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What book are you reading now / or recommend?
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hackneyslim
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Ham on Rye, Bukowski. Outstanding.
speccybob 8 said:stonerblue said:speccybob 8 said:Not sure if posted but The Life of Pi is only 20p on the Kindle store.
And a great read.
Definitely. I read it a few years ago. They've got quite a few books cheap at the moment
This one has been sitting on my shelf for years. Is it that good a read then?
mammutly
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mackenzie said:speccybob 8 said:stonerblue said:And a great read.
Definitely. I read it a few years ago. They've got quite a few books cheap at the moment
This one has been sitting on my shelf for years. Is it that good a read then?
I didn't think so. Waded through it wondering what all the hype was for. I never found out.
mammutly said:mackenzie said:speccybob 8 said:Definitely. I read it a few years ago. They've got quite a few books cheap at the moment
This one has been sitting on my shelf for years. Is it that good a read then?
I didn't think so. Waded through it wondering what all the hype was for. I never found out.
Maybe you have to be in the mood for it then? I find this sometimes with certain books.
LongsightM13
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If its theUnderworld trilogy in particular you are talking about, then the Nathan Heller series by Max Allan Collins is very good mate. Crime fiction woven around real people and events in 30s-60s American history. Reading Jimmy The Stick by Michael Mayo at the moment, gangster stuff set around the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.poh said:jimmy blue shoes said:poh said:I am out of books at the minute,so have started to read the James Elroy underworld trilogy again,American Tabloid,The Cold Six Thosand,and Bloods a Rover,fantastic stuff.
Brilliant.
You can almost believe Elroys version of American history to be true. It is that well written.
A conspiracy theorists dream!
Forgot to mention,if anyone can recommend any other author in the style of Elroy i would be greatful,ta
Ellroy himself has recently released Shakedown, a 'Kindle single' about his recurring character Freddie Otash.
Coltrane
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Just read 'Life after Life' by Kate Atkinson. Not as good as her debut but still a wonderful read, and I'm glad she has returned to the standalone novel after the Jackson Brodie series.
Now about to read The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne (who wrote the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas).
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Now about to read The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne (who wrote the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas).
A good app to get if you love books is 'good reads.' Has thousands of book reviews.