The last proper page turner you've read

Dirk Diggler

Dirk Diggler

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I need some inspiration, the subject can be anything, fact or fiction.

The last book I've read that I would describe as a page turner was Stephen King: The Institute

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I really liked Joe Abercrombie's First Law books as well. The audio version I listened to has excellent narration by Stephen Pacey which really brings the characters to life. The last page turner I read though was "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. He also wrote "The Martian" and this is similar to that book in some ways. It has a good story with interesting characters but is also proper science fiction, not a dumbed down space fantasy like Star Wars etc.
 
Sinbad2000 said:
Just finishing The Heroes audiobook now. His writing style is awesome - love it.
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I hadnt considered the audio books, Ive got 3 credits with Audible right now, May check out the samples. I would probably listen to the books again.
I was getting the WOT but I find rosalind pike too slow and her male voices silly, but dont like the US actors reading what in my head should be UK voices (I know thats silly but...)
Why they couldnt have rosalind and a male co reading like the US version I dont know, here voice is great for females just not males
 
Co. Aytch, by Sam R. Watkins.
An autobiography of a private soldier who served in “Maury’s Grays” 1st. Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army, during the War of Northern Aggression 1861-1865.
It was very interesting, but I’d term it a page turner because Mr. Watkins began to write it around the 1880s, and the author’s style was such that you felt that you had to try and keep up, as what was happening in some battles wasn’t easy to follow, so I couldn’t wait to see where Company Aytch would march to next.
Of the 120 men who enlisted in Company H in 1861, Sam Watkins was one of only 7 alive when General Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Tennessee surrendered to General Sherman in April 1865 in North Carolina.
Of the 3200 men who fought in the First Tennessee, only 65 were left to be paroled that day.
 
Recently found myself reading the Ravenor trilogy, immediately after the Eisenhorn trilogy, and then had to follow it with Pariah, and went straight into The Magos afterwards, just starting Penitent now, found myself unable to stop once I got to Ravenor, it just flows so nicely into the next phase, and the next phase, and the various overlaps work well.
 
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

I'm middle aged, grizzled, cynical beyond reason, but this one almost had me smiling. Almost. Or maybe I did a little bit.
 
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