Best reads - Club Together Book Club?
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For those that have not yet got a copy of Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey, about the Fitzwilliam Family and Wentworth Woodhouse, I see that it's on offer for 99p today on Kindle. It's a very interesting story well written.
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Having a bit more time to sit down and read this last week or so I've managed to finish a couple of books that have been sitting waiting patiently for me on Kindle.
Really enjoyed the first in the "Bunny goes to America" series by Caimh McDonnell, Disaster Inc.
Thanks to Nellie for recommending the series to me.
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On a bit of a roll with my books, just finished another one. This book "In My Life" by Alan Johnson, the former MP and Minister was a bit more conventional - hardly any politics involved. For those born in the 10 -15 years after the second world war this book will really be meaningful. The book is all about his love for popular music since the start of Rock and Roll I suppose. It picks up his personal story originally outlined in his first book "This Boy". Given the choice of being Home Secretary or a pop musician I think he would chosen music. Having his Guitar stolen at a crucial point rather put paid the that notion and as they say the rest in history.
David
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On my list DK. He’s a very interesting and genuine man. I have read Roy Hattersley’s biography as well, another very interesting one, particularly as he is local to us. Earlier generation than AJ.
I am rereading the Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwall. Easy reading, very entertaining, and in there own way, superbly researched in terms of the Napoleanic Wars. A long time since I first read them, and I don’t enjoy all of his books, but the Sharpe’s are very good.
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I've just finished possibly the strangest book I've ever read!
"Lincoln in the Bardo" won the Booker Prize in 2017 and was the answer to a question on Eggheads which got me intrigued. Not really sure how to describe it, but it's the story of Abraham Lincoln's second son who died from typhoid at the age of 11. The "Bardo" is a limbo state (I think!) between life and the afterlife and the book largely consists of a series of quotes from those the boy "meets" there. It's a mixture of fact and fiction and is a seriously weird book and I'm not quite sure what the Booker judges found in it!
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Doesn't sound like one for me then, M. I've just read another of Rachel Joyce's novels....Perfect. Although it certainly wasn't that it was still quite interesting, but not as good a "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry". Thanks for that one M.
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A follow-up to the above post. Rachel Joyce's The Music Shop is available today on Kindle for 99p
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Have been reading various novels and particularly enjoyed the 3 most recent books by favourite authors. CJBox -the Wolf Pack. Daniel Silva – The New Girl and David Baldacci – One Good Deed. I did also part read Harlan Coben’s Deal Breaker which I found I had read quite some time ago. I obviously decided then that his books weren’t for me. Looking forward to the next Baldacci book which I understand will be out before Xmas.
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I've just finished Pete Brassett's The Girl from Killkenny, very much a take off of what one expects from an Irish detective story. have also finished Rachel Joyce's The Music Shop and can recommend it along with the play list, which one can listen to on Spotify. Have now started the first Ballard and Bosch thriller by Michael Connelly....Dark Sacred Night
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nelliethehooker - Michael Connelly is another favourite writer for me especially Harry Bosch books. I’m sure you’ll not be disappointed with Dark Sacred Night which was one I also recently read.
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I'm sure you'll enjoy Dark Sacred Night, Nellie.
I'm enjoying it so far, his books are always easy reading.....although I can't say the same for Jasper FForde!!
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I'll take that as a compliment.
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Have also requested Night Fire at our library so thanks for info as didn't know of this new book.
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For those that have just discovered Stuart McBride ( or have yet to do so) the second one in his DS Logan McRae series, Dying Light, is just 99p on Kindle for today only.
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This is the first time I have looked through this post, so forgive me being a year late in responding! I have become addicted to the DCI Ryan series by LJ Ross and usually get through two or three, on my Kindle, whilst we are away for a week. I can relate to the relationship between Ryan and his DS and her novels always have an intriguing twist to them. Absolutely gripping. It's best if you read them in order because it all makes more sense.
Ros has started to read them as well and has just finished Holy Island - so that's why we're booked into a site nearby, next May, to go and see if there's still any evidence of the bodies!!
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For Moulesy & those that have enjoyed Rachel Joyce's books The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy is available on Kindle at the moment for 99p. I hope that it's as good as her others.
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Just finished another good book by David Baldacci - Redemption. Have 3 more to read by other authors one of which is No Middle Name by Lee Child. Short Stories about “Jack Reacher’s” past. I sometimes think my reading list will never come to an end as I often pick up a book ad lib from our library’s Quick Choice area thereby adding more authors whilst waiting for books I’ve reserved to come in.
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Picked up a book from a charity shop yesterday that I haven't seen before even though it's nearly 20 years old. Written by James Lee Burke it's not one of his Robicheaux novels but a stand alone, Bitterroot. Looks like being a £1 well spent.
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I don't read fiction myself but Margaret loves her detective stories so I gave her the heads up on the DCI Ryan series as she had not come across them before. She is on her second book now and particularly likes where they are set. She had to power up her KIndle, which after a long lay off still worked!!! (even after all these years she still prefers a paper book!)
Thanks
David
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I don't read a lot of fiction either but usually have something on the go, I've half read David Nicholls "Us" which is a good fiction read, especially if you like travel stories. But now I'm into non fiction again and I'm enjoying The Celts by Alice Roberts.
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Both OH and I are both keen on the LJ Ross books, and today we visited the Penshaw Monument, as another of her books is based around that area. Just waiting for the book to drop to 99p on Kindle now!
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I've just finished Margaret Attwood's "The Testaments" - the follow up to "The Handmaid'sTale" which I only got round to reading last year. It's a brilliant piece of writing - a truly frightening glimpse into a theoretical future totalitarian state. A worthy (joint) winner of this year's Booker Prize. Highly recommended (but do read the earlier book first if you haven't already done!)
Now, new books from John le Carre, Robert Harris and Michael Connelly all on order from the local library - it's going to take a long spell of wet weather to get through that lot!
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Our daughter was set A Handmaid's Tale for A level English 18 years ago 😯. She found it hard going and so did I. I'd not come across it before. Neither of us found Attwood easy to read, I've persevered with others - she always has such good titles! Eg The Blind Assassin. But we both found the content of A Handmaid's Tale so scary as everything included had already happened somewhere in the world.
Radio 4 serialised The Testaments over the last 3 weeks. I had been listening whilst pottering about the house, but I downloaded the omnibus (radio4extra), 3 episodes of 75 minutes each and I have indulged myself this afternoon. No less scary.
I don't care how long your reading list is we don't need any more rain at present thank you! I indulged myself in the conservatory this afternoon and the sunny intervals were VERY welcome 😂😂
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