…let us know how you go with the Burial Rites one, Niamh…I might have a read of that one as well if you recommend it…

I do still love to read a book and the smell and feel of it but I am in the car a lot so it's a good way to kill two birds with the one stone so to speak and the journeys fly by, it's great, plus if I'm doing a bit of work, like I was doing some painting over the weekend and I had a pod cast on while i was doing that. I use Audible, it's €7.99per month, you get 1 free credit with that, so you can buy one book but there's a lot of free books and pod casts on there too so i never really spend more than the flat fee. i usually buy one book and I have a free true crime Pod cast I listen to as well which I still have over a hundred episodes to get through

Will do :love:

great thanks will give it a try

“Mila 18” by Leon Uris. (1997)

If you want something to stir you, try this. It’s amazing.I remember years ago starting to read this in the early evening and I sat up all night reading. I’ve re - read it several times since. You need good eyesight though as all the editions are very small print….

One review from Amazon sums it up well….

Leon Uris ranks at the top in my opinion as a brilliantly gifted writer. He captures the historical drama of WWII and Nazi Germany, along with the torment and never-ending struggle of being Jewish in Warsaw, Poland. This is indeed a fictionalized account of that time period, but his characters probably do have counterparts in real life. Upon reading this book, one has to admire the courage, determination, endurance and raw guts of these people. You may have read about life in the Warsaw ghettos, but this book takes you into their homes, introduces you to people who face poverty, starvation, sickness, and terror on a daily basis. The author gives a first-hand account of Jews in the ghetto being constantly intimidated and threatened by the Nazis and how they manage to survive in such horrible conditions. Reading this will horrify you one minute, then make you cringe and then touch your heart as no other book you may have read in a long time. I highly recommend this as Leon Uris always delivers fascinating and emotionally charged books, leaving you spell-bound and unable to put the book down.
...................
If you want something that doesn't make you cry :hee: and you like domestic - type thrillers, my wife is currently really enjoying a book called ‘The Husband’s Secret’ by Liane Moriarty.

Cecilia thought she knew her husband.
That is until she finds an envelope with 'to be opened in the event of my death' written in his hand. Unable to resist temptation, she opens it, and learns a shocking truth he has never dared reveal.
Now Cecilia faces a terrible choice.
Because revealing her husband's secret will hurt those she loves the most . . .
But could the consequences of staying silent be worse?

Thanks Jet, I wouldn't need good eyesight because I would get the audio version :smug: Not usually a war book type fan but that has gotten some great reviews so I'll keep it in mind.

I see your wife's recommendation got a pretty decent review score too. I like those type of books every now and then as well when i want a lighter read so that's also going on my list, thank you :love:

Mila 18 is more about the amazing characters and their courage in dealing with what happens to them than the war. The characters really draw you in - you end up really caring about them as if you know them...well I did anyway. :bawling:
I didn't know you could get an audio version, thanks for that info! :D

David Nicholls
' One Day'
&
'Starter for ten'

Also check out Mitch Albom's ' The 5 people you meet in heaven ' & the sequel to that ' The next Person You meet in heaven ' .

Both are great writers

….ahhhh, I read that quite a long while ago and I really liked it…I’m not sure if I’ve read the sequel, though…I must check that out…thank you for the reminder of the book, GoldHeart…:love:…

That's cool :wavey:
Be prepared for getting teary......that's all I'll say for the sequel to Mitch Albom's heaven book, it's both emotional and deep. Very well written .

…yeah, I recall his characters being ones that we have immediate connections with so I imagine the sequel will be a great book also…I’ve also just seen that there are movie versions of The 5 People You Meet in Heaven…so I might see if I can try to catch one of those streaming so that I can recap before the sequel…its such a long time since I read it and I’ve probably forgotten so much….

Yeah the movie of 'The 5 people you meet in Heaven ' was actually quite good ......Jon Voight is in it , I recommend it :) .

…I’ll see if I’m able to find it online to watch or on a streaming site…Jon Voight is generally a good watch…I recall with The Champ movie, crying for days…

@NIAMH @Ammi

Also depends what style you're into I guess....but if you like gothic/ creepy stuff then Ransom Riggs collection of ' Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children ' ...is another interesting read . I saw the movie twice ,and I'm now on the second book .

Thanks Goldheart, I'll have a list of books to get now!

The Ender Quintet is brilliant.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....5i/3363015.jpg
(Ender in Exile was written later and is an "extra story", falls between the first two.


One thing I've found interesting is how much Card predicted- so much of the technology used in the stories mirrors what we have now, and these are books written in the 80s. There are things which resemble computers and tablets, Skype/Zoom/Teams, VR games, using those games for training soldiers, information sharing and communications over what he calls "The Nets" ...

Also interesting, especially in more recent years, is how two bloggers managed to influence politics (put in a way to avoid spoilers).

There's a lot of philosophising throughout the books, discussions of ethics around various topics ... gah, they're just great.

Like I said elsewhere, My Hidden Race (Anyika Onuora). It’s packed with so much fascinating stuff chapter to chapter and it’s ultimately hugely positive, however (necessarily) heavy the reading is in certain parts.

…oh I liked the movie also so I’ll check the collection out…thank you, Goldheart..:love:…it’s always great to have these recomendations…

this would be ideal for you Neem

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/...X970_V1___.png

Mark Edwards has some great books. Easy readers but gripping

:oh:

Will look him thanks Annie, i do like an easy read as well

Thanks Redway, when I'm looking for more of a heavy read I might take a look at this

I did watch the movie Ender's Game and I didn't love it but I feel like it had some wasted potential, the books are probably far better

Finished it, It's not exactly how I thought it was going to be but I liked it anyway. Especially since I was only in Iceland this year so I could really picture the scenes. I think you'd really like it actually Ammi, it is very much a study of people and the mind set of people in that era in that area

Slight spoiler