Bodast Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I really liked the last book I read by Camus called The Outsider, but he went mad with this one I'm trying to read. Mad.QUOTE]The Outsider is probs my favourite book though I've only read it once, I was thinking about reading some more by him but I might not after all!Today I finished The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe (good but not as good as the prequel) and now I think I'll read Fathers and Sons (Turgenev) or a French book I found on my bookshelf which appears to be about a train. Or something else? Oh.. but first I think I'll read the Great Gatsby so I can help my little sister with her PSU. I love it when term ends and I can read whateeever I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Just read Don Winslow's "The Winter of Frankie Machine" which was a fun read. A slow build that leads to a stunning, fast-moving crescendo. Currently have Richard Brautigan's "Revenge of the Lawn" on the go, and I'm about to start "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I have just started The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.Not bad so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Paper Lion - George PimpletonAmusing so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibbytam Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 A mix of Robinson Crusoe, Oliver twist and also re-reading some sherlock holmes short stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Recently finished "Carry on Jeeves" a collection of Jeeves and Wooster short stories. Hilarious as always.Currently reading Utopia by Thomas More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 I'm currently reading a book I picked out of the offshore library about a Dwarf and his human sidekick slaying all sorts of evil creatures. I thought it'd be shite but as it turns out.... it's quite a hoot. Gotrek and Felix ... Trollslayer / Skavenslayer / Daemonslayer ..by William King. ... and I believe the word 'hoot' is under-used and should be heard more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've just started "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden, it's a true story about one of the biggest manhunts in history, for this bloke - Pablo Escobar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - who was a bit of a wrong 'un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've started re-reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've not been reading much in the way of books over the past few years but recently i picked up a few here and there and i now have a number to work my way through:The Sword and The Grail- Andrew SinclairThe Secret Scroll- Andrew SinclairRosslyn- Andrew SinclairCasino Royale- Ian FlemingFrom Russia With Love- Ian FlemingThe Naked Jape- Jimmy Carr & Lucy GreevesIt takes me flipping ages to read books these days though. I think i'm about 3/4s of the way through Rosslyn at the moment, next up is Casino Royale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mora-Treat-Guru Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Just finished Ryu Murakami's ,'Piercing'Now onto: Franz Kafka - The Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbroken Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 currently reading "cosa nostra", got loads to work my way through though,The Howling Miller by Arto PaasilinnaGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsSome People Are Crazy - The John Martyn StoryWish The World Away - Mark Eitzel & The American Music Club by Sean BodyAnd The Ass Saw The Angel by Nick CaveDonnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Just finished: Lionel Shriver - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"C.J. Sansom - "Winter In Madrid"Reading a book about Russian fitba, but need something else - recommendations, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbroken Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Just finished: Lionel Shriver - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"C.J. Sansom - "Winter In Madrid"Reading a book about Russian fitba, but need something else - recommendations, anyone?our band could be your life.fucking brilliant book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 i recommend "the sailor who fell to grace with the sea" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehunger Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I've started re-reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath at work.That book is good.I'm reading 'Valis' by Philip K. Dick. It's funny but a bit strange because it switches between first person and third person. And they're both the same person. The guys a bit mad I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 just finished 'Up Pompey' by Chuck Culpepper, reckon I'm going to start R.M Foster's 'The Irish Story' next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 our band could be your life.fucking brilliant book.It is a damn good page turner. Who would have thought J Mascis would be such a cock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meekshallinherit Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I think you'll love it. Brooker's a genius.fucking a! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Too many, thats what happens when you work in a library'Castles Made of Sand' Gwynyth Jones- Near Future SF ina post-dissolution UK, 2 of 5'Rock of Contention' a history of Gibraltar'Guns, Germs and Steel' Jared Diamond, aka why Eurasians got all the stuff, an OverHistory of humanity.Recently finished;'Squares of the City' John Brunner'The Making of Let it Bleed'Waiting for the new Neal Stephenson due in October, 'Anathem'Charlie Brooker is a genius, is 'TV GoHome' available in book form, it should be.http://www.tvgohome.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Charlie Brooker is a genius, is 'TV GoHome' available in book form, it should be.TV Go HomeIt is!Amazon.co.uk: TV Go Home: Charlie Brooker: Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Maybe there is a God?Nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Currently reading Morbo by Philip Ball, a history of Spanish football at league and national level. Really well written, much more informative than the Culpepper book, and brings in the history of the nation on a more general level as well and how it feeds into the intense rivalries between clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTickingTime-Bomb Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 God Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsDonnie Brasco by Joseph D. PistoneI loved those three. The Hitchens one is ridiculously good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Crime by Irvine Welsh, promising so far...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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