Ayatollah Hermione 14803 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 23/08/2023 at 14:58, Gemmill said: Haven't got round to them yet but have heard good things about: Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Bob Mortimer's novel is a daft easy read too but does not fall into your categories. Expand Those sound right up my street, cheers. As for Bob’s book, I read it over Xmas last year and enjoyed it well enough for a first time novel. Hope he has another one in him. On 23/08/2023 at 15:04, Meenzer said: I'm going to completely ignore your genre criteria and just list some of the books I've read this year that I liked, to wit: Gabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow John Darnielle - Devil House Susanna Clarke - Piranesi Bryan Washington - Memorial Expand Piranesi sounds like a class concept so I’ve put that on the list. Mind, the genre tags weren’t iron-clad, I just wanted to clarify some things before people waded in with 900 page high fantasy nonsense and shite autobiographies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23959 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Got some good reading done on holiday: Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun - both by Kazuo Ishiguro, both superb. Also put a dint in To Paradise, the third novel by Hanya Yangohara. I loved A little life. Maybe loved is the wrong word as it is extremely hard to read in places but this is much easier going so far. Another marathon 700+ pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4671 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12661 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Not remotely on brand but Richard Osman's books are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4296 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 23/08/2023 at 22:13, strawb said: I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. Expand Yes please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14803 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 23/08/2023 at 20:09, Dr Gloom said: Got some good reading done on holiday: Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun - both by Kazuo Ishiguro, both superb. Also put a dint in To Paradise, the third novel by Hanya Yangohara. I loved A little life. Maybe loved is the wrong word as it is extremely hard to read in places but this is much easier going so far. Another marathon 700+ pages Expand Read the first two and loved them also but I’m not sitting round the pool, blasting out a 700+ page epic, my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23304 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 23/08/2023 at 22:13, strawb said: I read nonsense fantasy novels about magical swords and dragons and that, have done since I was kid. If you want recommendations in that generally area, let me know. Expand Fire away strawbs lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37282 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 08:01, Ayatollah Hermione said: Read the first two and loved them also but I’m not sitting round the pool, blasting out a 700+ page epic, my friend Expand If you like a bit of noir (I know you said South American) but I think Dashiell Hammett is the original and the best. Start off with Maltese Falcon. Also if you fancy a bit of espionage from the Cold War era then give Len Deighton’s Funeral in Berlin a go. It’s not yet best film but it’s the best book of the quartet. Nice holiday reads imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4671 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Joe Abercrombie - Everything he writes is good, pretty dark Mark Lawrence - Book of the Ancestor, Prince of Thorns, The Req Queens War TC Edge - The Bladeborn Saga Glen Cook - Chronicles of the black company Ed McDonald - The Ravens Mark Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora Terry Brooks - Shannara Series Anthony Ryan - Ravens Shadow Those are all series of books with multiple stories in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23304 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I've read the Lies of Locke Lamora, cracking read. Thanks for the others 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14803 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 10:42, Alex said: If you like a bit of noir (I know you said South American) but I think Dashiell Hammett is the original and the best. Start off with Maltese Falcon. Also if you fancy a bit of espionage from the Cold War era then give Len Deighton’s Funeral in Berlin a go. It’s not yet best film but it’s the best book of the quartet. Nice holiday reads imo Expand Already done Maltese Falcon but I might get it to read again and do some others in the series. Definitely into my spy fiction as well and almost bought Spy Who Came in From The Cold so may combine that and Funeral in Berlin. Cheers chaps, I think that’s probably enough for two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37282 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 11:07, Ayatollah Hermione said: Already done Maltese Falcon but I might get it to read again and do some others in the series. Definitely into my spy fiction as well and almost bought Spy Who Came in From The Cold so may combine that and Funeral in Berlin. Cheers chaps, I think that’s probably enough for two weeks Expand The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. IPCRESS File is too from the sane series as Funeral in Berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37282 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Basically I just like wise-cracking dickhead protagonists (so long as it’s well-written) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12661 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 If you like Anthony Ryan and dragons read the Draconis Memoria series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14803 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 11:48, Alex said: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. IPCRESS File is too from the sane series as Funeral in Berlin Expand I’ve seen IPCRESS File but never read it. I’m going to trawl eBay and wherever else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37282 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 IPCRESS File is the best film in the series of ‘Palmer’ films (he’s only named in the films, his name isn’t revealed in the books). I think all the films are done by different directors. Billion Dollar Brain is ridiculously outdated / worth a swerve in terms of the novel and film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 33645 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 11:48, Alex said: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is another good one. Expand I've had that sitting on my shelf for about five years. Finally going to get reading it in a couple of weeks on my kid free holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14803 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 12:30, ewerk said: I've had that sitting on my shelf for about five years. Finally going to get reading it in a couple of weeks on my kid free holiday. Expand If you’re going to be in Halkidiki, I’ll just have a lend off you, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 33645 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Sadly not but it's only a quick 17 hour hop in the car down to Crete if you have a rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4296 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 10:46, strawb said: Joe Abercrombie - Everything he writes is good, pretty dark Mark Lawrence - Book of the Ancestor, Prince of Thorns, The Req Queens War TC Edge - The Bladeborn Saga Glen Cook - Chronicles of the black company Ed McDonald - The Ravens Mark Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora Terry Brooks - Shannara Series Anthony Ryan - Ravens Shadow Those are all series of books with multiple stories in Expand I've been waiting for the latest of these for 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 45833 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 14:10, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: I've been waiting for the latest of these for 10 years Expand You should send Ayatollah a free copy of your book- it’s the decent thing to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4296 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 18:00, Monkeys Fist said: You should send Ayatollah a free copy of your book- it’s the decent thing to do. Expand It’s free on Apple Books if he’s that desperate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 45833 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 What’s it called, he might need something the pass the time when he’s fleeing a wildfire? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 37132 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 24/08/2023 at 18:15, Monkeys Fist said: What’s it called, he might need something the pass the time when he’s fleeing a wildfire? Expand 🎶 This isn't the greatest novel in the world, no, this a novela. 🎵 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 51180 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I tried reading my first ever fantasy stuff recently. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. I read the first two books and two thirds of the last one, about 1,900 pages in total, before deciding that I couldn't give a fuck how it all ended up. I can't tell you how much of a relief it was go to back to a real-world book where people have normal names and get up to normal shit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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