What are you reading in 2021?

[Outsider]

I'm working through some of the hundreds of books I have and have just finished Brave New World, currently reading Catcher in the Rye. I started reading J D Salinger's other book Franny and Zooey but wasn't as good, so put in the op shop bag for when we're out of level 3.
Cry, the beloved country by Alan Paton is next on the list!

Favourite books recently are 3 by Andy Weir:- The Martian, Artemis, and Project Hail Mary.

[yousnoozeyoulose]

I've had Franny and Zooey sitting on the bookshelf (op shop purchase) for many years now. Have yet to read it, lol.

On a bit of non-fiction run at the moment, after many years of searching I finally found Michael Lewis' Moneyball ($2 at the Sallies in Petone, woo-hoo) which turned out to be good if a little baseball-y. Lewis writes well, he's made things like The Big Short palatable to the masses.

[jackford]

Looking for Scott Bainbridge's  Without Trace On the Trail of New Zealand Missing Persons
There is a copy on TM @ $32.00 & 7.00 postage paperback if new would purchase.
Have looked on Fishpond, Book Depository.

[yousnoozeyoulose]

Tough book to find (in new or secondhand)! Must have been a small print run.

Looking at the author's website, he must have been getting pestered for a copy or two: https://scottbainbridge.nz/2017/07/19/hello-world/

Interestingly, the two used copies that seemed to have sold on TradeMe were from the same seller:
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2755501156 - $15
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...3248104715 - $18

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I take that back, some additional copies have sold on TM:
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2298585162 - $24
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2925790698 - $9.61

Nothing new though!

[Lilith7]

I'm just now reading To be fair, confessions of a district court judge, Rosemary Riddell & really enjoying it. It was a pleasant surprise to find that she has similar views to mine on the justice system & imprisonment.

Its a really interesting collection of various things, some are court cases others are more family centered (& some quite sad) interspersed with hilarious moments; very well written & difficult to put down - well worth reading if anyone comes across it.

[jackford]

Tough book to find (in new or secondhand)! Must have been a small print run.

Looking at the author's website, he must have been getting pestered for a copy or two: https://scottbainbridge.nz/2017/07/19/hello-world/

Interestingly, the two used copies that seemed to have sold on TradeMe were from the same seller:
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2755501156 - $15
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...3248104715 - $18

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I take that back, some additional copies have sold on TM:
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2298585162 - $24
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...2925790698 - $9.61

Nothing new though!

^
Thx for reply, as much as I admire Bainbridge just think $39.0 bit steep for 2nd hand Paperback, though who knows maybe a scenario of beggars can't be choosers

[yousnoozeyoulose]

Best wait for a cheaper copy - I'm sure one will show up soon enough!

[Oh_hunnihunni]

The worst thing about Auckland's lockdown has been the library deprivation. Buying six old paperback copies of Ian Rankin novels and rationing my reading to one or two chapters a night has saved my sanity. But the thought of those reserves, sitting on the shelf waiting for me to come pick them up is depressing. The printout with my name in big black letters must be fading in the sun, how will they know they are mine, when eventually the council get their click and collect system running? Or will they be able to work it out from the remnants the 'ara Mich' left on the bit buried inside the pages? As for the two caught in the interdimensionality of the transfer system I worry about the ominous 'Transit Overdue' notice, both of those are science fiction after all...

[Bracken]

Just finished re-reading The Alan Coren Omnibus  by Alan Coren, 1991;

now re-reading Dad's Army  by John Burke, 1971, a novelisation of the film.

[Lilith7]

The worst thing about Auckland's lockdown has been the library deprivation. Buying six old paperback copies of Ian Rankin novels and rationing my reading to one or two chapters a night has saved my sanity. But the thought of those reserves, sitting on the shelf waiting for me to come pick them up is depressing. The printout with my name in big black letters must be fading in the sun, how will they know they are mine, when eventually the council get their click and collect system running? Or will they be able to work it out from the remnants the 'ara Mich' left on the bit buried inside the pages? As for the two caught in the interdimensionality of the transfer system I worry about the ominous 'Transit Overdue' notice, both of those are science fiction after all...

Ours were all 'paused' down here until lockdown ended & then they continued  once that ended.

[Outsider]

On the advice of a friend, I did buy Lucinda Riley's The Seven Sisters book (from The Warehouse online for $18) and really enjoyed it.
My friend has read all in the series and I know several people recommended it on the Trademe Books thread.
But not sure if I would buy the rest of the series yet, as I have so many other books I want to read first.
I daresay there will be a long waiting list at the library once lockdown is over.

I can recommend it though if anyone is looking for a new series to read.
https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/ficti...ers-series

[Pips111]

Looking for Scott Bainbridge's  Without Trace On the Trail of New Zealand Missing Persons
There is a copy on TM @ $32.00 & 7.00 postage paperback if new would purchase.
Have looked on Fishpond, Book Depository.

I have this book. I am an avid reader of anything to do with NZ missing person, true crime, forensics etc. 
Would you like to make me an offer?

[Bracken]

Re-reading The Book of Heroic Failures  by Stephen Pile, 1979, "a book written in celebration of human inadequacy in all its forms."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_o...c_Failures

[jackford]

Looking for Scott Bainbridge's  Without Trace On the Trail of New Zealand Missing Persons
There is a copy on TM @ $32.00 & 7.00 postage paperback if new would purchase.
Have looked on Fishpond, Book Depository.

I have this book. I am an avid reader of anything to do with NZ missing person, true crime, forensics etc. 
Would you like to make me an offer?

Indeed, put a description up & we'll go from there, Cheers

[harm_less]

I've had Franny and Zooey sitting on the bookshelf (op shop purchase) for many years now. Have yet to read it, lol.

On a bit of non-fiction run at the moment, after many years of searching I finally found Michael Lewis' Moneyball ($2 at the Sallies in Petone, woo-hoo) which turned out to be good if a little baseball-y. Lewis writes well, he's made things like The Big Short palatable to the masses.

If you're into Michael Lewis (as I am) his latest effort 'The Premonition' covering the US's response on the COVID pandemic is an excellent read.

As one reviewer I read said, "Lewis could write about building can openers and make it enthralling".

[Bracken]

Re-reading The Parent Trap by Vic Crume, first published 1968.
Novelization of the 1961 Disney film.

[Praktica]

Re reading "The Other Wind" by Ursula LeGuin.

[yousnoozeyoulose]

Currently trudging through some non-fiction - Tapestries of Life.

Well-written but frustrated by the way it is written, if that makes any sense.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Ian Rankin.

Life is too short for Bad Books.

[yousnoozeyoulose]

The one saving grace of a bad book is that they're a great cure for insomnia