UK Book Club discussion

I would like to recommend the Mapp & Lucia series of books. A s well as being laugh-out-loud funny the main characters are well written and they give an excellent insight into life at that period. The first in the series isQueen Lucia

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You may have had to study it a school on some wet Monday afternoon, with no choice in the matter, but I just revisited 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens, and found it paid re-visiting as an adult, and blogged about it here...

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Robert wrote: "Hi folks, I'm looking for some recommendations. A mix of Roddy Doyle, Irvine Welsh and Chris Brookmyre. Cheers."

Have you read Colin Bateman? Or Carl Hiassen?
I'd also recommend Christopher Fowlers Bryant and May series.

I just finished an amazing love story. I don't want to give away too much from this book but I can tell you that is a love story. It had cheating and also domestic violence. I got it on kindle for just 0,99. If you have Amazon Prime it's free.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Can anyone recommend any authors similar to Sophie Duffy or Suzanne Bugler please?

Read Jack Vance's The Demon Princes series - in particular, The Killing Machine and The Face.

Exposed at the Back by Arild Stavrum, crime fiction based on football corruption!

Donna wrote: "The Office Party
Carole Matthews

Perfect winter/Christmas read felt I was at the party. Loved all the characters even felt sorry for some of them.

would love to see a follow up. 10/10"

I really enjoyed this too Donna! :)

Hi everyone,
I am trying the A-Z author challenge, so would love any recommendations people have by authors with surnames beginning with:
O, Q, U, X, Y or Z! I am open to any genre! :)

A tad expensive

I do recommend this old classic. It still reads well. ‘The Day of the Jackal’...

“Half a million dollars is the price,” says the blonde Englishman being hired to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle. “Considering you expect to get France itself, you esteem your country very cheap,” he adds noting the shock at his fee…

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just a reminder that this is a thread for readers to recommend reads, not for authors to plug their own work. Ta.

Ian, No problem to take my posts down. They were reviews of books I enjoyed and would recommend.
Yes, there is a link to my work at the end of them. If that crosses a line, I’ll respect that.
Paul.

Bill wrote: "Dora wrote: "Hi everyone,


I've read most of the classics. Could anyone recommend me a more recent novel set in England(No horror, murder mystery or thriller, please!)"

You could try Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

I am currently reading Fool Moon, book two of the Dresden Files, and highly recommend it.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/4034...

Kristi wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am trying the A-Z author challenge, so would love any recommendations people have by authors with surnames beginning with:
O, Q, U, X, Y or Z! I am open to any genre! :)"

Hi Kristi,

Would you be kind to review my book? It is titled Missing Piece.(I happen to fall under the 'U' category :0)) Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Uzo

Kristi wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am trying the A-Z author challenge, so would love any recommendations people have by authors with surnames beginning with:
O, Q, U, X, Y or Z! I am open to any genre! :)"

Hi Kristi, I did an A-Z last year and I am doing one this year, here are some of mine-

O - Vivian's Couch - Michael Obiora

Q - The Duke and I - Julia Quinn

U - The Seven Steps to Closure Donna Joy Usher

Y - The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey

Could anyone recommend me a dystopian book, I'm diving into a different genre and would like a good book to start with :)

Hi Amy,
I would recommend The Healer which is set in Finland. Its classed as dystopian detection and I gave it 5 stars.
Hope you find something you enjoy.

The strangest book I've read in a while is London for Immigrant suckers. No murder mystery, no horror, no vampires...It's probably fiction but...hard to say really.
There is official online book review, so if you are interested, check it out
http://forums.onlinebookclub.org/view...

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Does anyone know a good fantasy book which revolves around the ocean? Like mythical creatures such as mermaids, monsters,legends etc. Thank you

I can highly recommend News of the World byPaulette Jiles.

Beautifully written. It's a small book with a big heart.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

(Are we allowed to link to our goodreads reviews here? Apologies if not!) :)

Some of my recommendations
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Codename Lazarus: The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead
A Walk Across the Sun
All totally different , all 3 well worth reading !

robin hobb xx

I would thoroughly recommend The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer. Brilliant!

Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w5vs...

