What are you reading?

Garry, many thanks for that site. My partner joined a couple of days ago and already she has swapped no end of books, saving a fortune, which is much needed at the moment. Vic.

Yes thanks Garry - just preparing my "wanted" list!

Stew

Just finished Connelly's Nine Dragons Stew B. Been a while since I last read one of his novels and realised that I do really enjoy a Harry Bosch yarn. Hope to pick up The Reversal soon.
Initially found the web site mentioned useful to complete the A to Z....or however far it goes....list of Sue Grafton novels.
Currently contemplating Hugh Thomas - The Spanish Civil War - a mighty tome......well it has made it out of the wardrobe bottom to the bedside drawers anyway.
Regards Garry

Hi Garry,
My problem is that I find I can't part with books that I've enjoyed.. couldn't agree more about Harry Bosch!

On the subject of the Spanish Civil War, after a birdwatching trip to the Spanish Pyrenees and the Zaragossa area (including the ruined town of Belchite) last June, I thought I should know more, so got a copy of Anthony Beevor's "The Battle for Spain". I slogged through its near 600 pages - a bit of a struggle but great preparation for Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia", which I thoroughly recommend (along with Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and its sequels).

Stew

What a lovely website! I signed up straight away! Thanks for sharing it - I'm more than happy to swap some of my books.

Currently reading:
Koji Suzuki's "Dark Water"
Adam Roberts' "Land of the Headless"

Golly, I have much to sort out for my book offerings! I'm so relieved to see that they do take graphic novels - I can pass on my unwanted manga!

Great topic! I have moved on from the Millennium series (re-read, audio books, films, what a nerd, eh?), to discover The Discworld... boy, I am engrossed!

Just thinking, I don't recall reading any novels that feature a character living with a 'long-term condition', like diabetes. Unless you count Nobby Nobbs, from the Guards series, who seems to have every infectious disease known on the disc! Any works of fiction out there featuring people with diabetes or any other LTC?

That is a very good observation Brum_Taffy! The only publications I know of are the sorts of books I got from Diabetes UK (does any one remember that Diabetes Duck character? Often dressed somewhat super hero-ish)...

However, upon doing a search online for "stories with fictional diabetic"... this site had some ideas on offer: http://diabetickidsbooks.com/Teenbooks/

Don't know much about the Fiction books suggested on this page either:

Fiction:
Needles by Andie Dominick
Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Alden R Carter
My Aunt Ruth by Iris Rosofsky
Next To Strangers by Sheri C Sinykin
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois Bujold (this is not about diabetes, but
approaches the idea of dealing with a medical condition)


Perhaps we should all hunt them down and give them a read?

Land of the Headless has been a touch slow going but it's still interesting. Plan to start on a book called "Relentless" (by Simon Kernick) after Land of the Headless because I fancy a good thrilling read next.

If any one is interested, I signed up to a website called Goodreads the other day, my username is lilbuta on it... has been a great site to build up a good idea on how many books I've read overall!

Topaz by Leon Uris

Only 2 reviews on Amazon, so it must be an author who has "fallen out of fashion". Based around Russian defectors, KGB, Cuba and the spy world; a typical novel of the 60's era. I'm enjoying it...

Just read both Chris Evans autobiography's which were both enjoyable. Would recommend them. Also, Alan Sugar's autobiography is very good and quite funny at times as he has quite a dry sense of humour. Also good if you are at all interested in business.