Books

[tinygreendragon]

YES!

Childhood classic! I loved the first one the most but all three were really enjoyable and the twist with jupiter at the end was pretty awesome.

[dakyras]

Has anyone read the new Tolkien book yet?

The one 'finished' by his son/grandson/whoever.

[minute5072]

Has anyone read the new Tolkien book yet?

The one 'finished' by his son/grandson/whoever.

[Cultseeker]

Has anyone read the new Tolkien book yet?

[dakyras]

The guy is rubbish. Takes him a full page to describe a characters name. Bloody linguists.

[adi_dassler49]

I have never read a book in my life

[twinkygirl76]

James Joyce - Dubliners, Ulysses

Tolstoy - Anna Karenin

John Milton - Paradise Lost

Zola - Germinal

Easier reads:

Mervyn Peake - Titus Groaned

Harpet Lee - To Kill A Mocking Bird

H G Wells: The War Of The Worlds

John Wyndham - Day Of The Triffids

J R R Tolkien - you know which ones

J D Salinger - Catcher In The Rye

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby

Herman Menville - Moby Dick

George Orwell - Nineteen eighty four

Yes, o.k. these are obvious choices, but well worth a read

This is an impossible task - as difficult as stating your favorite (ever) song!!

[Cultseeker]

James Joyce - Dubliners, Ulysses

Tolstoy - Anna Karenin

John Milton - Paradise Lost

Zola - Germinal

Easier reads:

Mervyn Peake - Titus Groaned

Harpet Lee - To Kill A Mocking Bird

H G Wells: The War Of The Worlds

John Wyndham - Day Of The Triffids

J R R Tolkien - you know which ones

J D Salinger - Catcher In The Rye

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby

Herman Menville - Moby Dick

George Orwell - Nineteen eighty four

Yes, o.k. these are obvious choices, but well worth a read

This is an impossible task - as difficult as stating your favorite (ever) song!!

[kohoutec]

All I seem to be reading at the moment are Open Uni course books Favourite book? Can I have two?

Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers (ok well strictly speaking that's another 5 books). Just pure genius, never fails to have me in stitches no matter how many times I read them (and I've read them all many times). Cynical, clever humour of the highest order. I was genuinely really upset when DNA passed away.

John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany. Hard to describe just what it is about this book I like so much, I guess it's the title character, he's so well thought out, the book has a surreal magical quality that's just fantastic.

[wullie72]

I have never read a book in my life

[Px.]

The last one seems to have disappeared so.... here we go again.

What book are you currently reading? Rereading Magician trilogy by Raymond E. Feist. Fantasy fiction set in two worlds with warriors, knights, elfs,

and unexpected heros. Luvly jubly.

Last book read? Wasted Mark Johnson: An account of his life as a drug user, dealer and recouperator with insight as to the different

effects of each drug and their place in society over his lifetime. Like the fact that he says he doesn't blame his upbringing as

plenty of folk grew up in similar circumstances without going down the route he did.

Favourite author? Stephen King - very rarely fails me, loved his Rose Madder story.

Favourite book? Apart from LOTR would have to be my well worn copy of Peter Straub's Shadowland, twisted story of coming of age and

questioning how much the mind can be subject to verses the possiblity of real magic.

Cant read? Self help/ books, they seem to constantly repeat the same things which are mostly common sense and/or respect for yourself

and those around you which I mostly already know.

[wullie72]

Bump

On my way through Small gods at the moment.

the Autobiographies thread reminded me this was floating around in the dark reccess' of the forum

Edited June 16, 2008 by wullie72

[treacle]

Bump

On my way through Small gods at the moment.

the Autobiographies thread reminded me this was floating around in the dark reccess' of the forum

[wullie72]

Wullie>You left today without taking Number Ten with you!

[Rachie]

Not really a serious read, but at the moment im reading Glastonbury Festival Tales. *to get me in the mood *

[Atlanteanlost]

The Envoy

He taught me English Literature A-Level many years ago. Its very good

[sifi]

I have recently read the following :

Duma Key by Stephen King. For me it's a continuation of a return to form from King, I thoroughly enjoyed Cell too, but this was a bit more scary, a classic ghost story. Although it was a little too prosiac for me, but that's part of his style really, he spends a lot of time setting the scene through what appear to be almost meaningless - at first glance - episodes which come together to form how the story is ultimately resolved. It was nice and scary too, always a bonus.

Lunar Park by Brett Easton Elis. He's going for book within a book type stuff, and it kinda works. Part serial killer, part stalker, part observation on getting old and getting responsible, it tried to be too many things and only satisfied in part because of that. I think the most challenging - and fun - part of it was trying to work out which bits were real and which bits weren't. I guess that most of it wasn't. He made up his

wife, the child, the stalker, the ghosts

Edited June 17, 2008 by sifimaster

[wullie72]

I stopped reading Stephen King books a long time ago as his work became seriously sub-standard

[sifi]

I stopped reading Stephen King books a long time ago as his work became seriously sub-standard

Edited June 17, 2008 by sifimaster

[IndianSummer]

I am currently reading The Rotters Club by Jonathan Coe. It's easy reading with some wonderful lines, funny in places too

[t8yman]

anyone read this?

I quite fancy it, but arent quite sure.

[philipsteak]

I realised a while ago that I mainly read books by male authors, so I want to expand my reading of female authors.

Any recommendations?

I've read a few of Margaret Atwood's books and really like them, same with Zoe Heller and Donna Tart (although i think those two have only written a couple each)

[Atlanteanlost]

I realised a while ago that I mainly read books by male authors, so I want to expand my reading of female authors.

Any recommendations?

I've read a few of Margaret Atwood's books and really like them, same with Zoe Heller and Donna Tart (although i think those two have only written a couple each)

[dakyras]

Just read all of Raymond E. Feist's books chronologically. Except the latest one, as I'm too poor to buy new books

[Lesley-Anne]

i'm currently reading Night watch by Sergei Lukyanenko - they made it into a film a few years ago russian with subtitles! the books soo good last book i read was called "elegence" cant remember who its by its a easy read girlie book and i've just ordered the vampire chronicles off of amazon (i have a slight obsession with vampire related books!)