[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

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North of Robertsbridge

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• Dec 3, 2023

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Getting started on 夢を叶える逆算思考* (or Vision) by our resident author. Really slow going, as I’m rusty these days and need a pile of Japanese-English dictionaries and kanji lookup books. Vertical text makes for slow going

*make dreams come true (through) reverse thinking

 

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Don Quixote

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• Dec 5, 2023

• #4,222

Of Blood and Fire - Ryan Cahill

 

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rebel51

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West sussex

• Dec 5, 2023

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Frutos said:

Year of the Locust- Terry Hayes

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Is it worth getting?. His other book was brilliant. (I am pilgrim).

 

Frutos

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Northumberland

• Dec 5, 2023

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rebel51 said:

Is it worth getting?. His other book was brilliant. (I am pilgrim).

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It's decent, but it's not gripping me in the way I Am Pilgrim did.

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 5, 2023

• #4,225

The Waiting Land - Dervla Murphy

 

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American Seagull

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA

• Dec 5, 2023

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Sapiens- a brief history of humankind - Yuval Harari https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Noah_Harari
Very engaging survey of our species from Stone Age forward

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 7, 2023

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The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers - Paul Torday

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 9, 2023

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Things Can Only Get Feta - Marjory McGinn

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 11, 2023

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Adventures on the High Teas - Stuart Maconie

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 12, 2023

• #4,230

Detour De France - Michael Simkins

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Dec 15, 2023

• #4,231

Jerusalem - Colin Thubron

 

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Don Quixote

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• Dec 17, 2023

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Caliban's War - James S. A. Corey

 

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ofco8

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Brighton

• Dec 17, 2023

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Let the People Sing...........J B Priestley. Thought I would try something different. Amusing, pre WW2 novel.

 

Beach Hut

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• Dec 17, 2023

• #4,234

Blinding Light - Paul Theroux

 

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HalfaSeatOn

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North West Sussex

• Dec 20, 2023

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How They Broke Britain - James O’Brien. Raided the Xmas stocking early and already half way through reading about the 10 planks JO’B sees as responsible for the country’s downfall.

 

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Beach Hut

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• Dec 20, 2023

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Eight Feet in the Andes - Dervla Murphy

 

jakarta

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Sullington

• Dec 20, 2023

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amexer said:

The Korean War Max Hastings

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One I need to read, having read his histories of Europe and the Far East in WWII he knows what he is writing about when it comes to military stuff.

Edit: does not look like I am getting a book for Christmas so it is off to Waterstones time!

 

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Harry Wilson's Tackle

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Faversham

• Dec 20, 2023

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Still struggling with Momenticon. But I have been a bit busy.

 

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Brighton factually.....

• Dec 20, 2023

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Teds, Rebels & Hepcats.
The history of British Rockin sub cultures 70s,80s,90s 00s

 

Coxovi

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Suisse

• Dec 20, 2023

• #4,240

Just finished the robot trilogy from Isaac Asimov. Worth every hour (of the many) spent. With the current AI controversy raging, it makes it even more relevant. It’s foreshadowing of the issues is frankly spooky.