Just started reading the biography of Harry Truman written by David McCullough.
Big fan of his other works
Big fan of his other works
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I haven't even started LOL. But do share your views...I'm gonna read it no matter what.
Kris75
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Yeah, definitely in my top ten.
Wasn't it his first published book as well?
carlos21
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Good evening kris.
Black Belt Jones
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I finished it this evening - read it in a few sittings over the weekend.
No spoilers from me but thought it was huge. Loved it - managed to go back to the well with his most personal stuff (Suttree is the clearest reference point) but brought in a completely new perspective of the scientists he has been keeping company with in his latter years.
I've avoided reviews but I'd be surprised if it wasn't splitting opinion. As great a book as I think it is it's obviously not a hands down no argument masterpiece like some of his earlier work. He's pushed things in new directions (at nearly 90!) and there are also some tonal shifts that probably point to the book being written over a very long time period.
But yeah I loved it.
I think it was and it’s still my favourite out of all his books.
It’s by far his darkest too.
Bout to start Wasim Akram's book, apparently it's decent.
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The tours. The drugs. The groupies. The bubbles. The polka cannot save you now.
Bulgakov's first novel, which found its initial life as a stage play, which Stalin liked and saw repeatedly, which resulted in the ability of the author to continue writing in the Soviet Union.
A story collection that lazy critics might (and do) call "dark," but it's much more than that and if I weren't so lazy myself I'd tell you why.
Bulgakov's first novel, which found its initial life as a stage play, which Stalin liked and saw repeatedly, which resulted in the ability of the author to continue writing in the Soviet Union.
A story collection that lazy critics might (and do) call "dark," but it's much more than that and if I weren't so lazy myself I'd tell you why.
Book depository has always been best for me. Never a problem.
You know I thought that sounded familiar, I read the synopsis and realised I watched the first series of that years ago, so have probably ruined the big reveal for myself.
Decided to go for ‘Recursion’ instead by the same author. Just finished the ‘book 1’ sections and it seems really good so far.
Really enjoyed Dark Matter as well. The final act was a great little twist, quite a satisfying ending as well I thought!
I agree with what @Black Belt Jones says about The Passenger splitting opinion.
It’s a wonderfully strange book, which weaves his writing style, from Suttree, No Country for Old Men and the achingly beautiful descriptives of the Border Trilogy.
I did find the part, where the lead character, starts discussing nuclear physics, a bit self indulgent though !
Doesn‘t get in my top three McCarthy reads, but he is without doubt, still one of the most gifted authors of all time.
Another one of his books, that will soon be on the literature syllabus everywhere.
A Gentleman in Moscow . 
I thought this was a superb book.
I thought this was a superb book.
Kindle edition of 'Neville Southall: The Binman Chronicles' for 99p on Amazon if anyone is interested.
Neville Southall: The Binman Chronicles
Neville Southall: The Binman Chronicles
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Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches.
There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment.
Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much.
At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbour across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s. Because every room in this old Los Angeles brownstone has a mystery or two. Mysteries that stretch back over a hundred years. Some of them are in plain sight. Some are behind locked doors. And all together these mysteries could mean the end of Nate and his friends.
Or the end of everything...
It's a fairly easy read, but an enjoyable one. Starts off as a mystery and progresses into a lite-sci-fi/thriller/horror story with a dose of dark humor.
Likeable characters and an over-arching mystery that keeps ramping up and keeps you interested.
The main character 'Nate' moves into a low-rent apartment block in LA and soon discovers that every other apartment in there has a completely different layout and it's own strange quirk. His has a kitchen light that only puts out black-light no matter what type of bulb you fit, another stays at a constant temperature no matter how you try to heat or cool the room down, another is always empty as the tenants keep killing themselves and there are a number of apartments and other doorways in the building that are barred and sealed with multiple padlocks, so the tenants team up to investigate like a modern day Scooby-Do mystery (as the book itself references
)
Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches.
There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment.
Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much.
At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbour across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s. Because every room in this old Los Angeles brownstone has a mystery or two. Mysteries that stretch back over a hundred years. Some of them are in plain sight. Some are behind locked doors. And all together these mysteries could mean the end of Nate and his friends.
Or the end of everything...
It's a fairly easy read, but an enjoyable one. Starts off as a mystery and progresses into a lite-sci-fi/thriller/horror story with a dose of dark humor.
Likeable characters and an over-arching mystery that keeps ramping up and keeps you interested.
The main character 'Nate' moves into a low-rent apartment block in LA and soon discovers that every other apartment in there has a completely different layout and it's own strange quirk. His has a kitchen light that only puts out black-light no matter what type of bulb you fit, another stays at a constant temperature no matter how you try to heat or cool the room down, another is always empty as the tenants keep killing themselves and there are a number of apartments and other doorways in the building that are barred and sealed with multiple padlocks, so the tenants team up to investigate like a modern day Scooby-Do mystery (as the book itself references
)