That's one I couldn't read that's for sure, Alffe.
The death marches of Sandakan. My father wasn't sent to Sandakan as POW and instead went to the Burma railway. At least he made it home I guess. He wouldn't have if he'd been sent to Sandakan. [I wouldn't have been born. Weird thinking about it.]

She was right. There is no good answer. There's no answer at all.

My favourite book is probably 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh. A book about a bipolar detective who has a sadistic side & is corrupt. Gritty, a bit disturbing, but compelling stuff as things spiral out of control for the main character...

'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks is another twisted tale but a great read...

A friend of mine is passing me the translated audio version of 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler... The second world war fascinates me & I watch a lot of documentaries about it, so be interesting to see what Hitler thought & his vision for a German dynasty...

[QUOTE=Andy_Pablo;1095316]My favourite book is probably 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh. A book about a bipolar detective who has a sadistic side & is corrupt. Gritty, a bit disturbing, but compelling stuff as things spiral out of control for the main character...

'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks is another twisted tale but a great read...

Andy..sounds like a good book...something I would like.

Wiseguy, a book about mobsters was an easy read, pretty sick what the characters are like.

Irvine Welsh is a fantastic writer. Have read 'Trainspotting', 'Acid House' & 'Filth', so far... One thing you have to get used to is he writes using phonetic dialect... Once you get your head round everything being written in a Scottish accent, it actually adds to the book...

I am currently reading ''The Seven Spiritual guides to success' or something like that. It was a 'pass it forward' from a friend in London, with the intention that I pass it on when finished... Read the first chapter & it confirmed all my fears... Its basically garbage... 750 words to tell you to be more confident... I will read it all as I dont want to offend my friend & it was worth getting it for the lovely conplimentary inscription on the inside cover. I will forward it on to an ex girlfriend who is now my friend. She will love it, lol

I am currently in a read to escape and not think phase. Hence, I have read many suspense, thriller, covert ops, etc. books by Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Mark Terry, Andrew Britton, Brad Thor, John Wells, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane, Jon Land, Harland Coban, etc.

I would reccomend South of Broad (Pat Conroy) for a good read. Some of my favorite women's authors include: Elizabeth Berg, Ellen Goodman and Anne Rivers Siddons. Jodi Piccoult brings insight to a wide range of topics. All of her books are well-written and thought provoking. A good book club selection would be Defending Jacob by William Landay.