The GOT Book Club

[chicoazul]

Recommendations welcome.


Azul's:

Uno - Dice Hombre

Dos - Senor Nice

Tres - La Playa

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I shamefully have never read a full book. Read a few Haunted Liverpool books (short stories), My concentration span is woeful.

 

[ToxtethBlue]

Carlito's way and After Hours. I really enjoyed them, quality books.

 

[Blue Ray]

Theres tons of good books. All depends what you want to read eg fact,fiction or whatever. I'm coming to the end of Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Its a great thriller and well worth a read. I'll usually read fact based books like true crime or adventure stories but if a story grabs me I'll read it. Another good book thats going cheap in the Asda is The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe by Donald H Wolfe or if you can find a copy of Six Against The Rock by Howard Clarke which is the true story of an Alcatraz escape.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Quite partial to Salman Rushdie novels. Does depend on what you like though.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Theres tons of good books. All depends what you want to read eg fact,fiction or whatever. I'm coming to the end of Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Its a great thriller and well worth a read. I'll usually read fact based books like true crime or adventure stories but if a story grabs me I'll read it. Another good book thats going cheap in the Asda is The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe by Donald H Wolfe or if you can find a copy of Six Against The Rock by Howard Clarke which is the true story of an Alcatraz escape.

I pretty much only read true crime books. I used to be like Danny and had never read a book till i was about 25, then i took one to work to read cause i was bored during breaks and now i hate being without one.

Currently reading "The Lost Boy" which is about the Moors Murders although so far its mainly about the authors experience writing the book and Hindleys Upbringing as opposedto the actual events, which is kinda good in a way.

 

[Vim Fuego]

Shaun Hutson writes a spiffing book.

Pariah & Erubus are my particular favourites.

I likes a bit of James Herbert too.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Godel, Escher & Bach:The Eternal Golden Braid is a cracker if you want a different way of thinking about things.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

jamie carragher has one out.
* runs cowering

 

[atrottel]

Very partial to a bit of John Le Carré, from old to new.

Anything by Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild is excellent - made a film of it).

John Irving (pretty much anything)

Cormac McCarthy (probably prefer All the Pretty Horses but Blood Meridian is pretty wild if you are feeling in a strange mood)

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Everybody should read "In Cold Blood" By Truman Capote. A true classic of the true crime genre.

 

[Nebbiolo]

Please, please, please, please, please, please read Jim Thompson. This guy is a feckin' genius. He wrote in the '50s and is the King of pulp fiction. This guy was writing about the sociopath and the psychopath before anyone knew what these characters were about. His books are always from the criminal's point of view and are so god damned dark that they'll chill you to the bone. If you're a fan of intelligent crime novels, you'll not put the books down until the last page. Especially brilliant are Pop 1280, The Killer Inside Me and the Getaway. Look him up on ebay and take a chance (WHAT'S A FEW QUID?). If you like Cain or Hammett you'll adore Thompson 'cause this guy really takes things to another level.

Otherwise, Edgar Allan Poe for sheer gothic horror. Also, try Franz Kafka's short stories. The longer novels are also good but can be a tad annoying after 100 or so pages.

 

[Blue in Brazil]

if you like crime books James Elroy is the bollox!

working offshore, I'll read just about anything, just finished GLUE by Irvine Welsh, really good, especially if you've read Trainspotting and Porno

 

[TsarDiniyar]

Theres tons of good books. All depends what you want to read eg fact,fiction or whatever. I'm coming to the end of Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Its a great thriller and well worth a read. I'll usually read fact based books like true crime or adventure stories but if a story grabs me I'll read it. Another good book thats going cheap in the Asda is The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe by Donald H Wolfe or if you can find a copy of Six Against The Rock by Howard Clarke which is the true story of an Alcatraz escape.

I bought this one straight after I finished the Da Vinci Code (which I thought was quality if you can manage to get yourself sucked into the story) but have not got round to reading it. I might dig it out and have a crack at it.

 

[Gazdalf]

Chico laaaarrrrr, do you still have the Andy Gray one? or was it Sharpe?