sandysme Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Have just finished reading close, by Martina Cole, Have read all her books now and need a new author,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'm currently reading Boudica, Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott. It's part 1 of 3 and is set in 60 AD Britain. Clans, spirituality and battles. So far it's pretty good. I can't name a favourite as such because I've read countless books. I always have a book on the go and have done for over 20 years, so the pile is pretty huge. Some that are memorable are Henri Charrieres autobiography 'Papillon', 'Lady in the Lake' by Raymond Chandler, I love his style, and although he's not to my taste these days I remember enjoying Stephen Kings 'It' a lot and I really enjoyed Bram Stokers 'Dracula'. It's pretty corny but such a classic and a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'm currently reading Boudica, Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott. It's part 1 of 3 and is set in 60 AD Britain. Clans, spirituality and battles. So far it's pretty good. I read this not too long ago, was a good read but I never got hold of either of the sequels! So still don't know how the story ends, lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I never got hold of either of the sequels! So still don't know how the story ends, lol :lol: Uhoh....I hope I can get them somewhere....it'd be a shame to leave the story only 1/3 finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/2waysgood Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 All Bryce Courtenay books are great. Also Stephen King, but I kinda get bored with his personalities of characters - they seem to repeat in a number of his books. Last few books I read haven't been great. No point mentioning.... But my 'bestest' book would have to be Alexander Dumas' - 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks - rereading it after it got returned by a friend who borrowed it for a few years. Iain is one of my fav SciFi authors, along with Greg bear and Charles Stross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I also liked David Eddings early books (Belgarian & Maloreon) but hate the ones he does now. I was also disappointed in the latest Lee Child. Not up to his usual standard I thought No, I must admit it did leave me kinda like... "oh...k.... wheres the good stuff?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Current: Chopper Boys by Rex Forester. Its about the mad buggers flying around in choppers hunting deer it will amaze you what they got up to. Previous: Back steak & back Aches by Phillip Holden. More stories from the hunting days, hilerious. better than Barry crump IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I remember enjoying Phillip Holden and Barry Crump heaps. Excellent stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Bilbo, did you get to read the last of the "enders game" series? my library did not get it. Micheal Criton's "Eaters of the Dead "is cool Really liked Stranger in a Strange Land , Robert Heinlien I think currently reading" Hannibal Rising" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Forgot to add The NZ Hot Rod Magazine and the best value for money read around is the Petrolhead Magazine Free every month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 My husband reads NOTHING but Wheels magazine. He has read it religiously since the early 80s. When we lived in Ireland he had his mother post it over monthly. He has a methodical way of reading it every month and when he has read the whole magazine from cover to cover he starts it again. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 My husband reads NOTHING but Wheels magazine. He has read it religiously since the early 80s. When we lived in Ireland he had his mother post it over monthly. He has a methodical way of reading it every month and when he has read the whole magazine from cover to cover he starts it again. :roll: he is a star, i do not read wheels but i was the same with street machine. i admire his staying power, i had to give evrything up when i started a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 he is a star, i do not read wheels but i was the same with street machine. i admire his staying power, i had to give evrything up when i started a family. 3 Haha family schmamily, nothing gets in the way of Wheels!! (but he is a marvellous hubby). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Bilbo, did you get to read the last of the "enders game" series? my library did not get it. No I only got the first 3 never read Children of the Mind, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant or A War of Gifts: An Ender Story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hannibal Rising" was cool, Im just finished reading stoned on duty, good book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hannibal Rising" was cool, Im just finished reading stoned on duty, good book is that the one about the undercover getting caught up in the lifedtyle? if it is its an swesome book true story too isnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 the "Hannibal Rising" I was refering to is the early life of Dr. Hannibal Lector Fiction "Silence of the Lambs" is the third in the series. I know what you mean, Smidey. I no longer get Street Machine, Aussie Street Rodding, Cruzin' and NZ Rodder every month. Still get Street Machine once a year when the calender comes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Yeah, thats the one, ant, good movie to... yes, stoned on duty true story about Nz undercover cops and how they get to like the drugs to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm currently reading Dearly Devoted Dexter (the second book on which the TV Series is based) it's pretty good - about a blood spatter analyst with an uncontrollable impulse to kill, which he harnesses for good. If you liked American Psycho you'll like this, though it's a little more tame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I also liked David Eddings early books (Belgarian & Maloreon) but hate the ones he does now. I was also disappointed in the latest Lee Child. Not up to his usual standard I thought Have you re-read the Belgarian/Maloreon? It was one of my favourite series as a teenager, now I can't read it for irritation at the controlling female characters and transparent racism (well, racism may be a bit strong but certainly very Tolkien-esque in his portrayal of "the east" etc) Another Terry Pratchett fan :-) I am re reading Tolkins LOTR for something to do Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide etc Will read just about anything except 'based on the true story of.....' type books Must read Orson Scott Card! I'm getting really picky about books and I'm sad from lack of selection these days, but he looks good. My favourite series of all time is George RR Martin A Song of Ice and Fire. Never read such complex and three-dimensional characters. Would also recommend all the Katherine Kerr books, The Nine Princes in Amber series by Roger Zelazny (sp?) and the Assassin's Apprentice series by Robin Hobb. For sci fi you can't go past Ben Bova in my opinion. Any books who still stand up as well as his 30 years later deserve praise, and they're lovely to read. Oo, and David Gemmell writes wonderfully if you like hero fantasy, though it gets repeatitive if you read too many in a row. For a change of pace I love Dick Francis, his novels flow wonderfully. OK, that was a rambling post. But there you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I haven't read any Ben Bova, but Heinlein, Asimov and Arthur C Clarke are really the epitome of Sci Fi for me. They practically invented the genre, and they certainly perfected it - and they were writing stories while Bova was in diapers Today I'm reading Tropic of Cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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