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SamBally

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I stumbled upon Bill Bryson many many moons ago. If I may say so his observational tales of his adventures in the UK and the various characters he met were brilliant.

Really enjoyed Notes From a Small Island.

The front path was pitch dark and in my eagerness and un- familiarity with British doorways, I tripped on a step, crashing face-first into the door and sending half a dozen empty milk bottles clattering. Almost immediately the upstairs window opened. `Who's that?' came a sharp voice. I stepped back, rubbing my nose, and peered up at a silhouette with hair curlers. `Hello, I'm looking for a room,' I said. `We're shut.'
`Oh.' But what about my supper?
`Try the Churchill. On the front.'
`On the front of what?' I asked, but the window was already banging closed.
 

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I stumbled upon Bill Bryson many many moons ago. If I may say so his observational tales of his adventures in the UK and the various characters he met were brilliant.

Really enjoyed Notes From a Small Island.

The front path was pitch dark and in my eagerness and un- familiarity with British doorways, I tripped on a step, crashing face-first into the door and sending half a dozen empty milk bottles clattering. Almost immediately the upstairs window opened. `Who's that?' came a sharp voice. I stepped back, rubbing my nose, and peered up at a silhouette with hair curlers. `Hello, I'm looking for a room,' I said. `We're shut.'
`Oh.' But what about my supper?
`Try the Churchill. On the front.'
`On the front of what?' I asked, but the window was already banging closed.
Thanks for the comment :)

I read his book about the universe ages ago and loved it. They are full of kinda useless information, right? But he is funny and knowledgeable- his books are awesome. I imagine he is a super interesting person :)
 

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Reading these boards lately.
May as well be reading chairman maos red book.
Konnichiwa. I'm reading about a female necrophiliac serial killer, though. And Japanese coming-of-age ;-)
 

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I have just finished reading the final instalment of Terry Brooks saga. It is very well written and all the loose ends were tied up nicely. For a while there, I was afraid he had lost his touch but he seems to have got it back.
I enjoy reading historical fiction so I'm going to try one of the books by Charles Spencer. I used to be a great fan of Jean Plaidy but I seem to have read all of hers now.
 

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How do you people find time to read and write posts on this forum is beyond me ! :)
 

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The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
 

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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Essays in Love by Alain de Botton- this one is a 10 outta 10. Outstanding. Would recommend :)
 

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Troublemaker by Harry Wu
One man's story of surviving 19 years in a Chinese gulag (re-education centre) It's a bit of an eye-opener.
 

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Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
 

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Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli, published by Penguin, Italian ed., 2020. English ed., 2021.

Quantum theory, 1920's and Werner Heisenberg's visit to Heligoland.
 

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What book(s) are you reading? What's your favourite book? Recommend books to others.

One book I am reading is 'the book of the cosmos.'
Can I suggest a book by Mary Renault - 'The Last of the Wine.' It's a very well and authentically researched novel about a gay love affair in ancient Greece between two soldiers.
 

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Ooh ever read M. R. James?
Then I presume you've heard of Charles Dickens. The work of his I think you may find interesting is 'Sketches by Boz.; Written in the early 1800s. It's Dickens' own notes about characters he met in London's poor areas. It's really a collection of historically correct short stories.
 

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The only thing I've read by Ray Bradbury Is Fahrenheit 451 and I really enjoyed it.
 

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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
 

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The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
 

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George Washington Carver Biog by Kramer (on order) last book i actually read was The Heuristic Triangle by DP MacTaighain
 
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