Read this back in 2021. Completely changed by approach to sleep. After getting a sleep tracker I realised I was getting no where near as much sleep as I thought, and as I need!
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Mine has been awful most of my life so fingers crossed helps me.
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I have tried to get into the two series of books that have been adapted to TV series by the author Ann Cleaves, both the "Vera" and "Shetland" series.
The two TV series are thoroughly enjoyed but if the first of the Vera books, "The Crow Trap" is anything to go by, and it does seem typical, then I'll give them all a pass.
I got to the point of being almost half way and still Vera has not turned up. Whilst I appreciate that there can be a certain amount of background detail that is going to be covered with some authors, in this book it seems to be done three times, from differing perspectives of some of the characters involved.
That's over 200 pages read where I felt that I was reading and rereading a most similar story to arrive.............I don't know as I lost interest...!
IIRC the book is over 500 pages in total.
I'll stick to the TV shows
Very different to the Mark Billingham Inspector Tom Thorne books, those I very much enjoyed.
The two TV series are thoroughly enjoyed but if the first of the Vera books, "The Crow Trap" is anything to go by, and it does seem typical, then I'll give them all a pass.
I got to the point of being almost half way and still Vera has not turned up. Whilst I appreciate that there can be a certain amount of background detail that is going to be covered with some authors, in this book it seems to be done three times, from differing perspectives of some of the characters involved.
That's over 200 pages read where I felt that I was reading and rereading a most similar story to arrive.............I don't know as I lost interest...!
IIRC the book is over 500 pages in total.
I'll stick to the TV shows
Very different to the Mark Billingham Inspector Tom Thorne books, those I very much enjoyed.
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Antimatter Blues (Micky 7 #2) by Edward Ashton Nice light reading that's easy on the brain
Soon to be a film as well with Robert Pattinson
Soon to be a film as well with Robert Pattinson
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This is last year's reading, minus a dozen-ish library books/ books given away.
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The best books i read last year:
The Wooden Star, by William Tenn. Very entertaining scifi short stories. I'd never read any of his stories before, and he is now one of my favourite writers.
The Maneaters of Kumaon, by Jim Corbett. In 1920s India, if a tiger was killing people you asked Mr Corbett for help. He took huge risks (maneating tiger that has already killed 200 people, in a forest at night, on his own!) to help people he didn't know. This is his memoir. It's a fantastic read.
The Post Birthday World, by Lionel Shriver. A woman either leaves her partner, or doesn't. Alternate chapters tell both stories.
The Wooden Star, by William Tenn. Very entertaining scifi short stories. I'd never read any of his stories before, and he is now one of my favourite writers.
The Maneaters of Kumaon, by Jim Corbett. In 1920s India, if a tiger was killing people you asked Mr Corbett for help. He took huge risks (maneating tiger that has already killed 200 people, in a forest at night, on his own!) to help people he didn't know. This is his memoir. It's a fantastic read.
The Post Birthday World, by Lionel Shriver. A woman either leaves her partner, or doesn't. Alternate chapters tell both stories.
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Bit late, but try https://www.fantasticfiction.com/
Excellent site for checking an authors previous work
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Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. Needed an inspirational book to start the year and blimey, this works.
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Been reading the count of monte cristo for months, finally at 98% and can't wait for it to finish.
Not a big fan, I found it quite laborious.
Not a big fan, I found it quite laborious.
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Have to say, most of the older classics I have read haven't really made a deep impact on me. Its interesting to be able to relate their themes and style to their effect on pop culture but sometimes they don't really stand up any more.
I read dracula recently and it was brilliant in places and a bit of a slog in others. Fascinating for the above reasons though.
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Just started crime and punishment.
Hope it's good.
Hope it's good.
I figured that life is too short... If i don't like a book after an hour or 2 then i don't finish and move on to the next...
There are way too many books to read to be stuck on something you don't like...
On classics though, I went to Rome on my own for a few days years ago, and I read Dante's Inferno Which was a great read sat in a café in the middle of all that history...
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I thought it was going to get better though.
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Read it about 20 years ago. Excellent.
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Just finished Consider Phlebas for about the 4th time but have never completed the series.
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I haven't read many Banks books but the sci-fi stuff is on my list.
Loved the Wasp Factory.
Loved the Wasp Factory.
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I just finished Ancient, My Enemy by Gordon R Dickson. More scifi short stories, 50s and 60s. One excellent, two good, a couple ok, the rest rubbish.