paul-r-cfc Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 The Man who broke into Auchwitz. Denis Avery.Absolutely fascinating tale of his journey throughout the war and the things he witnessed. Harrowing but couldn't put it down. Really enjoyed that one, although a lot of Holocaust survivors have disputed large parts of that book and claim he's 'misremembered' large chunks and couldn't possibly have done what he claimed to have. Worth googling it.I became a bit of a mess at the end when he met up with the guy's family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I tried to read Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker but I gave up after about twenty pages. Absolute drivel trying way to hard to be controversial. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri Liking these Insp Montalbano books, easy reading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1984. I shouldn't be reading such serious stuff right now but it gripped me with a fear and shed light on some of my deepest views on humanity in sharper focus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 The short and tragic life of Robert peace. Total dude, sad what happened to him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 15:21, Edmond Dantès said: I actually thought it was the worst book I've ever read. Full of vacuous characters, needless violence and endless lists of stupid shite such as whatever people are wearing. It's the work of a mentally disturbed individual trying too hard to be "shocking". That's the point of the book, though? That these characters live outside themselves, their existence and identity is based on collections of stuff and things, their relative positions of perceived power, such that they can't even remember each others names half the time. Here's an interesting analysis I watched a while back: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Normal by Graeme Cameron Edited September 3, 2018 by Silverton End 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Rounding The Mark - Andrea Camilleri Didn't enjoy this as much as others in the Insp Montalbano series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Managed to get 70 hours of the complete Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry, on Audible for a big fat zilch, by signing up for a free trial. It'd be wrong not to take advantage of that. Edited September 16, 2018 by Savage Henry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) "The sun had set in Castello. It had flooded the rooftops and now overflowed, spilling onto the dipping, narrow back streets, pitilessly uncovering the harsh ugliness of the village. Stark and ashen, the houses were barren, stone piled on stone, their doors so low one had to stoop to enter-and within was darkness. The courtyards smelled of horse manure, goat droppings, and the heavy stench of man. Not a single house had a tree in its courtyard, or a songbird in a cage, or a flowerpot in the window, with perhaps a root of basil or a red carnation; everywhere, only stone upon stone. And the souls who lived within these stones were hard and inhospitable. Mountains, houses, people-they were all granite." Lovely scene-setting opening to Kazantzakis' Fratricides about the Greek Civil War. Edited September 21, 2018 by banana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 The Long Earth. Co written by Terry Pratchett.Fantastic read, love it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 recently finished: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know- Ranulph Fiennes' autobiography. Really engaging subject matter. Made the locations and challenges accessible without any heroic romanticism. The chapter "Ginny" had me bawling. It was completely unsentimental but very emotional. Some pacing issues and things felt badly prioritised. Would have liked more of the mercenary days. Also contains a useful checklist of kit for any budding polar explorers. The Captain and the Enemy Greene by numbers. Ok but felt like an early draft (or breif reprise) of Travels with my Aunt or possibly a character sketch for The Comedians. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 18:35, Stellaboz said: The Long Earth. Co written by Terry Pratchett. Fantastic read, love it. I gave up on this utterly boring series after The Long Mars, by then all hope of it actually getting interesting was abandoned. Very much a Stephen Baxter product imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Great, already ordered it. Sigh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Great, already ordered it. Sigh. You're experience might be different but the first book was definitely the best and you could notice some of the TP influence but that definitely waned as the series went for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 That's a shame, I only bought it as he was Co writing and I wanted something I hadn't read before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri. Excellent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Excursion to Tindari by Andrea Camilleri "Eating at 8 o'clock in the evening was for the Milanese; Sicilians don't start thinking about dinner until after 9" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Rum, bum and concertina : George Melly Inherited from my brother who died a few years ago - just got round to reading it now. Based on Melly's gay seafaring days - very entertaining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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