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I recently read "The Dinner" by Herman Koch, and am a bit surprised by the lukewarm reviews - I thought it was great. I'm now reading the Ballard series of books by Michael Connelly. I've been a...

I hadn't remembered the author's name, so I didn't realise I was recommending a book by the same author you'd just referenced! :BangHead:

I am finishing up "Fellside" which was recommended here; I'll definitely be reading more from the author.



Added to my list - you might like "Alone in Berlin" if the era and location interest...

I think I paid for it, but I got another version for about 60 cents and it's working fine so far.

I am reading Orwell's 1984 again, but fittingly, the kindle version I got appears to be missing some content, and some words have been changed so it doesn't make sense in parts.

I just finished "Ghost In The Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker" by Kevin Mitnick.

It's pretty interesting for the most part, but the retelling of all the hacks get a bit...

Just finished Limitless by Alan Glynn - really enjoyed it, although I think the movie version might actually have a better ending. Anyway, think I'll be going straight for his other 2 books now.

I did enjoy it quite a lot, but thought it was too much of a long build up for a bit of a dodgy ending (often where he struggles). I don't think it'd be one that I'd re-read.

Just finished Stephen King's "Revival". A bit light on actual horror - it's mostly all build-up to a pretty weak ending (never his strong point) - but it felt a bit less longwinded than some of his...

I'm reading "Wolves eat dogs" - the 5th I think in the Arkady Renko series (first one is "Gorky Park" which was made into a film a while ago). Solid stuff so far. If you enjoyed Child 44, you should...

Yep, pretty sure that's mentioned in the books at some stage - he was an advisor on a TV cop show or something like that. I think they did a pretty decent job over all, especially compared to the...

I found the last couple of Bosch books a bit average, but the bar was set pretty high with the likes of "Angels Flight". The TV series is quite good - they managed to avoid most of the cliches. Not...

Nearly finished this - really enjoying it

Some great plots in his books, but my problem is the OTT, saccharine sentimentality. It's like distilled essence of Hallmark card greetings mixed with a thriller/horror.

I wasn't too keen on it personally; a lot of people reckon Kuklinski lied about a huge amount of his deeds.

I've started re-reading IT by Stephen King. First time in a while not using a Kindle, so my hand is already tired from holding up the million plus pages.

Can't remember if I recommended it before...

I just finished the first book - I quite enjoyed it. I don't like heavy sci-fi, but I like futuristic books, if you know what I mean - so this was a good match.

Going to take a break and read the...

Yes, it was actually! We seem to like the same type of books, so will check out the one you're currently reading.

I've just finished "Disgrace" by Jussi Adler Olsen, the second in a series of Danish detective books - pretty enjoyable.

I'm reading "True Detective" by Max Allan Collins now, based on a...

That's great to hear! I'm enjoying it so far, and enjoyed similar books like The Holy Thief and the Demidov series.

I finished "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly (latest Mickey Haller book). I've either forgotten a lot since the last one, or I missed a book in the series, because it feels like a lot happened...

Really, really liked Altered Carbon - I reckon it'd translate really well to the big screen too.

I've just downloaded the latest Haller book - I don't think they're as good as the Bosch books, but they still compare very well to most in the same genre.

Just checked out IMDB, and maybe the TV...

I just hope they do a better job than that awful Clint Eastwood adaptation of Blood work.

Yes, he's ruined many popular authors for me, exactly for this reason (Jack Reacher books etc). You could try his non-Bosch novels, but they're not as good. the Mickey Haller ones are OK, the...