Book Club: What books would you recommend?

[Toby]

Hi guys,

Over my time here, I've seen many mentions of good books and blogs that you have read.

This made me think that a healthy discussion might be a good idea, where we can all share our favourite reads and recommend them to others.

So, what books have you loved?

I have just finished reading 'The Psychopath Test' by Jon Ronson. Funny, well written and makes you think

[jonsie]

I'm in the middle of The Snowman by Joe Nesbo but after that I'm looking for a good series of books to read.

Think I'll be trawling the best sellers on Amazon!

[Toby]

I see that 'The Snowman' is part of a series. I'll check it out! From the blurb, it sounds to be ripe for a visual adaptation.

I've just finished Russell Brand's autobiography. It was a great read and very enlightening actually. Any good (auto)biographies that you've read?

[Anonymous]

yep = Jack Reacher (Men want to be him, women want to be with him) - Lord of the Rings & prequel = The Hobbit - To Kill A Mockingbird was my GCE Olevel English Literature book & I can remember the black & white film starring Gregory Peck - The Harry Potter series, read avidly upon publication (my son prides himself on not reading any or seeing any of the movies) - Fluke by Stephen King (my son loves to read him on ebooks) - cat books eg currently reading Homer Blind Wondercat - anything by David Baldacci (thriller-type + more) - autobiographies particularly sportsmen/women (I am not sporty except netball/circuit-training & badminton when at Grammar School) ..... I have a bad habit of having several books on-the-go at once (including one in my handbag) - nearly finished The Virginia Monologues by Virginia Ironside, a former agony aunt, written when she was 65 (I am recently 60) so I can relate to much of what she writes about ..... luv Amazon for books ..... why can't I seem to use paragraphs to make my script more easier to read ??? !!! xXx 

[anticpated]

I hear 50 Sheds of Grey is a rivetting read. Can't recommend any fiction to you though.

[Anonymous]

Finished Lord of the Flies. Got in a cheeky bit of Midsummer Nights dream. Think I'll be reading To Kill a Mockingbird next.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Finished Lord of the Flies. Got in a cheeky bit of Midsummer Nights dream. Think I'll be reading To Kill a Mockingbird next.

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I remember that Lord of the Flies was on one of our yearly reading lists at CGS, but have never got round to reading it = will make a mental note of LOTF ..... I can remember being is it Puck in MND in class at school & yes TKAM is a good read, even now ..... I suppose a good book never dates & TKAM is somewhat of a classic I'd say xXx ty Wanty ..... have a good weekend.

[Toby]

I'm about to start this. I've seen the movie so many times now, but have never picked this up I'm ashamed to say!

[Cleoriff]

@TobyAn absolutely brilliant book. I thought the film was good but the book transcends that.

I loved the earlier works of Stephen King. I find some of his more recent books are a tad too

'clever/complicated' to be as enjoyable (a personal opinion of course)

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Finished Lord of the Flies.

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Definitely one of my favourite books

Also loved Fahrenheit 451. Highly recommended for the dystopia lovers.

[Anonymous]

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@Toby wrote:

I'm about to start this. I've seen the movie so many times now, but have never picked this up I'm ashamed to say!

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My claim to fame - I had the actual Snoopy curtains that were used in the flim of The Shining.  My neighbour was one of the assistant directors and got them for me.  I was 5 when the film came out so I didn't really appreciate them at the time!