What book are you reading now / or recommend?

[speccybob]

Just started the 3rd book of the Farseer trilogy. After that it'll be the Oslo trilogy. Then onto book 4 of The Game of Thrones

There's 9 books in the 'complete' Farseer trilogy and I highley recommend you read then all.
The best books I've EVER read. The final 3 are just awe inspiring.

They go:-
The Farseer Trioligy - with fitz and the fool.
The Liveship Traders - does not feature fitz and is in 3rd person but is along the same timeline and in the same world.
It is very much connected to the Farseer Trioligy but you don't realise it until the next Trioligy.
Then finally The Tawney Man Trilogy - features Fitz and the fool and is the end of the current set but another 3 are on their way.

You don't need to read Liveship traders but it is connected to the Farseer series and worth reading the full 9.

I can't recommend these enough as it was these books, especially the Tawney Man ones, which made me fall in love with reading.

Cheers mate!! On book 7 of Game of Thrones now so will need something new soon.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

All you book readers, I've read everything worth reading. Read 'Shantaram' and come back here and tell me it's not the best book you've ever read.

 

[speccybob]

All you book readers, I've read everything worth reading. Read 'Shantaram' and come back here and tell me it's not the best book you've ever read.

The Dice Man is probably the best standalone (Is that a word?) book I've read.

 

[stony]

All you book readers, I've read everything worth reading. Read 'Shantaram' and come back here and tell me it's not the best book you've ever read.

The Dice Man is probably the best standalone (Is that a word?) book I've read.

For me that honour goes to The Stand. A truly outstanding piece of fiction from the master bullshitter himself Stephen King, written before he disappeared up his own arsehole.

 

[andyhinch]

All you book readers, I've read everything worth reading. Read 'Shantaram' and come back here and tell me it's not the best book you've ever read.

The Dice Man is probably the best standalone (Is that a word?) book I've read.

For me that honour goes to The Stand. A truly outstanding piece of fiction from the master bullshitter himself Stephen King, written before he disappeared up his own arsehole.

A big one!!! Stop intruding

 

[speccybob]

All you book readers, I've read everything worth reading. Read 'Shantaram' and come back here and tell me it's not the best book you've ever read.

The Dice Man is probably the best standalone (Is that a word?) book I've read.

For me that honour goes to The Stand. A truly outstanding piece of fiction from the master bullshitter himself Stephen King, written before he disappeared up his own arsehole.

I'll have to have a look at that. I think it was you who told me to read the Farseer Trilogy. Cheers Stony. I do need to read The Thomas Covenant Chronicles again. Amazing book! It's 3 books but I but it in one if that makes sense.

 

[Anonymous]

The Code Book - Simon Singh (based on a recommendation in a thread ages and ages by Damocles). All about the history of codes and ciphers. Despite not sounding so, it is genuinely fascinating (and this from me, a know nothing fuckwit!)

You're Not So Smart - David McRaney - psychology for beginners but done with nice humour. Easy read and keeps the pages turning.

 

[Walkbustaxi]

The Code Book - Simon Singh (based on a recommendation in a thread ages and ages by Damocles). All about the history of codes and ciphers. Despite not sounding so, it is genuinely fascinating (and this from me, a know nothing fuckwit!)

You're Not So Smart - David McRaney - psychology for beginners but done with nice humour. Easy read and keeps the pages turning.

Have both of these on the 2012 2013 reading list. Got another dozen or so books for Christmas too so looks like it will be a busy year reading wise.

I think Damocles posted the Simon Singh ebook and a few others in a Kindle club thread?

Current book is The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever by Alan Sepinwall.
It's about 12 shows that ushered in the golden age of television including The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

 

[ob]

The city years - Gary James

The visitor (jack reacher)

 

[Balti]

Bernard Cornwell - The Last Kingdom. Vikings/ Saxon historical fiction. Enjoy all his stuff.