[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[tinycowboy]

I read it straight after A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Love that book - a great read. Unlike A Little Life, which marked the first time in about 15 years when I had to give up on a book - couldn't be bothered to soldier on for the inevitable onslaught of brutality, and was finding the characters really quite annoying anyway. Currently reading A Guide To The New Ruins of Great Britain by Owen Hatherley, basically a rant against Blairite postmodern architecture and regeneration (particularly 'stunning' riverside developments) and a defence of concrete brutalism. Got it as a gift, quite looking forward to finishing it and getting back to something a bit more pretentious.

 

[BBassic]

Been speeding through Stephen King's 'Carrie'.

He's a favourite of mine but I've mostly stuck to his post-crash, post-addiction stuff. Just now reading his earlier work.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Having finished the work of fiction that is former MI5 operative Tom Marcus's autobullshitography Soldier Spy, I'm now switching between the excellent The Humans by Matt Haig and A Life Too Short, the biography of German goalie Robert Enke.

 

[lawros left foot]

Been speeding through Stephen King's 'Carrie'.

He's a favourite of mine but I've mostly stuck to his post-crash, post-addiction stuff. Just now reading his earlier work.

If you haven't read The Stand,make that your next one, it's his best,imo

 

[BBassic]

If you haven't read The Stand,make that your next one, it's his best,imo

Oh I've gone through The Stand a couple of times. I regularly read IT as well.

I love the world-building in The Stand. His apocalypse is so believable; minus the supernatural / religious stuff.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Trunk Music.......again.

 

[Blackadder]

Just finished "D-Day: The Battle for Normandy" by Antony Beevor.

Not read Beevor before. His attention to detail before and after the Normandy landings is first class. Will definitely be reading some more of his publications.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

Came across 'Death Comes Knocking' at Gatwick last week for a quick read on holiday. Interesting that I know a couple of people mentioned quite well and all about local crimes. Boring bits keeps relating to Peter James books that I have never read.
Laughable bit the female officer in charge was correct in marching the Palace fans up past the Standard to the station. Balkham mentioned,wasn't happy

 

[Marshy]

Picked up The Martian by Andy Weir at my local bookshop (BHF charity shop in London Road, £1.50). Not seen the film because Matt Damon films always strike me as a bit meh! The book is WAY more Gravity than Interstellar, but an entertaining enough read nonetheless.

good book, more amusing than the film.

although i enjoyed the film greatly too, well worth a watch

 

[Barry Izbak]

Ian Rankin's Black and Blue
an old Rebus novel, re-written (apparently) and remarketed
Bloody good

 

[Gwylan]

Look Who's Back - about Hitler returning to Berlin after being asleep for 70 years (it may have appeared on this thread before but I can't be bothered to look). It's pretty funny so far, I suspect it may get a bit darker

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Look Who's Back - about Hitler returning to Berlin after being asleep for 70 years (it may have appeared on this thread before but I can't be bothered to look). It's pretty funny so far, I suspect it may get a bit darker

Brilliant book, very funny!

 

[spanish flair]

The girl on the train, I want to read the book before seeing the film. I hate seeing the film first..

 

[DFL JCL]

just finishing Shantaram for the second time, having recently read the follow up the mountain shadow.

 

[JCL666]

Been on a science fiction binge.

Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi. Really really good. Similar kind of humour to Iain M Banks.

Plus enjoyed The Windup Girl and also The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi.

Need a bit of a break from dystopian futures and nanotech so moving onto Cormac McCarthys border trilogy.

 

[Marshy]

Memory Man - David Baldacci

Literally only just started so a review would be pointless.

Its my 2nd Baldacci book, was'nt entirley convinced on my first outing by him so giving this one a go.

 

[Surf's Up]

just finishing Shantaram for the second time, having recently read the follow up the mountain shadow.

Just started Shantaram - based on first 50 or so pages really looking forward to it!

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Cycling the Earth by Sean Conway. The title is pretty accurate. He comes across as a lovely guy and it's an awesome achievement but it is just a tad ...........dull. There's only so many ways and number of times that you can describe a headwind. The trouble is that he's in such a hurry to get the job done (at one point he was chasing the world record) that there's not much time for adventure.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Just got round to I, Partridge which has started hilariously.

Just compelted We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, which was an interesting and thought provoking story with a superb twist. Decent.

 

[DFL JCL]

Just started Shantaram - based on first 50 or so pages really looking forward to it!

Enjoy it, plenty of stuff happens to keep you interested!