@Betty_BW Mmm, The Count of Monte Cristo is dang near lascivious for those who enjoy the catharsis of a good revenge story.
Working my way through the short stories of JG Ballard: sort of the Toque Cheese and Bacon of writers in that you love him or hate him, I’ve never met anyone who thought he was just OK!
Finished The Egyptian by Mika Waltari. A wonderful example of well-researched historical fiction!
@RobEdgar I have a cultural awareness of JG Ballard and I think he’d tickle my fancy. Any advice for a new reader on where to start?
@SHbickel - He’s a tricky one as his first few novels are definitely very science fiction, a bit later on he gets a little more based in reality with disaster fiction, and his later stories are just…weird (not in a bad way!) Personally, I really liked The Drought and The Drowned World from his earlier works, my two favourites are High Rise and Concrete Island. Vermillion Sands is a collection of short stories all based in the same place but not necessarily connected (if memory serves), definitely worth reading. And of course his short stories which are a bit hit and miss but more hit than miss!
Interesting thread! Right now I am working my way through Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars.
A great reading called “Disciple”, written by an argentine guy named Juan Carlos Ortiz.
I am finishing “La cajita de rapé” (The Little Snuffbox), by the Spanish writer Alonso-Javier García Pozuelo. It Is a detective novel in which a little snuffbox plays an important role. The story portrais tobacco consumption (mostly smoking) a lot. An engaging story!
Assault on Truth by Jeffrey Masson. It’s not a novel, it’s an essay.
The tunnel by William H. Gass
@tobaccobob Interestingly enough, I have read a book with the same title by Argentinian writer Ernesto Sábato. A story with psychological drama, romance and murdering. Now I should read the book of William H. Gass too!
At the moment, I am reading the Cyberpunk Red core rule book.
My buddy and I played Cyberpunk 2020 back in the day… and since his career path has allowed him to return to our home state we are going to return to playing
Last Tex Willer comics book.
Just recently finished ‘Pilgrim of the Absolute’ by Leon Bloy (which was a great read!), right now I’m working my way through Blaise Pascal’s ‘Pensees’
Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir, a long read but very good, if you’re interested in the Tudors most notorious family member then it’s worth a read.
Bag of bones by Stephen King . Halfway in and it’s good so far .
Fairy Tale by Stephen King and Five Total Strangers by Natalie Richards
One Nation Under Blackmail - Whitney Webb
Tex Willer #50 (comic book).