Chubakazubaka Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) The last book I read, I was advised by the guys from the audiobook site, was a novel by Frank Herbert, Dune. I really liked the movie "Dune", based on the book by American Frank Herbert, so I decided to read the book. I immersed myself in the world of "Dune" more details here аnd for a week I immersed myself in this wonderful world and did not regret it, although in general I do not like science fiction and books of this genre I read very rarely. Edited January 17, 2022 by Chubakazubaka 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Really enjoyed several of the ones mentioned here...1984, Fahrenheit 451 and Dune. Haven't read Brave New World but enjoyed the fairly recent TV adaptation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 One of the funniest things about Dune to me is how the climactic fight is just... Skipped over. It won't happen but would be really funny if Villeneuve did the same thing for Part 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tourette Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Surprised to see Catch 22 not getting overall positive reviews here. I consider it one of my top 10 novels of all time. I do a lot of long distance driving and have got into audiobooks to while away the time. I decided to try Pulitzer/Booker winning novels to see if I agreed with the hype. So far have completed:-Shuggy Bain by Douglas Stewart - Grim but compelling. 8/10The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - Top class story telling. Excellent 9/10A Brief History of 7 Killings - Marlon James. Political murder/mayhem in 70s Jamaica and 80s crack cocaine USA to the backdrop of Bob Marley. IMHO a must read Brilliant 10/10The Overstory - Richard Powers. Follows the lives of various people, all of which are related to trees in some way. Sounds bizarre but very good. 9/10Wolf Hall/Bring up the Bodies/The Mirror and the Light- Hilary Mantell. Fantastic writing. Brings the historic past to a clear light 10/10Currently started The Brothers Karamasov by Dostoyevsky ( I know, not Booker/Pulitzer)- At 36 hours long, I suspect it may take some time. Having read Anna Karenina as a teenager, it’s my first foray into classic Russian novels since then and I must admit I’m struggling somewhat. Will update when/if I finish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Just finished The Missing and the Dead by Stuart MacBride. Reasonably good time waster. Now need a new one to read - will take any recommendations! But not Catch-22, like many others this is a book I gave up on more than once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Yes, I know we've all read it at some point but this audiobook version is read by Mark Bonnar amongst others and is very good and very, very funny. I'd kind of forgotten just how good it is and so much better than the fillum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Empire of Pain, another excellent P&B recommendation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Gone Again by Doug Johnstone. Usually a big fan of Doug Johnstone but this is far from his best work. A pedestrian but passable domestic thriller for the first 75% that goes spectacularly off the rails for the final quarter and ends up being pretty much nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 13/01/2022 at 22:46, NotThePars said: One of the funniest things about Dune to me is how the climactic fight is just... Skipped over. It won't happen but would be really funny if Villeneuve did the same thing for Part 2. Aye I listened to the audiobook and thought I'd just been tuned out while it was all going on. Read the book properly last month and realised, no, he just couldn't be arsed writing it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I read Dune when I was 16 or 17 and while I remember liking it I literally can’t remember anything from it. I watched the movie and couldn’t recall anything. I am reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hariri, not the sort of thing I’d normally read but I was bought it as a gift so thought I should. It’s interesting so far, I like reading about the Neolithic and prehistory so am enjoying that bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I read Dune when I was 16 or 17 and while I remember liking it I literally can’t remember anything from it. I watched the movie and couldn’t recall anything. I am reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hariri, not the sort of thing I’d normally read but I was bought it as a gift so thought I should. It’s interesting so far, I like reading about the Neolithic and prehistory so am enjoying that bit. Sapiens is decent. He does make some pretty interesting points and observations. I'm currently reading the follow up called Homo Deus, where he is attempting to predict the future. Again it's pretty interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Just finished The Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnusson. I fully expected to despise a big sweepy historical nonsense by someone off the telly, and was quite looking forward to doing so. However, I wound up really loving it. It's about a raid on 17th century Iceland that saw a few hundred seized and traded as slaves in Algiers. It manages to be about loss, expediency and the difficulties attached to certainty, whether religious, moral or personal. I found it very affecting in places. I totally recommend it. Reporting Scotland will never again look the same. Edited January 15, 2022 by Monkey Tennis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. A fascinating portrait of what the end of the world as we know it would look like. You come to know and care about the characters and the end leaves you satisfied, but at the same time wanting more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, Craig the Hunter said: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. A fascinating portrait of what the end of the world as we know it would look like. You come to know and care about the characters and the end leaves you satisfied, but at the same time wanting more. Probably my favourite novel of the last ten years. Her other stuff is really good too and well worth checking out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 45 minutes ago, MSU said: Probably my favourite novel of the last ten years. Her other stuff is really good too and well worth checking out. I read and adored The Glass Hotel as well. Really looking forward to The Sea of Tranquility when it comes out in a couple of months, she's a very good writer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Craig the Hunter said: I read and adored The Glass Hotel as well. Really looking forward to The Sea of Tranquility when it comes out in a couple of months, she's a very good writer. I pre-ordered Sea of Tranquility, which isn't something I usually do. It sounds amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Reading John Cooper Clarke - I wanna be yours. I am enjoying it, im about a quarter of the way through. Hes a good observer of the little things in life and his memories reflect that. Good sense of humour too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Reading John Cooper Clarke - I wanna be yours. I am enjoying it, im about a quarter of the way through. Hes a good observer of the little things in life and his memories reflect that. Good sense of humour too.Full review in due course would be appreciated, as I'm in a bit of an autobiography groove at the moment. Just finished Tom Jones', which was surprisingly readable, and just about got through And Away.., Bob Mortimer's. Still got Bobby Gillespie and Dave Grohl' s to read as well.Also currently re-reading The Wee Free Men, as I decided granddaughter the first could do with stepping up from Potter to some proper fantasy writing, and I'm enjoying discussing the story of the Nac Mac Feegle as she takes the first steps to becoming as much of a Pratchett fan as I am. Big Jobs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Help needed please. My dad gave me two Richard Osman books yesterday. He's doing crime fiction these days. Question is - are these books any good? I normally don't bother with celebrities writing books unless it is an autobiography. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP_81 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I read his first one , Thursday murder club I think it's called. Was alright for a light read , a bit like a James Patterson but based in a very English old folk's home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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