FK1Bairn Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 23/10/2022 at 17:08, RH33 said: New Rebus. Meh. I've got this still to read on my kindle. I'm a fan of the Rebus series but the impression from the last few books is Rankin's struggling to put Rebus to rest and the books are suffering as a result 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, FK1Bairn said: I've got this still to read on my kindle. I'm a fan of the Rebus series but the impression from the last few books is Rankin's struggling to put Rebus to rest and the books are suffering as a result Very much so. I'll not spoil it but ending is set up for a couple more books but he's really flogged a dead horse now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 13 hours ago, FK1Bairn said: I've got this still to read on my kindle. I'm a fan of the Rebus series but the impression from the last few books is Rankin's struggling to put Rebus to rest and the books are suffering as a result Same here. The guy has been retired for decades by now but keeps coming back for one more case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I'm finally working my way through the Rebus collection I built up ten years ago. Just finished "Let it Bleed" released in the early to mid 90s and Rebus is already an old b*****d. Had Exit Music on my shelf for years as well, written in 2007 so to think he's still stoating about surely into his late 70s is quite the thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon. Shite. Boring, repetitive and lacking the central murder mystery that it promised. I'd avoid it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I am a third of my way through the new Robert Harris book, and for the first time have decided to stop reading it. Usually his books are excellent but I'm just not into this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 23 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: The Last Quarter of the Moon - Chi Zijian. A multi-generational story of the Evenki tribe who live in the Manchurian mountains just south of the Russian/Soviet border. Lots of tales of hunting, fishing, fucking, fights, love conquered and love forlorn, shamen, traders, soldiers, enough reindeer chat to last you a decade and a couple of incidents of adult castration. No need to go to Manchuria to research source material. Chi Zijian has obviously been to Coatbridge................ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin. Look, it's obviously not up to the same standards as the Rebus heyday but I enjoyed it. Inherently readable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 New Rebus book Enjoyed it more than the last one. Liked him calling Shandon a “working class area”. That will have a few of his neighbours choking on their croissants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Halfway through The Satsuma Complex, Bob Mortimer's debut novel. Absolutely loving it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Brown Gurls by Daphne Palasi Andreades. Fine. Not bad, not particularly great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. Absolutely superb. A welcome return from the master of American fiction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang Quite enjoyed this, a bit strange and I'm sure I'm missing the underlying theme but ok 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 13/11/2022 at 09:43, Cosmic Joe said: Halfway through The Satsuma Complex, Bob Mortimer's debut novel. Absolutely loving it. Just finished it. Really enjoyed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I'm about 200 pages into Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Only 700 odd to go. Gotta say, I'm loving it. The way he describes Indian street life makes it feel as if you're actually there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 18/11/2022 at 22:35, Craig fae the Vale said: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. Absolutely superb. A welcome return from the master of American fiction. I'm about halfway through. I love how he is working in elements from his previous novels. I was a bit worried it would be sub standard but it's been good. The Bob Dylan book is fantastic as well. Old white guys knocking it out the park. Step up next please Mr Pynchon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 A 2 star review of The Passenger in the Metro last week said it was 400 pages of no plot, no characters, and felt like 400 pages of McCarty trying to cram as much as he could into a book with nothing but extended musings on philosophy and the world. Sounded right up my alley. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir. The Creak on the Stairs was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Ægisdóttir has done it superbly. An excellent mystery, wrapped up beautifully. Can't wait to continue the series and see what crimes fall on Akranes and Elma next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Hibee Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 04/11/2022 at 19:36, scottsdad said: Same here. The guy has been retired for decades by now but keeps coming back for one more case. Rankin should read the latest Lee Child/ Andrew Child Reacher book to see how bad things can get if you flog the dead horse too long. Time to let Rebus go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Star Wars the High Republic: Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Another enjoyable installment from the High Republic era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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