Boostin' Kev Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Had a copy of Clockers about 10 years ago but never got round to reading it and have no idea what I did with it, will start that after Post Office. Know Wanderers was his first book, exactly the kind of thing I like so will read it at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Boostin' Kev said: Had a copy of Clockers about 10 years ago but never got round to reading it and have no idea what I did with it, will start that after Post Office. Know Wanderers was his first book, exactly the kind of thing I like so will read it at some point. If you like the New York gang stuff I'd also recommend "slow motion riot" by Peter Blauner. Its set during the crack epidemic in the late 80s and follows a young probation officer with a particularly difficult caseload. There plenty of cultural references to hiphop and the punk scene etc. Well worth checking out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, tongue_tied_danny said: If you like the New York gang stuff I'd also recommend "slow motion riot" by Peter Blauner. Its set during the crack epidemic in the late 80s and follows a young probation officer with a particularly difficult caseload. There plenty of cultural references to hiphop and the punk scene etc. Well worth checking out... Will check it out, cheers. Recently finished Ladies and Gentleman, The Bronx is Burning about Reggie Jackson/Yankees, late 70's Mayoral election race, Son of Sam etc. Have The Westies (Irish West Side/Hell's Kitchen mob) and In Search of Respect (East/Spanish Harlem crack business) lined up next along with all my usual hip hop and other 70s/80s NYC stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 finished "the night's dawn trilogy"supernatural scifi stupidity.sometimes thought it was ace, sometimes shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - a masterpiece Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy - a masterpiece 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just read the first 3 "Tony Hill" books by Val McDermid, got them as a trilogy on the cheap on my e-reader. They were OK but I couldn't really get into them. Not sure I will go look out any more of them. Started Fatherland this morning. Got the latest Charles Cumming book(A Divided Spy), The Papers of Tony Vietch, Limmy's Daft Little Stories and a book called "Hings" by Chris McQueer. Should keep me going for the next few weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Just finished A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré. George Smiley’s retirement novel narrated by Peter Guillam. Ties The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to Tinker, Tailor. In keeping with most of his later novels, it’s more reflective than active, but it’s beautifully observed. Le Carré is still on the ball. This is one of the best Smiley novels, even though he’s not in it much. Great stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Just finished A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré. George Smiley’s retirement novel narrated by Peter Guillam. Ties The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to Tinker, Tailor. In keeping with most of his later novels, it’s more reflective than active, but it’s beautifully observed. Le Carré is still on the ball. This is one of the best Smiley novels, even though he’s not in it much. Great stuff. I've never read any of the Smiley novels. I've got Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy sitting on my bookshelf but didn't get past page 3. Sort of want to give them a go though, what would you recommend as a good place to start? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I've never read any of the Smiley novels. I've got Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy sitting on my bookshelf but didn't get past page 3. Sort of want to give them a go though, what would you recommend as a good place to start? Start with A Delicate Truth. It’s a non Smiley book, but it’s the most accessible and it’s on the same line. Then go to The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, which introduces the circus and many of the characters. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy after those two, but you really need your wits about you. Don’t start with Smiley’s People or The Honorary Schoolboy, as they are parts two and three of the Karla trilogy which begins with Tinker, Tailor. The Smiley novels need to be read in the order they were published. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Start with A Delicate Truth. It’s a non Smiley book, but it’s the most accessible and it’s on the same line. Then go to The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, which introduces the circus and many of the characters. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy after those two, but you really need your wits about you. Don’t start with Smiley’s People or The Honorary Schoolboy, as they are parts two and three of the Karla trilogy which begins with Tinker, Tailor. The Smiley novels need to be read in the order they were published. Excellent thanks, I'll do that. Got an ever expanding book list at the moment but I feel like I'm really missing out by having not read any Le Carre novels yet, people keep telling me they would be right up my street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Reading my way through the Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow. Cannot beat a good Roman sword and sandals story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I just finished "Final Girls" by Riley Sagar. It's incredible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Been working through the Rebus novels from the start in the last 2 or 3 weeks or so. Just finishing Fleshmarket Close 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Bought well over 20 books in the last few months online and from various charity shops so apart from stretching my bookcase to capacity, means I've been trying to read far more than I have been recently. A couple that I've gotten through recently: 'Yes Man' - Danny Wallace Read one of his books before and always got a good laugh from his Shortlist column so didn't hesitate to pick this up from the BHF shop. Was made into a film with Jim Carrey and was a great read. He's got a really daft, mostly innocent sense of humour when he writes and it works really well with the story of him saying yes to everything. A nice feel good book. 'In Cold Blood' - Truman Capote I'm told this is a classic. Picked it up in HMV along with Porno (tue Irvine Welsh book not anything in a brown bag) in a 2 for a fiver deal. Total opposite end of the feel good spectrum from Yes Man. It's the true story of a brutal murder of a family in Kansas in the late 1950s. Alternated between the family/town viewpoint and that of the killers. Was apparently the first true crime novel of its kind and based on others that I've read, it holds up very well over 50 years later. There are more that I've read but I've kinda lost track. Will pop back in here later! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 The Legacy - Yrsa Sigurdardottir followed by Want You Gone - Chris Brookmyre. The Legacy is another good crime story, featuring some unbelievable ways of bumping off victims and a bit of a sting in the tail ending. Want You Gone is another Jack Parlabane tale and didn't get into at first, took me about a week to get half way through then it was a case of must keep reading to find out who was behind everything. Not as good as Black Widow or Dead Girl Walking but still a good read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniton Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Just finished the honourable schoolboy , found it a bit dull but had to read it as it is between tinker, tailor & smiley's people. Just bought Hings by Chris McQuuer and days without end by Sebastian Barry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Been caning the audiobooks recently. Would love to listen to a couple of Le Carre novels but I don't like the voice of the guy who reads them. Listened to loads read by an American guy called Will Patton recently and I could happily listen to him reading the phone book - such a great voice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Been caning the audiobooks recently. Would love to listen to a couple of Le Carre novels but I don't like the voice of the guy who reads them. Listened to loads read by an American guy called Will Patton recently and I could happily listen to him reading the phone book - such a great voice. That's a lot of the reason I struggled with audiobooks when I experimented with an audible download. The performances made such a difference. I had a couple by Julian Rhind-Tutt who I think is a decent actor, but his voice just didn't suit the book he was reading (Master and margarita). He put a working class Essex accent on the working class Russian characters and it just removed me too much from thinking it was actually set in Moscow. Had another book that he read and only managed a few chapters before the same irritating accents put me off. It was a pity as a well performed one can be fantastic but I find that it can also be grating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Been caning the audiobooks recently. Would love to listen to a couple of Le Carre novels but I don't like the voice of the guy who reads them. Listened to loads read by an American guy called Will Patton recently and I could happily listen to him reading the phone book - such a great voice. Currently listening to Salem's Lot by Stephen King on Audible. The guy reading it, Ron McLarty, is immense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebanda's Handyman Services Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I'm into autobiographies and have recently read Julian Broddle's 'Down the Line', Lenny Mclean's 'The Guv'nor' and I'm currently half way through Mike Tyson's 'The Undisputed Truth'. Three good reads. Didn't realise just how much of a nutcase Tyson was when he was young. Broddle has some good stories from his playing days and also explains the whole coke allegations whilst McLean runs you through encounters with gangland characters and his boxing exploits both in and out the ring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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