In reply to shaun l:
> (In reply to Tall Clare) After two years of fictional ecstasy I put down the final book in the Aubrey/Martin series by Patrick O'Brian recently. Now every book seems crap... My life feels empty
Don't despair! It is better the second time around. Also check out the Golden Ocean and the other one that is O'Brian but not Aubrey/Maturin as they provide a similar hit.
At the moment I am reading:
Salem's Lot - Stephen King, enjoying it and am almost at the end of a long series of Stephen Kinds inspired by a previous thread and by also having them all on kindle from a friend. I'm a bit over New England, small town America, Micmac Indians and booze though.
The Burgess Book of Lies - good but have run out of steam, somehow.
Salvation's Reach - Dan Abnett. 40k pulp fiction, also this series the second time around.
Chalky - author forgotten and it is not at hand. An off-beat 70s fictionalisation of an orphan who joins the army set in mid 1800s. Interesting and distressing so far with a very 70s lack of political correctness.
Rock Climbing - Steve Ashton, reading this one before the club library moves on to someone else. Good fun if a little dated.
Next up on kindle is the Count of Monte Cristo which I am looking forward to immensely - it gets referenced so much (though I can't now remember where)
Hmmm, maybe I should go to bed and try and finish one of them so I can get the list down!