Books

[cider_with_rosie]

currently reading - smashed: growing up a drunk girl by koren zailckas

last read - flanimals by ricky gervais - yes pictures count too

fav author- ian rankin

fav book - the exes (cant remember author as lent it to a friend a year ago who hasnt given it back) but american author writing about a grunge band

cant read - anything financial

[ozzie]

I thought it was a book about the periodic table

*hides*

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[Raoul Duke]

I've just started reading Bad Thoughts by Jamie Whyte. It's basically about arguments and how to spot bad ones. It's pretty good so far.

[bred]

What book are you currently reading? Himalaya

Last book read? Vernon God Little

[Lor Lor]

What book are you currently reading? The Sacred Art of Stealing, Christopher Brookmyre

Last book read? Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchet

Favourite author? Terry Pratchet

Favourite book? Perfume, Patrick Suskind

Cant read? The Telegraph

[lywco]

Currently reading - A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson

Last read - The Beach - Alex Garland

Favourite Books -

The Wrong Boy - Willy Russel

Around Ireland with a fridge - Tony Hawks

All brilliant books

[jonny_quest]

Currently reading the 11th commandment by Jeffrey Archer

last read Thunder Run by a reporter (cant remember his name) its all about the battle for baghdad, was a jolly good read really got you into the emotions of the soldiers involved

[minskyyy]

currently reading portrait of a lady ..... wonderful book, third time i have read it

[ossie]

was currently reading until it disappeared, Dr Bloodmoney by P.K. Dick

last read: jennifer government by Max Barry (v. funny book)

recently read:

the men who stare at goats by jon ronson (scary stuff if it's all true)

the penultimate truth by p.k. dick

the man in the high castle by p.k. dick

after the empire by emanuelle todd (brilliant read!)

[Istari]

favourite book - the silmarillion by tolkein

[Ryu]

currently reading - are you dave gorman?

last read - googlewhack adventure

prefer googlewhack, but both are hilarious, and have me laughing out loud in public...........i think i want his babies

fave author is probably mike gayle or marian keyes, i like an easy read

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[stripeyhat]

What book are you currently reading? Stephen King; Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah

(Also half reading Huxley's Doors of Perception and about to start Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything....I like to have a variation!)

Last book read? Stephen King; Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

Favourite authors? Stephen King, Irvine Welsh, John Milton, I used to love James Herbert but not so much in recent years, Clive Barker from time to time, and, although I've only read Life of Pi by him, it impressed me that much that Yann Martel makes the grade

Favourite book? Far too difficult, it changes with my moods!

Cant read? Mills and Boon or almost anything aimed specifically at women. Absolute tripe!

[chappiepunk]

Anyone read books nowadays? I am slowly working my way through the stephen king back catalogue

[wee_insomniac]

I recently read Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, and I've bought Angels and Demons... I might start it tomorrow, but my new tv arrives tomoz, so I could quite possibly not...

[bunique]

I keep revisiting books I read a while ago - Toby Litt - beatniks, which always makes me feel really sad for some reason, a couple of Richard Morgan ones that I read a while back, after reading this one...

Market Forces - A lot less sci-fi than his first two, a scary but brilliant vision of the future in which executives run each other off the road in competition for jobs, the cities have become ghettos and war is seen as a valid business investment. Clever book, and great main character, as ever.

And just finished reading Angela Carter's Wise Children which is just brilliant; funny, entertaining, absolutely fantastic characters and a completely warped ending, as per usual. Definitely recommended (just don't try and teach it to 16-17 year olds )

[Raoul Duke]

I really wish I read more. I still haven't finished the Bad Thoughts book I mentioned earlier in the thread. I managed to finish Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jnr over the summer (only took me a year and a half to finish ). I still need to read On Liberty by J.S. Mill, re-read Meditations by Descartes, re-read certain sections of Philosophy in Practice by Adam Morton and finish The Great Philosophers by Bryan Magee. There's probably a load of other books I've forgotten as well.

[chappiepunk]

Ive got about 25 books at home that I have to read, I just buy loads of books without thinking of whenn I am going to have time to read them!

[dayglo140]

I managed to finish Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jnr over the summer (only took me a year and a half to finish ).

[shellyann]

I just read 'Oryx and Crake' by Mararet Atwood, that was a great book, highly recommended. And 'There are Gods in Alabama' by Joshilyn Jackson too, that was good.

One of my favorite authors is Toni Morrison, if anyone fancies an amazing, but harrowing ( I wont lie!) read then try 'Beloved'

[bunique]

I just read 'Oryx and Crake' by Mararet Atwood, that was a great book, highly recommended. And 'There are Gods in Alabama' by Joshilyn Jackson too, that was good.

One of my favorite authors is Toni Morrison, if anyone fancies an amazing, but harrowing ( I wont lie!) read then try 'Beloved'

[shellyann]

Urgh. Didn't like that much, but have you seen the film version? It goes on for daaaaaaaaaaaaaays!!

Edited October 2, 2005 by shellyann

[bunique]

I never saw the film, someone told me it wasn't up to much so I gave it a miss - did you see the film before the book? Oh well, each to their own!

[shellyann]

I think it's more down to the fact that I had to study the book, that always tends to put me right off to be honest

Edited October 2, 2005 by shellyann

[Paulaviki]

I've just finished reading 'Demons and Angels' (or was it Angels and Demons, meh) by Dan Brown. What a cracking read, even better than the Da Vinci Code in my opinion. I've got the other two books of his to read now, I'm hoping they will be as good!

[weeburd]

I gotta say though, I've had to study 1984 from many different perspectives. and still it's my favourite novel. In fact, I got something different out of it each time that made it a more exciting read.