What are you reading at the moment?

[UniFox21]

3/4 of the way through Andy Wilmans book about top gear/grand tour. Really well written, if you're a fan of any of the series, I'd definitely give it a read 

[ozleicester]

interesting difference in the two recent reads....




no mention of the G word

[Sampson]

On 26/09/2026 at 18:24, UniFox21 said:

I'm thinking of starting these, how are you finding them?

They're fantastic so far. Really easy to read and gripping, I'm not usually that big on mafia stories but this is done in a really great way. I know the 3rd book especially I a big favourite of many scifi/fantasy book channels on YouTube so looking forward to that one.

 

Can't decide if I'll do the Expanse or Mistborn after this trilogy, but seeing some on here praise the Expanse makes me lean towards that. 

[l444ry]

[BrummieFOX]

On 20/09/2026 at 22:32, Guest said:

Enjoyed Neuromancer by William Gibson, enough to buy the other two in the trilogy pretty much straight away. The Wager by David Grann up next for another change of pace

What did you think to The Wager? I thought it was a brilliant, absolutely flew through it.

 

 

[Guest]

9 hours ago, BrummieFOX said:

What did you think to The Wager? I thought it was a brilliant, absolutely flew through it.

 

 

Yeah I also really enjoyed it, thank you for asking.

[BrummieFOX]

Just finished Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which I had embarrassingly never read. 

 

Great fun.

[ozleicester]

1 hour ago, BrummieFOX said:

Just finished Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which I had embarrassingly never read. 

 

Great fun.

The greatest book ever written... highly recommend the next two, after that not so much.

[BrummieFOX]

45 minutes ago, ozleicester said:

The greatest book ever written... highly recommend the next two, after that not so much.

Nice one, I'll give the next one a go. From the title it sounds like it follows straight on from the first.

[SkidsFox]

Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa. Progressing slowly through this book and really enjoying it. Apparently more than 250,000 Axis troops surrendered, more than at Stalingrad. The invasion of North Africa took place two years before D-Day, yet few of us know anything about it. Already come across weird stuff, like British troops dressing in American uniforms so as not to upset French Vichy troops. Strange how there is so much yet to find out about WW2.

[Samilktray]

Can anyone give me any recommendations on where to start with Stephen King?

 

I started Salems Lot earlier this year but it didn’t really grab me 

[Unabomber]

7 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Can anyone give me any recommendations on where to start with Stephen King?

 

I started Salems Lot earlier this year but it didn’t really grab me 

Have you read 11/22/63 that really is an amazing book 

[MonkeyTennis?]

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24 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Can anyone give me any recommendations on where to start with Stephen King?

 

I started Salems Lot earlier this year but it didn’t really grab me 

There are loads I would recommend (The Institute, Bag of Bones, Mr Mercedes, Billy Summers are all good, relatively recent jumping off points, and all quite different) - however, I would say, try his short story collection You Like it Darker, and turn to 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream' which is a novella about a guy who dreams about a crime, and what happens when he tries to report it. I just couldn't put it down. 

[Zear0]

1 hour ago, Samilktray said:

Can anyone give me any recommendations on where to start with Stephen King?

 

I started Salems Lot earlier this year but it didn’t really grab me 

The Stand is my favourite.  Shining is also great as it's quite different to the film.

[boots60]

'Soccer in the dock' by Simon Inglis, he of 'Football grounds of Great Britain' fame.

A reminder of the dodgy dealing & cheating that has been going on in football since the game first became popular.

At the moment all the attention is on Man City but they have just carried on the time honoured tradition of cheating in our beloved game.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

 

A real monster at around 600 pages but enjoying it.