What are you reading?
Favourite author? genre?
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What are you reading?
Favourite author? genre?
Currently reading "The temperal Void" by Peter F Hamilton am about 32% way through now.
Favourite Genere = sci-fi
Favourite Authors:- Arthur C Clarke, Peter F Hamilton, Greg Bear, Stephen Baxter, Ben Bova etc. etc.
I have just finished reading Secrets of the Tudor Court by Darcey Bonnette. She wrote anoter book last year about a couple of the characters from this one, so I have ordered that and will start reading that when it arrives :)
I love history books. Generally factual ones, but sometimes I am tempted elsewhere (like with the above), but only if it does not stray too far from fact.
I love David Starkey's works in terms of factual as well as Tracy Borman. In terms of fiction, I quite like C J Sansom and am now also very taken with Darcey Bonnette.
Am re-reading the Patricia Cornwell "Scarpetta" books at the moment - nice and gruesome and bloodthirsty!
Feel the fear.... But do it anyway.
Currant books are:-
The pagan lord by Bernard Cornwall
Magicians End By Raymond E Fiest
Bastion by Mercadies Lacky
Networking for Server 2006 Tod Lammie
Love reading love books in general and always have 2 or 3 on the go anything is a good book to me :D
I am currently reading "The Queens Head" by Edward Marsdon
I love historical crime novels as long as they are close to the reality of the time. I have a collection of about 7 books that I have picked up over the last few months that I have yet to read. I went through a phase over the summer hols whenI was reading 3 or 4 books a week but I have been reading this one for about 5 weeks now, I don't have the time or the concentration at the moment.
Just read soulkeepers by G P Ching It was a nice bit of escapism and the rest of the series will be going on my wish list!
Night Watch by Sarah Waters. Loving it ;)
Been reading game of thrones series on the kindle really upset I can't find the last 2 books in e format
oooh Kindle cant get used to reading on a screen need to turn pages old skool :) Love GRR Martins work though although he did nerk me off with the amount of time he spends running round doing other stuff rather than you know finishing the book
Oh no has to be a book. Never has a flat battery and if you drop it in the bath you can still read it. But the really decisive thing is that smell of new and old books, you can't get that with a Kindle
When at home it is usually a book I love the smell of books. However when out and about kindle or kindle app on the phone takes up less space. Also I have to limit how many new books I bring in because I struggle to move books out of the house! It is only a tiny 2 bedroom house with 5 of us lib=ving here and I have all my craft stuff, countless books as well as hubby's things and the children's possessions to try and manage!
About half way through Necronomicon, The Best Weird Tales of H P Lovecraft. Not read any of it in ages though.
Don't think I have a favorite author or genre really. I did go through a phase of reading H G Wells or Chuck Palahniuk. Main genres I've explored gothic horror and dystopian novels.
Along with some others above, it has to be a proper book for me. Recently, I got rid of some books for the first time ever. They were sold on eBay/Amazon or given to Cats Protection, but I still felt like I was betraying them!
Most of what I read is non-fiction. I'm currently reading Ghosts of Afghanistan by Jonathan Steele.
I prefer a proper book, am reading wildtrack at the moment
Just started last night "the Reality Dysfunction" by Peter F Hamilton after finishing his book "The great north road" this week. I'm glad of my kindle as the last book was 1100 pages long and this new one and the 2 after in teh series are each 1200-1300 pages long kindle is much easier to hold than the thick books!
Oh I love a reading a thick book I get such a sense of achievement when I can look at the thick section I have read and at the thinner chunk that I have still to go. Although I have to say the last thick book I read was Harry Potter The Deathly Hallows :-)
Which was brilliant ;)
Martina cole 'the life' very nitty gritty but love her books.
Leyton orient programme from yesterdays disappointing game.
Excellent read.
Lots of pictures and NO joined up writing. (rofl)
Just finished my book The Queens Head (not great I worked out who was behind it all before I got to the middle of the book), now have to decide between:-
The Black Country by Alex Grecian
The Camelot Code by Sam Christer
A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
An Unholy Alliance by Susanne Gregory
or
Relics by Pip Vaughan-Hughes
Anyone read of these? What do reckon I should start with??
Bastion by Mercades Lakey all though it should be called Kerching as its the 5th book in what was a trilogy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Have seen all the films but never read any of the books so decided that I would!
I love the Harry Potter Books I read them with the children over and over again.
My current reading materials are knitting and crochet patterns though.
I'm reading Winner at the moment
Not a big harry potter fan i was more a Terry pratchett fan.
Dolly, I loved the books! Yes I even queued to get the later ones at midnight ;)
PF - Never got on with Pratchett..
Im currently reading olivia by Virginia andrews. Im absolutely mad about this author, she originally wrote flowers in the attic, after I read that I was hooked, I read at least a book a week :-)
I'm reading hunt for red october at the min
But its November Angie (confused)
huh hun now you confused me lol
I am reading a really weird book about a fantasy secret organisation that stems from the knights of the round table and try to stop terrorism around the world. It jumps all over the place and the author has just added an affair with the wife of one of the leading characters to try and spice things up, why is beyond me, maybe she/he felt that a bit of sex was needed to keep the tedious plot going.
oh blimey am with your now Ajax lol sorry been on another planet recently
I am reading The Black Sheep' Susan Hill and also 'The Thirteenth Tale' Downloaded onto my kindle. Also does anyone remember Elizabeth Jane Howard? Of Cazalet fame. Well she wrote other books too including 'Something in disguise' which I have sent off for the DVD but I think I might read that again too. Elizabeth Jane Howard died last week.
I'm currently re-reading The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ragged-Trous.../dp/184022682X
It's tough going, but well worth a read...
Prior to that, I read the first book by a new author: Elise de Sallier. Her first book, 'Innocence' has just been published. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Innocence-Fo...8870442&sr=1-1
I have to admit that I have a vested interest in this book as the author is a friend of mine... (blush) Do give it a read!
Reading the original Mary Poppies complete collection. Very different from the film
Ching He Huang: Chinese food in minutes.
She is such a good cook and her recopies are so interesting and most important, easy.
I like Disney's Mary Poppins better, though the books are a good read