need a good book

the ferry

got vouchers for birthday and off on holiday soon.
could be bikey/sporty but doesn't have to be.
got the obvious ones Armstrongs Obree etc
......just reccomend a good read please......

Aperitif 51

Escapist jolly good reads - any of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Or, maybe, any of the Myron Bolitar series by Harlen Coben. Adequately engaging.
There is also a recent 'true story' book about a couple and their greyhound dog who travelled the canals of England, crossed the Channel and made it across France to The Midi...and it is called - help! Arrrggghh! (Someone will know) Written in a very gentle, humourous style - another holiday winner.
Just read 'Suite Francaise' and now started The Kite Runner, but I wouldn't fancy reading either on holiday - too much concentration for me! :roll:

Rigid Raider

Any Bill Bryson book. Side-splitting.

Elskippy

I just fnished reading extremely loud and incredibly close - by Jonothan Safran Foer.

It's blooming great so it is.

Aperitif 51

Aperitif 51 wrote:

Escapist jolly good reads - any of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Or, maybe, any of the Myron Bolitar series by Harlen Coben. Adequately engaging.
There is also a recent 'true story' book about a couple and their greyhound dog who travelled the canals of England, crossed the Channel and made it across France to The Midi...and it is called - help! Arrrggghh! (Someone will know) Written in a very gentle, humourous style - another holiday winner.
Just read 'Suite Francaise' and now started The Kite Runner, but I wouldn't fancy reading either on holiday - too much concentration for me! :roll:

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne
by Terry Darlington - doh! :roll:

Mosschops2

A stand alone fantastic read - Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

If you like Tolkein - try Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series. Also in that neck of the woods (but no goblins and elves, no magic) I'm currently reading through the George RR Martin series - A Song of Fire and Ice - Starting with "A Game of Thrones" which is excellent!

Otherwise - I love the Sherlock Holmes books - but they're pretty short..... And Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus....

HungryCol

I'm reading The Death of Pantani at the mo.

Melvil

Possibly not everyone's cup of tea but Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia' was pretty rivetting for me. :shock:

ivancarlos

Melvil wrote:

Possibly not everyone's cup of tea but Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia' was pretty rivetting for me. :shock:

In a similar vein As I walked out one midsummer's morning by Laurie Lee

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thanks for the replies - Bryson at the moment what with his Durham connections!

Alain Quay

'The Ride'r by Tim Krabbe is a great short read.

Max Weber

Possibly not everyone's cup of tea but Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia' was pretty rivetting for me.

Indeed, evocative of a different era and a great reminder of Orwell's journalistic skills.

'The Ride'r by Tim Krabbe is a great short read.

Definitely - would highly recommend it if you're at all interested in racing. The best cycling book I've read.

PostieJohn

I highly recommend as a good fun holiday read, either The Big Over Easy or The Fourth Bear by Jasper FForde.

Bronzie

Bike related:
"The Escape Artist" by Matt Seaton

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Escape-Artist-Life-Saddle/dp/1841151041/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-3477062-9608469?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184167574&sr=8-1

or "The Hour" by Michael Hutchinson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hour-Michael-Hutchinson/dp/0224075209/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-3477062-9608469?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184167736&sr=1-1

laurencecp

Bronzie wrote:

Bike related:
"The Escape Artist" by Matt Seaton

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Escape-Artist-Life-Saddle/dp/1841151041/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-3477062-9608469?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184167574&sr=8-1

seconded. a great book.

anything by Raymond Chandler - essential reading.

Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine

L

pabloweaver

the Tom Simpson Biography - Put me back on my Bike

excellent read and really gave me an insight into how important a figure Simpson was to the cycling world and SHOULD have been to the British public.