| March book thread 12:24 - Mar 12 with 3352 views | footers |
Calling all book botherers! What have y'all been reading recently?
Always good threads for a bit of inspiration and recommendations.
May I double recommend something the Moose mentioned a while back in Gospel of the Eels by Svensson? It is a book about eels and jolly good it is too. An eel will never cross my gullet again.
I've currently got Rabelais and His World by Bakhtin on the go, with Puckoon by Milligan as a re-read on the side for a little light relief. Next up is Malevich - Artist and Theorist and Memories of Gascony by Pierre Koffmann - one for the gastronauts out there.
Any good recent reads, TWTD? |  |
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| March book thread on 13:51 - Mar 12 with 1874 views | BlueBadger |
As today is the 6th anniversary of the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett, Imma probably have another run through either 'Small Gods', 'Good Omens' or 'Lords and Ladies'.
GNU Sir Terry. |  |
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| March book thread on 14:05 - Mar 12 with 1852 views | factual_blue |
| March book thread on 13:48 - Mar 12 by leitrimblue |
I'm off to steal his corn so the young will see the morn |
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| March book thread on 14:07 - Mar 12 with 1846 views | leitrimblue |
Looks like a jolly chap |  | | |
| March book thread on 15:27 - Mar 12 with 1813 views | jontysnut |
just finished Don Winslow's Border trilogy and Louis Barfe's biography of Ken Dodd. About to start The Piranhas by Roberto 'Gomorrah' Saviano and Stuart Maconie's The Nanny State Made Me. |  | | |
| March book thread on 15:57 - Mar 12 with 1797 views | DebsyAngel |
The Bananarama book - it's excellent and not even finished the first chapter yet. |  | | |
| March book thread on 16:00 - Mar 12 with 1794 views | BlueBadger |
| March book thread on 15:57 - Mar 12 by DebsyAngel |
The Bananarama book - it's excellent and not even finished the first chapter yet. |
Get a move on, Robert DeNiro's Waiting to read it next. | |
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| March book thread on 16:11 - Mar 12 with 1784 views | eastangliaisblue |
Just finished 'If You Tell' by Gregg Olsen. It's a true story and heartbreaking, a very good read indeed. |  | | |
| March book thread on 16:14 - Mar 12 with 1778 views | wkj |
As I said on the Mach book thread
"Chambers is Rubbish"
is a must read. |  |
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| March book thread on 17:24 - Mar 12 with 1752 views | ADStephenson |
I've been mustering up the courage to mention on the board that I have recently finished and (self) published a novel, so if anyone would like to read that, I'd be most grateful.
It's a light-hearted crime thriller based around a footballer turned detective. A friend and I wrote it during lockdown, and what started as a joke soon became something that we thought was actually (at least) half decent. It's got good reviews so far, so it can't be all that terrible. Plus there are a few subtle ITFC references in there.
I promise it's better than the premise makes it sound... It's called A Cloud Can Weigh A Million Pounds - the cover is my avatar image and it is available on Amazon. If you do read it... be kind! I'm not at all good at self-promotion or sales and find it all a bit embarrassing but I guess if I don't tell people about it no one will know about it. |  |
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| March book thread on 17:26 - Mar 12 with 1750 views | footers |
| March book thread on 17:24 - Mar 12 by ADStephenson |
I've been mustering up the courage to mention on the board that I have recently finished and (self) published a novel, so if anyone would like to read that, I'd be most grateful.
It's a light-hearted crime thriller based around a footballer turned detective. A friend and I wrote it during lockdown, and what started as a joke soon became something that we thought was actually (at least) half decent. It's got good reviews so far, so it can't be all that terrible. Plus there are a few subtle ITFC references in there.
