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To kill a mockingbird. By far the best book I've read. A good treatise on racism and childhood.
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Im on my 3rd kindle and have over 200 books read, most of which classified as best book whilst I was reding them ....
Id suggest just going to the amazon store and start exploring and clicking ....
Im on my 3rd kindle and have over 200 books read, most of which classified as best book whilst I was reding them ....
Id suggest just going to the amazon store and start exploring and clicking ....
How old are you DrNick?
Best autobiography I ever read - 'Crying with Laughter' Bob Monkhouse - extremely honest and powerful.
'Jupiter's Travels' - Ted Simon - journey around the globe on a Triumph motorcycle in the 70s - terrific for the experiences and insights on the journey.
'Wings Over Summer' - Ron Powell - fictionalised account of a Battle of Britain pilot - like you were living the daily experience, in and out of the cockpit.
Best autobiography I ever read - 'Crying with Laughter' Bob Monkhouse - extremely honest and powerful.
'Jupiter's Travels' - Ted Simon - journey around the globe on a Triumph motorcycle in the 70s - terrific for the experiences and insights on the journey.
'Wings Over Summer' - Ron Powell - fictionalised account of a Battle of Britain pilot - like you were living the daily experience, in and out of the cockpit.
The Damage Done by Warren Fellows
Forget You Had a Daughter by Sandra Gregory
A Boy Called It by Dave Pelzer
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Top 2 are both similar stories about a westerner imprisoned in a Bangkok / Bali prison. 2 of the best books I have read. The Dave Pelzer books are well known, a sad story.
Forget You Had a Daughter by Sandra Gregory
A Boy Called It by Dave Pelzer
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Top 2 are both similar stories about a westerner imprisoned in a Bangkok / Bali prison. 2 of the best books I have read. The Dave Pelzer books are well known, a sad story.
these are my fav books over recent years - i read a fair bit and these stand out for me
the lacuna - barbera kingsolver
1950s south america / communism - brilliant book, fabulous writing skills
my name is red - Orhan Pamuk
turkish histo / murder takes you through islamic art as it meets european art and is incredibly well written
shadow of the wind - carlos zafon
spanish mystery - quirky - a book i did buy twice
the book thief - markus zusak
the film is out now - the book is written with a narrative style that the film makers cannot hope to re create - read the book
this thing of darkness - harry thompson
interesting nautical view of Darwin's famous voyage - very enjoyable
the sword and the scimitar - david ball
I loved this tale of the defence of Malta after the fall of Acre
the lacuna - barbera kingsolver
1950s south america / communism - brilliant book, fabulous writing skills
my name is red - Orhan Pamuk
turkish histo / murder takes you through islamic art as it meets european art and is incredibly well written
shadow of the wind - carlos zafon
spanish mystery - quirky - a book i did buy twice
the book thief - markus zusak
the film is out now - the book is written with a narrative style that the film makers cannot hope to re create - read the book
this thing of darkness - harry thompson
interesting nautical view of Darwin's famous voyage - very enjoyable
the sword and the scimitar - david ball
I loved this tale of the defence of Malta after the fall of Acre
Liverpool
Must have about 2000 ebooks on my iPad, and probably buy/download more than I read.
Anything by Iain Banks (fiction: Wasp Factory, Crow Road, Espadair Street) or Iain M Banks (sci-fi: Player of Games, Use of Weapons, Feersum Endjinn), but I'm mainly into sci-fi from the likes of Peter F Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Bear, Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter - especially the big, galaxy/universe/time spanning space operas.
Have lots of 'vintage' sci-fi too, which I keep re-reading as some are quite short. Authors such as Isaac Asimov, AE Van Vogt, EE 'Doc' Smith, Philip K Dick, Robert Silverberg, etc.
For non sci-fi stuff, I like the older Stephen King (Pet Semetary, Cujo, Carrie, The Stand), Dean Koontz (Demon Seed) and Brian Lumley Necroscope stories, along with a bit of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
Anything by Iain Banks (fiction: Wasp Factory, Crow Road, Espadair Street) or Iain M Banks (sci-fi: Player of Games, Use of Weapons, Feersum Endjinn), but I'm mainly into sci-fi from the likes of Peter F Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Bear, Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter - especially the big, galaxy/universe/time spanning space operas.
Have lots of 'vintage' sci-fi too, which I keep re-reading as some are quite short. Authors such as Isaac Asimov, AE Van Vogt, EE 'Doc' Smith, Philip K Dick, Robert Silverberg, etc.
For non sci-fi stuff, I like the older Stephen King (Pet Semetary, Cujo, Carrie, The Stand), Dean Koontz (Demon Seed) and Brian Lumley Necroscope stories, along with a bit of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
OK, here's a few of the books that I have enjoyed: I tend to finish at least 2 books per week (neither of which require crayons) - none of which are on electronic. I prefer the tactile nature & page turning of a real book.
Lee Childs' Jack Reacher series (loads of books),
Bernhard Cornwall's Warrior Chronicles (Uthred series),
Bill Bryson writes some excellent novels ("A short History of Nearly Everything", The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" for example)
Phillip Pullmans' "His Dark Materials" series - The Golden Compass/ The Subtle Knife/ The Amber Spyglass
George RR Martin Game of Thrones series (I'm one of the sad bunch that read these long before the TV series - excellent reads)
J R R Tolkien Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy
William Golding - Lord of the Flies
George Orwell - Animal Farm, 1984
Lee Childs' Jack Reacher series (loads of books),
Bernhard Cornwall's Warrior Chronicles (Uthred series),
Bill Bryson writes some excellent novels ("A short History of Nearly Everything", The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" for example)
Phillip Pullmans' "His Dark Materials" series - The Golden Compass/ The Subtle Knife/ The Amber Spyglass
George RR Martin Game of Thrones series (I'm one of the sad bunch that read these long before the TV series - excellent reads)
J R R Tolkien Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy
William Golding - Lord of the Flies
George Orwell - Animal Farm, 1984