Book Club..

[trentrunciman]

hunter s thompson was a crazy read too

 

[TillLindemann]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Yep, I've read them all! The Idiot, House of the Dead. All good.

 

[trentrunciman]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Yep, I've read them all! The Idiot, House of the Dead. All good.

dammn son...his books are massive too LOL

props to you! ^^:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[TillLindemann]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Yep, I've read them all! The Idiot, House of the Dead. All good.

dammn son...his books are massive too LOL

props to you! ^^:clap: :clap: :clap:

All when I was younger, I wouldn't have the time anymore!

And I think I find sustained concentration on one thing harder now. Smartphones/internet is definitely giving me a shorter attention span, and making me generally dumber.

 

[happy_tiger]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Have to raid my memory ...was an English author who wrote some steeplechasers mystery novels ...really good read ..leave it with me

Dick Francis ...yay my memory still works ......I think he only passed away recently

 

[tiger_one]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Have to raid my memory ...was an English author who wrote some steeplechasers mystery novels ...really good read ..leave it with me

Dick Francis ...yay my memory still works ......I think he only passed away recently

Champion happy - I liked his books too. I think his son will carry oin the same sort of novels (they had co-written some before the Dad's death).

Also - refer to : ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Francis

 

[happy_tiger]

I think Dostoyevsky would have to be the all time best author.

I loved Crime and Punishment, but The Brother Karamazov wore me out.

Yeah Crime and Punishment is the better of those too. Devils is great too.

But my favourite Dostoyevsky work is Notes From Underground. Absolutely love it, I've probably read it ten times.

have you read gambler? i like a punt and enjoyed that too haha

Have to raid my memory ...was an English author who wrote some steeplechasers mystery novels ...really good read ..leave it with me

Dick Francis ...yay my memory still works ......I think he only passed away recently


Champion happy - I liked his books too. I think his son will carry oin the same sort of novels (they had co-written some before the Dad's death).

Also - refer to : ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Francis

I've only read 3 ..... Dead Cert would be my favourite

 

[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.

 

[cochise]

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.

I've still never used kindle, I haven't been able to move on from physical books, but I'm a bit of an analog nerd in everything. Vinyl is still my favourite media for listening to music.

 

[tiger_scott]

I have a kindle, used it for about a month, then went back to paper. There were a few books that I wanted that I wasn't allowed to buy - something to do with publishing rights in Australia - so I ordered them secondhand via ebay.

 

[Russell]

Robert Ludlum books are good for a Crime/spy thriller expeience - worth a shot if you are looking for something different.

 

[hugggarz]

Don't have a favourite author but tend to gravitate to historical Non-fiction (particularly wartime) novels.

Currently just started reading *Grant* , a biography of Ulysses Grant the U.S. Civil War Union General/two term president.
Can draw a lot of parallels in character, values and personal challenges to John *Monash* (as a nother book I've read recently by Roland Perry, heartily recommend and especially for reading about one of our own).

Recently read:

* *Hitler* - John Toland (Massive volume takes time but incredible read, especially of interest was seeing the workings of a fledgling politcal party and just how low the man was in society before the rise).

* *Roadside Picnic* - Boris/Arkady Strugatsky (Sci-fi is the opposite of what I normally read but due to this book I will be looking for more. A great read and essential reading for any fans of the incredible *S.T.A.L.K.E.R* series of computer games - games were based on this book).

* *Berlin* - Antony Beevor (Another solid book wartime book from Antony of which I've also read *Stalingrad* of his both which are excellent and really put you in amongst the action).

Future books wanting to read that some may have recommendations

* Anything Warhammer 40k. I've been a fan of the 40k universe since I was a very young lad. Looking to finally read one of their novels. Any suggestions?

* Feudal Japan or any interesting life/character accounts from that era.

* *100 years of solitude* by Gabriel Marquez - anyone read it here?

* *Atlas Shrugged* by Ayn Rand, Loved the Bioshock computer games of which the games were based on this book but I don't know if its worth reading or not.

 

[JD Tiger]

Don't have a favourite author but tend to gravitate to historical Non-fiction (particularly wartime) novels.

Currently just started reading *Grant* , a biography of Ulysses Grant the U.S. Civil War Union General/two term president.
Can draw a lot of parallels in character, values and personal challenges to John *Monash* (as a nother book I've read recently by Roland Perry, heartily recommend and especially for reading about one of our own).

Recently read:

* *Hitler* - John Toland (Massive volume takes time but incredible read, especially of interest was seeing the workings of a fledgling politcal party and just how low the man was in society before the rise).

* *Roadside Picnic* - Boris/Arkady Strugatsky (Sci-fi is the opposite of what I normally read but due to this book I will be looking for more. A great read and essential reading for any fans of the incredible *S.T.A.L.K.E.R* series of computer games - games were based on this book).

* *Berlin* - Antony Beevor (Another solid book wartime book from Antony of which I've also read *Stalingrad* of his both which are excellent and really put you in amongst the action).

Future books wanting to read that some may have recommendations

* Anything Warhammer 40k. I've been a fan of the 40k universe since I was a very young lad. Looking to finally read one of their novels. Any suggestions?

