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Post by MartinT on Jul 10, 2021 19:32:57 GMT
I recently finished Recursion by Blake Crouch (the author of Wayward Pines). It's almost, but not quite, as brilliant as Dark Matter, one of my all-time favourites.
I'm now reading Authority by Jeff Vandermeer, the 2nd in the Southern Reach series. If you haven't seen the film Annihilation starring Natalie Portman, I highly recommend it. Vandermeer has an impressive descriptive grasp, reminding me of John Updike, and that's high praise. An immersive read.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 10, 2021 19:51:23 GMT
... I'm now reading Authority by Jeff Vandermeer, the 2nd in the Southern Reach series. If you haven't seen the film Annihilation starring Natalie Portman, I highly recommend it. Vandermeer has an impressive descriptive grasp, reminding me of John Updike, and that's high praise. An immersive read. That's a good trilogy. I read it some time ago. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 10, 2021 20:56:22 GMT
Have you read any other of his books, Paul?
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Post by dvh on Jul 10, 2021 21:38:19 GMT
'Chatteron Square' by E H Young. Set in Bristol just before WWII.
'The Mating Season' by P G Wodehouse
'The Vorrh' by Brian Catling (I haven't started this one yet)
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Post by MartinT on Jul 10, 2021 21:56:13 GMT
'The Vorrh' by Brian Catling (I haven't started this one yet) Interesting premise. |
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Post by dvh on Jul 10, 2021 22:14:28 GMT
'The Vorrh' by Brian Catling (I haven't started this one yet) Interesting premise. Well, I read the first few pages on Amazon. Was undecided about actually buying the book, but then a) some people whose opinions I repect raved on about how good it was and b) I got an Amazon gift voucher for Father's Day. Then Mrs H recommended the E H Young book, and I got embroiled in that, so the Catling book is on the back-burner fr now. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 1, 2021 8:56:56 GMT
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.  |
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Post by Slinger on Jan 9, 2022 22:22:19 GMT
RESULT! First bargain(s) of the year, I've just picked up a used - like new hardback copy of Miriam Margolyes' new autobiography "This Much is True," for £7.35 from Amazon, and "Tall Tales and Wee Stories: The Best of Billy Connolly," (Used - Very Good) for a few pennies less than a fiver, also in hardback.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Jan 10, 2022 15:16:10 GMT
Oor Wullie Annual 2021.
A Classic, in every sense of the word.
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