IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Books
Turin Machine
post Dec 17 2019, 10:15 PM
Post #1


Advanced Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 2,682
Joined: 23-September 10
From: In the lower 40
Member No.: 1,104



Just reading Cormack Macarthay's Blood Meridian. Excellent stuff, early but good, you can read a lot of his Border trilogy in it. Highly recommended.


--------------------
Gammon. And proud!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
 
Start new topic
Replies
newres
post Jan 8 2020, 07:18 AM
Post #2


Advanced Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 2,674
Joined: 27-November 12
Member No.: 8,961



Choosing just three authors is tricky. One and two are easy but three could be one of dozens.

John Irving. The quirky stories, the common themes, the ease of reading. I find his books absorbing.

Ian Rankin. Great yarns and humour. Love the characters. I met Ian Rankin at the Marlborough festival. Very nice man.

C J Sansom. The Shardlake novels. It’s like being there! Great plots too.






Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Turin Machine
post Jan 8 2020, 12:03 PM
Post #3


Advanced Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 2,682
Joined: 23-September 10
From: In the lower 40
Member No.: 1,104



QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 07:18 AM) *
Choosing just three authors is tricky. One and two are easy but three could be one of dozens.

John Irving. The quirky stories, the common themes, the ease of reading. I find his books absorbing.

Ian Rankin. Great yarns and humour. Love the characters. I met Ian Rankin at the Marlborough festival. Very nice man.

C J Sansom. The Shardlake novels. It’s like being there! Great plots too.

Just bought Dissolution on Kindle to try, fascinated by this historical period, currently ploughing through George Cavendish's biography of Wolsly.


--------------------
Gammon. And proud!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
newres
post Jan 8 2020, 01:12 PM
Post #4


Advanced Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 2,674
Joined: 27-November 12
Member No.: 8,961



QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jan 8 2020, 12:03 PM) *
Just bought Dissolution on Kindle to try, fascinated by this historical period, currently ploughing through George Cavendish's biography of Wolsly.

You'll enjoy it. Coincidentally off to Tintern on Sunday for a walk along the Wye Valley. I'm guessing you've read the Wolfe Hall books. I saw that number 3 is due anytime soon.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
je suis Charlie
post Jan 8 2020, 01:52 PM
Post #5


Advanced Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 2,597
Joined: 10-January 15
Member No.: 10,530



QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 01:12 PM) *
You'll enjoy it. Coincidentally off to Tintern on Sunday for a walk along the Wye Valley. I'm guessing you've read the Wolfe Hall books. I saw that number 3 is due anytime soon.

I'm sure most people are aware but just in case Wolf / Wolfe / Wulfe hall (or rather the site of) is just down the road adjacent to Burbage? On a similar historical note that Hamstead Park was the childhood home of William Marshall, Marshall of all England and the Great House that stood there was visited by Henry VIII.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- Turin Machine   Books   Dec 17 2019, 10:15 PM
- - James_Trinder   I'm planning to start reading The Testaments b...   Dec 18 2019, 03:08 PM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 18 2019, 03:08...   Dec 18 2019, 06:54 PM
|- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 18 2019, 03:08...   Dec 18 2019, 07:26 PM
- - James_Trinder   I was unable to start reading this book on the tra...   Dec 27 2019, 09:36 AM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 27 2019, 09:36...   Dec 27 2019, 05:45 PM
||- - newres   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 27 2019, 05...   Jan 2 2020, 08:33 PM
||- - TallDarkAndHandsome   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 2 2020, 08:33 PM) Try...   Jan 3 2020, 11:09 AM
||- - newres   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Jan 3 2020, 11...   Jan 8 2020, 07:21 AM
||- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 07:21 AM) I a...   Jan 8 2020, 09:37 AM
||- - newres   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jan 8 2020, 09:37 ...   Jan 8 2020, 10:23 AM
||- - James_Trinder   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 10:23 AM) You...   Jan 8 2020, 11:01 AM
|||- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Jan 8 2020, 11:01 ...   Jan 8 2020, 11:17 AM
|||- - newres   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Jan 8 2020, 11:01 ...   Jan 8 2020, 11:26 AM
||- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 10:23 AM) You...   Jan 8 2020, 11:13 AM
||- - newres   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jan 8 2020, 11:13 ...   Jan 8 2020, 11:24 AM
||- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 11:24 AM) The...   Jan 8 2020, 11:36 AM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 27 2019, 09:36...   Dec 27 2019, 07:48 PM
|- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 27 2019, 09:36...   Dec 28 2019, 12:48 PM
- - newres   To add, I read The Testament a while back and real...   Jan 2 2020, 08:37 PM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 2 2020, 08:37 PM) To ...   Jan 3 2020, 12:47 AM
|- - James_Trinder   QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ Jan 3 2020, 12:4...   Jan 3 2020, 12:22 PM
- - Turin Machine   I widely choose authors whose book or books I alwa...   Jan 4 2020, 02:42 AM
- - je suis Charlie   Difficult one, For me, Cormack McCarthy John Con...   Jan 4 2020, 08:34 PM
- - Turin Machine   Well, this is going well then? All the ambiance of...   Jan 6 2020, 09:41 PM
|- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ Jan 8 2020, 01:5...   Jan 8 2020, 04:46 PM
- - Turin Machine   B.O.O.K.S. !!!   Jan 8 2020, 11:18 AM
|- - newres   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jan 8 2020, 11:18 ...   Jan 8 2020, 11:25 AM
- - newres   Just wondering what people are reading currently a...   Jan 8 2020, 06:40 PM
- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (newres @ Jan 8 2020, 06:40 PM) Jus...   Jan 8 2020, 06:56 PM


Reply to this topicStart new topic
2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 05:10 PM