Philip Patterson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Philip Patterson

@EllingtonWright Love this book. I went on a Jim Thompson spree in my early twenties and read four of his novels in a row: The Grifters, The Getaway, The Killer Inside Me and this one.

Philip Patterson

@teacherseries @imo_nelson @NikkiJB66 @mikeulyatt1 At my old agency, we represented the translation rights in John Steinbeck. The Japanese couldn't do a literal translation of the title, `The Grapes of Wrath', so the novel came out there as `The Angry Raisins'.

Philip Patterson

Been listening to Adrian Dunbar read from Roy Foster's fascinating biography, On Seamus Heaney on @BBCRadio4. I need to re-read 'Wintering Out' and 'North'. Such a brilliant poet.

Philip Patterson

8) The Haunting. The original 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. The cinematography and use of sound is brilliantly done. Nothing is overt. Such a good film. https://t.co/59kOonDSAC

Philip Patterson

Over the last two nights I have been watching Claude Lanzmann's Shoah. I haven't watched it in over 30 years, but my god. I have finished the first part and I am steeling myself to watch the rest. A brilliant documentary but I feel hollowed out.

Philip Patterson

@EllingtonWright Love this book. I went on a Jim Thompson spree in my early twenties and read four of his novels in a row: The Grifters, The Getaway, The Killer Inside Me and this one.

Philip Patterson

The Widower by Christobel Kent is one of the best new thrillers for May in The Times. ‘Kent’s subtly satisfying novel illustrates how easy it is for people to talk themselves into an abusive relationship; that it doesn’t seem likely is precisely what allows it to be overlooked.’

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Philip Patterson

Looking forward to February and @eva_dolan One Half Truth is out in a snazzy looking paperback on 3rd February. https://t.co/a0ZMUmuhfs

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Philip Patterson

I never got round to reading Mick Herron and have just started Slow Horses. Why didn't I read this before? Loving it. Just the description of Slough House kills me. It reminds me of an office I worked in years ago. The shabbiness of it.

Philip Patterson

LONELY HEARTS by @lisagraywriter is out tomorrow (9th Nov). The latest in the brilliant Jessica Shaw series. @_victoriahaslam https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lonely-Hearts-Jessica-Shaw-Book-ebook/dp/B093GW2GTV/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lisa+gray&qid=1636366359&qsid=259-6833589-9642603&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&sres=B093GW2GTV%2CB07Q8FD47T%2CB07G8NTJVP%2CB087JPTMKC%2CB08RJT1VK6%2CB019L5QQ8E%2CB095L7K925%2CB01IRM0B2E%2CB07F5PV5T2%2CB07T5Y9KRN%2CB07ZHMCGDR%2CB09BDJTY1M%2CB08712P5CK%2CB07BJLMZNH%2CB07G2P37ZN%2CB07H5Y7LGC&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS