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I've not read any Benjamin Myers yet, although I've got a collection of his which I might start soon.

Currently reading Daisy Jones and the Six. Very light and easy to read.

Just finished Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers : How calculus reveals the secrets of the Universe. Fascinating book, really enjoyed it.

 

Don Winslow - The Border

Another of his books about drug cartels. Superb.

 

Quite a lot of the film or tv adaptations of King's work are pretty dreadful.

 

The institute by Stephen King. Not bad so far, as strange as ever for one of his books. Read To Kill a Mockingbird before, always a great read.

 

Lancelot by Giles Kristian

Different point of view

 

Not read it, I’ll take a look. Novel's aren’t usually my thing tbh, just saw it at number 1 in ASDA a few months ago. Prefer history, preferably ancient.

 

I've just read Circe by Madelaine Miller. A retelling of some of the Greek myths and legends, from the perspective of a Greek goddess. I really enjoyed it.

Currently ploughing through a Scandinavian crime novel, Fog Island. Not particularly original but relaxing.

Also wading through a Steven Pinker book on linguistics.

 

I pick up a lot of interesting history / science / general knowledge books from the bargain tables at the shops; I'm just about to finish Ian Mortimer's The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain. He's written a few in that vein -- what would it be like for one of us if we were to be dropped back into a certain period of the past. He writes interestingly, and well.

Perhaps more useful would be a volume on D.I.Y. hair-cutting, but I haven't seen one yet! How shaggy will we all be when we can finally get back to a barber?

RCB

 

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris.
Not bad so far.

 

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If you’re into WW2 history have you read any of Damien Lewis’ books on it?

 

Ah, i have read the Ghost - that was a good read.

 

Reading Gazza’s second autobiography Being Gazza (2007). He talks about the chairman at Kettering when he was given the managers job, I had to check it wasn’t Edin! Almost carbon copy behaviour. Poor Gazza. Makes it even worse knowing this was written 13 years ago and he’s been on a downward spiral ever since. I saw a pic of him last week, and he looks in bits. If he catches CV, I’d say his chances are slim sadly.

 

I read most of them but got a bit fed up in the end, all seemed a bit repetitive.
Most TV versions don't seem to be as good as the books, Inspector Banks and Rebus spring to mind, although hard to translate a 400 page book to 90 mins TV.