Twitching & Birdwatching1 min ago
Recommending books ?
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I'm going to be housebound for the next few weeks........and can read without interruption, or guilt, or expectation that I ought to be doing 'something else'.
So, I shall be heading off to Waterstones soon.
Can you provide me with a list of books I ought to consider buying ?
A brief synopsis would also be useful.
Thankyou, matey-peeps :o)
So, I shall be heading off to Waterstones soon.
Can you provide me with a list of books I ought to consider buying ?
A brief synopsis would also be useful.
Thankyou, matey-peeps :o)
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Another vote for "Skallagrigg". Unfortunately if you tell people what it's about they tend to think "sounds awful" and vow never to read it. Give it a go - it's one of a very few books that has changed my views on certain things.
George R R Martin's still incomplete historical/fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" (the Borgias meet the Tudors) is well worth a go, even if you're not normally a fantasy reader. His "Fevre Dream" (a steamboat captain finds out that his spanking new boat has been sponsored by a vampire with a plan) is also a great novel.
Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series (starts with "The Eyre Affair") about a investigator tasked with maintaining the integrity of fiction (such as keeping characters from sneaking into other novels) is playful and funny.
Philip Reeve's "Mortal Engines" quartet (a pair of teenagers try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where cities are mounted on wheels) is supposed to be for the young adult market, but is far too good for them - the ending is stunning.
George R R Martin's still incomplete historical/fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" (the Borgias meet the Tudors) is well worth a go, even if you're not normally a fantasy reader. His "Fevre Dream" (a steamboat captain finds out that his spanking new boat has been sponsored by a vampire with a plan) is also a great novel.
Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series (starts with "The Eyre Affair") about a investigator tasked with maintaining the integrity of fiction (such as keeping characters from sneaking into other novels) is playful and funny.
Philip Reeve's "Mortal Engines" quartet (a pair of teenagers try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where cities are mounted on wheels) is supposed to be for the young adult market, but is far too good for them - the ending is stunning.
it's worth going on abebooks.co.uk as well because they're sometimes a little cheaper than Amazon - which I don't understand because as far as I know Amazon owns Abebooks. Or you can try comparison sites
http://www.find-book.co.uk/
This may be all a bit late for jack
http://www.find-book.co.uk/
This may be all a bit late for jack
I'm enjoying reading the suggestions and making a note of all the titles.
Family have very kindly purchased some Waterstones vouchers for me already, so my hands are tied about where I purchase.........but this thread has given me some good food for thought about quite what else I'll be buying :o)
Thanks everyone and keep them coming.........
Family have very kindly purchased some Waterstones vouchers for me already, so my hands are tied about where I purchase.........but this thread has given me some good food for thought about quite what else I'll be buying :o)
Thanks everyone and keep them coming.........
jno - Last 2 BP results have been satisfactory enough to green-light the operation........Thank goodness ! :o)
So on Friday lunchtime me and my tote bag of books will be presenting ourselves for medical ministrations..........I hope I shall emerge pain-free (if a tidge shorter).
Thankyou for enquiring.
So on Friday lunchtime me and my tote bag of books will be presenting ourselves for medical ministrations..........I hope I shall emerge pain-free (if a tidge shorter).
Thankyou for enquiring.
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