Simple really I'm going to be lying on a beach for 2 weeks anyone got a reading suggestion .... I want something interesting fiction or non
Hmm holidays are the only time I read a book. And then im strictly limited to war types.
American sniper is good and have just finished soldier spy (MI5 true account) which is quite good too.
Stephen Donaldson - Thomas covenant chronicles - very similar to lord of the rings and almost as good (9 or 10 books worth, should keep you busy, but
you can read them in threes)
Or his sci-fi version of the ring cycle - the gap series (5 books)
Also a bit of mind bending sci-fi - dan simmonds - Hyperion series (4 books) or ilium/Olympos
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Peter Wright, Cazador de Espías.
I can´t find the name in english.
Chaos, by James Gleick.
Triplet, Ken Follet.
Threat Vector, Michael DiMercurio
And not my type but good read Inferno by Dan Brown
Bernard Cornwell , The last kingdom series if you like historical based fiction , The game of thrones series , historical/fantasy by George RR Thomas . Don't let the TV series of either put you off .
I've heard that Build Your Own Sports Car on a budget by Chris Gibbs is a good read
OR
SVA manual cover to cover
Ha :-)
We're off in a weeks time got Guy Martins biography.
Total Competition by Ross Brawn is interesting.
For are real read that will keep reading try "An Officer and a Spy" by Robert Harris or for something more action/adventure
"Pompeii" by the same author.
You could try any of the the McLevy (and Jean Brash) series by David Ashton ---
Also Lyndsey Davis "The Course of Honour" or "Master and God" or her rather lighter Falco series.
Any of t he Wallander series by Henninh Mankell are also good I would particularly recommend "The Pyramid" which is a collection of
shorter stories about Kurt Wallander's early days .
Alan Furst has written a great series of spy novels set in eastern Europe and France in the build up to and early days of WW2 most famous is
"The Spies of Warsaw" which was televised by BBC4
Any Robert Ludlum. The Bourne series author. But he's done lots of others all a good read. Also every few holidays l reread the Stand cos it
lasts ages.
Not big on non fiction but loved Danny Bakers two biographies. Very funny and enlightening.
Any Robert Ludlum. The Bourne series author. But he's done lots of others all a good read. Also every few holidays l reread the Stand cos it
lasts ages.
Not big on non fiction but loved Danny Bakers two biographies. Very funny and enlightening.
The Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn is my current fav..
Basically Mitch is a cia undercover killer battling terrorists across the globe..
My Recent favorites.
Look who's back - Timr Vermes - Recommended in Guy Martins book. The story of Adolf Hitler walking up in modern day Berlin
All the Guy Martin Books
Electronic Dreams - Tom Lean - If your a vintage computer nerd
American Sniper - Chris Kyle
The Martian - Andy Weir - yes the one from the movie and by far the best book ive come across
Ghost in the Wires - Kevin Mitnick - famout computer hacker tells his store - amazing
Terry Pratchett books are very popular and if you haven't read them they shouldn't necessarily be pigeon holed as geeky/fantasy stories
(although some of his stuff is a bit like that most of his books have a lot more to them than that). I'd say try Mort, Reaper Man or Guards!
Guards! as starting points.
Catch 22 is a great book. I recently read SS-GB (before it was on telly) and thought it good. Would also recommend Robert Harris - Archangel and
Fatherland are both excellent.
Second vote for Terry Pratchett, there are some weak ones in the series but one of my favourites is Moving Pictures. It is proper laugh out loud
funny.
The Martian is another favourite, while the film was pretty good the book had a lot more detail in it. Same goes for the Hunger Games books
(don't laugh!), the original books were written from an inner monologue point of view which means about 10% of the actual content actually manage
to get into the film.
I'd like to also recommend the Walking Dead comics, they're obviously a little more bulky than the average paperback but if you are looking
for Kindle related content then the electronic versions are available. Again, what ended up on the screen is tiny compared to what was written (or
drawn!)
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Anything by Wilber Smith is amazing. For a holiday read though I think Clive Cusslers Dirk Pitt novels are fantastic. And he is a proper car nut.
I smashed all 3 hunger games books during a weekend in Venice. I hate Venice though
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Terry Pratchett books are very popular and if you haven't read them they shouldn't necessarily be pigeon holed as geeky/fantasy stories (although some of his stuff is a bit like that most of his books have a lot more to them than that). I'd say try Mort, Reaper Man or Guards! Guards! as starting points.
Catch 22 is a great book. I recently read SS-GB (before it was on telly) and thought it good. Would also recommend Robert Harris - Archangel and Fatherland are both excellent.
+1 for the Martian
Also, Andrew Marr's 'Head of State' is a good read. Its set just before the EU referendum and there is an unexpected plot twist early
on that means that the book is probably not what you would have expected.
The series of three books by Paul E Hardisty (Starting with 'The Abrupt Physics of Dying' ) are worth a read, but I'm maybe bias as
he's a very good friend of mine.
If you want non-fiction then Jim Al-khalili's book 'Aliens' is good - its a series of essays from various authors on the search for and
potential nature of extra-terrestrial life. Also, Richard Wiseman's 'Paranormality' is a great debunk of supernatural phenomena based
on psychology and how the brain works.
If you want an autobiography try 'Failure is Not an Option' by Gene Kranz, mission controller for many of the Apollo moon shots.
I tried catch 22 and just couldn't get along with it. I kept at it for days (on holiday) and reluctantly gave in as i wasn't enjoying and it
was starting to spoil the holiday.
(i hate not finishing a book)
The Stieg Larsson trilogy. Unfortunately if you don't read quickly all your holiday will be spent reading. Once you start reading you won't want to put the books down.
Transition - Iain Banks
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The Stieg Larsson trilogy. Unfortunately if you don't read quickly all your holiday will be spent reading. Once you start reading you won't want to put the books down.
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The Stieg Larsson trilogy. Unfortunately if you don't read quickly all your holiday will be spent reading. Once you start reading you won't want to put the books down.
The Inspector Martin Beck series is really good nordic crime reading that hasn't caught on here yet
I wonder if woodster is still reading this thread or already on vacation...
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I wonder if woodster is still reading this thread or already on vacation...
....... We love the place hopefully one day me and Mrs woodster will have a place here ..... Any way
thank you for the great replies and suggestions the locostbuilders never let me down ..... I went with 'zen and the art of motorcycle
maintenance' ..... Since I reached 54 and having recently losing my best friend my Dad I've been kind of looking for help and understanding
And if you like the meaning of life ... No small thing ... Any suggestions on spiritual reads would be great fully received ..... Any words of wisdom
on life and it's meaning would definitely help
I've read and recommend the Guy Martin books.
I'm not a great fan of the beach myself, but young kids draw us that way these days. After I've dug a big hole I tend to head for some
shade and a book.
I found his "Worms to Catch" book pretty good, nailed it in about 3 days IIRC.
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I wonder if woodster is still reading this thread or already on vacation...
Wonder no more I'm on a beach in Cannes