Might be to do with how un-PC they are, Lovecraft gets a lot of criticism for racism but he was a saint compared to Flashy.
Well surprisingly I have read quite a lot of them especially the SF etc. But it does have Riders by Jolly Souper, I have not read that or any Barbra Cartland. What about the most read author of the NE Catherine Cookson, I think Agatha Christie may top her as most borrowed from libraries.
Yeah, quite probably. It should be taken within the context of the character/time/story but I suppose a lot of people won't see it that way.
A guilty pleasure of mine is Pickwick Papers as I find it very funny, essentially a mob of blokes wondering around the country getting pizzed and into trouble... cannot think why that chimes with me
I only read on holiday. In a fortnight I get through six or seven books and thoroughly enjoy reading on the beach, or round the pool. I never bother at home. Strange.
As an old coffin dodger with a kindle, 'orrible murders, SF, sword and sorcery and various award lists, 3 or 4 novels a week.
I read quite a lot, but normally just ****e novels like the Jack Reacher ones, Desmond Bagley, that kind of stuff, nowt high brow. On that list I was given the frankenstein book as a present but never read it (can I get half a point?). Read the eye of the needle (film is canny as well ), read the Lord of the rings when I was a teenager, think I read the chronicles of narnia but might just have watched the film (will have been when I was a bairn so can't really remember, give myself half a point for that as well), the witches and 1984 (for school). So I've read 4, maybe 5. Pretty **** but I just like reading to waste a bit of time and enjoy myself, nowt with long words, words from the past or anything that involves engaging my brain (I've got this place for that, erm...)
You're supposed to think Flash is an utter bastard and there's no evidence that I know of that the author agreed with any of his views, but you could open any of his books and read a passage that would get people outraged these days. Fortunately people like you and me don't give a crap and can enjoy a great story.
I can’t get in to sci-fi or Harry Potter stuff, I like Mark Billinghams Tom Thorne stuff though, and SAS stuff.
I tried Hornblower as a kid, 13 maybe and couldn't get into it but always mean to look for it in the library as I have always enjoyed ITV's tv show from years ago. The one set of books that I can always read again is Ken Follet's Kingsbridge novels, I have read Pillars of the earth and World without end about 4 times. Most recent being as preparation for Column of Fire. Amazing books, might start again on the trilogy soon.
Don't disagree, I was trying to remember the book series that, the 'agent' when asked what the plan was by one of a couple of comrades, when they were going to enter a building where they were heavily outnumbered...'kick the door in and kill every fcuker inside'
I loved the Harry Potter novels.. I have just finished a book called A Casual Vacancy that was also written by JK Rowling, and although as different as possibly could be from Harry Potter, it was an excellent read and really brought some troubled characters to life..
I've read all the Robert Galbraith (the pen name she uses on the Strike novels), with the exception of the one that has just been or is just being released. Very good reads. I particularly like strike as I was Royal Military Police and trained to join the Pecial Investigation Branch, before leaving to have a family, even went to be a private investogator but that soon fizzled out but it's almost me!
I'm guessing like any list it shows what the compilers like which isn't really the same as me. I've read 11 of those titles, so I agree with American Tabloid but wonder where Marlowe is. Same for the comics, think Sandman is an obvious choice but why not Maus by Art Spiegleman. Science fiction not having anyhting by Phillip K Dick seems off to me an all.
