Craig fae the Vale Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. A really enjoyable read. A novel in verse, although that's not always obvious on the audio version. Good, strong characters and a compelling story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 A village in the third Reich was a fantastic listen. It's a story made up from diaries and newspaper articles from one village in Germany from the rise of the Nazis until their defeat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clough85 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Edge of the grave by Robbie Morrison Tartan noir in 30s Glasgow. Dark in places and very funny in places to break it up. Interesting to read about the industrialists financing promising athletes. Enjoyed this book and looking forward to the second effort. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Moon Witch, Spider King By Marlon James Reads a bit like one of those 70s film-to-book adaptations like The Omen. Decent enough but at times it feels more like a film script (it’s already getting made into a tv show). An African Game of Thrones really. This is the second part of the trilogy but really the same story told by a different character (Moon Witch). He’s such a frank and earthy writer underneath the huge worlds he builds. Still think A Brief History of Seven Killings is his best work by some distance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Rumpole's Return by John Mortimer. Just very enjoyable, like all the Rumpole stories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. A really good read. Although her life is very different from mine, this book resonated with me as I also lost my mum to cancer in my mid twenties. Emotional but affirming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell. Absolutely fascinating and wonderfully written. Quite a morbid subject, but written with care and a nice injection of humour. Highly recommend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. Biting satire with plenty of Hamid's trademark wit. Really short as well, only 3 hours on audio, flew through it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Currently reading The Drinker by Hans Fallada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internet Citizen Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 15/08/2022 at 12:54, Richey Edwards said: Currently reading The Drinker by Hans Fallada. How is it so far? I’ve read Alone In Berlin and was thinking of picking up another of his books as I really enjoyed it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Internet Citizen said: How is it so far? I’ve read Alone In Berlin and was thinking of picking up another of his books as I really enjoyed it. The Drinker is about a business mans descent into alcoholism written in first person. Supposedly it is semi-autobiographical. I am quite enjoying it so far. Little Man, What Now? and Nightmare In Berlin are other books of his I have read which were good. Alone In Berlin is probably the best of the books of his I've read. A few years ago I attempted to read Wolf Among Wolves and ended up putting it aside. I will come back to it though. It is VERY long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luddite Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin Historical novel, I guess "sweeping" would be the adjective used in book reviews. A 70 yr old veteran of WW1 finds himself walking 60miles to Rome with an illiterate young factory worker. He tells the young man his life story which swings between comedic and tragic repeatedly, filled with characters that will stay with you forever. Beautiful dialogue and prose. 10/10....just finished my fourth reading, it is that fucking good. Best fiction book I've ever read. Various big name actors and directors have been trying to get this onto cinema screens / HBO for about 20 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. Very weird, but in a good way. Excellent characterisation and a good story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffy_ Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Anyone tried Kevin Bridges' first fiction novel 'The Black Dog'? I'm intrigued by it but also very aware that it could be absolutely shite. Early reviews on Amazon are pretty mixed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Anyone tried the Maigret books? I've ordered the first three to take on holiday for some light reading, but wanted something with a bit more literary muscle than ******* Lee Child or Harlan Coben. Edited August 23, 2022 by The Other Foot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers. Just like everything she writes, this is utterly superb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 25/08/2022 at 03:24, Craig fae the Vale said: A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers. Just like everything she writes, this is utterly superb. Is there one of hers you would recommend as an introduction to her work? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, MSU said: Is there one of hers you would recommend as an introduction to her work? I'd start with the first in the Wayfayrers series The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. There's four in the series, but they're all only vaguely linked so can be read in any order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth. Self indulgent rubbish. An unlikeable and unsympathetic protagonist, unlikely and unbelievable storyline, especially given the setting and time frame. Somehow both overwritten and under written simultaneously. Not recommended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Black Vodka by Deborah Levy. A mostly enjoyable collection of short stories. Snappy and to the point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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