The Talking Balls Book Club

[Kingy_85]

£10??? Feckin expensive chips down your way

Chips of gold :icon_lol:

 

[The Major]

The Lost Symbol. Virtually a re-write of the Da Vinci Code only set in Washington with the Masons instead of the catholic church.

Starts off well with it's fast pace keeping you turning the page but the longer it goes on the more it gets on your nerves with Prof Langdon having to spend 2 pages explaining everything he's just said.

If anyone cannot work out the true identity of the villian within 10 seconds of him being introduced then you're just not trying. 5.5/10

 

[Macky]

If anyone cannot work out the true identity of the villian within 10 seconds of him being introduced then you're just not trying. 5.5/10

Was it DJ Campbell?

 

[The Major]

Was it DJ Campbell?

Dennis Wise.

 

[Willlow]

Was it DJ Campbell?

Yep, but dont tell Lako. He thought Adams should have got the nod :icon_wink

 

[MKFox]

nearly finished my last flashman of the entire series...:icon_sad:

 

[The Major]

nearly finished my last flashman of the entire series...:icon_sad:

I finished the series at the start of the year. Brilliant books.

 

[fox58]

Just finished Kitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham. A great insight into the social history throughout the 100 odd years of his life.

 

[Matt_B]

The new Terry Pratchet one. Good so far, better than the let down that was The Nation

 

[SwedeFox]

I'm reading: The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero, Propagandist and Myth-Maker, by Phillip Knightley.

Well written book as well as a good history lesson.

 

[glyn]

The original novel by Nicholas Pileggi about Henry Hill and the Goodfellas. Watched the film so many times but this novel was still a brilliant read.

Although I was disappointed that it seems the "Funny how?" scene was dramatic license and doesn't appear in the novel! But almost everything else in the film seemed to be based on the real events.

 

[fosseboy83]

Dispatches by Michael Herr, very good

 

[fosseboy83]

half way through Paul McGrath autobiography, very good read

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

Currently reading Robert Peston's book, Who Runs Britain.

Fascinating account of an area I previously knew little about.

I was surprised, for example, that Northern Rock wasn't involved to a significant extent in the sub prime market.

It was just badly run relying on borrowing money to get by on a day-to-day basis.

The banks froze and stopped lending to each other because they realised they weren't aware of the extent of the damage caused by the sub prime stock and Northern Rock was the most exposed to that risk.

 

[Scarby]

Currently reading Robert Peston's book, Who Runs Britain.

Fascinating account of an area I previously knew little about.

I was surprised, for example, that Northern Rock wasn't involved to a significant extent in the sub prime market.

It was just badly run relying on borrowing money to get by on a day-to-day basis.

The banks froze and stopped lending to each other because they realised they weren't aware of the extent of the damage caused by the sub prime stock and Northern Rock was the most exposed to that risk.

riveting:icon_wink

 

[Blue Maniac]

I read a book about fixings and fasteners. Now that was riveting.

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

riveting:icon_wink

:icon_lol:

 

[KempsonFox]

Dearly Devoted Dexter

The second in the series of Dexter books.
Fantasic read really gripping just as the first book was - Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Also if you haven't watched any of the TV series I suggest you do!

 

[MHS]

Dearly Devoted Dexter

The second in the series of Dexter books.
Fantasic read really gripping just as the first book was - Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
Also if you haven't watched any of the TV series I suggest you do!

Not as good as Dexter's lab.

 

[beaumontfox]

Last book I finished was Dewey, about a cat that lived in a library for 19 years. I knew I would cry at the end.:icon_cry:

Am now working through the Harry Potter books again, before reading the latest Terry Pratchett.