NFR - Kindle

[Gozorich]

I was given a kindle recently as a birthday present. Now that I've got used to it I love it. I've done the free download stuff and re-visited the books I read when I was young, or should have read, such as Dickens through Steinbeck to Graham Greene.

I want to move ahead now to today's stuff so would be interested to hear which books fellow FoF'rs have read recently and recommend. I'm open to almost any genre apart from Sci-Fi which bores me and anything to do with a celeb, A or  B list. :49:

[cebu]

I think you'll find there's a recently released book by a member of this board, Corked Hat ...

[Burt]

Hi Rich,

I have also been a recent Kindle Konvert.

I like crime thrillers, so the latest Lee Child (Jack Reacher) and Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole) novels have been downloaded.

For my sins I am also partial to westerns, and the Kindle store had a "26 Zane Grey novels for £0" offer which I took advantage of.

I also need to download Mr Corked Hat's book... This has been a good reminder so thanks for that.

[Gozorich]

Zane Grey...brings back memories of long ago... 092.gif

[Quills]

Middlemarch is always worth a [free] look if you haven't done so already.  As for today's stuff, if you don't mind a bit of non-fiction I've just read The Junior Officers' Reading Club on my Kindle and really enjoyed it.

[BalDrick]

Richard Thomson, Christopher Brookmyre, Ben Elton, Kevin Sampson (though not the football ones), Mark Billingham, Jonathan Coe, Colin Bateman, TC Boyle, Cormac McCarthy, Jonathan King, Stephen King, Ian Rankin.

Oh and the Andy Kershaw autobiog is absolutely fantastic.

[ClarksOriginal]

I'm reading a lot of Orwell at the moment. Its quite eye-opening for someone my age. Nevertheless I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

[finnster01]

Mandatory reading for any FoF'er  092.gif:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rainbow-my-Heart-ebook/dp/B005Q6QJC6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[lamby]

I know sci-fi is out - and probably fantasy. But read Game of Thrones by George R R Martin. Best book I have read for a long time (and now a tv series) Sopranos meets Lord of the Rings. Great characters (don't get too attached to any of them.) Funny, clever, nasty, thought provoking.

Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre

The Slap, by Christos Tsiolkas

Shantaram, Gregory Roberts.

Life of pi

[BalDrick]

It's long but have a look at this thread - some really good stuff on there. Assume most of it's available as Kindle rather than paperback - http://www.friendsoffulham.com/forum/index.php?topic=8913.0

[MJG]

While we are at it another good read on Kindle http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rifleman-Front-Line-Life-ebook/dp/B004TSCAB6/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM
My grandfathers book.

On the subject of Kindle its a must have really, of course there are many ways to get all books free and I dont know how I'm going to read the 1000 I have on mine.

[Andy_M]

Have to admit I don't read many books, but I would recommend the last book I read which was 'Devil May Care' by Sebastian Faukes (I think that's how you spell it).

It's a 'new' James Bond book, and is Sebastian Faukes writing in the style of Ian Flemming. I thought it was an excellent read! Certainly made me want to keep reading, which from someone who doesn't read many books is obviously a good thing, otherwise I would have just given up and put it down never to be picked up again.

[Burt]

Just to add to my response above, any of the Mike Connelly works (Harry Bosch) are also very good.

A bit closer to home are the Iain Rankin (Rebus) books.

[Gozorich]

Many thanks for all the advice. I love the variety. Funnily enough I find Ian Rankin hard going, I think he tries to be too clever IMO. I do know Edinburgh and still can't get on with him. Yet my late brother read everything he wrote.

I reckon it'll take me many moons to get through half the lot suggested above! :wine:

[sipwell]

I'm reading a lot of Orwell at the moment. Its quite eye-opening for someone my age. Nevertheless I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Orwell is always eye-opening, regardless of your age. :)

[SP3]

I'm reading a lot of Orwell at the moment. Its quite eye-opening for someone my age. Nevertheless I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Orwell is always eye-opening, regardless of your age. :)

Have you read his short stories? Absolutely brilliant.