gonetomorrow
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Katherine Mansfield was terribly good. Brilliant in fact.
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The GOT Book Club
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For those who are fans of Skandi Noir - The latest Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbo - the Knife is rather good.
With the added bonus of the fact that you don’t have to have all the other books in the series.
DaChunk
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I'll check that out cheers mateGo straight to the Cartel.
If you haven’t read it
Black Belt Jones
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Readings been poor this year, too much computer gaming, but picked up an absolute gem last week - Engine Summer by John Crowley. Post apocalyptic novel but beautifully written, like a dream - published late 70s.
Very few writers at this guy's level but after early work that was praised to the skies (Little Big is his masterpiece) he got a bit lost (IMHO) writing a massive Secret history of the world called the Aegypt tetrology. Very dense, difficult work that wasn't commercially successful and took him away from a mainstream readership.
Very few writers at this guy's level but after early work that was praised to the skies (Little Big is his masterpiece) he got a bit lost (IMHO) writing a massive Secret history of the world called the Aegypt tetrology. Very dense, difficult work that wasn't commercially successful and took him away from a mainstream readership.
Re-read a novel by Tony Fletcher called Hedonism about a New York nightclub and the shenanigans that went in with 90's night life. A decent read altogether.
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
Let me know how you get on with the locked room book, don't read when you're sleepy, you've no chance of remembering the detailsThanks for the heads up on this, I am about 30% through volume one
all I keep thinking of with all the right wing groups that were present in the 1920's
People's Front of Judea
Judean People's Front
Judean Popular People's Front
Popular People's Front of Judea
etc
I was losing track of them all !
As far as biographies go its a very good read, hope the rest of the book is as good.
Once I finish the Hitler book I will give it a go
I’m hyped for “The Trouble With Peace” by Joe Abercrombie coming out next week. Ordered a signed edition to go with my signed copy of “A Little Hatred”
Black Belt Jones
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By the Dead! Thks for that reminder- hadn't realised it was due out so soon. A little hatred set things up nicely.
It really does, I might re read A little hatred over the weekend as I think it’s coming Monday!
random
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Next book to start (tonight/tomorrow) finished the Hitler book, started dragging a bit towards the end, I have the 2nd volume but will read that in a month or two when I am back in the mood.
After Hitler I read The Hermit King, another good book, the only complaint is when is goes away from Kim and talks about the military (thought it was filler tbh). Kim usually comes across as a bit of a clown in the media, but after reading this my opinion of him has changed 180', a very clever and extremely brutal (obv) man.
After the Kim book I did Clarke, Goodwin and Whitely, Why Britain voted to leave the EU, Good book if you are interested in Brexit at all (both leave and remain voters would find it interesting imo). If not then swerve it.
And after that one I read made Men, If you like the Sopranos I can highly recommend this one, decent book on a mafia family that was 'loosely' connected to the New York families, some Sopranos links were very evident.
Then last night I finished Mob Star, another good book (If you like mafia stuff, which reminds me that I need to do the Godfather again at some point), not as good as Made Men though imo
Anyway, Murder in the Crooked House is next. Will let you know.
random
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Got no chance of remembering the details when awake ! am now re-reading the description of the stairs/rooms/occupants for the 2nd time (page 80~86), might have to make a diagram to help me as I cannot fathom it out.
Probably a red herring as well but gotta cover all bases, but killer got in/out someway, so it must all be pertinent that its described in detail
and on the subject of covering bases, I now have this on my phone to so when I am not reading the book I am trying to figure out how the killer got out.
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random
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Thanks for the heads up. Would recommend it if anyone likes locked room mysteries (although I can never seem to figure them out)
Although cleverly thought out, I my opinion was the method of the 2nd victim being killed was a bit too far fetched for my tastes
My guess after the first murder was it had to be someone who knew the house, so either Hamamoto, his daughter or one of the staff. Made no sense a guest would have sufficient knowledge of the place to commit the crime.
However I couldn't narrow it down any more than that.
Furthermore anytime I thought of something, hidden passages, midgets or whatever the author seemed to read my mind and debunked my idea within a few pages.
However I couldn't narrow it down any more than that.
Furthermore anytime I thought of something, hidden passages, midgets or whatever the author seemed to read my mind and debunked my idea within a few pages.
Overall its a good read (and a very good translation into English in the version I read)
Now I have better look for some more 'Honkaku' books to annoy me, probably this one next The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
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random
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over yesterday and this morning I finished this one
There are a lot of books about Trump in the whitehouse, mostly showing what a circus it is. This book is different in the regard it's more about before Trump got elected and the sly tricks Cohen used to enable Trump get his own way and just generally be scum to everyone else.
Its a decent read, don't expect any big revelations, you have probably read most of whats in this book, this just gives you the inside track on certain things.
If I was to describe it, I would say its more about Cohen exorcising his inner demons for doing the things he did, rather than sticking the knife into Trump (which it does to a degree but not as bad as other books do)
I would guess that there is a lot of stories that are not in the book due to attorney/client privilege which is a shame.
There are a lot of books about Trump in the whitehouse, mostly showing what a circus it is. This book is different in the regard it's more about before Trump got elected and the sly tricks Cohen used to enable Trump get his own way and just generally be scum to everyone else.
Its a decent read, don't expect any big revelations, you have probably read most of whats in this book, this just gives you the inside track on certain things.
If I was to describe it, I would say its more about Cohen exorcising his inner demons for doing the things he did, rather than sticking the knife into Trump (which it does to a degree but not as bad as other books do)
I would guess that there is a lot of stories that are not in the book due to attorney/client privilege which is a shame.