CaptC Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 57 minutes ago, Paddy Galore! said: joseph heller and catch22, I've gone through 2 copies of that one, closely followed by closing time. can't read one without the other. With you with Catch 22, read it five times and it's different each time. Closing time - read it once never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) horse's ****. bravo juliet. foxtrot oscar. rainbow 6. top title sanitised so also known as horse's bottom but with four letters beginning with 'a'. f Edited January 22, 2020 by Fuddster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 I have always enjoyed going to bed with any Trollope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, strimmer_13 said: Screwfix catalogue Man after my own heart 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Not so much as an avid reader these days but Ian Rankin novels are still on my list. Still the scariest book that I ever read, even though I first read it over 45 years ago is George Orwell’s 1984 Edited January 22, 2020 by yates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Dune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Vintage Stuff by Tom Sharpe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyD Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 The Sherlock Holmes series of book By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the short stories in particular, though I do re-read the novels every few years. I am currently listening to Stephen Fry's narration of the books and I would highly recommend them. I have read a number of other 'Holmes' books/stories by other authors but they tend to be rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 5 hours ago, DUNKS said: The Patrick Obrien collection. Just about to read the whole series "16 books" for the fourth time. Best sea going books ever written. I've re-read most of mine a few times too, particularly the earlier ones. Although in a different style, the other historical series I I regularly revisit is the Flashman collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 The girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl who played with fire. The girl who kicked over the hornet's nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 5 hours ago, yates said: Not so much as an avid reader these days but Ian Rankin novels are still on my list. Still the scariest book that I ever read, even though I first read it over 45 years ago is George Orwell’s 1984 I've read all rebus books and some of his fox character stories. I have a signed copy that the wife bought me, it's his first published work but I can't get into it. Very slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) I have read The long ships by Frans G Bengtsson more times than I can remember. I can always read Lord of the rings, The Hobbit, the Dune series (both the original books by Frank Herbert and the additional ones by his son), the Narnia series and Magician series (Raymond E Feist) again. /Markus Edited January 23, 2020 by Nuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Fowler's Moon Edited January 23, 2020 by Smokersmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Nuke said: I have read The long ships by Frans G Bengtsson more times than I can remember. I can always read Lord of the rings, The Hobbit, the Dune series (both the original books by Frank Herbert and the additional ones by his son), the Narnia series and Magician series (Raymond E Feist) again. /Markus I could never settle into reading Tolkien. I always gave up, more to do with me rather than the author Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 War Story and Piece of Cake, both by Derek Robinson and the best descriptions of aerial combat I’ve ever read. Guards Guards! and Witches Abroad, both by Terry Pratchet. Have read most of the disc world novels at least twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Trustee from the toolroom by Nevil Shute Norway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 A Kestrel for a knave, Barry Hines...aka Kes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Arthur Mee's Encyclopedias.... I had a the full ten books for a birthday present back in the early 50's and I know it was one of the first times when the purchaser could pay so much a month. I read and read those encyclopedias over and over again, used them both for my homework (made a mistake of copying a couple of sentences from one, but my English teach spotted it , knowing I could not produce such at the time) and also for solving family arguments over various things. Wish I still had them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Non work books - Heart of darkness and The gun punt adventure. I asked Colin Willock if he would sign it for me which he did and also sent a lovely letter and photo of it. As a kid I read the print off my Mr. Crabtree book and got a 50 year reprint one Christmas which was lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 7 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Vintage Stuff by Tom Sharpe. Riotous Assembly and it's follow on (can't remember the title). All of Tom Sharpe's stuff is excellent. I particularly enjoyed the Throwback, with Lockheart Flaws. 2 hours ago, Smokersmith said: Fowler's Moon 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 I’ve read ‘Border Reflections’ by Lord Home of the Hirsel ten times at least. I greatly admired the man. I’ve also read ‘A shooting man’s Creed’ by Sir Joseph Nickerson a similar number of times. Nickerson was a supercilious man and difficult to like but he was very knowledgeable about shooting and quarry species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, JDog said: I’ve read ‘Border Reflections’ by Lord Home of the Hirsel ten times at least. I greatly admired the man. I’ve also read ‘A shooting man’s Creed’ by Sir Joseph Nickerson a similar number of times. Nickerson was a supercilious man and difficult to like but he was very knowledgeable about shooting and quarry species. I remember reading Border Reflections at my paternal grandfathers, as a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 I generally can’t read fiction at all. I always think somebody’s making it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 12 hours ago, DUNKS said: The Patrick Obrien collection. Just about to read the whole series "16 books" for the fourth time. Best sea going books ever written. It might have been a typo on your part but there are 20 actually, well 21 if you count the unfinished one at the end. I have read all 21 at least five times in the last 10 years, they are truly remarkable and somewhat life-changing, in that I find it harder to read any historical fiction now as none of it is as good as POB. If you like Sharpe or Hornblower these are a must, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Penelope said: Riotous Assembly and it's follow on (can't remember the title). All of Tom Sharpe's stuff is excellent. I particularly enjoyed the Throwback, with Lockheart Flaws. 👍🏻 Konstable Els? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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