Yeah, this book really blew me away too...really dark but amazing.
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Yeah, this book really blew me away too...really dark but amazing.
Black Belt Jones
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I'm on the second Farseer book atm, by Robin Hobb - big fantasy bestsellers so prob a few here read them. Loved the first one but gasping a bit with the second, typical obesity problems that plague the genre - not a great deal has happened and you check the page number, WTF I'm 250 pages in.
She's good though - very classical style, not trying to show her arse and subvert the genre or any of that bolex, but great skill with the main character. Way more introspective than you typically see with these sort of books.
She's good though - very classical style, not trying to show her arse and subvert the genre or any of that bolex, but great skill with the main character. Way more introspective than you typically see with these sort of books.
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Awful book, I lasted about 20 pages then gave up! Her who must be obeyed somehow persuaded me to try it again and I packed it in once and for all after another 10 pages!
Just started book 1
Black Belt Jones
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I just finished book 2 and overall liked it, going to read the third.
Main character is deeply drawn but my God does he mope around - stop sulking lad and start KICKING SOME ASS. He's likeable for all that.
Also one of those books where the plot depends on selective idiocy from the main protagonists - I didn't really mind but could see it aggravating some. She writes with a brilliant feel for character but joining it all up with actions / motivations didn't always work.
Half way through Book 1, going along quite nicely.
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and anything by F Scott Fitzgerald. I started with The Great Gatsby (not surprisingly) got hooked on his writing and read everything by him, incredible writing. But for me, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the greatest novels ever written.
John Boyne, not my fav author by a long way, the raving that went on for " the hearts invisible furies ", which imo was a novel of 800+ pages when it really shouldn't of been, poorly executed etc.
However, I digress, this is much better, and has a dig at social media, keyboard warriors, twitter and the need to be popular on these networks.
Plenty of humour, I laughed a few times,light reading, good holiday book.
However, I digress, this is much better, and has a dig at social media, keyboard warriors, twitter and the need to be popular on these networks.
Plenty of humour, I laughed a few times,light reading, good holiday book.
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Just finishing 21 Questions the final part of Yuval Noah Harari's three books about humankind's past, present and likely future.
Well reasoned, thoughtfully laid out. Sapiens was an incredible read and this one has been excellent throughout.
Recommended.
Well reasoned, thoughtfully laid out. Sapiens was an incredible read and this one has been excellent throughout.
Recommended.
Finished this a few days ago. Really good.
Read this 20 odd years ago, think there is a case for it being one of the best discworld books. @Nobby Nobbs might agree with me
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Not read a bad one, the man was a bona fide Literary Genius...a modern PG Woodhouse and then some.
Probably not for the first time, but I have to recommend the Audio version of 'The Damned United'*
* due to the appropriate in context 'see you next Tuesday effin and jeffin' NSFW with the kiddies in the the car
Pratchett was indeed a genius and for me anything with the night watch in where the best.
Vimes is an epic character, some writers only ever create one, but Granny Weatherwax make it 2.
An irresistible force meets an Immoveable object