Book Club..

[twentyforty]

Asimov - Foundation series

They're good


I read every Asimov book years ago, couldn’t get enough of it.
The logical realism had me hooked.

I'm very interested to see how they go with the Foundation tv series next year.

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll look for it.

 

[SeanT]

Nearly finished Rhythm of war. The 4th book in the Stormlight Archive. Good read


Sanderson? I'll always like him for saving the wheel of time after Jordan wasted 2 or 3 books but couldn't get into his early work when I tried. Might put this on the to read list.

Yeah its pretty good. Though it will be a long story. Lots of charachters and world building.

 

[tigger]

It is funny what memories this thread has brought up. When I was at high school, many decades ago now, I hated reading. I always thought it was me. I couldn’t stand the books. We had to read things like Jane Eyre, Catcher in the Rye, Wuthering Heights just to name a few. It wasn’t until I left school and discovered Science Fiction that a actually started to enjoy reading. Then I made up for it. Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Doctor Who Target series books. Most of the hard copies are gone now replaced by the Kindle App versions. I now basically carry a library with me wherever I go. Who would have thought.

Kindle is great, particularly if you're travelling overseas (not likely in the immediate future). It's also been great during this isolation period, to be able to download a book whenever I want something to read.
Fortunately my brother introduced me to Biggles books when I was about eight. I've been hooked on reading ever since.

Biggles! Man that’s a blast from the past. I used to love those books.

I've still got a few. They're collector's items these days and fetch a good price. Not mine though. They're a bit yellowed and dog-eared.

I tried to get my kids interested in them (years ago) but Erich von Stalhein was just no competition for Darth Vader.

 

[jadtiger]

At the moment i am back reading Robin Hobb "Fools Assassin".I have really enjoyed all of her fantasy novels and this is no exception

 

[TigerWest]

Currently reading Marius Mules by SJA Turney

It is a fiction/non fiction fascinating account of Julius Caesar’s diaries of his wars in Gaul, Egypt and the civil wars of Rome. A smart man.

I read on my IPad, there are 15 books in the series.

 

[kiwitiger]

When I mentioned Robert Harris earlier in the thread, I failed to mention Conclave. A novel about the election of a new Pope. It goes inside the Vatican and focuses on the facilitator of the the Conclave. Surprisingly suspenseful given there’s no threat of violence like other Harris novels. Pretty interesting twist too.

Yeah that was a good book. Have you read V2? new one released a couple of months ago was just looking at it on the weekend.

 

[kiwitiger]

Another good one, reading at the moment - The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. I can't put it down.

His two follow up books on kingsbridge are also really good. Love his 20th century trilogy as well.

I read the rest of the Kingsbridge series this year. Best books I've read in years.

Cheers for the bump. Had to get the better half a bday present and saw this and remembered there was a prequel to the first book released in October. Present solved! Owe you for that!

 

[TillLindemann]

Another good one, reading at the moment - The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. I can't put it down.

His two follow up books on kingsbridge are also really good. Love his 20th century trilogy as well.

I read the rest of the Kingsbridge series this year. Best books I've read in years.

Cheers for the bump. Had to get the better half a bday present and saw this and remembered there was a prequel to the first book released in October. Present solved! Owe you for that!

Was there? Well now I owe you again! I'll have to get that 🙂

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Vale David Cornwall aka John Le Carre. The Spy Whi Came In From The Cold one of the classics.

 

[Goldust]

Just started ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ after five different people recommended it

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The best I've read recently is The Tatooist of Auschwitz

Very good read if you like that sort of stuff

Any Escape book also is very good (POW camp escspes)

I purchased The Tattooist Of Auschwitz for my Sister In Law recently and she said it was a good book, so I will have to borrow it from her (she was a member of Amnesty International until just recently).
When I was in high school I read Henry the 8th and Wind in the Willows and loved both of them.
I recently read Animal Farm by George Orwell and found it really fascinating.
A while ago I read 1984 also by George Orwell and found it very hard to put down at night.

I read both Animal Farm and 1984 as a teenager, they are amazing.

His essays are even better than his novels


Thanks for that recommendation @TillLindemann.
And as @cochise said, my list of must read books is also expanding rapidly.
Amazon must be raking in $squillions atm from people purchasing books on Kindle.

Orwell was one of the greats. His classic, Burmese Days published in 1934, was disparaging of British Colonial life in the waning years of the British Empire. It was first released in the US as the publisher feared it was libelous.

