Fatherland (Robert Harris) and The Man In the High Castle (Phillip Dick). Both very interesting stories set in timelines where the Axis won WW2.
Agree, very good book. He did another which i really enjoed called Where Men Win Glory, about an NFL star that gave itball up to volunteer for service in the US military after 9/11Just finished 'Into Thin Air' by Jon Krakauer, about the 1996 accident on Everest. Brilliantly written and an incredible story
I'm moving onto 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' by Richard Rhodes but after that may get 'Into the Wild' also by Krakauer about someone who tried living on his own in the Alaskan wilderness.Agree, very good book. He did another which i really enjoed called Where Men Win Glory, about an NFL star that gave itball up to volunteer for service in the US military after 9/11
Not read it but heard of it due to the film adaptation they made, im sure it'll be good. I've been listening to a few podcasts around the Manhattan project, predominantly the Al Murray/James Holland ones that focus on the military side and why they decided to use it. It's a fascinating and frankly scary chapter in history, really did change the world forever when they figured out how to make one work.I'm moving onto 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' by Richard Rhodes but after that may get 'Into the Wild' also by Krakauer about someone who tried living on his own in the Alaskan wilderness.
That’s Houchens Head on here"Pater Noster" by Barry Adams. Autobiography dealing with the cruelty of life in children's homes during the 1950's and 1960's in Coventry and other areas.
Was on here, he seems to of disappearedThat’s Houchens Head on here
Yes noticed that when I tried to tag himWas on here, he seems to of disappeared
Maybe after yesterday's episodeYes noticed that when I tried to tag him
Powerful book"Pater Noster" by Barry Adams. Autobiography dealing with the cruelty of life in children's homes during the 1950's and 1960's in Coventry and other areas.
?Maybe after yesterday's episode
Think it was on the Trump thread about the Queen and Prince Andrew.The highlight was Hills Gif. Think everything has been deleted now
I found that fucking hard work to be honestReading Blood Meridian at the moment. Interesting book.
I enjoy the strike novels. I tried the casual vacancy, really tough read. Got about 1/3 way through and took it back to the library. Couldn't get in to it at allNew strike novel if it’s allowed as Jk rowling wrote it
it is very hardI found that fucking hard work to be honest
Yes noticed that when I tried to tag him
I didn't know you could do that.He’s changed his user name
Reading Blood Meridian at the moment. Interesting book.
Its the first Cormac McArthy book I've read, but I have watched the Road and no country for old menEasily gets in my top ten books, but it`s without doubt one of the darkest books I`ve ever read. At no point in the book, is there a moment of lightness, it`s just non stop, brutality, darkness, depravity and bleakness.
It`s crying out to be made into a film, but from what I`ve read, everyone that`s attempted to make it into a film, just can`t find a way around keeping the film true to the book and somehow getting it through the sensors.
Have you read McCarthy`s - Border Trilogy ?
Probably his " lightest " work, but some of his most beautiful writing.
Once you read these three books and in particular - All the Pretty Horses, it`s easy to see why his books are already being studied at degree level in the States.
I've read the border trilogy and thought it was brilliant, the first two books especially. My favourite part was the first 100 or so pages of The Crossing (Billy and the wolf). I haven't really come across anyone else who writes like Cormac doesEasily gets in my top ten books, but it`s without doubt one of the darkest books I`ve ever read. At no point in the book, is there a moment of lightness, it`s just non stop, brutality, darkness, depravity and bleakness.
It`s crying out to be made into a film, but from what I`ve read, everyone that`s attempted to make it into a film, just can`t find a way around keeping the film true to the book and somehow getting it through the sensors.
Have you read McCarthy`s - Border Trilogy ?
Probably his " lightest " work, but some of his most beautiful writing.
Once you read these three books and in particular - All the Pretty Horses, it`s easy to see why his books are already being studied at degree level in the States.
10 books i recommend, not necessarily my top ten but first 10 great reads that popped in my headIts the first Cormac McArthy book I've read, but I have watched the Road and no country for old men
What else do you reccomend out your top 10? That I can read next
10 books i recommend, not necessarily my top ten but first 10 great reads that popped in my head
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Marabou Stork Nightmares - Irvine Welsh
The Bridge - Iain Banks
For Whom the Bell tolls - Hemingway
The Siege- Helen Dunmore
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
The Big Nowhere - James Elroy
The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Heart of the Matter - Graham Greene
I've not really read any horror since I was a kid when I read loads of James Herbert and Steven King but wow that's a hell of a recommendation so ill check it out for sureSome crackers there, read a good few of them too.
Do you like well written horror ?
The Passage - Justin Cronin ( he`s a professor of English Lit in the States ) and is just a magnificent book ) It sounds like it should be absolute rubbish, but it was that good, I was carrying the book around with me everywhere I went - if McCarthy did horror, this would be the book. ( there are two books, but they don`t have the depth or the writing of the first )
Let the Right One in - John Adjvide Blomquist.
A master piece and as much of a social comment about poverty and isolation, as it is about horror.
The writing is out of this world, as the two desperately lonely " children " bond with each other, only for the author to bit by bit, waken the reader to what`s really going on. I genuinely felt like I`d been punched in the stomach when I finished the book and it stayed with me for a long long time after reading it. ( the original uncut Swedish film of it, does a very good job )
Sadly the author was never able to capture the masterpiece he`d created with this book, as the books he`s written since then, have been pretty standard horror tbh.
Its the first Cormac McArthy book I've read, but I have watched the Road and no country for old men
What else do you reccomend out your top 10? That I can read next
I've not really read any horror since I was a kid when I read loads of James Herbert and Steven King but wow that's a hell of a recommendation so ill check it out for sure
I may have made an error of judgement, I thought I would get the Strike novels to read. Got 1 to 7 in hardback 2nd hand for about £23 but the stack is 14" high, that'll keep me busy. I hope they read well cause I've never read any Rowling work so far just seen the films or Tv productions of her work.New strike novel if it’s allowed as Jk rowling wrote it
You’ll love the strike onesI may have made an error of judgement, I thought I would get the Strike novels to read. Got 1 to 7 in hardback 2nd hand for about £23 but the stack is 14" high, that'll keep me busy. I hope they read well cause I've never read any Rowling work so far just seen the films or Tv productions of her work.View attachment 46006
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