celeste Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 I finally succumbed to the allure of a kindle some weeks ago, so far I've read a book ( and it's sequel ) called Rivers of London, really good first time author, story's about a young cop in london who can see ghosts and gets drafted into the Met's version of the X Files, oh, and he turns out to be a bit of a wizard too, I liked it as it didn't take itself to seriously, quite funny in parts. I also read, Delete This at Your Peril, hilarious true e mails between a man in Dundee and various scam artists from around the world, he decides to take them on at their own game, laugh out loud funny and left me wishing I had some scam mail I could have some fun with , it's also been turned into a radio series with the part of the author played by Brian Cox . I'm now reading one called The Edinburgh Dead, set in the 1800's and is a creepy tale of body snatchers, zombies and black magic set in my home town Embrae . I've given up on Amazon's recommendations after buying a book about a werewolf that got rave revues but turned out to be a complete turkey . so any suggestions for spooky/funny, not necessarily at the same time, books ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 i am well jell :laugh: i had been thinking about a kindle for a while but thought i had better start saving for my bike license and a scooter.... now i am thinking i might just blow some of my savings on a kindle as i quite like the sound of those books. don't know if this thread will be of any use to you but chickentikka linked to a place that has loads of ebooks for kobo readers (would that be the same format as a kindle??) http://www.therefugeforums.org.uk/forums/index.php/topic/51240-books-versus-e-readers/ probably of no use but there you go :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loobie Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Congratulations on getting one, I love my kindle so much. Dont forget when you go on the Kindle Store to look at the top 100 free books, so many good ones on there - so far I have only paid for 1 book and have a veritable library on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I agree with Loobie, look at the top 100 free books. That's always my first port of call when I need a new book! I have slightly different book taste to you, but one to avoid is Dear Air 2000. It had good reviews (put on by the author's family I assume). It is just about a man writing to different airlines putting in requests for stupid things and wasting people's time getting them to reply. V annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel155 Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 The Facebook Serial Killer, great book!!!! Part one is free and part two in 99p or something like that. I have also read Warhorse, which IMO is a must read. I decided when I got my Kindle, that I would download some classics (many of which are free). I read Alice in Wonderland the other week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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