fugitive Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I've just finished The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.Not my usual thing but it was a beautiful story, very well written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I've just finished The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.Not my usual thing but it was a beautiful story, very well written.RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB RECOMMENDATIONS. Not bad.You'll be left a bit dissapointed by this if you enjoyed the first book. (I even followed it up by buying 'The book of the Die' which is just like the final slap in the face.yeah, I agree. Shockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 So I decided to read Hard Times by Charles Dickens first. I just finished it. It was awesome. Perhaps I shouldn't have stayed up until half past three in the morning to finish it...but meh.Next: Search for the Dice Man*prepares to be disappointed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_sc Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I just finished 'Filth' By Irvine Welsh, and I thought it was pretty good, and very random.Anyone else read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 yeah, so i just finished search for the diceman and i'm suitably dissapointed. bleh.next book: The Fall. 'mon the Mark E Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsheepie Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Just finished "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova.Just finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman and the Historian is sitting in my "not read yet" pile of books, is it any good? Think its that or Good Omens next (brother lent me a heap of Gaiman books) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Currently reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy.Enjoying it a lot so far, but I'm not that far into to it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Currently reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy.Enjoying it a lot so far, but I'm not that far into to it yet.im dipping into war and peace. could take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 'the naked drinking club' by rhona cameron, it's not exactly mind-blowing stuff but it's humorous and well-written. Very enjoyable. Saw her reading it at the Word festival so i decided to buy it (got it signed and 'a). Also got the new(ish) Alan Warner that, after hearing him read from it too, i'm looking forward to reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I just finished 'Filth' By Irvine Welsh, and I thought it was pretty good, and very random.Anyone else read it?YES! Its 'weird' etc, but its fuckin brilliant...as is most Irvine Welsh. Get ''Glue'' on the go, the opening is a shocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acey Trixx Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 just started reading broken skin by stuart macbride last nite. seems good so far really enjoyed all his books up till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I went to the central library and came out with a stack of books, the first non academic ones I've read in ages. Bliss.Just finished The Abortionists Daughter by Elizabeth Hyde, which was OK but lacking in any real substance. I picked up The Life of Pi as well, so I think that'll be next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I went to the central library and came out with a stack of books, the first non academic ones I've read in ages. Bliss.doesn't it feel great? i've totally re-discovered my enthusiasm for reading:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tronaliser Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 doesn't it feel great? i've totally re-discovered my enthusiasm for reading:up:Yeah, it does! I've rediscovered mine also. My friend let me borrow 'Mr Nice', the autobiography of Howard Marx. Really interesting. Also reading an 'Introduction to Friedrich' Nietzsche with a view of reading some of his material. Also really want to read '1984' again as I haven't read it since I was 16. Yeah, reading=good! Ciaranx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbroken Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Im currently reading the Bob Dylan Chronicles Volume 1. Also re reading the Elliott Smith and The Big Nothing Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Commander Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I'v just started reading Confessions of a chatroom freak by Mr Biffo, and it seems most amusing. It's a coolection of scripts where the author posed as a female in online chat rooms and let nature take it's course. It's crude in places but it's neccesary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfaar_giladi Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Anything by Robin Hobb is good, if you like fantasy that is, check out the "Live Ship Traders" trilogy. I'm reading "The Ill-made Mute" just now by Cecilia Dart-Thornton, another good fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_inthehills Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Anything by Robin Hobb is good, if you like fantasy that is, check out the "Live Ship Traders" trilogy. yeah, I liked the Robin Hobb books, the other ones you might like are JV Jones Master and Fool series, and any Mercedes Lackey books.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I'm reading a book about the pixies just now.Can't remember the name.But Frank Black is off his heed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan' Sharuminar Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather, which is surprisingly great. Most Roman history books I've read are either outdated or slightly all over the place.I've also gotten, after three weeks of waiting (thanks Amazon!) Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan, which was recommended to me, though for no good reason. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather, which is surprisingly great. Most Roman history books I've read are either outdated or slightly all over the place.I've also gotten, after three weeks of waiting (thanks Amazon!) Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan, which was recommended to me, though for no good reason. Looking forward to it.How does a history book get outdated? Surely by definition history books are about the past. Yes, I'm being pedantic I read the most amazing book called 'You're an animal, Viskovitz!' by Alessandro Boffa which about this guy who reincarnates as a different animal each chapter. It's so surreal and so very very French.And I've rediscovered 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith after reading a trashy-ish chick lit called 'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 As it 2 weeks ad counting until my holiday, the Chick Lit is coming out.''Dot Homme'' by Jane Moore.Its ace, I barely need to be awake when reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCrisis Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 As it 2 weeks ad counting until my holiday, the Chick Lit is coming out.''Dot Homme'' by Jane Moore.Its ace, I barely need to be awake when reading it.So it's a braille edition you've got? Soz - couldn't resist.I'm currently reading The Court Of The Air by Stephen Hunt. next on the hit-list is Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 i'm currently reading 'i am legend' by richard matheson. it's amazing!however, apparently there's a film adaptation set for release this year starring will smith - oh no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan' Sharuminar Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 How does a history book get outdated? Surely by definition history books are about the past. Yes, I'm being pedantic I mean in the way that new research into the subject means that older history books can become inaccurate, as they were using different data. Therefore they become outdated.The eastern front of the Second World War, for example, has seen a massive amount of new books on the subject since the fall of the Soviet Union, as it gave western historians better access to Russia's documents and people around at the time of the war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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