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 dreamwaverider  London 22 Feb 24 10.06pm |
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Not the best, but certainly right out there. Very different BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by S.J. Watson. Not sure how good it is to read this unless you are very solid up top. I thought I was going mad in some parts of it. Since covid I havent read books so much.
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 becky over the moon 23 Feb 24 7.48am |
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For a bit of lighter reading (but no less good) I've loved all of the Lindsey Davies Falco novels and the subsequent Flavia Albia ones. Racy, pacey and with a cast of Roman characters you couldn't begin to imagine - these almost tongue-in-cheek books never fail to entertain.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 23 Feb 24 8.03am |
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Originally posted by becky
For a bit of lighter reading (but no less good) I've loved all of the Lindsey Davies Falco novels and the subsequent Flavia Albia ones. Racy, pacey and with a cast of Roman characters you couldn't begin to imagine - these almost tongue-in-cheek books never fail to entertain. Agreed to a point. I have read all of the Falco books however I think the quality did start to deteriorate towards the end of the series so I have not bothered with the Flavia books. FYI
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Teddy Eagle  23 Feb 24 8.45am |
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| JRW2 Dulwich 23 Feb 24 9.04am |
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For pure uninterrupted entertainment the Flashman stories (there are 12) take some beating. For a first-timer I would recommend a volume published by Everyman's Library, which contains the first story in the series ("Flashman"
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and two others - available for under £20 online. | JRW2 Dulwich 23 Feb 24 9.07am |
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Originally posted by JRW2
For pure uninterrupted entertainment the Flashman stories (there are 12) take some beating. For a first-timer I would recommend a volume published by Everyman's Library, which contains the first story in the series ("Flashman" Don't know how that emoji crept in - meant to be close bracket.
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| Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 23 Feb 24 12.23pm |
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The Ginger Man by J P Donleavy. Yet to read a novel that's better.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 27 Feb 24 3.06pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Apart from the obvious, as in anything by John Gresham, Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth and James Patterson and maybe a few others who never disappoint; try this one Lanzo - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Guaranteed to keep you gripped and certainly one of my favourite reads. I've recently started reading Terry Hayes' second novel The Year of The Locust. By 'eck it's a cracking read.
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| RubinsCube Wimbledon 27 Feb 24 3.47pm |
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Stretching the definition of novel, but: The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius More conventionally:
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 28 Feb 24 4.35pm |
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Umberto Ecco - probably The Name of the Rose but also Foucault's Pendulum.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 28 Feb 24 4.52pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Umberto Ecco - probably The Name of the Rose but also Foucault's Pendulum. Both very good.
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| dreamwaverider London 28 Feb 24 6.38pm |
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Originally posted by RubinsCube
Stretching the definition of novel, but: The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius More conventionally:
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