What are You Reading Now?

[jaingorenard]

That WWII series looks very interesting. I just purchased the first volume. Thanks for the recommendation.

I hope you enjoy it! Although it's more about the post-war generation, only one of the books is set during the war, and that's at the very end. Which one did you get? Some publishers ordered them chronologically, some in the order they were published.

 

[RonB]

I hope you enjoy it! Although it's more about the post-war generation, only one of the books is set during the war, and that's at the very end. Which one did you get? Some publishers ordered them chronologically, some in the order they were published.

I bought Mine Were of Trouble about his time in the Spanish Civil War, I believe.

 

[jaingorenard]

I bought Mine Were of Trouble about his time in the Spanish Civil War, I believe.

Ah, I think you may have replied to my comment in error! The author I mentioned was Simon Raven.

 

[RonB]

Ah, I think you may have replied to my comment in error! The author I mentioned was Simon Raven.

Ha, I’m not sure what I did. I probably looked up Raven on Amazon and saw the links to the other book and bought that. Anyway, it looks good!

 

[jaingorenard]

Ha, I’m not sure what I did. I probably looked up Raven on Amazon and saw the links to the other book and bought that. Anyway, it looks good!

It does indeed - I might have to pick it up too!

 

[Tom Sawtooth]

 

[makhorkasmoker]

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I’ve been wanting to read this one. I enjoyed “when we cease to understand the world “

 

[makhorkasmoker]

 

[RonB]

It does indeed - I might have to pick it up too!

You've probably read Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series. The premise sounds similiar to Raven but a mostly earlier period and more sedate, I would think.

 

[kcghost]

I'm reading the third book in Emily Organs series with Augusta Peel as the amateur sleuth. As I said before these are mysteries set in the early 20's in London, England. The booked is titled "The Bloomsbury Murder".

 

[warren99]

Donna Tartt, The Secret History.

 

[ssjones]

Really good so far.

 

[kcghost]

Reading the fourth of Emily Organ's Augusta Peel 1920's mysteries, "The Tower Bridge Murder". Decent mystery with very little violence. The murder occurs "off screen" if you will.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

 

[krizzose]

Rereading this currently:


Then will be moving on to this:

 

[warren99]

George Eliot, Middlemarch.

 

[Hillcrest]

 

[simong]

Having finished Simon Raven's Alms for Oblivion series (admittedly interspersed with other things) and feeling utterly bereft without them, I've moved on to one of his highly amusing memoirs, this one ostensibly focussing on cricket.View attachment 297837

Simon ‘the raver’ Raven? A rum sort of chap, by all accounts. Lol

Currently reading Aubrey & Martins first outing.

 

[jaingorenard]

Simon ‘the raver’ Raven? A rum sort of chap, by all accounts. Lol

Currently reading Aubrey & Martins first outing.
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Is this your first time reading them? I love that series, read all 20 in one go over COVID, having only read Master and Commander previously. Felt like I'd lost two friends when I finished the series!

I've just bought a copy of Simon Raven's last memoir that was withdrawn and pulped for being too libellous (should be interesting). There's a pretty funny Southbank Show with him, if you have a spare hour:

 

[RonB]

Simon ‘the raver’ Raven? A rum sort of chap, by all accounts. Lol

Currently reading Aubrey & Martins first outing.
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The first time through I found Master and Commander good but not great. However the series gets better and richer as it goes on. I’ve read the whole series six times and I’m thinking about when to restart it again.