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Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 2d

Another Wyndham & Banerjee is out soon I think

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 2d

Really enjoyed this one, it was odd stepping away from the East India Company with him but the characters established so fast it was great to read

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks I have enjoyed the last 2 and this one seems very much in the Bob style so sure I’ll enjoy

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for reminding me of this - the sequel is out I see so I can line that up

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 3d

Just finishing “Venetian Vespers” by John Banville - thoroughly enjoyed even though the narrator is thoroughly unlikeable (deliberately). Next Bob Mortimer and “The Long Shoe” which I’m expecting to be filled with likeable characters

Pale green cover with a grey security camera on the left and a blue tower clock with a single lighted floor. “Bob Mortimer”
In black text, “The long shoe” in white

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 3d

It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Employees by Olga Ravn translated by Martin Aitken

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 10d

That’s an amazing cover - if I was in a book shop I’d pick it up…

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning - moving forward a millennia or so this week with “Venetian Vespers” by John Banville. Lots of indignant / unaware Englishness so far and turn of the century atmosphere

Painting of Venice at night, gondoliers in the foreground and towers and waterfront buildings in the background

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10d

It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

A jammy dodger biscuit on a white plate

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

I really enjoyed “One battle after another”, mainly because in my head I was reliving the 80’s and watching The A-Team

Picture of Colonel Decker from 80’s show the a-team

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

I’ll check it out thanks

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

I really enjoyed this

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

House of leaves is one of those you have to read it once books for me - but a great journey

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

I’ve enjoyed his other books so hope you have a good read. Seems very prolific

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

That’s a great title

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 16d

I’m enjoying it - not sure what I’d compare it to maybe Bernard Cromwell - last kingdom books. 1/3 through and would say worth a read but haven’t checked if there is a sequel

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 17d

It's Monday again and today I'm about to start Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 17d

Morning - just started “Sword of the war god” by Tim Hodkinson - it has started with battles and intrigue - so far so good

Ornate golden sword on a red cover with interlocking pattern design. “Sword of the war god” in white text and the authors name.

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 23d

The Long Walk was surprisingly good, I didn’t get used to them falling and it cuts right at just the right moment.

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 23d

Slightly cheating on Bradford by having a curry in the capital

Butter chicken, masala chai & chapatis

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 24d

Recommend “Clown Town” by Mick Herron - doesn’t disappoint. Now on to “Deadwood” by Peter Cozzens which is very readable and if you ever watched the show you can’t help but hear their voices in your head. Long live Al Swearengen…

Yellow background with a western scene of a stage coach riding past a bank with a mounted rider pursuing

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 24d

It's Monday again and today I'm about to start The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · 25d

Eastrington Ponds circular - a nice easy Sunday afternoon stroll

Simon Gray @sagray.bsky.social · Sep 15

I appear to be just visiting train stations today (I’m not even here to catch a train)