Reading

[mezzaninedoor]

Im re-reading Dirk Gently by Douglas Adams
Very underrated imho
Some of its a lot funnier than Hitch Hikers and I love the premise of the Detective

[MyNameIsTerry]

Eric by Terry Pratchett.

[mezzaninedoor]

Im reading the Ruth Galloway books at the moment.
Set in my home county.
Though my muddied head means that Im finding it hard to read at the moment.

[KeeKee]

Have just read Nearest thing to Crazy, by Elizabeth Forbes. Was very good. Had it on my Amazon wish list for a year then accidentally bought it the other week for the kindle, which was annoying as I have a Nook

[MyNameIsTerry]

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

[MyNameIsTerry]

The Truth by Terry Pratchett.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Thief Of Time by Terry Pratchett.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett.

This one is shaping up to be the best I've read in a while.

[mezzaninedoor]

Terry, theres a theme to your Reading.
In recent months I have read:-
Star Trek: Headlong Flight *** nice Enterprise D & E crossover, fun hokum
Dathan Auerbach: Penpal *** very different, didnt quite engage fully
The Happiness Equation ** mostly twaddle
Dennis Taylor: We are Legion We are Bob **** great fun
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet **** great fun, Adamsesque
Robert Shearman: they do the same things different here ***** Brilliant short stories
Sylvain Newval: Sleeping Giants *** very odd but engaging book, great ideas perhaps not fully realised
Nina Stibbe: Paradise Lodge *** fun diary type book, well written, prob not quite my cup of tea though
Al Ewing: The Fictional Man ***** Brilliant novel, very leftfield but concepts are well realised

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some other books I read before the above batch:-

James Patterson – The End & Malicious *** Good holiday reads, Page turners, they are what they are, bookshots
Robin Ince – Dead Funny ** Dissapointing horror from known comedians
Neal Stephenson – Reamde **** A tough but rewarding read as Stephensons books generally are
Wilkie Martin – Inspector Hobbes and the Curse *** Fun hokum, perhaps a little overlong for its content
Mick Herron – Dead Lions *** A book that starts well but then seems to dry up, interesting premise though
Paul Cornell – Chalk ***** Paul Cornells book about a troubled youth makes for a great book, both a character you warn to and dislike at the same time
Si Spurrier – Unusual Concentrations **** leftfield book from comic book writer Spurrier
Luke Smitherd – Kill Someone **** Smitherd writes odd books, this is no different and is a real page turner, would you Kill Someone
Chris Brookmyre – Black Widow **** Brookmyres Parlabane creation is a flawed journalist but makes for another great book
Sarah Pinborough – 13 Minutes *** A good book with a clever central idea but not as good as Sarahs other books
Andrzei Sapkowski – Sword of Destiny **** The Witcher is a great character and really works well in these short stories

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yeah Tony, I've bought nearly every one of his books in the last couple of years after I started on one of the Discworld & younger readers series. Got about 15 or so to go. Then it's the Long Earth & Long Mars ones. There are a couple of others co authored too.

Then I've got a load of other authors to catch up on e.g. Scarrow, Giles Kristian, Rick Riordan, etc.

My GF bought me the Iliad not long ago. I've read it before and it's quite heavy going.

I read one of Mary Renault's too. Obviously this was from some time ago and it's reflected in her writing style. Very good.

That's an interesting list you've got there.