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Books you've read or are reading

Discussion in 'TC Media' started by Kayal, May 28, 2011.

Discuss Books you've read or are reading in the TC Media area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. eire4

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    Finished Isaac Asimov's sc-fi adventure The Stars Like Dust and really enjoyed it. Set in the same galaxy but pre galactic empire of his Foundation novels it packs a lot of twists and turns into what is a smaller novel and first of 3 in this galactic empire series.

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  2. HatsmyBhoy

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    Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but I'm currently reading Martin O'Neils book "On Days Like These"

    Got it as a Christmas present and already about three quarters of the way through it.
    Very readable although I think he gets a bit mixed up at times.
    Or maybe due to excessive Stella consumption it's me that's getting mixed up.
     
  3. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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  4. eire4

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    Finished Ken Bruen's Purgatory another classic noir crime novel featuring the Galway author's acerbic and witty Jack Taylor character. Loved every minute of it brilliant.


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  5. eire4

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    Finished Tana French's crime drama The Trespassers and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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  6. Forestbhoy66 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Better late than never, was given sapiens for Christmas, really enjoying it tbf.
     
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    ‘Calcio’ by John Foot (2006) - amazing history of Italian football,one of those ones that you’ll be gutted when it’s finished but can’t really put it down.
     
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  8. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    Might check it out, just finished this earlier today.
     

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  9. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    Started this today after watching the Rise of Empires series on Netflix. It's a bit dry and textbook like with really small font and loads of writing crammed in per page, but I find it dead interesting so should be okay.
     

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    Finished Isaac Asimov's sci-fi adventure Nemesis. A standalone novel as opposed to his various galactic empire series. Worth a read but nowhere near the level of the foundation, robot and other galactic empire books.

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    Finished Isaac Asimov's sci-fi adventure The Currents of Space which is the second of his 3 galactic empire novels set in the pre foundation days and an enjoyable read.


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    The Metro series of books, only read the first one right enough, was really good.
     

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    Man I used to read sci-fi all the time as a teenager including a couple of Asimov's - it's been years!
     
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    Black Leopard Red Wolf is the most * up book a have ever read.
     
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    Does explain your fascination with sci fi tbh.
     
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    Its not Sci Fi though.
     
  18. Forestbhoy66 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Most of what you spout is. X
     
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    I am not a big sci fi guy but Asimov and anything that is part of his galatic empire world is typically good. His Foundation series is the best sci fi series I have ever read.
     
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    Finished John Connolly's A Song of Shadows a thriller from his Charlie Parker series. This one is a bit different in that it is a transitional book in the series carrying directly on from Parker's near death in the previous book and setting the stage for whats to come with in between Parker becoming involved in looking into a series of murders involving neo *'s centered around the small seaside town he is rehabbing in.

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