I.S Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 "The Wrath of Angels", John Connolly. The man could write a bus timetable and make it compelling, beautiful and dark, such is his literary gift. I have loved every book or story written by him, and, from the opening few chapters, the quality of his prose and his use of imagery have only grown, and do not disappoint. If you have never read any of his works, I urge you to borrow "Every Dead Thing" (the first in the series) from Lerwick/Shetland Library. Everyone to whom I have suggested - or loaned - it has become a fan. He is one of the finest writers I have had the pleasure of reading. He and James Lee Burke occupy a high literary plateau, of modern writers, in my estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 During the day: Finishing up the final textbook for my BSc (Hons). The end is nigh! Yay!Before bed: A Game of Thrones, Volume 1 in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Pure escapism. It's one of the best fantasy books/series I've read in a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 My husband LOVES the game of thrones books. So much he has the hardbacks and paper backs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonuk Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Would you care to expand and give a little insight into why you think it's such a good read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waarigeo Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Winter of the World by Ken Follett. Part two of the "Fall of Giants" trilogy.Part one was an enthralling read and this is carrying on in the same vein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakri80 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Everything you ever wanted to know about Osama bin Laden. Pretty good tho' it is a bit out of date (early 2002). Another gem from Oxfam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Andrea CamilleriInspector Montalbano series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lallu23 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I'm currently reading A big boy did it and ran away by Christopher Brookmyre, its not as good as his earlier books. I thoroughly recommend "One fine day in the middle of the night" HILARIOUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Any book recommendations folks? I'm thinking along the lines of a (auto)biography or something historical..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Currently reading:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Neural-Network-Recipes-diskette/dp/0124790402Practical Neural Network Recipes in C++ – 11 May 1993by Timothy Mastershttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Competing-Edge-Strategy-Structured-Chaos/dp/0875847544Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos – 20 May 1998by Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrating-Failure-Taking-Mistakes-Thinking/dp/1601630646Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Big – 15 Jul 2009by Ralph Heathhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Dilbert-Way-Weasel-Scott-Adams/dp/0752215590Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel – 3 Oct 2003by Scott Adamshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/sphincter-Rule-Civilised-Workplace-Surviving/dp/0749954035The No A s s h o l e Rule: Building a Civilised Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't – 2 Dec 2010by Robert Sutton Edited September 16, 2018 by Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Davie P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 King Street Junior High (from the radio series).Listening to, on audiobook, The Huntsman's Tale by Ann Swinfen from The Oxford Mysteries series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Darknet: A Beginner’s Guide to Staying Anonymous (Penetration testing, Kali Linux) Book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 You might want to edit your amazon link to remove your alcoholic ID reference if you want to be darker. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darknet-Beginners-Staying-Penetration-testing-ebook/dp/B008AP8TAK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklinhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Mistress-Art-Death-Adelia-Aguilar/dp/0857500368 Very good, very well written, very scary (for me!) in parts and the whole thing is brilliant. On book No 2 now. Just finished, though, the last Rivers of London book by Ben Aaronovitch - again amazing, I love these books. Also got elder daughter reading the Shardlake series by C J Sansom. An excellent series, also good as the radio 4 version too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkman Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Would you care to expand and give a little insight into why you think it's such a good read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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