What are you reading at the moment?

[goat major]

its on my reading pile at the moment. Other good AWI must-reads are "Fusileers" (Urban), "Devil of a Whipping "and "Long, Obstinate & Bloody" (both by Babits)

[sixsideddice]

H.P. Lovecraft 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Siege of Paris 1870 -1

[goat major]

The Great Book of Britains that i've finally managed to get a copy of. 640 pages of toy soldier gorgeousness

[Gandalf]

"All Quartered Safe Out Here" by George McDonald Frazer: an excellent autobiographical account of his experiences fighting against the Japanese in Burma in 1944-45
"The Spartacus War" by Barry Strauss: a fair attempt at retracing Spartacus's revolt

[Luddite]

The Reluctant Tommy: An Extraordinary Memoir of the First World War - Ed. Duncan Barrett

A brilliant first person account of Ronald Skirth's experiences during WWI.  I'm finding it a real page turner.  For a simple memoir its very well written.

[Hertsblue]

"Mud, Blood and Poppycock" by Gordon Corrigan. A thorough debunking of hoary old First World War myths, from"the lost generation" (not even close) to "lions led by donkeys" (coined in the thirties by pacifists).

"The Korean War" by Max Hastings. Probably the best single-volume history of the conflict around.

Any space opera by Neal Asher - if you like blood, guts and credible aliens.

[goat major]

started reading Sword Song by Cornwell - i was really enjoying it - a light but good read set in Alfred's Britain. No idea if the fighting described is historically accurate but it did get me thinking i should try out some dark age skirmish one day. Anyway i left it in a hotel room this week so no idea how it ended 

[DaveH]

Just finished Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett, pretty entertaining if a little long.

[goat major]

i think i may be the only person on the planet who has never got into Terry Pratchett

[Leon]

i think i may be the only person on the planet who has never got into Terry Pratchett

I've read a couple and quite enjoyed them.  Never got around to reading any of his others.  My brother-in-law is a huge fan though, got one of his books signed at an autograph session.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Having met him he is quite mad....

IanS

[nikharwood]

Having met him he is quite mad....

IanS

That's cos he used to work at Hinckley Point nuclear power station [about 15 miles from me...might explain a lot...]

I originally really struggled to get into Discworld - and had bought a load on recommendation [in the early days of "feck-me-isn't-Amazon-cheap-and-easy"...]; I left them - and then went back to them a couple of years later - and am a huge fan now; I tend to recycle them [ie once I've read the latest, I'll go back & start the whole oeuvre again & read them all...]

Mind you, I am mad: but do read voraciously [and have a minimum of 5-6 books being actively read at any one time] 

[goat major]

i did like the one he did with Neil Gaiman but then i'm a Gaiman fanboy

[Chad]

Berlin by Anthony Beevor - Quite a disturbing read.
All Quiet on the Western front by Remarque - Seen the 2 versions of the film so thought I'd read the book.