What are you reading at the moment?

[Vlad the Fox]

Read this just before Christmas, well written story of two girls growing up in occupied France, one hiding the fact she's a Jew. The author is a poet which I feel shows in the flow of the story.

Reading I, partridge now.

Edited 19 February 2014 by Vlad the Fox

[Jordan]

[ozleicester]

Interesting little read behind the scenes.

 

[OzFox]

 

 

[Zingari]

Who? PM me if you don't want to go public.

I'm only guessing by just putting a few scraps of info from the blurb , but i think the author might be Voleranga ( not sure how it's spelt) He was quite a regular poster a couple of years ago but seems to have stopped now. 

i'm only joining up a few dots , so i might be completely wrong about it .

[James.]

I'm only guessing by just putting a few scraps of info from the blurb , but i think the author might be Voleranga ( not sure how it's spelt) He was quite a regular poster a couple of years ago but seems to have stopped now. 

i'm only joining up a few dots , so i might be completely wrong about it .

 

davieG's son right?

 

A Google search of the name throws up a link stating his location as Norway which again supports the theory.

[Zingari]

davieG's son right?

 

A Google search of the name throws up a link stating his location as Norway which again supports the theory.

yes that's right, i thought he might be  davieG's son , but couldn't be sure.

 

it's not much more than a hunch, but i thought he mentioned that he was trying to get into writing , and i feel sure the name "Gavin" was mentioned in some posts  by people who know him .

Gavin + Oslo + Leicester , it just made  me think it was possibly Valeranga 

it could just be a coincidence, and as davie doesn't seem to have mentioned it , then it probably is just that.

[Zingari]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure if this has been posted before , and i haven't read it yet , but i think the book's author may be a former FT poster 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GL9QB5C

just a quick update , re the author .

it is indeed the FT poster Valerenga , so at least we know someone's found something better to do than spend hours on here .

good luck with the writing career  

Edited 25 February 2014 by Zingari

[Webbo]

just a quick update , re the author .

it is indeed the FT poster Valerenga , so at least we know someone's found something better to do than spend hours on here .

good luck with the writing career  

I'll get a copy on my kindle as soon as I've finished the one I'm reading.

[Zingari]

I'll get a copy on my kindle as soon as I've finished the one I'm reading.

There's only one review , but it's gives 5 stars and a glowing testimony.

i find it extremely difficult to read novels these days ,and it probably isn't my sort of book anyway , but hopefully it will sell well .

[Webbo]

There's only one review , but it's gives 5 stars and a glowing testimony.

i find it extremely difficult to read novels these days ,and it probably isn't my sort of book anyway , but hopefully it will sell well .

It's only £1.93 so if it's crap I shan't have lost much. I'll make a change from the stuff I normally read.

[Zingari]

It's only £1.93 so if it's crap I shan't have lost much. I'll make a change from the stuff I normally read.

let us know what you think 

 

looking at the title, i wonder if it's about "Ultra" and his escapades     

[Rincewind]

Bought this today Whitstable Mum In Custard Shortage. It's a collection of unusual news stories and headlines from Britains newspapers. The Leicester Mercury features about four headlines including the Lor Mayor trouser dropping incident but no stories just headlines.

 

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=osEwccGGmtcC&pg=PT29&lpg=PT29&dq=hunt+for+worthing+poo+thief&source=bl&ots=fRFBZ8GYIJ&sig=e4qgafhiiUAjpoy-1dZPNSQA-eg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r-4MU5mPC8Oq7Qa8yYCQAQ&ved=0CGkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=hunt%20for%20worthing%20poo%20thief&f=false

 

Some funny stories many must have happened on a slow news day.

[Haydos]

Just ordered a Star Wars novel. 'Darth Plagueis' by James Luceno.

Anyone read any of the books/extended universe?
 

Edited 26 February 2014 by Haydos

[The Doctor]

 

The joy of dissertation research

[Sharpe's Fox]

Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.

[Rincewind]

The science of Discworld 4. Also started a collection of short stories by Terry Pratchett. Some written in his early years

[ozleicester]

Somewhat disappointing to be honest (The book)

[MikeyT]

I'm reading The Moaning of Life by Karl Pilkington. Not one to make you think, but it's funny.

Will be back to serious stuff after.

[Vlad the Fox]

Walking home, by Simon Armitage.

Edited 10 July 2014 by Vlad the Fox

[Vlad the Fox]

Just bought Wilbur Smiths's 'The Sound of Thunder' and 'A Sparrow Falls' for 99p each of kindle's daily deals. Read 'When the Lion Feeds' a few months back and thought it was a great novel, really pleased with this deal.

[Mike Oxlong]

Tramp Stamp. Thanks Tinder.

Edited 11 July 2014 by Mike Oxlong

[potter3]

The Daylight War, third instalment in The Painted Man series. After that it's onto the Malazan series, been recommended it by a few people.

[stripeyfox]

just a quick update , re the author .

it is indeed the FT poster Valerenga , so at least we know someone's found something better to do than spend hours on here .

good luck with the writing career

wondered what happened to Valerenga. One of the nice guys of FT.

[stripeyfox]

I'm reading Old man and the Sea at the moment.

Just finished A Passage to India and The Hunger Games (which was ****ing awesome).

i loved Old Man and the Sea. Some wonderful images in it. Any other Hemmingway to recommend?