Book Favourites

Post by **caller** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:39 am

In no order and subject to change! I can't limit it to one book by an author in most cases.

The war series - Milligan
The Rumpole series - Mortimer
The Hannibal series to book 3 - Harris
Berlin Noir (3 books) - Kerr
The wind up bird chronicle and anything by H. Murakami
A fine balance - Mistry
Watership Down - Adams (my comfort book)
Dark Star Safari and just about anything else by Theroux (travel/fiction)
Slow boats to China - Young
Painting the warmth of the sun - Cross. About the art movement grouped around St. Ives (I visit regularly)
Hemingway

Intetresting to see Dawn add, "the plague dogs" - two mooches escape a research establishment - the "dog language" used made it difficult for this reader to truly enjoy - maybe that was the point?

I also really enjoyed the Clavell books, King Rat, Taipan and Shogun - might revisit those now.

Post by **STEVE G** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:56 pm

Slow Boats to China- now thatâ€™s a fine read that Iâ€™d forgotten about, Iâ€™m sure I have a copy of that somewhere, perhaps back in England, I will have to hunt it out. There was a sequel called Slow Boats Home that was also worth reading.

Post by **DawnHRD** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:12 pm

Yep, I've read Slow Boats to China, too. Very entertaining book.

elem · Post by **elem** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:57 pm

I have enjoyed the books by Clavell, Le CarrÃ©, Grisham and Ludlum for many years. Recently read some good ones by Lee Child which I can highly recommend.
Recent "Asia-related" good ones were "Thai Gold" and "Midnight in Burma".

Post by **bill** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:52 am

Being American in is only natural that my 2 favorite authors are...Bernard Cornwall/Sharp tales, George Mc donald Fraiser/ Flashie books. They are both British.

Post by **pfotoguy369** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:58 pm

Don't go through as many as I used to but some of my favorites was.

Watchers by Dean Koontz. Ya just gotta love that dog!

To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper Lee

A 1991 survey by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the Library of Congress' Center for the Book found that To Kill a Mockingbird came in second after the Bible in books "most often cited as making a difference.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

Used to be a joke with my past wives. When they ask what do you want for Xmas/Birthday

A first addition singed copy of Of Mice and Men.

Back in my acting days. many, many eons ago I got to do the play.
I also got to play George

Post by **niggle** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:08 pm

1984 - George Orwell. Scary because its happening now

Post by **DawnHRD** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:17 pm

Where do you mean? Agree it's a good book, as is Animal Farm. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" Very prophetic (both)

Post by **niggle** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:20 pm

I think reading 1984 and comparing it to legislation and the nanny state in the UK its very prophetic albeit a little late (as in 1984)

Post by **DawnHRD** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:27 pm

I think it's very prophetic for much of the world. Orwell was either a genius or psychic. I was just wondering exactly where you were referring to.