Here you go

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Anything by Rupert Thompson
Anything by TC Boyle
Try some Paul Theroux (Louis' father, nothing like him)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

A Fine Balance is an amazing, fantastic, staggering book.

Posted By: APB on February 1st 2017 at 15:48:25

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Reading recommendations for stuff to put on my Nook from the library (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 15:06:46
- CJ Sansome 'Shardlake' books (n/m) (General Chat) - trevor hockeys beard, Feb 1, 18:05:13
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Feb 1, 16:38:50
- Fifty Shades Darker (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 1, 16:28:25
- Anything by Conn Iggulden (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Feb 1, 16:04:36
- A History Of Western Philosophy, Bertrand Russell, The Open Society & Its (General Chat) - dennis moore, Feb 1, 16:01:37
- Anything by Michael Lewis (Big Short, Moneyball, Liar's Poker etc) (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 1, 16:00:03
- Freakanomics, and it's follow up Superfreakanomics. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 1, 15:57:00
  - I've got Superfreakanomics, and The End of Growth by Richard Heindberg (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 16:37:42
  - The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life are both better books imo (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 1, 16:17:43
  - I preferred "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell to Freakonomics. Along similar lines. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 1, 16:00:32
- I'm reading, Promised You a Miracle: Why 1980-82 Made Modern Britain (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Feb 1, 15:55:07
- Here you go (General Chat) - APB, Feb 1, 15:48:25
  - Read Theroux's The Kingom by The Sea (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 16:39:26
  - +1 for A Fine Balance and The Secret History in particular (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 1, 16:36:00
  - I know I've recommended those before, but they're still great. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 1, 15:48:52
- Best of Viz (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 1, 15:46:46
  - I have Roger Mellies desk calendar, today is "cabin doors to manual" (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Feb 1, 15:56:53
  - Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 1, 15:49:19
- City of Thieves (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 1, 15:44:36
  - That's a truly great book. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 1, 16:35:58
    - Someone off of here recommended it to me (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 1, 16:38:11
  - I loved that. I'd just read Pure by Andrew Miller so I was on a roll, I then read Every De (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Feb 1, 16:02:39
    - hat trick? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 1, 16:21:00
- Game of Thrones (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 1, 15:43:34
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 1, 15:37:00
  - Bleak but brilliant. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 1, 15:44:03
    - It is, isn't it. Only found it as son read it at sixth form.Read it in a couple of days. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 1, 15:49:46
      - If you like Cormac McCarthy you'll love "The Last Pilot" (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 1, 16:37:12
        
        okey dokey will take a gander (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 1, 16:44:30
- Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 1, 15:32:37
- If you like LOTR/historical stuff try (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 1, 15:19:27
- 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNab (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 1, 15:15:24
  - Read it (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 15:16:50
    - Read (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 1, 15:40:39
  - ^^^ VMT - It actually improves with every read. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 1, 15:16:22
- 'Pillars of the Earth' and 'World Without End' by Ken Follett. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 1, 15:12:49
  - Pillars of the Earth is the tits. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 1, 15:27:10
  - These are both great books (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 1, 15:20:04
  - Cheers Malky. I like all sorts but prefer Medieval or earlier. Have read a few of the (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 1, 15:18:03

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