It sort of helps…
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Keep trying if you must but it’s a terrible book 
After a bit of a break between finishing The God Emperor Of Dune I’ve now started the 5th book in the original Frank Herbert series
Heretics Of Dune
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I enjoyed it. I should check out the sequel.
Just pre-ordered this…
Interesting chap and pleasant, with good conversation. He used to be a neighbour.
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This stunning book celebrates the genius and humanity of Hadrian (and of Marguerite Yourcenar). Almost every sentence is a mini-masterpiece of wisdom, courage and insight.
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I finished the series at last. What a heart rending emotional read with all of that Spanish civil war included. Quite hard until you get used to the writing syle, but I really enjoyed it. Very miserable throughout but interesting
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Not quite reading this, just pre-ordered it - out on 17 October.
I knew the name from his association with Bowie at Live Aid but did not realise that he played with a lot of well known artists. Looking forward to it.
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A short but very moving story. Keegan has written two other short novels and two titles of award winning short stories.
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Interesting guy. He was doing a Q&A recently which I missed which is a shame.
There is one question I would have liked to ask him. He got a co-write on the title track to Bowie’s album ‘Outside’. I’d love to know what a co-write on a reasonable successful Bowie album brings - a car, a swimming pool, a house or are you bank rolled for life.
Not even Mick Ronson got a songwriting credit with Bowie.
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Mick Herron has a new volume published. Not Slow Horses.
Much fluff on bbc radio 4 bookshelf and in Guardian.
I have stopped reading Horses. For me,it has run a very good course but there is always another Author waiting.
Old and gone. ‘ On the road ‘with style.
Often quoted as the finest opening paragraph in any American novel.
Wonderful series.
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Hard to describe just how laugh out loud wonderful this is. I’m not given to laughing out loud much at anything but this has caused all manner of domestic strife as Mrs. H. complains about me guffawing with joy. My favourite book of 2023 so far.
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I don’t think I could get much further away from James Crumley and his alcoholic wanderings around scruffy America looking for lost souls.
Fred Vargas is a pseudonym for a French Academic whose prose is as polished as you might expect.
Adamsburg a newly promoted Inspector who works by intuition and feelings rather than facts. His assistants despair but of course he always gets the murderer.
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Charles Dickens by Peter Ackroyd.
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And what is this the forsaking of analogue and adoption of streaming.
No… the price was better on kindle for the next three volumes.
I could tell you how much better the story line is if I am reading in oldfashioned print and how the characters are more firmly etched the plot more resolving and then explain how my £400 Serious Readers reading light with its special bulb brings the typography bursting from the page……but you know I would be pulling your legs.
In honesty the kindle is easier on my eyes and wrist but I enjoy bringing old books that have lived in the dark for too long back into the light.
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