MargieH 7,393 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'm halfway through reading (on my iPad/Kindle) 'Bella Poldark' by Winston Graham. It's the twelfth and last book in the Poldark series and I've found them all riveting - will feel quite bereft when I've finished them all. The genre is hard to define as they aren't just historical romance novels - there's a good wedge of the political situation in this country at that time, and the wars involving Napoleon and Wellington..... Bit gory in parts but obviously a true reflection of how battles used to be fought before the advent of even basic motorised vehicles, let alone aircraft. There's also an underlying history of tin and copper mining in Cornwall and the social history of the very poorest in society. These books have proved to be just as addictive as Nottstalgia! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Good topic..In Dubious Battle..Steinbeck.. Follow on from Grapes of Wrath.read it in the 70's Number two on the go: Banco,Henri Charriere..good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,046 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Recently finished.... James Herbert The Magic Cottage Alright till the end. Stephen King Full Dark Stars Didn't like it at all. Didn't even finish the first story. Harlan Coben Six Years Enjoyed it very much. Last night I finished Niki Valentine The Haunted Enjoyed it until the ending. It seems that the writers sometimes don't know how to wind up the story and spoil the end with anything that pops into their head. Shame Tonight I am starting a new book. Kate Mosse The Winter Ghosts. All my books are from Charity Shops. All these Ghosties. No wonder I can't sleep! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,477 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 hoods..............carl fellstrom................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 What's the magic cottage like Carni?..I think after Jonah,I stopped reading Herbert. The local train station here has shelves in the waiting room,I drop books off every couple of months.Then pick up new ones,people and train travellers use this swap system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,046 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I did enjoy the Magic Cottage. Lots of spooky happenings. Some where along the way, I felt as if I was reading two stories in one. It led you to a sect living up in a Bleak building not far from the cottage, who appeared to be friendly but....... In the end it seems the cottage was built in the center of evil, and the sect wanted it. By this time I was losing interest a bit, but if you like spooky books, it's OK.! I did enjoy reading it, but skipped some lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I've stopped reading fiction, the latest offerings from my regular authors, Nelson Demille, John Grisham, Stuart MacBride and Andy McNab, Chris Ryan and Jo Nesbo were great disappointments. I'm presently reading Long Way Round - Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman, great stuff.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 795 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 The Lie - Helen Dunmore. An intriguing tale, a quiet tragedy about Daniel Branwell who has returned to his native Cornwall from France in 1918 . He comes back to a village full of absences and the news that his mother is dead and he is homeless. Mary Pascoe, an elderly recluse, allows him to build a shelter and scratch a rudimentary living from her land. But when the old woman falls ill, she makes Daniel promise to spare her the indignity of doctors and the prospect of dying in the poorhouse. It then gets very sad as the consequences of his lie ,that she is ill, to other members of the community unfold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 #49 which Jo Nesbo disappointed TBI? I started reading his stuff last year, enjoyed The Son but disappointed Harry Hole wasn't in it!! Must admit I've been reading them out of sequence, don't see them very often in the charity shop but have discovered the wonders of the Kindle!! Am just on the third of Millenium finding it heavy going though trying to understand all the secret service stuff but The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was unputdownable. I also like the Ian Rankin, John Grisham, Val McDermid and Peter James books. I prefer any books to their film or TV adaptations as reading makes the brain work, setting scenes and picturing the characters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 The last two, OrphanAnnie. Police and The Son, just exactly the same as all his other stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,078 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Enigma by Robert Harris. A novel based on true events at Bletchley Park during WWII. Just finished "Passchendaele the Hollow Victory" and "Wounded - The Long Journey Back" Both excellent, eye opening, factual books about WWI . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 The Hut 6 Story by Gordon Welchman (Enigma - Bletchley Park WW11) Just finished - The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson. (Novel) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,106 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 A programme about the Hut 6 project was on tv the other week. Absolutely fascinating, a truly enthralling programme for once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,106 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Just about to start reading "Faces, Had Me A Real Good Time. Before, During and After ". It tells the story of the formation of the Faces group after the demise of the Small Faces up to Rod and Ronnies departure for fame and fortune. I saw them literally dozens of times and it was always a party atmosphere and great fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 The unabridged edition of 'what to do when wifey is away'...LOL!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Just started Pie Night, by Stuart Maconie. He's a British Bill Bryson, with a truly Northern outlook, so maybe a little foreign for some of you. It'll make you laugh and cry, and is an ideal bog book - each chapter is self-contained, so you can dip in and out, and it's just the size, in hardback, to balance on your knees. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I like northern outlook and humour Jim. Geordie got a spark plug stuck up his rear...Doc asked him,how's he feeling? "Champion"!..says he. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Talking things motor vehicles my wife had a new coil it was not much use so I had my HT leads clipped Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Just finished and enjoyed, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert and started 'Dissolution', by C J Sansom. I'm not too keen on historical novels but this is a good 'who done it' of Tudor times. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,291 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Tomlinson,hope you get hooked by Shardlake and read the whole series, I find them a great read. They are not only good storylines and good writing, they also show the aspects of daily life in Tudor Times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,078 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I have read and thoroughly enjoyed the whole of the Shardlake series. they are well researched and well written books. Recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,084 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Cold War,(building for nuclear confrontation 1946-1989) an English heritage publication,it's surprising just how many front line nuclear sites were within a ten mile radius of where I now live (about five miles from RAF Waddington) Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,078 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Waddo itself was a base for Vulcans when I was in the RAF late 60s. What a sight they were as they took off though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Compo This may be an urban legend, but didnt someone fly a vulcan between two hangars at Waddington? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,078 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Vulcan XL319 is said to have flown between the hangars at RAF Honington on 17th Jun 1978 but that was after my time so I cannot say if it is true. Honington is now home to a RAF Rock Apes (Regiment). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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