This week, I are mostly reading....

Karlusss

Flann O'Brien - Dalkey Archives.

Blush_01

The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

Not great, tbh. Although I expected that.

brianthebard

Kafka-metamorphosis. Well its' kafka, what can you say? almost always brilliant, sometimes a little over clever, but definitely worth reading.

tHE vAGGABOND

Just started 'the raggedy trousered philanthropists', after seeing it a many 'best book' lists down the years..

Not far into it, but its not bad thus far..

Selphie

Slow Motion wrote:

About a third of the way through "The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon, Whitbread book of the year, a pretty good read and an interesting look into the head of someone with Asperger's Syndrome, it's a detective novel by the way !

Yeah, I liked that too.
Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.
Hurray, the Leaving Cert is over, and I can finally start reading heaps again

DublinWriter

Selphie wrote:

Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.

It's pretty good, but the cynic in me tells me that he wrote it structurally with the plan of selling the TV/Movie rights at the back of his mind.

pwd

Curious Incident is very good. Will probably get A Spot of Bother soon myself

dudara

Thought Curious Incident was one of the weakest books I've read in quite a while.

I've just finished 'The Religion" by Tim Willocks, a historical adventure set in Malta in the 1500s. Quite good actually, much better than my description makes it sound. Would be a good holiday read.

Just started "Johnathon Strange and Mr Norrell" despite having it on my bookshelf for over a year. I'm about 2/5 of the way through and although I like the story, it's far too verbose and lengthy.

Blush_01

The Possibility of an Island.

genericgoon

Wizard and Glass, Dark Tower Book 4

Tar.Aldarion

The Thousandfold Thought - R. Scott Bakker
Then the third Dark Tower book.

Mrs. MacGyver

Devices and Desires by PD James

da_deadman

Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...

misssouthside

Currently reading Barry Trotter and the Shameless parody.
I keep on meaning to go to the library, but I forget...and I end up reading like this...

ZorbaTehZ

The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky

Red Hand

The Devil's Dictionary-Ambrose Bierce

"Battle-A diplomatic knot undone by the teeth rather than the tongue.":cool:

0prah11

da_deadman wrote:

Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...

It's a great book! I read it a while ago and I loved it! I'm currently reading "The first and last freedom" by Jiddu Krishnamurti.

Alsatian_Cousin

re-reading 'In Our Time' by Hemmingway

Tar.Aldarion

Um, The Wastelands - Stephen King

genericgoon

Wolves of Calla, Dark Tower Book V

Stephen King

John

Ooh, it's a Dark Tower off and genericoon is in the lead!

Tar.Aldarion

He is two book ahead but it will be tight!

BlueSpiral

Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk

tSubh Dearg

PG Wodehouse - Luck of the Bodkins

genericgoon

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

He is two book ahead but it will be tight!

RAWR!!!! Im nearly finished Calla anyways

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
<_<

Red Hand

Susanneh's Song from the Dark Tower series.

John

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
<_<

Oh yeah, then how many midgets appear in the final battle? And how many of them throw petrol bombs at the orb of Kharshlax?

nesf

Euclid's Window by Leonard Mlodinow

It's interesting. If you like mathematical/scientific history books.

I needed a break from fiction after finishing Erickson's book. Tried starting "Night of Knives" by Ian Esselmont but couldn't focus on it enough to enjoy it.

genericgoon

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
<_<

Ive actaully read it before but whatever.