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Post by Dave on Jul 20, 2006 12:29:05 GMT 1
re-reading Thommo's autobiography- a great read.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 20, 2006 12:36:17 GMT 1
Finished Past Mortem and was hugely impressed at yet another superb Ben Elton whodunnit. Each time I thought I knew the answer there was a twist which kept up the guessing till right near the end. Definite recommend to anyone who likes mystery type stories.
Started to read Blast From The Past by the same author and although good I have to say it is the weakest of the 4 titles of his I have read so far
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Post by chocice on Jul 22, 2006 12:26:46 GMT 1
Enjoyed first casualty by Ben Elton, but enjoyed Gridlock more. currently reading Brandenburg by Henry Porter, a thriller based in the last days of East Germany , a good read one I would recommend.
As for sports books, the best I have read is the Miracle of Castell de Sangra ( spelling may be a bit out) the true story of a very small Italian side that gets promoted to Serie B, a great read , feel you are supporting the team through the season, just make sure you don't look at the final tables etc at the back.
If you like travel books , I can recommend Alexandra Frater in particular chasing the Monsoon and travels around the South Pacific.
Theroux Dark star safari, is also a fantastic read, detailing Louis' father traveling the length of Africa without flying.
Matthew Paris - Inca Cola , a journey around Peru is also a book I cant recommend highly enough
Autobiography that is an excellent read but a bit bizarre is one called Amadeus about an Italian Army Officer who led the last cavalry charge in modern warfare during the second World War in Ethiopia, if you are going on holiday and want something a bit different take this one.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 22, 2006 15:33:28 GMT 1
Blast From The Past was slow going but finished nicely.
Currently reading The Brotherhood Affair by A.K. Roberton (Not an author I've heard of). It's an adventure thriller written from the perspective of the subject which I must admit is a style I prefer least.
Quite like the thriller/crime/whodunnit based novels though as they do keep the mind ticking
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Post by Blazing Kate on Jul 22, 2006 20:33:56 GMT 1
I read 3 books while I was away  Shock I know. Can remember what two were called but they were both thriller books. The other one was called Stone Cold by John Francome. It was really good, actually so good I read all 200 odd pages at once (on the beach  ) Fair enough it was to do with racing so it probably won't be manys cup of tea, but it everything in it, fraud, murders, supposedly fixed races and also told the pressures of the media on jockeys. |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 22, 2006 22:29:11 GMT 1
I read 3 books while I was away Shock I know. Can remember what two were called but they were both thriller books. The other one was called Stone Cold by John Francome. It was really good, actually so good I read all 200 odd pages at once (on the beach ) Fair enough it was to do with racing so it probably won't be manys cup of tea, but it everything in it, fraud, murders, supposedly fixed races and also told the pressures of the media on jockeys. A bit like Kieron Fallons police statement |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 26, 2006 23:42:43 GMT 1
Currently reading The Brotherhood Affair by A.K. Roberton (Not an author I've heard of). It's an adventure thriller written from the perspective of the subject which I must admit is a style I prefer least. In the end this wasn't too bad but not a novel I'll recall in my top 100 ever read. |
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Post by tammin on Jul 28, 2006 11:33:22 GMT 1
While i was away on holiday i've been reading, 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown. Very good book! I was completly addicted.. stil am ;D Hopefully the others won't be a let down..  |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jul 28, 2006 17:22:32 GMT 1
While i was away on holiday i've been reading, 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown. Very good book! I was completly addicted.. stil am ;D Hopefully the others won't be a let down.. Have you read the other main one by Dan Brown? For the life of me I can't recall its title ;D If so how does it compare? |
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Post by SuperMouse on Jul 31, 2006 22:49:45 GMT 1
While i was away on holiday i've been reading, 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown. Very good book! I was completly addicted.. stil am ;D Hopefully the others won't be a let down.. I've read that too... I found it better then... what was it... erm... The Da Vinci Code?? I am unsure whether to get the other two though... |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Aug 8, 2006 12:09:07 GMT 1
As been off for another week have gotten through the following;
Over and Under by Matt Coward
A dull whodunnit which made no sense and suffered from too much unnecessary padding
The Legend Of Planet Of The Apes
For fans of the series this wasn't bad but way too heavy on the aborted project side of the initial film
Currently reading a good biopic of the Second World War which comes across as incredibly balanced
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Post by Blazing Kate on Aug 8, 2006 12:35:58 GMT 1
Reading a ton of horse magazines... good thing actually cause I just read that if you don't take your horse's passport with you when you go out and about to shows etc you can go to prison or get a very heavy fine! Hmmm, might need to find that passport lol. Not my fault though, never knew that. |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Aug 8, 2006 17:39:26 GMT 1
Do horses have to sit in those little Photo-me-boothes for their passport photo? |
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Post by Blazing Kate on Aug 8, 2006 20:09:01 GMT 1
Hmmmm, now there's an idea.. wonder if I could get carling in one of them... lol. They don't actually have pictures, they have very detailed descriptions.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Oct 11, 2006 18:27:43 GMT 1
Cold Is The Grave by Peter Robinson.
A not too heavy indulging thriller
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Shock I know. Can remember what two were called but they were both thriller books. The other one was called Stone Cold by John Francome. It was really good, actually so good I read all 200 odd pages at once (on the beach 
) Fair enough it was to do with racing so it probably won't be manys cup of tea, but it everything in it, fraud, murders, supposedly fixed races and also told the pressures of the media on jockeys.