Recommend Crossword Killer

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My Recommendations are;

1.City of Bones - Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
2.City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
3.City of Glass - Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
4.City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
5.City of Lost Soul- Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
6.City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)

1.Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices)
2.Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices)
3.Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices)

1.Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare (The Dark Artifices)
2.Lord of Shadows - Cassandra Clare (The Dark Artifices)
3.The Queen of Air and Darkness - Cassandra Clare (The Dark Artifices)

1.The Lightening Thief - Rick Roidan (Percy Jackson)
2.The Titans Curse - Rick Roidan (Percy Jackson)
3.The Battle of The Labyrinth - Rick Roidan (Percy Jackson)

1.The Philosophers Stone - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
2.The Chamber of Secrets - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
3.The Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
4.The Goblet of Fire - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
5.The Order of The Phoenix - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
6.The Half Blood Prince - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)
7.The Deathly Hallows - J.K Rowling (Harry Potter)

1.The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games)
2.Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games)
3.Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games)

1.Divergent - Veronica Roth (Divergent)
2.Insergent - Veronica Roth (Divergent)
3.Allegiant - Veronica Roth (Divergent)

1.The Maze Runner - James Dashner (The Maze Runner)
2.The Scorch Trails - James Dashner (The Maze Runner)
3.The Death Cure - James Dashner (The Maze Runner)

1. Dangerous Boys - Abagail Haas
2. My Soul to Take - Rachel Vincent
3. Shadow Forest - Matt Haig
4. The Hobbit - J.R.R Holkeins
5. Lord of The Rings - J.R.R Holkeins
6. The Vampire Diaries - L.J Smith
7. The Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
8. Skellig - David Almond

A lovely book for a child who is interested in art:

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Just reread an old classic mystery by Josephine Tey, Brat Farrar. A real gem of the genre! Worth reading if you haven’t.

Abigail, Brat Farrer has been on my to read list for years and years. One day I will get around to it! Perhaps I should move it up the list. Thanks for the reminder.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Liz!

This week I read this excellent non fiction book Odd Man Out

I don't know whether I'm on the right section here, I 'm new to Goodreads Discussion Groups and I'm finding it rather confusing, but on one discussion group I read that they were suggesting reading Time travel books. Try The Chronicles of St Mary's by Jodi Taylor about a group of disaster prone time travelling historians, whose job it is to go back to great events in history and chronicle those events for posterity. The books are a mix of fun, romance and history. The first is Just One Damned Thing After Another. I've read them all up to date and thoroughly enjoyed them.

Dora wrote: "Hi everyone,


I've read most of the classics. Could anyone recommend me a more recent novel set in England(No horror, murder mystery or thriller, please!)"


Well what genre of book do you like? That would help with recommendations. LEP

Jim wrote: "Non-fiction recommendations:
1,000 Years, 1,000 People by Gottlieb & Bowers
The Century by Peter Jennings & Todd Brewster

Fiction Recommendations:
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
The Stolen Child by Keit..."


Heavens, I hated Lord of the Flies. I had to study it for GCE's many moons ago. It's definitely a 'marmite' book - you either love it or hate it! LEP

Hi, Dora, I know you asked ages ago, but since your query has been brought back up, I have one for you. I liked The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson very much. It's set in 1914 in a southern English village. It starts out very light, a little like Jane Austen, and gets more serious as it goes along. Very well written, I thought.

Amy wrote: "Could anyone recommend me a dystopian book, I'm diving into a different genre and would like a good book to start with :)"

Karen Marie Moning's Darkfever series can be classed as dystopian. However, it helps if you have read her previous series first as some of the characters from that appear in it.

Amy wrote: "Does anyone know a good fantasy book which revolves around the ocean? Like mythical creatures such as mermaids, monsters,legends etc. Thank you"


Well Martha Wells Raskura series certainly features the sea in some of the books. She's a great writer and I'd really recommend this series. It starts with The Cloud Roads and goes on from there with short story collections and add-on novels. Give it a try.

Dora wrote: "Hi everyone,


I've read most of the classics. Could anyone recommend me a more recent novel set in England(No horror, murder mystery or thriller, please!)"

Try Marcia Willett - The Sea Garden. It is set in Devon/Cornwall.

Lep wrote: "Amy wrote: "Does anyone know a good fantasy book which revolves around the ocean? Like mythical creatures such as mermaids, monsters,legends etc. Thank you"


Well Martha Wells Raskura series certa..."


This book has just come up in my recommendations and it seems just what you wanted: Florence (Florence Waverley 1) by Ciye Cho.

Alligator Lake by Lynne Bryant is really very good, I'd recommend it.

James wrote: "Birdsong was excellent, I enjoyed that too.

I like world war 1 and 2 books, fiction or non-fiction. 3 good books I read recently and would recommend are All the Light We Cannot See..."


All the Light We Cannot See was very good.

Amongst the various book genres I read, I also like some fantasy. Not vampires, but sword and sorcery type books. Here are some series I've read which are very good:

Karen Azinger - Silk and Steel saga
Jodi Taylor - The Chronicles of St Mary's (funny - time travelling historians, not sword and sorcery)
Martha Wells - The Raskura series and add on books (not sword and sorcery, but a marvellous series by a wonderful author). Starts with The Cloud Road.
Martha Wells - The Ile-Reine series. Starts with The Element of Fire.

There are others that I need to check on the authors for before I post them.