The next in my slightly erratic series is from BookBloke. He describes himself as talking books and nonsense. Tea Addict Opinions my own. Wears bad shirts. Jokes usually stolen. He can be found on Twitter here.
What is your earliest reading memory?
Sitting on my grandad’s knee reading a railway series book
What was your favourite childhood book?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets
What book do you remember reading at school?
More than I’ve time to list here but Harry Potter (obviously) Roald Dahl and lemony snicket
What was the book that changed you?
A wanted man by Lee Child. A random purchase in Asda for a holiday. That book got me back into reading.
Who was the author who helped you discover a whole new genre?
John Nichol. Now I buy anything to do with aviation history.
What was the last book that you bought?
No Plan B by Lee and Andrew Child
What was the last book you reread?
Thunderball by Ian Fleming
What was the last book you couldn’t finish?
I’ll get flailed for this but it was Billy Summers by Stephen King
The book I am currently reading
The ink black heart by Robert Galbraith
Where do you read?
Anywhere I can
What books/genres do you turn to, to get out of a reading slump?
The world according to Clarkson or a Jack Reacher book
What was your last five-star read?
Top Gun : the real story by Dan pedersen
How many books do you currently own?
Hundreds probably
What is the oldest book on your bookshelves?
An old copy of Gordon The Big Engine
What book did you last buy based on the cover?
Typhoon by Mike Sutton
What book do you always recommend?
The Jack Reacher books.
Lovely to read about different people’s preferences, I’m enjoying this series!
Thank you. I need to email three more out this weekend and is this a good moment to ask if you have had a chance to look yet?
I’m terrible, aren’t I! A bit going on family-wise at the moment but I’ll try to carve out some time to do it, promise!
Thank you!