Bookworms: What are you reading at the moment?

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

This is one of those occasions when I wholeheartedly agree with you, Ken! First read 'em about 40 years ago, so I'm on a voyage of rediscovery now.

Never seen the Peter Cushing Holmes, so I'll watch out for them. Funnily enough, I've been watching the Basil Rathbone ones over the last couple of weeks. Obviously a lot of the tales aren't the original ones and they're in a 1940's setting, but I reckon Basil Rathbone plays a great Holmes.

Thanks for the heads up.

The Cushing episodes were a 1960s BBC series which was incredibly made in colour but unfortunately went the way of so much great TV in the mass wipings of the 1970s. Nigel Stock played Watson, the only other thing I remember seeing him in was Yes, Prime Minister as a rather starchy civil servant.

By far the pride of my collection is the complete radio series with Clive Merrison and Michael Williams, every single story and novel with the same lead actors. Again made by the BBC during the 80s and 90s and absolutely sublime. I think I paid £130 for all 64 discs and it was a steal.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

By far the pride of my collection is the complete radio series with Clive Merrison and Michael Williams, every single story and novel with the same lead actors. Again made by the BBC during the 80s and 90s and absolutely sublime. I think I paid £130 for all 64 discs and it was a steal.

Sounds good, Ken, but I think that might have to go on the wish list!

[Mick]

"SUB" its about life on a British Trafalgar class Hunter killer Nuclear submarine

[emamum]

"changeling" by morgan gallagher.... its not what i expected

[ocuana1939]

Reading Charles Dickens at the moment, Really enjoying his books. I use a Kindle which is brilliant. Most classics are free which makes it more attractive. So far I have covered Hard Times, Bleak House, Tale of Two Cities, The Old Curiosity Shop to name a few. I really enjoy Dickens.

[DaveinGermany]

"Pies & prejudice - in search of the North" by Stuart Maconie, a northern lad looking to define what makes Northerners, Northerners, a light hearted look at the differences between us & them Southern Jessies & trying to understand where the North begins.

[cashman]

He Was My Chief...........The memoirs of Adolf Hitlers Secretary. - Christa Schroeder. Was only published after her death in 1985, in German. Translated in 2009, n interesting read imho.

[Sunflower49]

I like reading about true crime. I read 'Goodbye, Dearest Holly' by Kevin Wells recently, as well as several books about Joseph Fritzel. I've not got stuck into a good book recently, house moves and other things have stopped me-I tend to gain knowledge via the internet, and when I moved I got rid of most of by books ( I HAD to hang onto 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', as well as a couple of others, though)!
This thread has inspired me. I need to get stuck into a good book soon now things are settled

[Restless]

Im hoping for more audiobooks by Robert Rankin. But since that isn't going to happen soon and that I have just found where I packed it when I moved...


Robert Rankin - Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

[emamum]

"no cry toddler sleep solution" hopefully encourage the small boy to sleep more than 5 hours a night!

[Sunflower49]

Originally Posted by Restless

Im hoping for more audiobooks by Robert Rankin. But since that isn't going to happen soon and that I have just found where I packed it when I moved...


Robert Rankin - Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

I like audiobooks. I find they cause me to get lost a lot, if I have them on whilst driving, though!

[Grange]

My favourite book is "The Diary of Anne Frank"

[flashy]

Currently reading Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol (sp?) on my android tablet

[Restless]

just started hitchhikers guide to the galaxy read by stephen fry

[Stumped]

Thriller readers can't go wrong with Karen Rose.