Iain M. Banks - Surface Detail. Woah. That was pretty amazing. 600 pages, of which I did half today. Now my arse hurts from sitting down reading it.
One more Culture-book left. But before that some horror again, Gus Moreno - This Thing Between Us.
I’m about 80% of the way through Irvine Welsh The Long Knives his latest release which is a follow up to Crime.
It’s alright but definitely not a classic 
Here’s one to get your teeth into chaps, takes 3000 pages to get going mind
With The Hydrogen Sonata just finished the whole Culture-series is now done by me. Second best sci-fi series ever done after Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos. Next project starting William Gibson from the start with Neuromancer. My wife bought it for me for Christmas after being shocked I’ve not read him. Will again read other stuff between his books like I did with Banks. I find it best to vary stuff.
Paul Tremblay - The Cabin at the End of the World.
If the last two pages had ended differently this would have been a 5/5 book. As it is I thought it was pretty fucking great. M. Night Shyamalan has filmed it, and it’s out in March. If he follows the book closely it might be a great horror film.
JonQPublik I’ll have to re-read Shades of Grey before August
Just seen that my pre-order had been cancelled. Not sure why. Re-ordered. Release date: 6 July 2023.
Amps yeah, I saw its release date changed as well. I’ve still got plenty to read until then.
Just finished the wolf, @JonQPublik & @Wally. Exhilarating final battle chapter but the deus ex machina lightning bolt felt like a pure cop out. Epilogue was great though.
rhouses Can’t say anything about the lightning bolt. The Spider is equally brutal and satisfying. I’m about ⅔ in The Cuckoo, (the finale).
JonQPublik The Spider is loaded up, looking forward to it.
After loading up my Kindle for my trip. I then had the biggest Reg I’ve had in a long while. Somehow I left it on the plane flying from the UK to Dubai. Hopefully it will get handed into lost property.. I’m absolutely Fewmin.
Anyone read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow? I’m a fifth way through and it’s a great read so far…. About a couple of games programmers (male and female) and their relationship…. It won a number of awards (Amazon book of the year, Goodreads fiction prize 2022) - must have done so for a reason I guess! One of those books I look forward to reading in bed before sleep….
