Cloudstreet - Tim Winton, for the second time, just to make sure I liked it as much as I remembered....
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[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?
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Shooting Star
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Hemingway - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Can't wait to get onto Faulkner and some more Cormac McCarthy in the summer though.
Can't wait to get onto Faulkner and some more Cormac McCarthy in the summer though.
Paskman
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War Horse
Sent from my Desirable Android thingy by Tippy Tappy.
Sent from my Desirable Android thingy by Tippy Tappy.
superwomen
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Dead Mans Grip (Peter James) and he seems to like the Amex as its mention in the Book!
sams dad
I hate Palarse
Indelible - Karin Slaughter ( Appropriate name as all her books contain several gory killings )
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Could I humbly suggest a small review / synopsis of the books people are reading when they post, would be good for recommendations etc.
I'm currently reading Monopoly, by Tim Moore http://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Pass-Go-Mayfair/dp/0099433869/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308082811&sr=1-2
It's non-fiction as Tim tries to uncover the truth about the real places on the board, the inception of the game, and get's himself into some funny situations going out on fact finding missions. Some nice comic flourishes, although personally I prefer something a little more fast paced, but would recommend it to anyone with an interest in London or the game itself.
I'm currently reading Monopoly, by Tim Moore http://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Pass-Go-Mayfair/dp/0099433869/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308082811&sr=1-2
It's non-fiction as Tim tries to uncover the truth about the real places on the board, the inception of the game, and get's himself into some funny situations going out on fact finding missions. Some nice comic flourishes, although personally I prefer something a little more fast paced, but would recommend it to anyone with an interest in London or the game itself.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Just finished 'Moon Palace' and about to start 'Inifinite Jest'
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
JD Salinger's 'Seymour: an Introduction', the second novella in a double edition, the previous one being 'Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters.'
Quite a good read so far...
Quite a good read so far...
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jellyman's Thrown a Wobbly (Jeff Stelling)
Good bog read.
Good bog read.
Being Dead by Jim Crace. If you like his prose style you'll love this. A couple are found semi-clothed, murdered on a beach. In a couple of hundred pages Crace explores their relationship and how nature treats them in the six days it takes to find them. It's utterly engaging - more like a long poem. Beautiful descriptions of the smallest details.
If you like this (written in 199) you'll lvoe Gift of Stones too - the story of a stone age village and a bot who has to have his arm amputated. No uses knapping flint, he finds another way to survive - whilst the village is threatened by the coming of the bronze age. A poem really - short, beautiful and memorable. Highly recommend his stories.
If you like this (written in 199) you'll lvoe Gift of Stones too - the story of a stone age village and a bot who has to have his arm amputated. No uses knapping flint, he finds another way to survive - whilst the village is threatened by the coming of the bronze age. A poem really - short, beautiful and memorable. Highly recommend his stories.
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
Someone told me he's leaving Friday...
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Shiver me frickin' timbers!
Gritt23
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House of the Dead.
skipper734
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How many have you read? If this is the first, stop, start with Master and Commander and work your way through the 20 odd series. Well worth while doing them from the beginning and in the order they were written. Brilliant writer.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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I Do Not Come to You by Chance - Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Bitter sweet comedy about a Nigerian 419 scammer. Written by a Nigerian and an excellent insight into Nigerian society and in particular the world of organised 419 scamming that certainly gets you thinking. Cracking read !
Bitter sweet comedy about a Nigerian 419 scammer. Written by a Nigerian and an excellent insight into Nigerian society and in particular the world of organised 419 scamming that certainly gets you thinking. Cracking read !
Saw the film. Not bad.
Excellent. His best book, I think.
How did it compare to the TV series?
Shooting Star
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How does it compare to Catcher in the Rye?