ca_gere Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Recently read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It's much better than the film, which I didn't like; admittedly, a view heavily tainted by the legions of moronic, petty drug-users pledging their allegiance to it from the depths of pissed stained second-hand sofas at five in the morning when I just want to get some sleep...Also read 'The Rum Diary' by HST, which is even better than Fear and Loathing!preach!! rum diary has totally been obscured by HST's cult status. It is relatively tame but I think it shows he was really talented as a travel writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest batterypowpow Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 James Martin's "The Meaning of the 21st Century"... should be finally finished it tonight. I'm such a slow reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Just started Terry Pratchet's Making Money. Also ordered a whole batch of Warhammer books after my recent blitz through a pile of them I rediscovered years ago, great pulp read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Started reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean KoontzAbout a guy who sees dead people. It's got potential. Another of those books that I've decided to read purely on the name of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get lost Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Razzle, great pictures:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen" by Paul Torday.So far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan' Sharuminar Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Deric Longden's Paws in the Proceedings, which was about as lovely as I expected.All out of books now, though. Which is a bit of a bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Recently finished Into thin Air by Jon Kraukuer - an account of a fatal Everest expidition in 1996. Was recommended to me by a friend who only reads mountaineering / extreme endurance literature. Didn't think I'd be that into it, but it was very good. I'm hoping to read Kraukuer's Into the Wild before Sean Penn's film version comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Having been initially unimpressed with Capek, I started again and found out he's a pretty cool guy. I just read the trilogy Hordubal, Meteor and An Ordinary Life, nice little stories and also some philosophical questions should you care to think about them (but not if you don't want to). Makes me think I should read Bergson though, for my personal development (everyone seems to have taken influence from him!), and I have a feeling it will be, like every philosophical text ever, too difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm getting stuck into The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde which is pretty good so far. The idea of being able to jump into books and interact with the characters appeals to the child and the English graduate in me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm getting stuck into The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde which is pretty good so far. The idea of being able to jump into books and interact with the characters appeals to the child and the English graduate in me.There was a good episode of Fairly Odd Parents where they were jumping through books. It was pretty powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I just finished Ali Smiths' 'The Accidental' after reading her newest 'Girl Meets Boy'. If you've not read her before, you really should.Also read Alan Bennet's 'Uncommon Reader', which was tre amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Also read Alan Bennet's 'Uncommon Reader', which was tre amusing.Oh my mum recommended that too. Think I'll read it when I go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Just finished reading the Harry Potter series, and actually amazed at how good it is.Just starting "Generation X" by Douglas Copeland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie252 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Ive just finished Into The Wild by Jon Karkauer, which wasnt as good as i expected it to be and Imperium by Robert Harris, which i just couldnt put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan' Sharuminar Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Imperium by Robert Harris, which i just couldnt put down.Ooh, I'll remember that!Reading Brian Greene's Elegant Universe, which is a fantastic book about string theory for folk who have no idea about physics/mathematics but find such things interesting. Which means I love it, but am damned if I have to explain it to anybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Do Ants Have Arseholes ?A rather chuckle worthy book full of Q , A's regarding topics you would've never have thought to asked about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Started reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean KoontzAbout a guy who sees dead people. It's got potential. Another of those books that I've decided to read purely on the name of the book.The above book was pretty good and had a twist at the end that I wasn't expecting. Fortunately Dean Koontz has brought out two sequels, one of which I've just started called 'Forever Odd'. Again about the guy that can see the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 F. Scott Fitzgerald - Tender Is the Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Graeme Le Saux's autobiography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmerEldritch Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Just finished "Colossus" by D F Jones. Some of the concepts were a bit outdated, but a wholly enjoyable read.Moved onto "The Man in the High Castle" by Phil Dick. I love the way he writes about his characters - learn a lot about their inner workings and such. Taking it steady though, his stuff can really mess with your head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Moved onto "The Man in the High Castle" by Phil Dick. I love the way he writes about his characters - learn a lot about their inner workings and such. Taking it steady though, his stuff can really mess with your head.I felt a bit let down after reading this book. Especially after just reading 'Fatherland.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 been reading a lot of Irvine Welsh recently, am currently on Filth. His stuff is excellent! /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Recently read 'Slaughterhouse 5' by Kurt Vonnegut, Charlie Brooker's 'Screen Burn' and 'Dawn Of The Dumb', now onto 'The Religion' by Tim Willocks. Ace so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Just managed to get through Henry James' Portrait of a Lady. Never thought I could feel so triumphant / exhausted after finishing a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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