The Talking Balls Book Club

[Hazzman]

Is there another one you would recommend to give me a taste of his usual style?

I am a relative novice to his work but I loved The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
If you look a few pages back, Fosseboy gives his opinion on his work.
Unsurprisingly, Alex is a fan too.

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

Enjoyed I, Partridge. Would recommend it for Partridge fans.

Reading A. D. Miller's 'Snow Drops' now.

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

Finished 'Snow Drops'. This was on the shortlist for the Booker last year and you can see why.

It paints an extremely unflattering picture of Russia and Moscow in particular.

Started Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'.

 

[glyn]

Recently finished 11.22.63, a Stephen King novel about someone who is able to travel back in time to stop the JFK assassination. That description really makes it sound like a run of the mill time travel story but it is much more than that. 700odd pages but I couldn't put it down, and the JFK story isn't even the best bit of it. Recommended.

 

[spionfox]

New Jack Reacher arrived. Whoo!!

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

Recently finished 11.22.63, a Stephen King novel about someone who is able to travel back in time to stop the JFK assassination. That description really makes it sound like a run of the mill time travel story but it is much more than that. 700odd pages but I couldn't put it down, and the JFK story isn't even the best bit of it. Recommended.

Talking of historically couched fiction I'm starting reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. I can't help wondering how much poetic licence has been used but my historical knowledge is non-existent.

 

[glyn]

New Jack Reacher arrived. Whoo!!

New hardback or Paperback?

 

[spionfox]

New hardback or Paperback?

Kindle :icon_wink

When I wrote 'arrived' I meant as soon as I turned my Wi-fi on!

 

[Matt_B]

I've finished the Outlaw set from Angus Donald which turned out to be a cracking Robin Hood based series with a more evil twist.

 

[Longcliffe]

Has anybody on here read any of Jo Nesbo's books. Great stuff.

 

[Blaarev]

Has anybody on here read any of Jo Nesbo's books. Great stuff.

Read them all in Norwegian. How many of his books have been translated to English? Don't know the English titles so it's difficult to recommend any but hey, they are all quite good.

 

[bocadillo]

Don't know the English titles

Flaggermusmannen: The Bat
Kakerlakkene: The Cockroaches
Rødstrupe; The Redbreast
Sorgenfri; Nemesis
Marekors; The Devil's Star
Frelseren; The Redeemer
Snømannen;The Snowman
Panserhjerte;The Leopard
Gjenferd; Phantom
Doktor Proktors Prompepulver;Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Doctor Proctor and the Armageddon.
Stemmer fra Balkan; Figures in the Balkans
Det hvite hotellet; The White Hotel
Hodejegerne; The Headhunters.


(all according to wiki)

 

[Blaarev]

Flaggermusmannen: The Bat
Kakerlakkene: The Cockroaches
Rødstrupe; The Redbreast
Sorgenfri; Nemesis
Marekors; The Devil's Star
Frelseren; The Redeemer
Snømannen;The Snowman
Panserhjerte;The Leopard
Gjenferd; Phantom
Doktor Proktors Prompepulver;Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Doctor Proctor and the Armageddon.
Stemmer fra Balkan; Figures in the Balkans
Det hvite hotellet; The White Hotel
Hodejegerne; The Headhunters.


(all according to wiki)

Thanks Boc! Didn't realize that his children's books (Dr. proctor) had been translated. My favourites are The Leopard, The Snowman and The Redbreast. They all have Harry Hole (is that his name when translated?) as the main character. The headhunters is a quite funny none-HarryHole novel and has been turned into a quite successful Norwegian movie. The Snowman is supposed to become a Hollywood movie with Martin Scorsese as director.

 

[Longcliffe]

Has anyone read Stieg Larsson or Mark Billingham either?

Jo Nesbo is exceptional, I'll look forward to The Snowman film if it's being directed by Scorsese.

 

[Blaarev]

Has anyone read Stieg Larsson or Mark Billingham either?Jo Nesbo is exceptional, I'll look forward to The Snowman film if it's being directed by Scorsese.

Stig Larsson, RIP, was great. Haven't read Billingham yet.

 

[SwedeFox]

Stig Larsson, RIP, was great.

Stig Larsson is alive and well. :icon_wink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Larsson_(author)

They're both from Skellefteå where I live now, far up north.

 

[Blaarev]

Stig Larsson is alive and well. :icon_wink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Larsson_(author)

They're both from Skellefteå where I live now, far up north.

Skellefteå.... Icehockey?

 

[Blaarev]

Stig Larsson is alive and well. :icon_wink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Larsson_(author)

They're both from Skellefteå where I live now, far up north.

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[SwedeFox]

Skellefteå.... Icehockey?

Oh yes, very much so.

 

[Longcliffe]

What about George Pelecanos, he wrote some of The Wire but has written several other books?

I've just bought The Turnaround by him