What have you read recently?

Millsy

bosstrabs can’t say I remember that verbage, but he does have a tendency to use strange words when those in common use would suffice. His writing skill is immaculate though imho.

Smallman1

Was I still at Sankey’s on the Sunday having been glassed in Manny the night before?

I was!

gcw

Had a spare couple of hours last weekend , so spent it reading ‘Of Mice and Men’ for the umpteenth time. Steinbeck is my all time favourite writer and this is obviously one of his top 5 stories IMO. I’ve never read another writer like him. Essential reading.

Smallman1

gcw Essential reading.

From the man who likes Mrs Browns Boys I’ll take this with a pinch of salt.

gcw

Smallman1 LOL I acknowledge my taste in TV shows is ropey at best, but my literary credentials can’t be argued with!

Amps

Ian M Banks - The Hydrogen Sonata

Having just reread the complete adult works of Jasper Fford, who’s books are are so tightly scripted they make Back to the Future look like a French art house piece, this feels like a giant bowl of word soup that may or may not contain a plot. Somehow still enjoyable. Also noticing how influenced he is by other British sci-fi, which I don’t think I really picked up on before. Might redo a few more of his, Excession etc.

Smallman1

Just finished the Andrew Weatherall tribute book, both brilliant and incredibly moving.

JonQPublik

Royal Gambit by Daniel O’Malley. The fourth book of The Checquy Files series. Thoroughly enjoyable.

I think I finally got my reading mojo back. I originally blamed its loss on Covid, but now that the fatman is back I’m spending less time having a life, less time dodging political bullshit online by avoiding it as much as sanely possible… thankfully I’m literate and thus: more time to escape.
Oh, I’m currently on my 4th book in 2 months. Sour Grapes, by Dan Rhodes.

baggers44

JG Farrell : Troubles. bloke’s a genius.

Also: Tony Harrison - V - he died last week.

Homegrove

Bill Bryson has updated and revised his fantastic book A Short History of Nearly Everything (now with an added 2.0), first published in 2003. Much has been discovered, and or seen more clearly in the last 22 years, altogether the new version adds about a hundred pages. One of those books I heartily recommend everyone own, or at least borrow and read.

Old-Dutch

I wholeheartedly concur. A fucking amazing book

I bought a childrens’ version for the kids too

Smallman1

Old-Dutch I bought a childrens’ version for the kids too

Top nonce’ing from Dutchy!

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