I promise it's better than the premise makes it sound... It's called A Cloud Can Weigh A Million Pounds - the cover is my avatar image and it is available on Amazon. If you do read it... be kind! I'm not at all good at self-promotion or sales and find it all a bit embarrassing but I guess if I don't tell people about it no one will know about it. |
So long as you're not Steve Bruce, I'll check it out. :) | |
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| March book thread on 17:33 - Mar 12 with 1742 views | Coastalblue |
| March book thread on 17:24 - Mar 12 by ADStephenson |
I've been mustering up the courage to mention on the board that I have recently finished and (self) published a novel, so if anyone would like to read that, I'd be most grateful.
It's a light-hearted crime thriller based around a footballer turned detective. A friend and I wrote it during lockdown, and what started as a joke soon became something that we thought was actually (at least) half decent. It's got good reviews so far, so it can't be all that terrible. Plus there are a few subtle ITFC references in there.
I promise it's better than the premise makes it sound... It's called A Cloud Can Weigh A Million Pounds - the cover is my avatar image and it is available on Amazon. If you do read it... be kind! I'm not at all good at self-promotion or sales and find it all a bit embarrassing but I guess if I don't tell people about it no one will know about it. |
I'll read it, I've published a few things on KDP so always good to stick up for another self publisher.
Hopefully you'll get some traction and earn a bit from it. |  |
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| March book thread on 18:04 - Mar 12 with 1721 views | ADStephenson |
| March book thread on 17:26 - Mar 12 by footers |
So long as you're not Steve Bruce, I'll check it out. :) |
It's funny you should say that... Part of the reason for doing it was because we've read the superb reviews of the Steve Bruce books by Seamus O'Reilly (although haven't read the actual books). We did ask Seamus if he fancied reading our effort, but he never got back to us.
https://www.balls.ie/amp/football/steve-bruce-novel-293169 | |
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| March book thread on 18:05 - Mar 12 with 1718 views | ADStephenson |
| March book thread on 17:33 - Mar 12 by Coastalblue |
I'll read it, I've published a few things on KDP so always good to stick up for another self publisher.
Hopefully you'll get some traction and earn a bit from it. |
Thanks. Any advice you might have about your experience of publishing will be gratefully received. | |
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| March book thread on 18:12 - Mar 12 with 1701 views | footers |
| March book thread on 18:04 - Mar 12 by ADStephenson |
It's funny you should say that... Part of the reason for doing it was because we've read the superb reviews of the Steve Bruce books by Seamus O'Reilly (although haven't read the actual books). We did ask Seamus if he fancied reading our effort, but he never got back to us.
https://www.balls.ie/amp/football/steve-bruce-novel-293169 |
Those are hilarious and I've been on the hunt for an original ever since! | |
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| March book thread on 19:24 - Mar 12 with 1679 views | GlasgowBlue |
It can be read in one sitting. |  |
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| March book thread on 21:58 - Mar 12 with 1631 views | bluewein |
| March book thread on 13:51 - Mar 12 by BlueBadger |
As today is the 6th anniversary of the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett, Imma probably have another run through either 'Small Gods', 'Good Omens' or 'Lords and Ladies'.
GNU Sir Terry. |
I have a confession to make.
I'm reading the Discworlds in release order. Having recently read 'Small Gods' I found it the weakest of the Discworlds so far. Can anyone tell me why I'm wrong about this...? |  |
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| March book thread on 22:37 - Mar 12 with 1615 views | Melford |
Got a couple on the go.
1177 BC The Year Civilisation Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, what is now Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Middle East all had stable, advanced cultures for their time but were all wiped out basically in the space of a year or so.
Christian Wolmar's Fire And Steam which is a brilliant history of Britain's railways. |  |
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| March book thread on 00:16 - Mar 13 with 1591 views | WeWereZombies |
| March book thread on 15:27 - Mar 12 by jontysnut |
just finished Don Winslow's Border trilogy and Louis Barfe's biography of Ken Dodd. About to start The Piranhas by Roberto 'Gomorrah' Saviano and Stuart Maconie's The Nanny State Made Me. |
I'm only just starting 'Gomorrah' but I suppose that at least I get to read the updated edition now. |  |
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