What are you reading?

[mightyred]

generally myself don't read at all...last thing i read was Karl Pilkington book as i find he makes a lot of sense in what he says. for me if a book is any good it will be made into a film so i'll watch that when it comes out if i want, so instead of spending days reading a book i can watch the film in an hour and a half or so. job done

[mattyhall22]

I got into Scott Mariani books especially the "Ben Hope" series, similar to Lee Child's "jack Reacher" character, and also Greig Beck's "Alex Hunter" series, similar to the Jonathan Maberry "Joe ledger" character.

I like action / adventure books and some historical thrillers

[TJCoro]

book looks

generally myself don't read at all...last thing i read was Karl Pilkington book as i find he makes a lot of sense in what he says. for me if a book is any good it will be made into a film so i'll watch that when it comes out if i want, so instead of spending days reading a book i can watch the film in an hour and a half or so. job done

it is my view to i dont read because books have many words an take to long like mightyred man if it is good it will be a movie and can watch and listen without hurting eyes or brain if i am honest some say books improve righting and comprehension skills but i dont care taht is not true if i am honest


bb

[handlebarpipe]

Just finished reading And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseine, An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.
Marc

[oskihen]

Sorry but your missing out , a film can never match a book for its depth of imagery, setting a scene , character building etc, I read about three books a week can't get enough.

[Tucky]

Three a week! mate how do you fit in time to work?

[PeeJay]

He's a proof reader!

[oskihen]

Run my own business and single parent to two boys don't watch much tv just love reading

[TJCoro]

brain dead

Run my own business and single parent to two boys don't watch much tv just love reading

taht is good if i am honest how many books do you read a month but tv can be good to in your view

bb

[oskihen]

Just starting starbuck chronicals set during American civil war by Bernard cornwell

[Tucky]

Ive never read anything bad by him. really can bring any period to life

[handlebarpipe]

Have any pipe smokers here read The Perfect Smoke by Fred Hanna?
Marc

[PeeJay]

I have just finished reading 'Habanos: The story of the Havana cigar' by Nancy Stout which I picked up from the Abebooks link. Its a big hardback and starts off a little pretentious but soon settled down into a fascinating read with lots of interesting history and some great photographs. I knew for instance that Britain had occupied Cuba but not that we swapped it for Florida. It cost me ?8.75 second hand posted from Atlanta which was about half of what Amazon wanted for it also second hand.

[Sgt_Banter]

Sounds like an interesting read. I've had a bit of an interest recently with spanish colonialism, nothing to do with cigars coincidentally. I read a bit about Cuba and other parts of the Americas and it was really interesting. Could do with one of those 'A brief history of' books on it I reckon

[PeeJay]

Sounds like an interesting read. I've had a bit of an interest recently with spanish colonialism, nothing to do with cigars coincidentally. I read a bit about Cuba and other parts of the Americas and it was really interesting. Could do with one of those 'A brief history of' books on it I reckon

I never knew that most of the Spanish in Cuba came from the Canaries and were on their way to Florida but either preferred to stay in Cuba or made their way back there. Later all the tobacco sent back to Spain went via the Canaries where some was hived off for sale to us. There's the connection with cigar making in the Canaries.