feargal Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Not the only one still reading RR! I've just finished a couple of Harry Bosch books by Michael connelly, and am now reading Carpet Burns by Tom Hingley, ex-lead singer of the Inspiral Carpets. It's interesting, but you can tell its not had a ghost writer's input, it's very lumpy, and anecdotes which need fleshing out are left a bit flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker11 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 hours ago, feargal said: Not the only one still reading RR! I've just finished a couple of Harry Bosch books by Michael connelly, and am now reading Carpet Burns by Tom Hingley, ex-lead singer of the Inspiral Carpets. It's interesting, but you can tell its not had a ghost writer's input, it's very lumpy, and anecdotes which need fleshing out are left a bit flat. I'm reading City Of Bones by Michael Connelly, its not up to his usual standards so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 20 hours ago, feargal said: Not the only one still reading RR! I've just finished a couple of Harry Bosch books by Michael connelly, and am now reading Carpet Burns by Tom Hingley, ex-lead singer of the Inspiral Carpets. It's interesting, but you can tell its not had a ghost writer's input, it's very lumpy, and anecdotes which need fleshing out are left a bit flat. I'm Glad I'm not the only one reading on here. Don't you just love it when in conversation (when we could interact in a crowd) some one says "I've never read a book" and you look at them and think 'now why doesn't that surprise me! Anyway I read Touching at a distance not so long a go By Deborah Curtis on her late husband Ian Curtis. Excellent book on a very troubled young man. well worth reading. No excuse for some of the books I read age wise. Just about to start something (which I shall talk more about once I've read it) that has had one of the longest bloody introductions I've read (20+pages) which dissects the book, its inner meanings the authors state of mind etc etc etc before even starting on the actual story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Just coming to the end of Ian Rankin's "In a house of lies". I don't want to finish it as it's one of his better ones, in my opinion, but I'm desperate to get to the denouement. Should I read the end after a bottle of wine so I'll forget and be able to read it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmum Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Re-reading some old favourites currently for some light relief from the current issues. Have finished Sophie Kinsella Twenties Girl which never fails to lift my mood and now reading Lucy Anne Holmes 50 Ways to Find a Lover. This is a laugh out loud book about a girl starting a blog about her quest to find romance. If you could do with a laugh/ some light relief from the current situation you could do alot worse read this. It's a favourite of mine. All time favourite is Sophie Kinsella Can You Keep a Secret and Lianne Moriatty Big Little Lies. Best thing about being at home more more reading time and having a jigsaw on the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Writing my own and what a perfect time to do so. The old saying 'everybody has at least one book in them' has to be true. I started on something a few years ago but as happened it has been put on the back burner for a while. I'm still on with it (in a sort of way) but it got side lined work, family new job etc, etc. While talking about Motorcycles and growing up in Sheffield with my Brother I started this project last year with the intention's of writing something on the lines of a small paper back. Since then things have taken over, one memory leads into another then some thing jog's yer memory and before you know it the little book is getting bigger and bigger. The beginning was easy and every thing is planned to take it to the ending which was decided upon early doors. Names are being changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty and most things are real, could have happened or should have happened (or just totally made up) Sheffield and the surrounding country side is being used as a back drop (pre CCTV and mobile phones). I'm having to use old road maps because of how much the road network has changed since the late 1960's. Personally I'm happy with it so far and if i'm the only one left - er sorry I meant if i'm the only one to ever read it I'm happy with what I've achieved so far. Go on get creative while on lock down - write a book. Rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 12:01, max said: Just coming to the end of Ian Rankin's "In a house of lies". I don't want to finish it as it's one of his better ones, in my opinion, but I'm desperate to get to the denouement. Should I read the end after a bottle of wine so I'll forget and be able to read it again? I've done that a few times, double the pleasure. I'm wishing I'd have got Hilary Mantel's finale to her story of Cromwell before the lockdown occured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmum Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Rockers rule said: Writing my own and what a perfect time to do so. The old saying 'everybody has at least one book in them' has to be true. I started on something a few years ago but as happened it has been put on the back burner for a while. I'm still on with it (in a sort of way) but it got side lined work, family new job etc, etc. While talking about Motorcycles and growing up in Sheffield with my Brother I started this project last year with the intention's of writing something on the lines of a small paper back. Since then things have taken over, one memory leads into another then some thing jog's yer memory and before you know it the little book is getting bigger and bigger. The beginning was easy and every thing is planned to take it to the ending which was decided upon early doors. Names are being changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty and most things are real, could have happened or should have happened (or just totally made up) Sheffield and the surrounding country side is being used as a back drop (pre CCTV and mobile phones). I'm having to use old road maps because of how much the road network has changed since the late 1960's. Personally I'm happy with it so far and if i'm the only one left - er sorry I meant if i'm the only one to ever read it I'm happy with what I've achieved so far. Go on get creative while on lock down - write a book. Rocker. Good on you, my husbands a big motorbike fan who's currently mourning the cancelling of the TT, lack of motor racing events happening. If your book gets finished which i'm sure it will I am sure you'll have an interest in reading it. Keep up the good work! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feargal Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I've just finished Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, which was in a 3 for a fiver bundle (so I didn't have high hopes!). Surprisingly enjoyable story about a heavy drinking female barrister whose marriage is falling apart as she deals with an ill fated affair, and defending a domestic violence murder. One of those books where none of the main characters are likeable, but it drew me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The Essential Dave Allen. Edited by Graham McCann. Very good. I haven't got him on DVD but will start looking for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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