[Tech1] Who reads what?

[patheigham]

Like Woking my local Library (Bookham) is closed, but one can order books for collection with social distancing in place.
However I have made great use of e-book service, which is offered via RB Digital, although this is being replaced by ‘Libby’ so one has to re-register in due course.
One could download the e-books to a tablet.
For what its worth Bernie, I attach my Excel sheet of favourite authors and their works. I prefer crime/murder/police novels. Greyed out means they’ve been read, green is currently downloaded, yellow are booked ‘holds’ but these will not transfer to the new ‘Libby’ app. Red = attempted but abandoned. ‘F’ means it’s been filmed.
Hope this might give a few ideas!
Best
Pat

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From: Bernard Newnham via Tech1
Sent: 15 March 2021 12:47
To: tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk
Subject: [Tech1] Who reads what?

With Woking Library long closed, so I can't take my books back and get more, I'm either re-reading stuff here, or buying from Waterstones (patronise local traders).  

The reason for offering this for discussion is that I bought two books recently. I finished one yesterday and started straight in with the other -  and what a come down.  The second book was Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan - a man very well known, and much feted by critics around the world. The first was Thin Air  by Richard Morgan, he of Altered Carbon, and you've probably never heard of him.  Morgan's book is like thrashing along on a mad blustery day, and McEwan's is a just slow dull plod - I've given up. I've moved on to re-read a Jack McDevitt.

So - what do you read? What can you recommend?

B



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