| Lockdown book thread - 14:46 - Jan 18 with 5891 views | joe90 |
I thought it might be a nice to have a book thread where we share what we've been reading and to use as reference point for anyone looking for inspiration for their next read.
To kick things off...
1: London Review of Books -
I've got a yearly subscription. It's long-form journalism, covers a broad range of topics. If you enjoy current affairs and want something more substantial than what you get in the papers go for it.
2: Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
I've been meaning to read this for a long time. My wife bought it for me for Christmas. Despite it's length, it's very readable and seems to have been written to suit a broad range of reading abilities.
3: Waterlog - Roger Deakin
A non fiction journal about outdoor swimming in the UK. |  | | |  |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:03 - Jan 26 with 1287 views | blacky200 |
I thought at the start of lockdown I would make a start on the Jack Reacher series. They're ok to kill a few hours of easy reading. Not much brain power needed. Got through all 25 of them. |  | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:10 - Jan 26 with 1275 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:03 - Jan 26 by blacky200 |
I thought at the start of lockdown I would make a start on the Jack Reacher series. They're ok to kill a few hours of easy reading. Not much brain power needed. Got through all 25 of them. |
25 in a few hours?
Jeez... |  |
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| Lockdown book thread - on 15:18 - Jan 26 with 1264 views | QPRSteve |
Been reading a lot of crime fiction over the last year and have struck a good seam of Australian writers.
I can recommend:
Emma Visik
Jane Harper
Chris Hamer
Gart Disher
All very good reads.
Can any of our Aussie based people recommend any other writers? |  | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:50 - Jan 26 with 1252 views | robith |
| Lockdown book thread - on 10:29 - Jan 26 by Esox_Lucius |
Just after Xmas I began re-reading Steven Erikson's Malazan: Book Of The Fallen. I have read many thousands of books in my lifetime but this ranks right up there for an absorbing escape from real life. It took me a year last time to read all 10 books but I am hoping to do it in half that time with lockdown. I can also recommend anything Stephen Donaldson has ever written. I knew they were good books when I started getting angry at the main character for his lack of decisiveness in the White Gold Wielder trilogies. |
So I read Gardens of the Moon in 2019 and it just left me totally bewildered.
However last year I read Deadhouse Gates, reading the Malazan wiki chapter summaries after each one and really enjoyed it - the ending was bloody traumatising though!
At current rate I will complete the Boook of the Fallen in 2028 |  | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:54 - Jan 26 with 1239 views | Metallica_Hoop |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:50 - Jan 26 by robith |
So I read Gardens of the Moon in 2019 and it just left me totally bewildered.
However last year I read Deadhouse Gates, reading the Malazan wiki chapter summaries after each one and really enjoyed it - the ending was bloody traumatising though!
At current rate I will complete the Boook of the Fallen in 2028 |
'Deadhouse Gates' is one of the finest war books ever written.
I'm re-reading 1-10 at work and currently on No.5 'Midnight Tides'. [Post edited 26 Jan 2021 15:56]
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| Lockdown book thread - on 15:56 - Jan 26 with 1232 views | Esox_Lucius |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:50 - Jan 26 by robith |
So I read Gardens of the Moon in 2019 and it just left me totally bewildered.
However last year I read Deadhouse Gates, reading the Malazan wiki chapter summaries after each one and really enjoyed it - the ending was bloody traumatising though!
At current rate I will complete the Boook of the Fallen in 2028 |
I have just read through the first few chapters of Memories of Ice after taking a days break from finishing Deadhouse Gates. Definitely not a series that you can rip through is it? At one point my Kindle informed me that I had 40 hours 12 minutes left in the book.  |  |
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| Lockdown book thread - on 17:39 - Jan 26 with 1184 views | hantssi |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:10 - Jan 26 by BrianMcCarthy |
25 in a few hours?
Jeez... |
To be fair Brian it’s the same story with the names and locations changed!
Tom Cruise was a good choice to play a 6’5” man!! | | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 17:52 - Jan 26 with 1176 views | robith |
| Lockdown book thread - on 15:56 - Jan 26 by Esox_Lucius |
I have just read through the first few chapters of Memories of Ice after taking a days break from finishing Deadhouse Gates. Definitely not a series that you can rip through is it? At one point my Kindle informed me that I had 40 hours 12 minutes left in the book. |
I regret stacking them on my kindle whenever I see them on sale - I find longer books much easier to read in a real book.
Sense of achievement when Malazan ticks over 1% is crushing | | | |
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| Lockdown book thread - on 18:59 - Jan 26 with 1158 views | traininvain |
Really enjoyed the Cartel / Power of the Dog trilogy by Don Winslow. All about the cartels in Mexico.
Think I heard they’re making a tv series based upon the books. |  | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 21:19 - Jan 26 with 1123 views | queensparker |
| Lockdown book thread - on 18:59 - Jan 26 by traininvain |
Really enjoyed the Cartel / Power of the Dog trilogy by Don Winslow. All about the cartels in Mexico.
Think I heard they’re making a tv series based upon the books. |
Another vote for these - an incredible series! |  | | |
| Lockdown book thread - on 20:15 - Feb 2 with 1024 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Started this yesterday and just finished it. It's a murder mystery but has gorgeous imagery of swamplands in North Carolina and a lovely tale of a young girl fighting against a cruel upbringing. Beautiful book.
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