What Are You Reading

[Feraud]

Finished - Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb. An excellent read.
Just started - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Only a hundred pages in but the story is fascinating.

 

[Marzena]

I got it from The Project Gutenberg. Free download. Legal.

Ah, Project Gutenberg! My mainstay!

 

[DNO]

Reading H.G. Wells War of the Worlds on my iPod Touch, downloaded from Project Gutenberg, of course. What a visionary Wells was! Now that I'm home, I'll switch to a print edition but Project Gutenberg is a terrific resource.

 

[JWS34]

From Here To Eternity

 

[Miss Golightly]

Margot Fonteyn by Meredith Daneman - I recently saw a documentary on Sky Arts about Margot Fonteyn and was fascinated by her life (I don't care for the ballet really but do admire the discipline and artistry of it) and thought I would love to read more about her.

 

[Dubya]

Just finished this book!



Ah! October 25th, St. Crispin's Day 1415................................

Now reading this..........well, it's a collection of previously unpublished photos with legends really, but fantastic nonetheless!

 

[DNO]

The original band of brothers! I thoroughly enjoyed Cornwell's Agincourt (although my copy is entitled Azincourt). I've also enjoyed his series about the English archer who served at Crecy...three books, Harlequin, Vagabond and Heretic. I highly recommend them.

One of his newer books, The Fort, is well worth the read as well.

 

[Widebrim]

Just started Sense and Sensibility, and enjoying it.

 

[DNO]

The Man Who Made Vermeers by Jonathan Lopez.

 

[O2BSwank]

I've been reading all of Michael Connelly's novels and have worked my way up to his latest releases. I have read all of Raymond Chandler's novels and short stories which kind of rekindled the Golden Age interest. I have read that Connelly has been compared to Chandler as a modern author of "hard boiled" detective fiction but I don't think there is much similarity, although Connelly can turn a good phrase about L.A.

 

[Dubya]

The original band of brothers! I thoroughly enjoyed Cornwell's Agincourt (although my copy is entitled Azincourt). I've also enjoyed his series about the English archer who served at Crecy...three books, Harlequin, Vagabond and Heretic. I highly recommend them.

One of his newer books, The Fort, is well worth the read as well.

Yes, just checked my copy, and mine is Azincourt too DNO, which is the correct French name for the place.
Cheers for the book tips, I shall check them out.

The Man Who Made Vermeers by Jonathan Lopez.

I thought it was a book about a cabinet maker, but then realised you said Vermeers and not Veneers! :eusa_doh:

....................I'll get me coat! :whistle:

 

[rue]

I thought it was a book about a cabinet maker, but then realised you said Vermeers and not Veneers! :eusa_doh:

....................I'll get me coat! :whistle:

I thought the same thing! lol

 

[AmateisGal]

Portait of a Spy by Daniel Silva. LOVE Silva's books.

 

[DNO]

I thought it was a book about a cabinet maker, but then realised you said Vermeers and not Veneers! :eusa_doh:

....................I'll get me coat! :whistle:

Hey who knows? I've only just started it...maybe he made cabinets as well as forging Vermeers!

 

[Edward]

Donald Rumbelow's classic The Complete Jack the Ripper.

 

[Mr slick]

Nicholas Monsarrat's ''the Cruel Sea''

 

[AmateisGal]

Just finished this book!



Ah! October 25th, St. Crispin's Day 1415................................

When I attended a fiction writing conference in Denver last month, Bernard Cornwell was the keynote speaker. Completely entertaining and hilarious!

 

[DNO]

Nicholas Monsarrat's ''the Cruel Sea''

Another one of my own favourites, both the book and the film. Have you tried Three Corvettes by Monsarrat?

 

[C-dot]

I'm almost through with Bring on The Empty Horses by David Niven (it's been mentioned a few times in this thread.)

After reading both chapters about "Missie," I was so curious to know who she was. Because of some of his descriptions in the first chapter - blonde hair, many boyfriends, a daughter - my best guess was Lana Turner. At the second chapter about the breakdown, though, I started to doubt that it was her, and rightly so: Apparently, "Missie" is Vivien Leigh. Niv threw out a lot of red herrings to obscure her identity. Fascinating stuff.

There's a lot of juice about Golden Era Hollywood in this book, I highly recommend it!

 

[LoveMyHats2]

I do love to read, it is a good way to learn, take a "mental vacation", and to see into a picture of words the author takes us into.

I just happen to remind myself of some of the best books I have read for just entertainment reading. The author Leon Uris. So far, everything he has done, I have found worth my time to read. And some of his books have become icons of film.

May he rest in peace.