kirsten Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Went to see Mark Gatiss do a Q&A/signing last night. I realised I was mainly there because I like the League of Gentlemen and Nighty Night and such, so I thought I'd better get into his books. Bought the newest one last night and have bought the first two today, so they're all getting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Just finished a Shaun Hutson novel (don't laugh) 'Necessary Evil'.Classic Hutson horror. Great story, lots of action, biological super-humans, gore and car chases..... Points off for no sex scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I'm currently reading Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love". It's a cracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Broken tv, so in the last 2 weeks or so have been reading:Diagnosis of a Destructive Prophet- Fritz Redlich M.DStalin- Robert ServiceMotown DiscographyBeach Boys biographyAmerican Psycho- Brett Easton EllisJames Joyce- Dubliners. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stichman Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Mill on the Floss by George Eliot - Enjoyed this. Loads better than Austen/Bronte in my opinionWritten on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law by J. Budziszewski - Good book, great name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Just finished a Shaun Hutson novel (don't laugh) 'Necessary Evil'.Classic Hutson horror. Great story, lots of action, biological super-humans, gore and car chases..... Points off for no sex scene.You can't beat some pulp horror (or sci-fi/fantasy). I seem to have been on an epic read of Warhammer books this last year and graphic novels which I haven't done this past couple of decades. Also plowed through all the Simon Green books which were quite amusing. Might try and read something a bit more weighty shortly to try and get the old grey cells moving again, either that or waste more time on Mario Kart on the Wii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm currently reading Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love". It's a cracker.I've always fancied reading some Bond but never got round to it, just picked up a boxed set of the 14 books for 33 quid off Amazon! Currently reading Slash's autobiography cos it was cheap in HMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I've always fancied reading some Bond but never got round to it, just picked up a boxed set of the 14 books for 33 quid off Amazon! That's a good deal actually I've just started reading them, i can't remember why i picked up "From Russia With Love" first rather than start at a logical point like "Casino Royale" (which i have as well) I need to pick up all the other ones at some point. I can't put the bloody thing down at work on my lunch breaks. I like the depth that he goes into setting the scene. It creates a rather vivid idea of how it's supposed to be in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Still picking my way through Bill Drummond's '17'. I'm finding it hard to give any credence to his 'no music' self-indulgence, but when he gets sidetracked he remains a very entertaining author.Read Graham Bendel's 'A Nasty Piece of Work' - a very good, contemporary, art world whodunnit and whot did he dun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 That's a good deal actually I've just started reading them, i can't remember why i picked up "From Russia With Love" first rather than start at a logical point like "Casino Royale" (which i have as well) I need to pick up all the other ones at some point. I can't put the bloody thing down at work on my lunch breaks. I like the depth that he goes into setting the scene. It creates a rather vivid idea of how it's supposed to be in my mind.I would go as far as to say it was a complete steal - books are brand new and still selling individually in Waterstones for 6.99 each or summat - they are the cool 60's-looking illustrated cover jobs...Amazon buy works out at about 2.35 per book.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I would go as far as to say it was a complete steal - books are brand new and still selling individually in Waterstones for 6.99 each or summat - they are the cool 60's-looking illustrated cover jobs...Amazon buy works out at about 2.35 per book....Aye, that's the same as the two i have. The illustrations are ultra-retro but fucking cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I've just finished "Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and his Cosmic American Music" by David Meyer. A very good read, quite lengthy too. To summarise - Gram Parsons was a bit of a cock who wasted his talent by hanging out with his rock star friends and taking too many drugs.I received as a Christmas gift "Gig - The Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist" by Simon Armitage, which is proving an entertaining read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 We Need to Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback): Lionel Shriver: Amazon.co.uk: BooksI just finished this book - very good - would highly recommend!I'm now onto Liquid Kids by Lucky Rathen's mate - just started, so can't say if it's really any good yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 got a couple of audiobooks at xmas but not listened yet....think it will be odd listening to a book!Got...Julie Walters AutoBDawn French AutoBA personal History of Pink Floyd the history read by Nick Mason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1903 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Danny King - School for ScumbagsRecommendation - The Pornographers Diaries by the same author (one of the funniest books ever.... FACT!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Scene? Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm reading 'Heavier Than Heaven' - the Biography of Kurt CobainFascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Recommendation - The Pornographers Diaries by the same author (one of the funniest books ever.... FACT!)looks good, thanks for the recommendation. currently reading 'The Google Story' - can't put it down, which is rare for straight forward, factual non-fiction. The guys who invented Google are utter legends. Why didn't I think of downloading the entire internet to my desktop in 1995?!?! Could have made a mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm reading 'Heavier Than Heaven' - the Biography of Kurt CobainFascinating.Fascinating, and to be taken with a pinch of salt. It's very much the Courtney Love version of events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 "Seven Troop" by Andy Mcnab.One of his factual books depicting the time when he joined the SAS through to the time he left.So far, so good and quite funny at some points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Cocker Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 We Need to Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback): Lionel Shriver: Amazon.co.uk: BooksI just finished this book - very good - would highly recommend!I'm now onto Liquid Kids by Lucky Rathen's mate - just started, so can't say if it's really any good yet Just finished Liquid Kids. Very good indeed, highly recommended. Read Irvine Welsh's If You Liked School... short stories before that; mostly average, except for the Kingdom of Fife one. It was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Went to see Mark Gatiss do a Q&A/signing last night. I realised I was mainly there because I like the League of Gentlemen and Nighty Night and such, so I thought I'd better get into his books. Bought the newest one last night and have bought the first two today, so they're all getting read.I've just started reading the Vesuvius Club, and very good it is too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'm reading Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry. Many a thumbs up so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 'Anathem' by Neal Stephenson turned out to be ace as expected, in a poly-cosmic way. Multidimensional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Strong Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I got Waterstone vouchers for Christmas so i'm gonna go crazy in the recycled paper penguin classics section tomorrow. I finished a day in the life of ivan denisovich by Solzhenitsyn over the holidays and started the secret agent by Joseph Conrad. I can see my reading going off the boil with revision though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Scene? Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Once the Cobain one's finished, which it nearly is, I've got 'Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America' and then 'Hand Me My Travellin' Shoes: In Search Of Blind Willie McTell' to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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