The Road To Wigan Pier was another Orwell classic about the living and working conditions of the poor and unemployed in the North of England

 

[Russell]

Just started ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ after five different people recommended it

Let me know how it goes - have been to Auschwitz, seen it on the shelves a few times
and almost bought it.

 

[trentrunciman]

The best I've read recently is The Tatooist of Auschwitz

Very good read if you like that sort of stuff

Any Escape book also is very good (POW camp escspes)

I purchased The Tattooist Of Auschwitz for my Sister In Law recently and she said it was a good book, so I will have to borrow it from her (she was a member of Amnesty International until just recently).
When I was in high school I read Henry the 8th and Wind in the Willows and loved both of them.
I recently read Animal Farm by George Orwell and found it really fascinating.
A while ago I read 1984 also by George Orwell and found it very hard to put down at night.

I read both Animal Farm and 1984 as a teenager, they are amazing.

His essays are even better than his novels


Thanks for that recommendation @TillLindemann.
And as @cochise said, my list of must read books is also expanding rapidly.
Amazon must be raking in $squillions atm from people purchasing books on Kindle.

Orwell was one of the greats. His classic, Burmese Days published in 1934, was disparaging of British Colonial life in the waning years of the British Empire. It was first released in the US as the publisher feared it was libelous.

The Road To Wigan Pier was another Orwell classic about the living and working conditions of the poor and unemployed in the North of England

thanks Paws, i'll have a look at those titles. I havent heard of them before.

Only read his famous works i.e. 1984 etc

 

[trentrunciman]

Side note drove past Marrickville the other day and it was amazing to see the upgrade they've done to the library there. Growing up in the inner west always gone to Leichhardt; Balmain; Glebe; Marrickville libraries.

 

[TillLindemann]

The best I've read recently is The Tatooist of Auschwitz

Very good read if you like that sort of stuff

Any Escape book also is very good (POW camp escspes)

I purchased The Tattooist Of Auschwitz for my Sister In Law recently and she said it was a good book, so I will have to borrow it from her (she was a member of Amnesty International until just recently).
When I was in high school I read Henry the 8th and Wind in the Willows and loved both of them.
I recently read Animal Farm by George Orwell and found it really fascinating.
A while ago I read 1984 also by George Orwell and found it very hard to put down at night.

I read both Animal Farm and 1984 as a teenager, they are amazing.

His essays are even better than his novels


Thanks for that recommendation @TillLindemann.
And as @cochise said, my list of must read books is also expanding rapidly.
Amazon must be raking in $squillions atm from people purchasing books on Kindle.

Orwell was one of the greats. His classic, Burmese Days published in 1934, was disparaging of British Colonial life in the waning years of the British Empire. It was first released in the US as the publisher feared it was libelous.

The Road To Wigan Pier was another Orwell classic about the living and working conditions of the poor and unemployed in the North of England

Yes the Road to Wigan Pier is a great read, I would recommend it. Also a few others of his: 'Down and Out in Paris and London', and 'Homage to Catalonia'.

 

[Masterton]

Vale David Cornwall aka John Le Carre.

For mine, the king of the spy novel.

 

[BZN]

The best I've read recently is The Tatooist of Auschwitz

Very good read if you like that sort of stuff

Any Escape book also is very good (POW camp escspes)

I purchased The Tattooist Of Auschwitz for my Sister In Law recently and she said it was a good book, so I will have to borrow it from her (she was a member of Amnesty International until just recently).
When I was in high school I read Henry the 8th and Wind in the Willows and loved both of them.
I recently read Animal Farm by George Orwell and found it really fascinating.
A while ago I read 1984 also by George Orwell and found it very hard to put down at night.

I read both Animal Farm and 1984 as a teenager, they are amazing.

His essays are even better than his novels


Thanks for that recommendation @TillLindemann.
And as @cochise said, my list of must read books is also expanding rapidly.
Amazon must be raking in $squillions atm from people purchasing books on Kindle.

Orwell was one of the greats. His classic, Burmese Days published in 1934, was disparaging of British Colonial life in the waning years of the British Empire. It was first released in the US as the publisher feared it was libelous.

The Road To Wigan Pier was another Orwell classic about the living and working conditions of the poor and unemployed in the North of England

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[TheDaBoss]

Just started ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ after five different people recommended it

Amazing book

Throughly enjoyed reading it

 

[BZN]

Wilbur Smith is my go to. Highly recommend

Was it Wilbur Smith that wrote 'The Carpetbaggers' ?@InMadgeWeTrust

 

[bathursttiger1]

Just started ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ after five different people recommended it

Amazing book

Throughly enjoyed reading it

Next on my list to read.