* Feudal Japan or any interesting life/character accounts from that era.

* *100 years of solitude* by Gabriel Marquez - anyone read it here?

* *Atlas Shrugged* by Ayn Rand, Loved the Bioshock computer games of which the games were based on this book but I don't know if its worth reading or not.

I've read Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, many times, an absolute favourite, along with another by him 'Love in the Time of Cholera'. I recommend them both highly. With Solitude, there's a family tree at the front of the book which is rather helpful, as every generation likes to use pretty much the same names and it can get confusing who they're talking about.

 

[jadtiger]

Don't have a favourite author but tend to gravitate to historical Non-fiction (particularly wartime) novels.

Currently just started reading *Grant* , a biography of Ulysses Grant the U.S. Civil War Union General/two term president.
Can draw a lot of parallels in character, values and personal challenges to John *Monash* (as a nother book I've read recently by Roland Perry, heartily recommend and especially for reading about one of our own).

Recently read:

* *Hitler* - John Toland (Massive volume takes time but incredible read, especially of interest was seeing the workings of a fledgling politcal party and just how low the man was in society before the rise).

* *Roadside Picnic* - Boris/Arkady Strugatsky (Sci-fi is the opposite of what I normally read but due to this book I will be looking for more. A great read and essential reading for any fans of the incredible *S.T.A.L.K.E.R* series of computer games - games were based on this book).

* *Berlin* - Antony Beevor (Another solid book wartime book from Antony of which I've also read *Stalingrad* of his both which are excellent and really put you in amongst the action).

Future books wanting to read that some may have recommendations

* Anything Warhammer 40k. I've been a fan of the 40k universe since I was a very young lad. Looking to finally read one of their novels. Any suggestions?

* Feudal Japan or any interesting life/character accounts from that era.

* *100 years of solitude* by Gabriel Marquez - anyone read it here?

* *Atlas Shrugged* by Ayn Rand, Loved the Bioshock computer games of which the games were based on this book but I don't know if its worth reading or not.

Beevor writes brilliant factual military novels and he writes them warts and all, criticising commanders and the pure absurdity of war and the consequences(Berlin is a book about the consequences of total war).He also considers nearly every war movie to be rubbish.At the moment i am reading a book by Svetlana Alexievich which is all about women during the 2nd world war in the soviet union who served in military units and the appalling treatment by the then soviet government who refused them any official recognition until communism was dying.It is called "The unwomanly face of war",she conducted countless interviews with many women and tells their memories.
I can recomend it

 

[Spartan117]

@Wagga_Tiger said in [Book Club\.\.](/post/1145117)

Have you read any of David Gemmells stuff Cochise?

David Gemmell is my all time favorite author ever

I.have them all.

Read Legend. His protagonist is an aged warrior i. An un winnable situation.

Raw and realistic.

Everone will find themselves in one of the realistic characters.

Please do yourselves a favour.

 

[Spartan117]

Also, what im reading

The road by cormac macarthy... brilliant.

Les miserables by victor hugo

And also.i read the Bible

 

[Masterton]

Also, what im reading

The road by cormac macarthy... brilliant.

You should give his Blood Meridian a go.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

@Wagga_Tiger said in [Book Club\.\.](/post/1145117)

Have you read any of David Gemmells stuff Cochise?

David Gemmell is my all time favorite author ever

I.have them all.

Read Legend. His protagonist is an aged warrior i. An un winnable situation.

Raw and realistic.

Everone will find themselves in one of the realistic characters.

Please do yourselves a favour.

Will see if my local library has Legend once this virus blows over a bit and the libraries open back up. Thanks for the tip, it sounds like an interesting read.
Love the Les Norton series by Robert G Barrett for a bit of escapism. Also love war books, they really knock home the things men and women faced during war. Makes you realise to be thankful for what you have.
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young is a magnificent true story about the Battle Of Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. Very sobering.

 

[happy_tiger]

@Wagga_Tiger said in [Book Club\.\.](/post/1145117)

Have you read any of David Gemmells stuff Cochise?

David Gemmell is my all time favorite author ever

I.have them all.

Read Legend. His protagonist is an aged warrior i. An un winnable situation.

Raw and realistic.

Everone will find themselves in one of the realistic characters.

Please do yourselves a favour.

Will see if my local library has Legend once this virus blows over a bit and the libraries open back up. Thanks for the tip, it sounds like an interesting read.
Love the Les Norton series by Robert G Barrett for a bit of escapism. Also love war books, they really knock home the things men and women faced during war. Makes you realise to be thankful for what you have.
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young is a magnificent true story about the Battle Of Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. Very sobering.

Was that book that the movie was based around starring the Mel Gibson , Barry Pepper and Sam Elliott .....

Reckon Pepper is an underrated actor myself

 

[cochise]

@Wagga_Tiger said in [Book Club\.\.](/post/1145117)

Have you read any of David Gemmells stuff Cochise?

David Gemmell is my all time favorite author ever

I.have them all.

Read Legend. His protagonist is an aged warrior i. An un winnable situation.

Raw and realistic.

Everone will find themselves in one of the realistic characters.

Please do yourselves a favour.

Decided to give ebooks one last try and downloaded legend tonight, will start reading in tomorrow.