Gloster Mackem
Central Defender
I've found a bit of time to start reading again (6 months off work) and after going through many pages of this thread I picked up some titles to read. Many thanks to all who posted as they've been great.
A Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins - 8/10
I'm not sure why I didn't pay attention in biology at school but I loved this. Apart from the chapter on game theory which I think went a but overboard.
A thousand splendid suns - 9/10
Wow. What a book. A great story and you really get a sense of Afghanistan for women.
The Road - Cormac McCarthy - 8/10
Managed to read this in a day. Loved it and was gripped by their journey. I quite enjoyed that it didn't have chapters. I only felt the last two paragraphs were lacking. I didn't quite understand them??
Sapiens: A brief history of humankind - 10/10
Not an easy read (as in page turner) but I think a must read for anybody who wants to understand where we are today and how we got here.
Books still in my bag:
Kite runner
A girl with a dragon tattoo
Homo Deus
A brief history of time
I would have brought 'A Little Life' with me but it's a bit big and I'm sure it can't get better than the first time I read it. Best thing I've ever taken away from the SMB.
Does anyone have any recommendations of anything else to read?
Nearly forgot, a couple of not so good books:
Man and boy - Tony Parsons - 5/10
An ok story with a bit of humour but a book to pass the time rather than a must read.
Rag doll - 6/10
Slightly better than average thriller to fill the time. Wont go out my way to read the sequel.
A Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins - 8/10
I'm not sure why I didn't pay attention in biology at school but I loved this. Apart from the chapter on game theory which I think went a but overboard.
A thousand splendid suns - 9/10
Wow. What a book. A great story and you really get a sense of Afghanistan for women.
The Road - Cormac McCarthy - 8/10
Managed to read this in a day. Loved it and was gripped by their journey. I quite enjoyed that it didn't have chapters. I only felt the last two paragraphs were lacking. I didn't quite understand them??
Sapiens: A brief history of humankind - 10/10
Not an easy read (as in page turner) but I think a must read for anybody who wants to understand where we are today and how we got here.
Books still in my bag:
Kite runner
A girl with a dragon tattoo
Homo Deus
A brief history of time
I would have brought 'A Little Life' with me but it's a bit big and I'm sure it can't get better than the first time I read it. Best thing I've ever taken away from the SMB.
Does anyone have any recommendations of anything else to read?
Nearly forgot, a couple of not so good books:
Man and boy - Tony Parsons - 5/10
An ok story with a bit of humour but a book to pass the time rather than a must read.
Rag doll - 6/10
Slightly better than average thriller to fill the time. Wont go out my way to read the sequel.
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