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What’s everyone reading?

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Enjoyed this, Parklane - thanks for the recommendation. Not sure about the title, given that it traces Lennon’s whole life, but a good read.
 
The Gate, François Bizot.

True story of his time in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge.

Struggling to get into it tbh, not clicking with the style yet but that could be the translation.

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the english by robert tombs, sapiens by yuval Noah Harari and anything by david "peep show" mitchell
 
Just got the cottage opened the past three weeks. The library shelves contain many great reads - the epic, ultra-serious Dune books, the hilarious, piszs-taking Flashman series and the inter- and inner- galactic perspectives of Neil Stephenson and William Gibson respectively. Among many others.

But for blending pleasantly with sunny mid-20s temps and a dockside gin and tonic - or three - nothing beats the lively, character-driven American crime novels of Elmore Leonard. This weekend saw a long overdue revisit to the sequel to his famous Get Shorty:

Be Cool. Leonard never wastes words. Brilliant storyteller.
 
Just purchased a book today based on a fascinating find called Operation paperclip where the US stopped war crime trials with Nazis in order to hire them and win the space race.... absolutely stunning story and can't wait for the book to arrive
 
Just finished The morning star by Karl Ove Knausgård.

I thought it was strangely brilliant; a very ambitious novel about life, death, religion, philosophy and the end of the world - and some other stuff. :D

Probably not a book for everyone, but Knausgård is a talented writer who knows how to create believable characters. The plot - one day a new, incredibly bright star emerges out of nowhere, and weird brick happens to normal people - is intriguing and unpredictable.

Some passages were at times a bit too theoretical and tedious for my liking, but they were important to the overall storyline.

Stylistically I think they're pretty different, but the closest comparison to this book I can think of is Gabriel Garcia Marquez - just not as magical.
 
Robbo said:
Just finished The morning star by Karl Ove Knausgård.

I thought it was strangely brilliant; a very ambitious novel about life, death, religion, philosophy and the end of the world - and some other stuff. :D

Probably not a book for everyone, but Knausgård is a talented writer who knows how to create believable characters. The plot - one day a new, incredibly bright star emerges out of nowhere, and weird brick happens to normal people - is intriguing and unpredictable.

Some passages were at times a bit too theoretical and tedious for my liking, but they were important to the overall storyline.

Stylistically I think they're pretty different, but the closest comparison to this book I can think of is Gabriel Garcia Marquez - just not as magical.
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Huh, sounds interesting.

Might give that a go. Although I’ve already got plenty sat on my shelf, guilting me.
 
Two on the go at the minute, Daniel Friebe’s book on Jan Ullrich, and Safe Houses by Dan Fesperman.

Both very enjoyable so far.
 
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