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Sad news. The Shadow of the Wind is a canny book.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies aged 55
The bestselling novelist, frequently described as the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes, had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018www.theguardian.com
Sad news. The Shadow of the Wind is a canny book.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies aged 55
The bestselling novelist, frequently described as the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes, had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018www.theguardian.com
Sad news. The Shadow of the Wind is a canny book.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies aged 55
The bestselling novelist, frequently described as the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes, had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018www.theguardian.com
Shame. It's the only book of his I've enjoyed, like, and I've read quite a few of them now.Sad news. The Shadow of the Wind is a canny book.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies aged 55
The bestselling novelist, frequently described as the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes, had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018www.theguardian.com
Four kings is a great boxing book. I can remember the hagler v minter fight as a kid. The book about ali by mailer is also well worth readingGot through a few books lately.
The Time Travellers Wife - by Audrey Niffenegger -6/10 A bit overrated. Good idea not particularly well executed. The first half of the book was much better than the second, it seemed like it was going to go somewhere profound but ended up being a bit dull. Most of the anecdotes of the time travelling later on were just an inconvenience (though that was partly the point), it didn't add much to the story. I didn't much care for any of the characters either.
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig - 9/10 The second of Matt Haig's books that I've read relating to anxiety. He's a brilliant writer, I love his style and the content is so relatable. May try his new novel soon.
Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns , Duran and the last great era of Boxing by George Kimball - 7/10. I'm not sure how much I enjoyed the writing style but the content of this book was superb.
1312: Among the Ultras by James Montague - 7/10. This one was on Audiobook, and was an enjoyable listen, but some chapters were far better than others. Montague has done a lot of research and visited a lot of Ultras but I think the scope of what he was trying to accomplish is too big - he has too many examples. The chapter on Ukraine and the one on Albania and Kosovo could have had their own books, such is the depth of the feeling in them that couldn't be fully captured in a chapter.
Normal People by Sally Rooney - 8/10. Another Audiobook listen, after watching the excellent TV series and I was not disappointed. It seems to have a bit of a love it or hate it reputation and I guess I'm in the former category. The 2 main protagonists are brilliantly written.
Strange co-incidence, but this is the book I've decided to pick up and read next.
Recommend me a Brookmyre to begin with? I enjoyed the Edinburgh murder mystery he wrote with his wife under the Ambrose Parry pseudonym.
I just love Christopher brookmyre.
This up next.
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend …www.goodreads.com
well theres a second one of those so get that read. He has a long running series with his trademark character Jack Parlabane, a investigative reporter and another shorter series with Angelique Xavier, both of them are good but obviously start at the beginning.Recommend me a Brookmyre to begin with? I enjoyed the Edinburgh murder mystery he wrote with his wife under the Ambrose Parry pseudonym.
enjoyed that, wish the bastard would hurry up and release the follow up, it was first meant to be released about 3 years ago and keeps getting pushed back, its now 2021 on amazon.
Sacred Art of Stealing would be my Brookmyre starter recommendation as it can be read as a stand alone and is my favourite that isn't one of his more recent books.Recommend me a Brookmyre to begin with? I enjoyed the Edinburgh murder mystery he wrote with his wife under the Ambrose Parry pseudonym.
Really? Even tho it’s the second in a series? It’s a long time since I read them both mind.Sacred Art of Stealing would be my Brookmyre starter recommendation as it can be read as a stand alone and is my favourite that isn't one of his more recent books.
I wouldn't describe it as the second in a series but more a book which featured some characters from an earlier book.Really? Even tho it’s the second in a series? It’s a long time since I read them both mind.
Start with the first, Quite Ugly One Morning. Sets his whole tone and style and has largely kept the standard up ever since. The Jack Parlabane series are my favourites. (If you like these also go for Colin Bateman's Dan Starkey books from Divorcing Jack)Recommend me a Brookmyre to begin with? I enjoyed the Edinburgh murder mystery he wrote with his wife under the Ambrose Parry pseudonym.
The thing about QUOM is that it is very different to the current writing of Brookmyre but if you wish to read the Parlabane series that is where you should start.Start with the first, Quite Ugly One Morning. Sets his whole tone and style and has largely kept the standard up ever since. The Jack Parlabane series are my favourites. (If you like these also go for Colin Bateman's Dan Starkey books from Divorcing Jack)
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