Some of June's were.......
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| New'ish Espionage book, I've read him before! |
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| New standalone from the Aussie author of a couple of decent series |
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| 5th (or maybe 6th) book in the Tasmanian Pufferfish series. |
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| Happy days - after too long a gap, Kakonis is back with a new one! Hats off to Brash Books. |
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| Something a bit heavier. |
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| Novel imparting the impact of Hillsborough on some of those that survived. |
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| Autobiography Part 1 from cult journo-broadcaster. One of the most entertaining and witty people I've heard on the radio in the past 25 years. |
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| Paul D Brazill blogged about one of his other books, but I liked this one. |
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| Billy Glasheen book 1 - Aus book, Sydney after the war. Ned Kelly Winner! |
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| Roman Durs - I've not read any Simenon yet. |
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| Another legal mystery. |
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| Rural Afghanistan, with a mother searching for answers after the death of her son. |
Back with less at the end of July!
You're keeping on top of your Aussie quota anyway :)
ReplyDeleteI do like my Disher and I found out that the Owen-Pufferfish books were available as e's from the publisher. And I've been wanting to read Peter Doyle for a while, especially as he won the Ned Kelly a couple of times. So they were all kind of forced upon me....
DeleteAbsolutely no comment on the embargo... I have read a couple by Charles Cummins and enjoyed them. His bookTrinity Six has a scene set in my local bookshop and round the town, spies meeting up and having mumbled conversations and checking they're not being followed. It made me look at the place quite differently, and now I'm always wondering....
ReplyDeleteMy Cummings read was something set in China or Hong Kong (or both), which was good not great in my opinion - Typhoon. I have Trinity Six somewhere.
DeleteI'm still waiting to read a Leighton Buzzard based murder mystery!
Noam Chomsky and Danny Baker you obviously like comedians. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Chomsky - sits on your bedside cabinet, ready to start and finish your day with a smile!
DeleteBaker - I'm relying on for some chuckles. Chomsky - less so, though I'm still interested in what he has to say. I'll reserve judgement for now.
Col - You've got some fine additions there. I'm very keen to read the DIsher myself, and Noam Chomsky is of course a legend in the world of language/linguistics. I'll be interested to see what you think of this lot.
ReplyDeleteMargot thanks. Chomsky seems to have a lot of strings to his bow. I suppose I'm interested in seeing his politic stance.
DeleteThe David Owen series sounds interesting. I must get to more Garry Disher, Charles Cumming, and Simenon. I have read lots of Simenon but so long ago it doesn't count.
ReplyDeleteTracy - same dilemna as myself, too many books we want to read and limited time. Simenon was fairly prolific but I'll limit myself to 4 or 5 eventually. I'll look forward to hearing how you get on with Disher.
DeleteCol, Chomsky is the only one I've read and that too only his essays. I like to read heavy nonfictional political books like the one above. I have a keen interest in that subject having majored in it.
ReplyDeletePrashant, I think I need to read books like this in little pieces - a chapter every other day or so - to avoid brain over-load!
DeleteCol, I don't think I'd read such books as ebooks. I think reading a physical copy would make understanding them easier, at least for me; it's just a theory.
DeleteI think you're probably right. My version was a secondhand paperback - I picked up for 10 pence. I can fold the pages and make notes and dog-ear it to my heart's content.
DeleteI read the Simenon recently - review is the 2nd one here: http://stephjb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/review-brain-within-its-groove-by-ln.html I was expecting a fairly standard crime mystery so the reality of the novel threw me somewhat. I'm yet to read any other Simenon though so don't know how typical this one is of his work. I'd be interested to learn other readers' views.
ReplyDeleteStephanie, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I've been over to your site to read your review. I think of the few Simenon books I have I'll start with this one as your take has piqued my curiosity. Thanks.
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