*What book are you reading? (part 2)

[rubbershoes]

A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre.

Interesting factual book about four British and Irish soldiers who got detached from their units during a retreat early in WW1 and ending up hiding out in a French village.

 

[rubbershoes]

I started House of Correction by Nicci French but dumped it after 30 pages as it was terrible. Apparently it was shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger award

 

[bellaozzydog]

Miriam Margolyes

This much is true

Absolute legend of a woman and entirely without a filter

 

[Nikkormat]

Now on Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.

I enjoyed this. Eco is never easy for me, but this was interesting and fun.

Next is The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling.

 

[flypanam]

Fatale by Jean Patrick Manchette.

French Noir. Very short, bloody, funny, and righteous.

 

[Mattym]

The Amur River- Colin Thubron

Here's an extract which I read a few months ago and then it turned up for Xmas...
Forbidden territory: on horseback to the source of one of Earth’s most formidable rivers

The first time I've ever read a book by a travel writer. Absolutely loved it. Where next in terms of great travel books?

 

[Sprocket.]

The first time I've ever read a book by a travel writer. Absolutely loved it. Where next in terms of great travel books?

One of my favourite reads of all time is a travel book published in 1975.
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux.

It’s the story of his journey from London across Europe and Asia to Japan and his return on the Trans-Siberian Express.

I loved this book and in 2006 he retraced the journey and that is documented in his book.
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.

 

[Fairweather]

An old bloke who lives on our street passed this onto me last week, he also telled me that Raymond Postgate's son Oliver was the man who created and wrote some of my childhood favorites like Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and The Clangers.

 

[Mattym]

One of my favourite reads of all time is a travel book published in 1975.
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux.

It’s the story of his journey from London across Europe and Asia to Japan and his return on the Trans-Siberian Express.

I loved this book and in 2006 he retraced the journey and that is documented in his book.
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.

Will look into this, thank you Sprocket.
Just ordered another Thubron book about the Silk Road.

 

[Mattym]

One of my favourite reads of all time is a travel book published in 1975.
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux.

It’s the story of his journey from London across Europe and Asia to Japan and his return on the Trans-Siberian Express.

I loved this book and in 2006 he retraced the journey and that is documented in his book.
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.

Ordered it- looking forward to it! It's 4th in the queue though of things I want to read.

 

[Orang Utan]

One of my favourite reads of all time is a travel book published in 1975.
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux.

It’s the story of his journey from London across Europe and Asia to Japan and his return on the Trans-Siberian Express.

I loved this book and in 2006 he retraced the journey and that is documented in his book.
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.

Also his trip around the coast of Britain - The Kingdom By The Sea. He’s a surly bugger sometimes but he’s writes so well and always meets interesting folk.

 

[Orang Utan]

you might also enjoy Patrick Leigh Fermor, Jan Morris and Freya Stark

 

[Sprocket.]

Also his trip around the coast of Britain - The Kingdom By The Sea. He’s a surly bugger sometimes but he’s writes so well and always meets interesting folk.

Absolutely, The Kingdom by the Sea is a good read, I also enjoyed The Old Patagonian Express.

 

[Nikkormat]

The first time I've ever read a book by a travel writer. Absolutely loved it. Where next in terms of great travel books?

I really like Wilfred Thesiger - Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs are his best. Also try Eric Newby - A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.

 

[Steel Icarus]

 

[sojourner]

Started Bernadine Evaristo's 'Girl, Woman, Other' the other night. Promising start.

Really loved this. Reminded me in many ways of Maya Angelou. 100% recommend.

Started The Shining by Stephen King. Watched the film Doctor Sleep recently, read reviews/interviews where SK had approved of it cos it set right some of the stuff in Kubrick's film that he hadn't liked. Realised I'd never read The Shining, so thought to remedy that. Am enjoying it.

 

[Mattym]

Thanks for all those travel book recommendations. That'll keep me busy until Christmas.

 

[Ĝasper]

Political Freud, by Eli Zaretsky
I love the left freudian analysis.

 

[rubbershoes]

Thanks for all those travel book recommendations. That'll keep me busy until Christmas.

The Fearful Void by Geoffrey Moorhouse about his trip across the Sahara, is a good read

 

[AmateurAgitator]

The World Turned Upside Down : Radical Ideas During the English Revolution by Christopher Hill. A great read.

 

[Mattym]

Have just started Why the Germans do it better.

 

[Dillinger4]

I have just finished The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

 

[Ĝasper]

The World Turned Upside Down : Radical Ideas During the English Revolution by Christopher Hill. A great read.

Classic book.

 

[inva]

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Not read any Austen since doing Pride & Prejudice at school in about 2004. Really enjoying it.

 

[BristolEcho]

Just finished Warlord the last book in the The Last Kingdom Saga. Brilliant really enjoyed the ending. I will relisted to the audio books at some point.

Going to read Men who hate women after it was recommended here.

The World Turned Upside Down : Radical Ideas During the English Revolution by Christopher Hill. A great read.

This sounds good added to list.

Also doing the Harry Potter audiobooks (I know.)

 

[rubbershoes]

The Ratlines by Phillipe Sands. Looking at the career and post-war hiding of a senior SS officer.

The podcast on this was interesting

 

[Dillinger4]

The Ratlines by Phillipe Sands. Looking at the career and post-war hiding of a senior SS officer.

The podcast on this was interesting

I read this, it was really interesting.

 

[sojourner]

The Dalai Lama - Stages of Meditation

 

[izz]

The Dalai Lama - Stages of Meditation

How's it working out for you ?

I've just inhaled Silence of the Girls by the ever-amazing Pat Barker. Immersive, interesting and worth a whirl.

 

[flypanam]

I have just finished The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

It’s in my pile. Should I move it up?