What book are you reading...

utajoker · 13 Feb 2018 at 21:26

i've just finished The Night Stalker - the life and crimes of one of America's deadliest killers

Am really getting into the true crime genre. Mostly Serial killers form the 70's 80's

have also listened to Helter Skelter (Charles Manson), The stranger beside me (Ted Bundy) and In Cold Blood (Clutter family murders).

Next i'm looking at Jeffrey Dahmer, Dennis Rader or John Wayne Gacy.

Anyone else into these and can reccomend?

regulus · 3 Mar 2018 at 21:53

Just finished Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. Tells the story of the founding of Blue Ribbon shoe company (the precursor to Nike) and the struggles that followed getting to where it is today. Easily the best book I've read the past 5 years.

I don't think I can recommend it highly enough. It's NOTHING like I expected it to be. One of the most human and inspiring books I've ever read. I see it gets a perfect rating on Amazon, as it should.

10/10

wingman · 5 Mar 2018 at 14:09

Currently reading 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson.

Despite the heavy (albeit mostly justified) reliance on Biblical/Christian values, this seems to be a superb self-help book for people who hate self-help books.

I'm on Rule 5 (i.e. Chapter 5). Compelling reading so far.

No1newts · 5 Mar 2018 at 20:04

Reading a little more Charles Bukowski

roccles · 6 Mar 2018 at 09:03

Just finished Red Rising by Pierce Brown which I picked up as it was only 99p on the Kindle Store it was an enjoyable read and will definitely read the sequels at some points.

Started Imperium (#1 in the Cicero Trilogy) by Robert Harris last night. Only a few chapters and enjoying it so far.

PixieLandGirl · 6 Mar 2018 at 22:50

Finally got around to reading all of the Harry Potter books.

Started The Dwarves by Markus Heitz today, 177 pages in & so far so good. I'll likely complete the series if I'm still enjoying it by the end of the book.

After those I'll see what I fancy, maybe something in the crime genre or something zombie-esque

No1newts · 7 Mar 2018 at 22:01

Just finished All the World's a Stage by Boris Akunin. Horrible waiting so long for this book to be translated as the series is staggeringly good, ironically though this is either the worst or second worst book in the series

Good to see they will finish the series, just hoping the last few will be better than this offering.

aceface57 · 11 Mar 2018 at 20:32

Currently reading the 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, not my usual choice of book, but waiting on my replacement kindle being delivered so I can get stuck back into the George Smiley series.

Glaucus · 11 Mar 2018 at 21:09

Finally getting ound to the first in the culture series by Ian m banks and enjoying it.

chroniclard · 11 Mar 2018 at 21:24

Bookless at the moment so decided to read some of the StarWars books. Started with the Thrawn Trilogy, now reading the Jedi academy trilogy, they are really quite poor.

Need to find some new stuff.

Glaucus · 11 Mar 2018 at 23:29

chroniclard said:
Bookless at the moment so decided to read some of the StarWars books. Started with the Thrawn Trilogy, now reading the Jedi academy trilogy, they are really quite poor.

Need to find some new stuff.

I wouldn't read any more in that case. As those are some of the best.
They're aimed at teenagers so they're never going to be hugely complicated.

chroniclard · 12 Mar 2018 at 07:22

Glaucus said:
I wouldn't read any more in that case. As those are some of the best.
They're aimed at teenagers so they're never going to be hugely complicated.

Yeah, seems that way. Will finish these then move on.

PlacidCasual · 12 Mar 2018 at 09:38

chroniclard said:
Bookless at the moment so decided to read some of the StarWars books. Started with the Thrawn Trilogy, now reading the Jedi academy trilogy, they are really quite poor.

Need to find some new stuff.

Is the Jedi Academy the Kevin J Anderson one. Because I seem to remember that being terrible. That guy is such a hack everything he touches he ruins, his Dune prequels were awful canon destroying crap.
The Thrawn trilogy though is very good, such good plot development, a similar plot would have been a much better basis for a new film trilogy than the terrible Disney effort.

I'm re-reading the Joe Abercrombie First Law Trilogy, on the second book "Before They Are Hanged" and loving it. Looking forward to book 3 for more Bloody Nine madness.

chroniclard · 12 Mar 2018 at 09:46

PlacidCasual said:
Is the Jedi Academy the Kevin J Anderson one. Because I seem to remember that being terrible. That guy is such a hack everything he touches he ruins, his Dune prequels were awful canon destroying crap.
The Thrawn trilogy though is very good, such good plot development, a similar plot would have been a much better basis for a new film trilogy than the terrible Disney effort.

Yeah it is, its not great. Just smashing through it to get it done, pretty quick read.

Ayahuasca · 12 Mar 2018 at 09:54

Currently reading Infinite Jest, is there a way to hide the percentage you're through a book on a kindle as it's depressing sitting down for 20 minutes and not seeing it increase

PixieLandGirl · 12 Mar 2018 at 18:11

Ayahuasca said:
Currently reading Infinite Jest, is there a way to hide the percentage you're through a book on a kindle as it's depressing sitting down for 20 minutes and not seeing it increase

Open your book and bring up the menu at the top - tap the Aa option, then Reading Settings.

Here you will find the reading progress options - which you can set to none.

Ayahuasca · 12 Mar 2018 at 18:28

Thank you.

Nursie · 12 Mar 2018 at 20:13

Recently read Adam Kay - This is going to hurt. Diaries from his time as a junior doctor. Loved it, had me laughing out load at times.

neviditelny · 19 Mar 2018 at 17:43

I've just finally finished reading the Wheel of Time-series. Took quite some time but now I can look forward to really start some new books. Not sure which one I will pick up next but got a few books in my bookshelf. A couple of them I've read before (but in Swedish) and now I'm tempted to read them in English.
The books that is in the next of the list to be read will be one of the following ones:
Thomas Harris - The Silence of the Lambs
Harper Lee - How To Kill A Mockingbird
Patrick Ness - A Monster Calls
Jack Kerouac - The Road
Elizabeth Kostova - The Shadow Land
Gregory David Roberts - The Mountain Shadow
or one of the Murakami books I haven't read yet.

RobDogDog · 19 Mar 2018 at 19:58

Currently read 'The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS' by 'Rusty Firmin' (lol). Actually quite enjoying it. It's alluded to something that a friend of a friend mentioned about another famous military author.