Author Topic: What books are we reading at the moment ? (Read 843067 times)

LEL · « **Reply #450 on:** 02 February, 2009, 05:10:03 pm »

Quote from: LEL on 02 February, 2009, 05:08:56 pm

The Highway Code (got driving theory test on wednesday....)

Hang on, does that count as a book though? - and if so is it fiction or non fiction?

Jasper the surreal cyclist · « **Reply #451 on:** 02 February, 2009, 05:25:56 pm »

Netherland by Joseph O'Neil.....

clarion · « **Reply #452 on:** 03 February, 2009, 11:38:02 am »

Quote from: LEL on 02 February, 2009, 05:08:56 pm

The Highway Code (got driving theory test on wednesday....)

Good luck with that

I reckon cyclists have a flying start on the theory over their sedentary colleagues, ahveing experienced road conditions, other drivers and a multitude of road signage.

Nuncio · « **Reply #453 on:** 03 February, 2009, 04:31:26 pm »

Quote from: Jasper the surreal cyclist on 02 February, 2009, 05:25:56 pm

Netherland by Joseph O'Neil.....

How's it going? I was thinking of giving it a go once I've finished Martin Chuzzlewit (which at this rate may not be for some time).

Jasper the surreal cyclist · « **Reply #454 on:** 03 February, 2009, 06:21:47 pm »

Hard to put down. Very well written, should finish it soon.

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #455 on:** 03 February, 2009, 07:23:24 pm »

John Macnab by John Buchan. I'm enjoying it very much. Was put onto it by Andrew Grieg's equally enjoyable The Return of John Macnab.

LE · « **Reply #456 on:** 04 February, 2009, 08:14:13 am »

Just finished 'the Reader'

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #457 on:** 04 February, 2009, 11:56:36 am »

Quote from: Charterhall on 03 February, 2009, 07:23:24 pm

John Macnab by John Buchan. I'm enjoying it very much. Was put onto it by Andrew Grieg's equally enjoyable The Return of John Macnab.

John Macnab and the Return of John Macnab make a great double-bill.

You might be interested in Romanno Bridge, also by Andrew Grieg. It's another story involving all of the characters from Return of John Macnab.

Ms Weasel and I have both just read it. I would warn you that we have very different opinions on it. She loved it and would recommend it, I only liked it and thought it devalued the book it followed on from a little (it's a good story, an enjoyable read but it doesn't need to be set around the characters from Return of John Macnab to work).

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #458 on:** 04 February, 2009, 08:23:23 pm »

[quote author=Wascally Weasel link=topic=342.msg266558#msg266558 date=1233748596
You might be interested in Romanno Bridge, also by Andrew Grieg. It's another story involving all of the characters from Return of John Macnab.
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Yes, I have it already - not read it yet though. I also enjoyed his When They Lay Bare. In fact, come to think of it, is this the one that ends up with a scene in Romanno Bridge ?

Pneumant · « **Reply #459 on:** 07 February, 2009, 03:41:20 pm »

Wilt by Tom Sharpe

mark · « **Reply #460 on:** 09 February, 2009, 08:44:50 pm »

"The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and its Proliferation".

annie · « **Reply #461 on:** 09 February, 2009, 09:31:16 pm »

The Bicycle Wheel by Jobst Brandt

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #462 on:** 10 February, 2009, 11:28:52 am »

Vulcan 607 ~ Rowland White

Plucky BRITONS travel a long way to drop bombs on Swarthy FOREIGN types.

alan · « **Reply #463 on:** 10 February, 2009, 01:53:19 pm »

P & L account,balance sheets,Directors reports.
Oh joy.
A necessary evil all this.
I just want to know how much profit there is & how many (banker's bail out) £ the Exchequer wish to rob me of

Frenchie · « **Reply #464 on:** 10 February, 2009, 06:18:33 pm »

Wingless Flight by R. Dale Reed.

Great book on the story of the lifting body programme at NASA.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #465 on:** 11 February, 2009, 10:44:47 am »

The Battle For The Falklands ~ Simon Jenkins & Max "Hitler" Hastings

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #466 on:** 11 February, 2009, 11:51:51 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 10 February, 2009, 11:28:52 am

Vulcan 607 ~ Rowland White

Plucky BRITONS travel a long way to drop bombs on Swarthy FOREIGN types.

Any good?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #467 on:** 11 February, 2009, 02:17:28 pm »

Quote from: Wascally Weasel on 11 February, 2009, 11:51:51 am

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 10 February, 2009, 11:28:52 am
Vulcan 607 ~ Rowland White

Plucky BRITONS travel a long way to drop bombs on Swarthy FOREIGN types.

Any good?

Well, I liked it. The operation merited about half a page in the Jenkins/Hitler book; I had no idea how complicated it was...

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #468 on:** 19 February, 2009, 01:43:56 pm »

Quote from: Charterhall on 04 February, 2009, 08:23:23 pm

[quote author=Wascally Weasel link=topic=342.msg266558#msg266558 date=1233748596
You might be interested in Romanno Bridge, also by Andrew Grieg. It's another story involving all of the characters from Return of John Macnab.

Yes, I have it already - not read it yet though. I also enjoyed his When They Lay Bare. In fact, come to think of it, is this the one that ends up with a scene in Romanno Bridge ?

[/quote]

Oops, missed this. The answer is, I don't know as I haven't read When They Lay Bare. Is it any good?

clarion · « **Reply #469 on:** 20 February, 2009, 09:53:36 am »

I'm currently reading Speak for England by James Hawes, author of White Merc With Fins.

It's an odd little book I noticed on the shelves in the kitchen at work - brand new, unread.

The story is of a middle aged male teacher feeling a failure and entering an extreme game show. Stranded in the jungle, he tries to escape, and finds himself among some Brits who set up their own Colony after their Comet IV crashed in the late 50s, preserving (certain aspects of) Englishness.

It's lightweight, but it's funny, poignant and tragic, too.

ChrisO · « **Reply #470 on:** 20 February, 2009, 10:14:10 am »

I've finally got around to reading The Third Policeman.

Didn't like it at first but really enjoyed it by the end. Mrs ChrisO on the other hand is not enjoying it much, but we don't generally like the same books, at least anything written after 1900.

Now reading The Honorary Consul.

Quisling · « **Reply #471 on:** 20 February, 2009, 05:24:00 pm »

A bunch of books my daughter got out of the school library for half term:

Holes by Louis Sachar (very good indeed)
The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne (didn't have a happy ending)
The London Eye mystery by Siobhan Dowd (okay so far)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #472 on:** 23 February, 2009, 01:53:48 pm »

Careless In Red ~ Elizabeth George.

It is this: about twice as long as it needs to be $:-\$

her_welshness · « **Reply #473 on:** 23 February, 2009, 02:51:01 pm »

'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, or The Murder at Road Hill House' by Kate Summerscale. Very good so far...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #474 on:** 24 February, 2009, 10:52:49 am »

Quote from: her_welshness on 23 February, 2009, 02:51:01 pm

'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, or The Murder at Road Hill House' by Kate Summerscale. Very good so far...

Came highly recommended by Dr Larrington, which is why both B-i-L & TWFKAML now haz a copy...

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