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IW, Crashie is reading his way through the Lyndsey Davis books at the moment too. I read the first one but wasn't very keen, not really my cup of tea.
The Shack - quite enjoyed it, bit weird but not a bad read and quite moving in the end.
IW, yep, I've enjoyed the Falco books as far as Saturnalia; I think there's one more, as the books arrived with a list, courtesy of a mate of mine.Quite enjoyed them; inevitably, some are stronger than others. The ongoing background story of the characters' lives is probably what kept me reading, rather than the individual stories themselves; I found that I cared, which is probably the sign of a decent writer.
It also brought back a load of stuff that I'd learned for Latin O level
The Rough Guide to Andalucia
my daughter is reading Jane Austens 'Emma' as part of her studies so I bought a copy so I can chat to her about it (she has to write an essay about it pretty much of her own effort over the year). I wouldnt say it was gripping but its an entertaining read with believable characters.
I love Jane Austen. Of course, Pride and Prejudice is my favourite because I studied it but I do love Emma.
Apologies again if I'm repeating old ground (this thread, as many are, is so long and I've yet to figure out the search function!)... I'm a new forum member...I really liked 'A Million Little Pieces' a memoir by James Frey. It was a bit surprising to read about the controversy surrounding his 'memoir' after I read it although it did not detract from what I thought was a very moving and interesting book.
Crashie - yeah, I did Latin O level too - Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. About the only sentence I remember now from 6 years of Latin slog is Carthago delenda est!
James Patterson's "Step on a Crack" I found a fantastic read. But I like his stuff anyway.
I've just read Kate Atkinsons 'When Will There Be Good News'. It's one of those books I've looked at a couple of times in the bookshops but the title has always put me off as I thought it would be a bit depressing but I know a few people have recommended it on here. Really enjoyed it, will certainly be reading more of hers.
Also just read Bone by Bone by Carol O'Connell. An okay read, but a bit too much going on in it and couldn't really make out what was going on. Don't think I'll bother with any more of hers.
Halfway through Too Close To Home by Linwood Barclay (who wrote No Time for Goodbye) and really enjoying that one too.
Thought I'd boing this back up.
Just started reading 'The girl who played with fire' by Stieg Larsson, who wrote 'the girl with the dragon tattoo'. Pretty good so far
I've just bought one of them Squishy, can't remember which one now!
Just started "Bad Science" which is interesting but not unputtdownable. Looking forward to the chapter on Gillian McKeith.
Not 'Dr' Gillian McKeith anymore then Kwilter ;-)
When I'm not rushing between Liverpool and Newcastle I'm busy reading 'The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism ' by Naomi Klein... very unputdownable, quite scary and utterly convincing apart from one or two details.
I was talking to one of the guys at work about laugh out loud reading and he mentioned Tom Sharpe who I had never read - well, the guy lent me some, I've just finished Riotous Assembly and it is hilarious! Moving on to Ancestral Vices and I still have a couple more to go. How this all passed me by when they came out I just don't know.
I'd agree, Corinth; there's not much that I find genuinely LOL-funny, but several Sharpes have had that effect on me.
I've enjoyed both of 'the Girl...' books by Larsson; good honest adventures with a very different heroine.
And a quick plug for 'Heights of Madness'; the story of one man and his bike visiting the highest point in every UK county (using the old boundaries)...by Johnny Muir, son of our very own knackeredknees.
Corinth, I haven't read that yet, it's on the "to do" list now.
Any other recommendations for LOL authors/books?
Depends what makes you LOL Steve Mac...
I've found these authors and books very LOL funny
Anything by Douglas Adams; Roddy Doyle (Particularly the Barrytown Trilogy) 'Lucky Jim' by Kingsley Amis; 'The History Man' by Malcolm Bradbury; 'A year in the Merde' by Stephen Clarke; 'And then we came to the end' Joshua Ferris....
PG Wodehouse would be on my LOL list.
Think I my learn spanish so I can start the Partchett books again ...
Sue Townsend's Adrain Mole Series especially "the public confessions of a middle aged woman (aged 553/4)" and "the weapons of mass destruction" and of course the one that started the Adrian Mole series The secret diary of Adrian Mole (Aged133/4).
On a different slant some of the "Dialogues" of Plato were pretty funny ( talk about exercise in tedium)
LOL authors I would include Robert Rankin. Look for the Brentford Trilogy.
I just finished a book called the other hand, by , Chris Cleave. Utterly compelling I read it in 2 sittings and laughed and cried in public
. What made me buy it was the blurb on the back that says "We dont want to tell you what happens in this story....."