Bookworms: What are you reading at the moment?

[Stumped]

Originally Posted by walkinman221

Halfheads by Stuart mcbride

Read all McBride's books to date. Gritty stuff laced with suffient humour to captive the reader - particularly the antics of the lesbian DI who gives Logan the runaround whilst at the same time protecting his interests. Not for the prudes.

[Stumped]

Just finished Tess Gerritson's 'Gravity' a brilliant techno thriller with enough twists and turns within the plot to hold you spellbound right up to the last page. Also 'Harvest' by the same author centred around the illegal harvesting of organs for transplanting into paying patients. Again a brilliantly contrived plot from start to finish. Can't praise Gerritson's stylish prose enough and have just started to read her 'Bone Garden' which again grabs you from the opening paragraph.

[Eric]

Order of Battle: The Red Army in World War ll. David Porter.

[Ken Moss]

Alan Sugar: What You See Is What You Get

Easily the best autobiography I have ever read and I've gone through hundreds. I've never watched The Apprentice as it doesn't appeal to me and from what I've seen of Lord Sugar on television I can't say that I'd be that impressed even now but the book is written in a very frank way and a cracking read. Highly recommended.

[sm_counsell]

Would you believe this, but I'm actually reading - for at least the tenth time,- " Great Expectations" by Dickens.
Don't know why, but when I was at school, we HAD to read it, then it became a personal choice, but now every time I read it, I find something, perhaps a word or a sentence that I hadn't considered before. I love it. Makes me feel optimistic!!

[Mick]

At the moment i am reading "The Battle of the Somme" on me Sony e-reader bought from waterstones website the book not the Reader cost £2

[Alan Varrechia]

At the moment reading a load of Practical Mechanics, from the early fifties till about 62.
Facinating reading, and would give the health and safety and pc brigade appoplexy.

[Eric]

"Child 44": Tom Rob Smith. A fascinating look at the Soviet Union around the time of the death of Stalin. Already bought the sort of sequel: "The Secret Speech."

[Ken Moss]

I Am What I Am by John Barrowman

The second autobiography from Barrowman and, as is to be expected from such a comparatively young man, it is thinner on content than the preceding Anything Goes. It probably won't appeal to anyone who has little interest in television production and the incessant innuendo-laden footnotes grate after a very short while but I picked this up for £2 from The Works and can't grumble at that.

[Ken Moss]

Love Songs For The Shy & Cynical by Rob Shearman

A collection of short fantasy love stories from the notable writer although I was left with the nagging feeling that several of them started out as good ideas in his head and then he had absolutely no idea how to finish them off because a few of the endings are very unsatisfying.

The stories themselves range from the intriguing to the downright bizarre (although not being a fantasy reader I suppose that needs some leap of understanding on my part) but the hidden story discovered by accident on the reverse of the dustjacket was a nice touch.

[flashy]

Just finished reading Michael McIntyre's autobiography, well worth a read, had me in stitches for the whole book, if anyone wants to borrow the book just give me a shout

also just read Paul O'Grady's second autobiography, it is funny but nowhere near as good as his first, i have both his books so again if anyone wants to borrow them, give me a shout

[Margaret Pilkington]

I am reading The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger not the easiest of reads, and I have all but given it up a couple of times....but I am intrigued by the fact that it was in the best sellers list for ages.
The story is a bit surreal(maybe metaphysical would be a better description) is hard to follow because it seems to jump backwards and forwards. I sometimes think that I am perhaps getting too old to waste time(if any reading can be called a waste of time?)reading something that isn't enjoyable.......and yet I can't just leave it!

I had the same trouble with Sophies World by Jostein Gaardner........I persevered with it, and can't really say I enjoyed it....but I have kept it because I might just have another go at reading it again....see if a second read makes it make more sense.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by flashy

Just finished reading Michael McIntyre's autobiography, well worth a read, had me in stitches for the whole book, if anyone wants to borrow the book just give me a shout

also just read Paul O'Grady's second autobiography, it is funny but nowhere near as good as his first, i have both his books so again if anyone wants to borrow them, give me a shout

Agree about Paul O'Grady's book not being as laugh out loud as his first.

Looking forward to the next one, as that's when I knew him. When Lily really took off on the pub scene.

Hopefully he won't menton a dodgy club over MacDonald's in Balham, when he went for a tinkle, and a big skinhead asked him to pee in his welly!

Or the time he came to our party in Streatham, and...

Whoops.

Don't want to spoil it.

Just about to read Amistead Maupin's new Tales of the City book, which I've saved until now.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Glad you have read it at last G...was it worth the wait?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Glad you have read it at last G...was it worth the wait?

No, going to.

It's packed in my suitcase.

To be read whilst I'm basted with lard.