What book are you currently reading?

[coffeejo]

I've got a book called 'You've gone too far this time Sir' by Danny Bent, to read next. About a teacher who rides to India from the UK on a bike called Shirley.

*goes to check it out*

I must check to see if Josie Dew's got anything new out yet as it's been ages since her last book.

Nope, she's been too busy creating the next generation of cyclists. She blogs sporadically.

 

[Glow worm]

Nope, she's been too busy creating the next generation of cyclists. She blogs sporadically.

Nice one - good link. Yes she seems to have been very busy!

 

[PaulB]

This one is SUPERB! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Wild-Boff-Whalley/dp/1471110613/ref=lh_ni_t

 

[Basil.B]

Commando - Call of Battle

 

[subaqua]

Deco for Divers by Mark Powell , again . and The Silent World by Jaques Cousteau.

 

[cyberknight]

William Gibson- Virtual Light

 

[just jim]

Nice one - good link. Yes she seems to have been very busy!

"Only managed 6000 miles of cycling this year"
I'll say!

 

[Risex4]

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, an alternative history fantasy book of the Napoleonic wars with an air force... made up of dragons

Thats sounds epic!

I dont know why, but I've always got at least two books on the go, normally more. Right now;

The Associate, John Grisham: If you like a quick thriller which doesnt get overly convoluted or require much brainwave activity, I've been pleasently surprised by it.

Aushwitz, Laurence Rees: The book the BBC documentary series was based on (or possibly visa-versa). Having just finished reading Das Reich I thought that was bad enough as a portrayal of human sadism and corruption, but this is truly something else.

I was also reading recently Holy Blood And Holy Grail - the book The Da Vinci Code was purportedly based on - but unless your command and recall of French names and places is emmulate... Dizzying.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Just finished The Great Gatsby

Scarily relevent for the modern age

I thought that too, hopefully the new film adaptation will be less sappy than the old version -

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARN6agiW7o

 

[Melvil]

Deco for Divers by Mark Powell , again . and The Silent World by Jaques Cousteau.

The silent world is definitely on my 'to read' list.

 

[blade1889]

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, an alternative history fantasy book of the Napoleonic wars with an air force... made up of dragons

The Temeraire series is a brilliant set of books, highly adddictive and a bloody good read. Apparently Peter Jackson has the filming rights.

 

[Doseone]

Can I resurrect this? I've just finished David Millar's book and need inspiration for what to read next.

I want something fiction. I'm tempted by Life of Pi, or to re-read The Thomas Covenant trilogy (Thanks to @Crackle for the suggestion) which I last read when I was a teenager. But I'm open to pursuasion, so if you've read something good recently I'd love to know.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Can I resurrect this? I've just finished David Millar's book and need inspiration for what to read next.

I want something fiction. I'm tempted by Life of Pi, or to re-read The Thomas Covenant trilogy (Thanks to @Crackle for the suggestion) which I last read when I was a teenager. But I'm open to pursuasion, so if you've read something good recently I'd love to know.

I enjoyed The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton

 

[Crackle]

I recently read Something of the Night by Ian Marchant, which I enjoyed. I like him as an author, he's done a few, including The Longest Crawl, which was basically a pub crawl the length of Britain. He's witty, insightful and real. Read the reviews to see if it suits.

 

[hopless500]

The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared - Jonas Jonasson