The Book thread

[Ms Thrifty]

@martadelas: it's Anne Holt whom I've been reading lately, but you probably know her work and more about her than I do.

Actually haven't read her. Am up to date with Camilla Lackberg, long finished with Larsson's Millenium, loved Mankell's Wallander (now thinking about starting his Linda Wallander series), have read some Karin Fossum and working through Jo Nesbo's Holt series. I recommend all if you haven't read :)

Thank you for the recommendations, martadelas. This is quite a new genre for me and I'm always pleased to discover an author (or better still, several) new to me but with a large back catalogue! My copy of Gone Girl has now arrived at the library, however, and I already have one reservation I'm trying not to collect too soon, so some of the above may have to wait a while.

[martadelas]

Thank you for the recommendations, martadelas. This is quite a new genre for me and I'm always pleased to discover an author (or better still, several) new to me but with a large back catalogue! My copy of Gone Girl has now arrived at the library, however, and I already have one reservation I'm trying not to collect too soon, so some of the above may have to wait a while.

I loved Gone Girl - it's twisted in a good way. Hope you like it. And that you like some of the Scandinavians too. I find their style much different from British and American crime writers, which makes for great variety.

[Ms Thrifty]

It will be interesting to have read Gone Girl when the film is released. Generally I haven't read most books which are filmed these days (apart from Jane Austen's novels which are always being re-done) and gather from those who have that this can sometimes be a disadvantage, or at least, can lead to disappointment with the filmed version. But when the film of Before I Go To Sleep comes out, I shall be poised, ready and waiting to compare the two. That's provided the wait isn't too long, or I'll have forgotten the book...

[andrews]

@martadelas: it's Anne Holt whom I've been reading lately, but you probably know her work and more about her than I do.

Actually haven't read her. Am up to date with Camilla Lackberg, long finished with Larsson's Millenium, loved Mankell's Wallander (now thinking about starting his Linda Wallander series), have read some Karin Fossum and working through Jo Nesbo's Holt series. I recommend all if you haven't read :)

Thank you for the recommendations, martadelas. This is quite a new genre for me and I'm always pleased to discover an author (or better still, several) new to me but with a large back catalogue! My copy of Gone Girl has now arrived at the library, however, and I already have one reservation I'm trying not to collect too soon, so some of the above may have to wait a while.

Thanks from me too, martadelas! I enjoy reading new authors and will try to get my hands of some of these.

[martadelas]

Always happy to share and talk books! And to hear what others are reading as there's no such thing as having too many new authors/titles on my "To Read" list :)

[valda]

Jo Nesbo is good for a bit of Norwegian, crime noir. I think I've done Camilla but not sure at the moment, without looking up my Kindle books

[martadelas]

After hearing Cath Staincliffe talk about her writing and Scott & Bailey at a book event (thanks canadian_turtle!) I watched the two seasons of the show and now started the book that is the prequel to the series. So far so good.

[canadian_turtle]

It will be interesting to have read Gone Girl when the film is released. Generally I haven't read most books which are filmed these days (apart from Jane Austen's novels which are always being re-done) and gather from those who have that this can sometimes be a disadvantage, or at least, can lead to disappointment with the filmed version. But when the film of Before I Go To Sleep comes out, I shall be poised, ready and waiting to compare the two. That's provided the wait isn't too long, or I'll have forgotten the book...

I've now read Gone Girl (thanks martedelas for lending me her copy) and loved it for the most part (won't elaborate on what I didn't like as to now spoil it for you if you haven't had a chance to read it yet). It is really good and twisted, let's just say I didn't agree with some of the plot developments

Didn't know this was already picked up to be filmed, why does everything halfway decent (and a lot of crap...) have to be turned into a movie nowadays? Sometimes it's nice to "just" have your own imagination to go on.

Same for Before I Go To Sleep (again didn't know this was picked up to be filmed); Great book (prefer it over Gone Girl) but would've liked to have left it at that...

[steve]

I read a book about 4 months back, ( I have read some since), called Deaths Head by David Gunn. It was like a cross between The Stainless Steel Rat ( book) and Starship Troopers (film). I enjoyed it so much I went to the library to get the sequel. There were two copies in M/c libraries unfortunately both were missing. The librarian said she would order me a new copy. I went in last week only to be told that with the cut backs it probably would not be ordered now. Why couldn't they have told me earlier?
I've forgotten the story now. I will have to try to get it online.

[martadelas]

Started Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes. Nice and creepy :)