Off Topic What book(s) are you reading at the moment?

As the title says really.

At the moment for me it’s

The Invisible Man - HG Wells
Gangbuster - Peter Bleksley

Thought it was about time I started on some of the science fiction classics. It’s not what I expected but still very good.
As for Gangbuster, a friend loaned me the book. Not sure how much of it is dramatic license and how much is true at the moment.

 

I've got a little more free time than usual at the minute so I've been reading a book a week. The most recent of which are:

Dark Matter by Black Crouch - a sci-fi thriller. A scientist has finds a way to tap into an infinite number of universes, which leads into a series of incredible twists and turns that will undoubtedly make it a blockbuster film over the next couple of years. 9/10

Recursion by Blake Crouch - I bought this one on the back of enjoying his previous offering so much and I was not disappointed. Another sci-fi thriller, this one based around people suddenly having memories of a life they didn't lead. A twist on "The Mandela Effect" again with dramatic twists. I suspect the science in either of these books is not great but it makes for another great page turner. 9/10

Reasons to stay alive by Matt Haig - This is a memoir by the author about his experiences with Depression and an Anxiety disorder. It is without doubt, the best material I've ever read on the subject. It's completely relatable, funny, sad and incredibly insightful. 10/10

I'm currently reading Lost Connections by Johann Hari - another book on depression. This is a brilliant so far. Obviously I've a somewhat vested interest in the subject right now, but this really makes you question the morality of medicine. So many anti-depressents prescribed despite tests showing they don't help more than 20% of people, so many other studies into the subject matter simply dismissed because they're not profitable for pharmaceutical companies.

 

Graeme Souness autobiography

 

Last book was Ant Middleton’s fear bubble absolutely amazing book and currently reading Tyson fury’s autobiography behind the mask decent so far.

 

Just run of the mill detective murder mystery for me, no favourite author but my main like is World War 2 factual and historical books.

 

Just started 'Six foot two eyes of blue'. Biography on Jim Holton

 

Got them both. I’ve also got Ollie’s, Foxy’s and Mark’s. All very very good reads.

I’ve always favoured autobiographies, I like to get to know people, what makes them tick and I like understanding people’s life experiences.

 

Has anybody read Lee Howey’s book? That is supposed to be one seriously underrated and funny book. I keep forgetting to buy that.

 

I’m a WW2 boffin. I’ve got a cupboard full of DVD’s and books on it. My favourite film is A Bridge Too Far, that’s what started my love affair with Arnhem. I still go there at least a few times every year, the properties just on the outskirts of the shopping centre still have bullet hole marks on them. They were fighting door to door, at that point.

 

Not tried that but I enjoyed Roy Keanes book can relate to him a lot, kinda played the same role when I was still playing too

 

I'm reading 'When Footballers were Skint' were skint by Jon Henderson. It looks at the lives of various different footballers who played before the maximum wage was lifted. Lots of them were bigger characters and more rounded individuals than players today.

I've just finished 'The Spy and the Traitor' by Ben Macintyre. All of his stuff is really interesting and really readable. This one recounts the life if Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB Intelligence Agent who defected to MI6. It's funny in places but also is a bit of a real life thriller. It shows just how much the Soviet Union were willing to get involved in UK politics and which well known figures were in the pay of the KGB as well as which political incidents the USSR tried to get involved in on these shores.

 

On Arnhem mate I did a walk there about 3 years ago they do it yearly for the day they where liberated it’s unreal mate, you walk the route that the paratroopers walked and at the start there is a load of old veterans there suited and booted sitting watching people do the walk, Pegasus flags on almost every house you walk past too and you get a little medal when you finish and a few beers Ofcourse.

 

Have you read any of Ben Macintyre's (who I mentioned in my previous post) books? His one on the SAS is brilliant and he's done excellent ones on the Double Cross system, Agent ZigZag, and Operation Mincemeat (or the man who never was). All real.life stuff but absolutely incredible.

Yes. It's really good and there are some really funny bits but I felt it tailed off a bit towards the end. Ended up a bit like any other autobiography. Worth a read though.

 

These are all audiobooks because that's what I've got the most time for and I like them. I tend to go through themes and currently it's historical thrillers, some crackers in this lot.

Night without end by Alistair MacLean
The guns of Navarone by the same
The dam busters by Paul Brickhill
The great escape by the same
Where eagles dare by MacLean

I particularly enjoyed the Alistair MacLean stories, almost had me cheering at times. Just started Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, if I have seen the film it was when I was a kid and I've never read the book before so I'm looking forward to it.

 

This level on Medal of Honour when i was younger fuelled my interest. The music mixed in with the carnage made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

 

The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda. We don’t just have a circadian rhythm regarding light and dark . All the body’s organs and systems have their own time clocks - very interesting and informative , for wellbeing and optimum working of our systems

 

Just reading The Dark Tower. The final installment in Stephen King's series.
It's pretentious and self indulgent.
And long.
I like Stephen King normally.

The last book was Asimov. Robots and Empire.
I love Asimov. Just really good, fun to read and clever.

 

I'm reading a book called 80/20 running by Matt Fitzgerald! It's a page turner - if you like running!!! No storyline just loads of training tips to get you running faster!!!

 

A book about Blitzkrieg.

 

Currently subscribed to an app on the phone called Scribd which has loads of books and e-books.

Listened to both of Ant Middleton's books - really good listens and has given me some pointers on how to deal with certain situations.

Currently listening to the autobiography of the Netflix series Mindhunter (which I haven't watched) about John Douglas which is around criminal profiling and it's a really good listen thus far.

Any other recommendations appreciated, one for autobiographies definitely similar to @Simple Saffy