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O2 Community Reads - What are you currently reading?

TheresaV — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:51:58 GMT

Hi everyone,

As you might have spotted here on the Community before, we have a few avid readers that like to share their book recommendations with the rest of us. A few weeks ago, we have started introducing a monthly book thread but after your suggestions, we have now decided to instead keep our love for books only in one general thread.

Of course there will still be monthly updates but we would like you to join in beyond that with sharing your current reads, long-time favourites and new discoveries in this thread whenever you like! That way we have a place we can share our thoughts and discuss regularly instead of splitting it up in monthly threads.

Saying that, I myself have just started a new book. You might know from the previous thread that I am a bit of a crime novel-lover, so that’s where I found myself again. And with the days getting longer and the evenings lighter, I hopefully also won’t be shaken that easily. This month’s read for me is How to Disappear by Gillian McAllister which evolves around a mother whose daughter witnessed a horrible crime and now disappearing is the only solution for them. With a tagline saying “You can run, you can hide, but can you ever really disappear? . . .” I sure am on my toes already...

What are you currently reading? What is your all-time favourite book? And what have you recently discovered? Share your thoughts, recommendations and favourites with us in the comments!

Re: O2 Community Reads - What are you currently reading?

jonsie — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:56:01 GMT

The Snowman by Joe Nesbo

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TheresaV — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:03:55 GMT

@jonsie wrote:

The Snowman by Joe Nesbo

Ohhhh I heard that is good @jonsie. Wasn't it made into a film as well or something?

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jonsie — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:06:13 GMT

@TheresaV wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
The Snowman by Joe Nesbo
Ohhhh I heard that is good @jonsie. Wasn't it made into a film as well or something?

If it wasn't made into a film then it should be

Excellent book once you get your head round the Swedish names

Re: O2 Community Reads - What are you currently reading?

TheresaV — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:17:54 GMT

@jonsie wrote:

@TheresaV wrote:

@jonsie wrote:

The Snowman by Joe Nesbo

Ohhhh I heard that is good @jonsie. Wasn't it made into a film as well or something?

If it wasn't made into a film then it should be

Excellent book once you get your head round the Swedish names

I just checked and it was indeed made into a film @jonsie but that might be a bit too scary for me since I am a chicken

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TheresaV — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:20:28 GMT

Oh and I just saw that it has really bad ratings @jonsie So maybe it will only be the book for me. Such a pity if film adaptions of books turn out bad. But also such a hard task to make a book into a film without ruining the reader's imagination

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Cleoriff — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:33:29 GMT

I read The Split (as recommended by you) @TheresaV . It took a bit of time to get into but I really enjoyed it.

Now I am nearly at the end of a book by one of my favourite horror writers Dean Koontz. Called The Other Emily and I am really disappointed with it. He used to be such a good writer but seems to have lost the plot with this one.

The next two waiting to be read are The Therapist by BA Paris and Her Last Holiday by CL Taylor. Both psychological thriller stories. My favourite type of book!

Re: O2 Community Reads - What are you currently reading?

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:32:25 GMT

I'm reading War and Peace by Tolstoy, and the Beano.

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Cleoriff — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:54:57 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I'm reading War and Peace by Tolstoy, and the Beano.

A great mix there @Anonymous

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Anonymous — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:56:39 GMT

@jonsie I saw this book and thought wow that looks like a great film - Looked it up and it's got a good cast etc. but it got absolutely panned by the critics, it has a rating of 7% on Rotton Tomatoes and poor reviews on Amazon too. Hope the book is better.

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jonsie — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:09:06 GMT

The book itself is a good read. too many films however are abridged unfortunately

Guess I'll give the film a miss

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Anonymous — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:09:24 GMT

@Cleoriff haha, yeah I know.. It's heavy reading the Beano

Have you ever read any James Herbert? I have read all his books in the past, used to be one of my favourite writers.

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jonsie — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:15:10 GMT

War and Peace....story of my life!

Wish it had been more like the Beano

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Cleoriff — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:19:25 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Cleoriff haha, yeah I know.. It's heavy reading the Beano

Have you ever read any James Herbert? I have read all his books in the past, used to be one of my favourite writers.

Yes @Anonymous when I was into horror, it was Stephen King, Dean Koontz and James Herbert. Stopped reading King when he started the fantasy stuff....but recently read Doctor Sleep a follow up to the Shining and it was excellent. Read most of James Herberts books as well.

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gmarkj — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:10:26 GMT

Just finished a Peter James Roy Grace book.
Wasn't the first in the series I found out part way through, which explains why I didn't understand everything that was going on!
Just before that I read a book by Simon Kernick (Kill a Stranger). Really good and up to his normal standard.

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TheresaV — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:43:55 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:

I read The Split (as recommended by you) @TheresaV . It took a bit of time to get into but I really enjoyed it.

Now I am nearly at the end of a book by one of my favourite horror writers Dean Koontz. Called The Other Emily and I am really disappointed with it. He used to be such a good writer but seems to have lost the plot with this one.

The next two waiting to be read are The Therapist by BA Paris and Her Last Holiday by CL Taylor. Both psychological thriller stories. My favourite type of book!

It took me ages to get into The Split as well I have to say but I quite enjoyed it at the end...

So disappointing if you are used to an author's books but then they don't keep up with the hype. Anyways, I will make sure to add the two you suggested to my to read list

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TheresaV — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:45:35 GMT

@gmarkj wrote:
Just finished a Peter James Roy Grace book.
Wasn't the first in the series I found out part way through, which explains why I didn't understand everything that was going on!
Just before that I read a book by Simon Kernick (Kill a Stranger). Really good and up to his normal standard.

I am useless when it comes to book series @gmarkj I always find it such a daunting task to take on a series because I keep forgetting details when moving onto the next book. The one from Simon Kernick looks promising though, I might give that one a go!

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Cleoriff — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:46:09 GMT

If you do try the books by BA Paris and CL Taylor @TheresaV, I really think you will enjoy them. Excellent in the psychological thriller genre.

You will end up looking for more books they have written.

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:59:38 GMT

I tried reading not long back I managed to get through one book but it was tough going. The second has not been touched.

Will be trying to re read these though.

DtCotW is my favourite.

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TheresaV — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:07:19 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:

If you do try the books by BA Paris and CL Taylor @TheresaV, I really think you will enjoy them. Excellent in the psychological thriller genre.

You will end up looking for more books they have written.

I love finding new authors and then discovering all of the other things they have written. I will definitely try one of the two for my next book @Cleoriff . Meanwhile I am imaging you in a book shop looking somewhat like this: