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I always used to like reading as a child and then other than years of reading medical books my reading dropped right off.

I have started again and have read and enjoyed a few novels...love Tess Gerritsen stuff.

There are some avid readers on here, I can tell.

I know that ridgeway and a few others read historical stuff but what about others?



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Don't have time for it K.

Audible is where it's at, not sure if they do the intellectual titles you refer to though.

However if anyone is into more light stuff. The Martian on Audible is probably the best thing I've ever listened to / read.

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It appears I was wrong

http://www.audible.com/search?searchAuthor=Tess+Gerritsen

 



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i get most of my ebooks from (cough/wink) and mags from another place, just bought the Rotherham abuse book by Sarah Wilson on offer £4 on google books and kindle, just read the first two chapters its ok,

been reading a few of Margaret Drinkall Rotherham History books the Rotherham workhouse,Rotherham Murders etc, got into reading recently after spending lots of time at hospitals etc drives you nuts them places the tablet / phone have been a great asset

Audio i listen to the odd bike sports podcasts when i fancy it thats about it Audio wise

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Phillip kerr. Also rediscovered the library in Worcester at the hive. Such a good place.

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Kempo wrote:

I always used to like reading as a child and then other than years of reading medical books my reading dropped right off.

I have started again and have read and enjoyed a few novels...love Tess Gerritsen stuff.

There are some avid readers on here, I can tell.

I know that ridgeway and a few others read historical stuff but what about others?

 I'm reading this atm, K, and it reminds me somehow of you. The title needs a little rearrangement but you get my drift.wink

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No need to be abusive monty....I mean ridgeway of course...just a slip

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I like time travel type fiction. Ben Eltons time and time again was genius. The time travellers wife by Audrey niffeneger was complicated but stylish. Last couple of books I've read have been historical fiction based on the second world war and quite poor. New book is by Ben Elton again.

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Kempo wrote:

No need to be abusive monty....I mean ridgeway of course...just a slip

 Monty?  I was Wendun on another thread of yours and I'm pretty sure you accused me of being Dr Pokem.  You should know that Camiller checks all IP addresses and would certainly have stopped such abuse.



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Heman wrote:

I like time travel type fiction. Ben Eltons time and time again was genius. The time travellers wife by Audrey niffeneger was complicated but stylish. Last couple of books I've read have been historical fiction based on the second world war and quite poor. New book is by Ben Elton again.

 I have only read a short story on this theme, Ray Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder and of course the H.G.Wells classic The Time Machine which we did at O Level.  Watched the TV movie The Langoliers by Stephen King but haven't read the book yet.  Haven't read any Ben Elton although several people have recommended him to me.  I have an irrational dislike of him based on very little evidence.



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It is a pleasure to be engaging with you Kempo. You have been the author of a fair proportion of my recent reading. I like a good autobiography myself but like so many others time is my great enemy. I just returned from a holiday during which I found the time to read an autobiography by Michael Mansfield. A fascinating, driven, principled and super-intelligent individual and a very thought provoking read.

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I have read several Ben Elton books and he has never failed to impress. Your irrational dislike of him is actually quite rational. He was a terrible stand up comic but has always been an excellent writer



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Ben Elton is a surprisingly good author.

Glad to hear you have been reading some of my stuff on here smiled and hope you enjoyed it.

I tend to avoid autobiographys but I can see that Mansfield's would be interesting.

You may fool some Ridgeway but not me Kevin......I do though sort of admire your enthusiastic reading of historical battles and am often impressed by your diction.

It's good to have you back about a week after you made your leaving post Ridge.....Between you and me, did you renew the shotgun license?

Happy reading fellas....I still prefer a real book rather than a 'reader' ..call me old fashioned.


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In my experience Kempo fact is often better than fiction. The difficulty with what people tell you about themselves is that it can be difficult to decide which of the two you are dealing with.

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It's true in real life smiles , even more so on a message board.

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It depends on how the truth is portrayed.

u571 was a book about how the wonderful Americans acquired the enigma machine using their superior navy and bravery.
The imitation game referred to it being captured in Poland.

In fact the enigma was captured by his majesty's navy in the Atlantic.

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Very true Heman. A lot of autobiographies need to be read with a big pinch of salt. What is fact is often very subjective. How the Russians portray the truth of what is happening in Ukraine is a case in point. Unfortunately a lot of children these days get their history lessons from films that bear little relation to the history that they purport to portray.

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I'm currently rereading a favourite from my youth.

'The manuscript found in saragosa'.

Interestingly enough it's a beautiful work of fiction but has historical footings...and part of the same European thread we are still tied too.

On an even wider note I always live somewhere between inner and outer regions , so, I often find it difficult to read biographies as they seem somewhat contrived. Instead I prefer the more 'honest' autobiographical works, much like real life I suspect.

If there is honesty anywhere it is built on fiction.



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Kempo wrote:

Ben Elton is a surprisingly good author.

Glad to hear you have been reading some of my stuff on here smiled and hope you enjoyed it.

I tend to avoid autobiographys but I can see that Mansfield's would be interesting.

You may fool some Ridgeway but not me Kevin......I do though sort of admire your enthusiastic reading of historical battles and am often impressed by your diction.

It's good to have you back about a week after you made your leaving post Ridge.....Between you and me, did you renew the shotgun license?

Happy reading fellas....I still prefer a real book rather than a 'reader' ..call me old fashioned.

 Yes, my "leaving" was a bit Sinatraesque and my actions that weekend were not my finest moment.  I felt your pain and disappointment with the all too brief appearance of the Z man.  My rather mild anticipatory misgivings about a new recruit to the Ritson gang hardly warranted his explosion of bile and rant but I never shared your enthusiasm for his dreary verbosity.  Perhaps Smallpoor will show up?



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