PH reading recommendations

[Steamer]

Back in the summer I asked a similar question, what books were people taking on holiday.

I got recommended these 4 absolute crackers:







and a bit of fiction:



I really enjoyed all 4 and have since recommended and bought copies for other people.

So what books are people enjoying at the moment?

[DangerousMike]

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
the honourable schoolboy
smiley's people

all by John le Carre.

perfect spy novels, great books.

[Penny-lope]

I agree on the Paul Carter ones....great reads

[Red Kite]

Just finished 'Snobs' by Julian Fellowes. Picked it up in a charity shop the other day for 50p. Enjoyed it.

[PeteG]

"Now then lad", by Mike Pannett.

[miniman]

I would recommend avoiding "Lewis Hamilton" or as it should be called "Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Lewis Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Ham Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes ilton". I gave up after the first Vodafonr Mclaren Mercedes chapter because there were lots of references to something but I'm not sure I can remember what it was. Oh yes it was Vodafone Mclaren fkING Mercedes.

[DangerousMike]

the latest Iain M. Banks book is good too, called "Matter"

[ALawson]

Vulcan 607 - Roland White

Apache - Ed Macy

The pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

There is another helicopter book I read "auto biography" about Lynx and Gazelles in Iraq. Will get the name but another reasonable good book.

[collateral]

I just finished 8 Lives Down but didn't really think much of it...Slash autobiog is decent, although could probably just be renamed '101 reasons Axel Rose is a nobber'

[robinhood21]

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction by Eric Van Lustbader.

[Steamer]

miniman said:

I would recommend avoiding "Lewis Hamilton" or as it should be called "Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Lewis Vodaf....

Sounds a bit like the ITV F1 coverage too

DangerousMike said:

the latest Iain M. Banks book is good too, called "Matter"

I really enjoyed 'Walking On Glass' which is going back a few years now - So I'll lookout for 'Matter'

[Munter]

Sniper One
Apache Dawn
Band of Brothers
Citizen Soldiers
Inside Delta Force

Almost anything by John le Carre

Oh and Life at the Limit and Beyond the Limit by Sid Watkins. The Formula1 Dr guy.

Edited by Munter on Saturday 1st November 15:35

[Swilly]

Girl friend in a coma - Douglas Coupland

Cocaine Nights - JG Ballard, particularly recommend if you feel life is just plodding on

[grumbledoak]

Anything by Ian Banks or Ian M. Banks (same guy, different genre), Terry Pratchett, or Robert Rankin gets picked up as soon as it is available in paperback. I'm almost never disappointed.

I'm also struggling through J.S. Mill's "On Liberty", though the old language and the suspicion that he's already made his point and is now waffling is making it tough going. Not sure I would recommend it.

My other one, at present, is "Growing Great Boys". Not a bad read, but you'll know when you 'need' it.

[968]

DangerousMike said:

the latest Iain M. Banks book is good too, called "Matter"

No it isn't. It's really disappointing, particularly for a book from "The Culture" series, and the end it's like he thinks "I can't be arsed with writing anymore, so I'll end it."

A great book that I read recently is The Book Thief

Edited by 968 on Saturday 1st November 16:30

[DangerousMike]

I haven't finished it, but I've enjoyed it so far.

[968]

DangerousMike said:

I haven't finished it, but I've enjoyed it so far.

Yeah, don't want to ruin it for you, but you'll be thinking "WTF??" at the end.

[Ordinary Bloke]

Chickenhawk, Paul Mason - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenhawk_(book)

[coogy]

ALawson said:

Vulcan 607 - Roland White

I just read that one, really enjoyed it!

[matc]

miniman said:

I would recommend avoiding "Lewis Hamilton" or as it should be called "Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Lewis Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Ham Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes ilton". I gave up after the first Vodafonr Mclaren Mercedes chapter because there were lots of references to something but I'm not sure I can remember what it was. Oh yes it was Vodafone Mclaren fkING Mercedes.

It gets marginally better after the first few chapters, still quite hard going though; currently reading DC's book, which is ok but not a great read.