[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[Pantani]

The Crossing- Cormac McCarthy

 

[Barry Izbak]

I'm ploughing through the entire series of Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Currently on Without Fail.

This is the only one I haven't read in less than a week. Don't know why, but it hasn't appealed as much as he others.

For anyone who likes action thrillers, I would recommend Lee Child's Reacher series

 

[xenophon]

 

[surrey jim]

Currently reading Peter James, Dead Tommorow. Book 5 in the Roy Grace series.

When have got to the latest think will start reading some of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Childs,

 

[Fur Cough]

Black Wind: Cilve cussler.

Surprisingly good.

 

[El Presidente]

Alan Partridge's autobiography

 

[Seasider78]

Alan Partridge's autobiography

Same here it's ruddy marvellous

 

[catfish]

I'm ploughing through the entire series of Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Currently on Without Fail.

This is the only one I haven't read in less than a week. Don't know why, but it hasn't appealed as much as he others.

For anyone who likes action thrillers, I would recommend Lee Child's Reacher series

The Visitor was my favourite - what about yours?

 

[Surf's Up]

Imperial Bedrooms - Bret Easton Ellis

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

A classic. I read this earlier in the year as part of me degree, a finer monograph on the Spanish Civil War there isn't.

I have just started:

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[Martinf]

D-Day by Antony Beevor. Not as good (so far) as Stalingrad or Berlin but excellent all the same.

 

[Windels]

Recently finished 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago and thought it was amazing, so now I am reading another one of his called 'Seeing'.

 

[xenophon]

A classic. I read this earlier in the year as part of me degree, a finer monograph on the Spanish Civil War there isn't.

Agreed, I am just passing page 800 It's been on my shelf for a couple of years, ever since I read Homage To Catalonia I wanted to read about the whole shooting match from start to finish.

I have just started:

I read his book about Trotsky, it was good in that it wasn't hagiographic but quite critical of the man behind the Trotsky myth, what you'd expect from a non-Red historian, a very good writer Service is

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Having just finished Shaun Ryder's exquisite autobiography, I am no launching myself into Magnificent Desolation - Buzz Aldrin's tale of his trip to the moon and back - the 'back' being his descent into alcoholism and depression. One small drink for mankind, one giant whiskey problem for Buzz.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Just finishing the Odysey and about to start The Illiad - homer.

 

[Gully]

Just started this:

First thing I have read by the author, only a chapter in but it seems pretty good so far!

 

[Eric Potts]

Just started 1Q84

 

[Pantani]

Just finishing the Odysey and about to start The Illiad - homer.

Thought you would start at the beginning then?

 

[RexCathedra]

A right good 'un. One of the books I was asked to read twice in university -- once by a professor of history, about the Spanish Civil War, and once by another professor of history, teaching historiography, and wanting us to see history done right.

Sitting across the den from a copy of the first post-Franco (IIRC 1980) edition. Somewhere doubtless there are history undergrads going at it in an alley behind a tip with the necks of beer bottles shouting "Beevor!" "Thomas!"