their own opinions.

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Operation Mayhem.

True account of how 26 British soldiers took on over 2000 RUF rebels in Sierra Leone and beat them.

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By *VxrMan
over a year ago

Newton le Willows

Just finished 1984 for the third time, before that another of Orwells, Coming up for air. Read Rising Tide, Fallen Star by Phillip Hoare just after Christmas.

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

Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor. Starts off like a crime/missing person novel, but is actually a 'literary' novel - it's an extremely well-written tale of a rural community..

Not genre-bashing btw - I love crime fiction..

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I have just finished reading the crooked staircase by Dean Koontz can't wait for the next one

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Small great things - Jodi Picoult

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

"Tattooist of Auschwitz, incredibly sad but gripping, started and got to chapter 7 last night.

I go off Richard and Judy bookclub (think they're partnered with whsmith too), every time and I've always had a really good book. "

Haven’t long read that awesome book yep couldn’t put it down xxx

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By *uteLittleGeekWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere

Impure blood by Bora Stankovic

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