What book are you reading atm??

Nana Wan

Fortress Besieged
Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.
(Le mariage est une forteresse assiégée, ceux qui sont dehors veulent y entrer, ceux qui sont dedans veulent en sortir.)"

Killer Pigeon

"Kama Sutra" by Vātsyāyana

Aglomerado

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K Dick.

Sort of alternative history - what if Germany and Japan had won WW2.

Liking it so far (I'm halfway through).

ibarelycare

Got a Kindle for Christmas and just finished my first book on it, A Stolen Life by Jaycee Duggard. Sad story but an interesting read.

Downloaded Stephen King's The Stand to read next. I love having all these books available at the touch of a button, I'm in my element!

old_aussie

Playboy January 1974

Back before the forests were chopped down.

emeraldstar

Azureus wrote: »

I've started reading 'one Day' by David Nicholls just cuz it was lying around the office. Havent seen the film, but we'll see how the book gets on and I might check it out after.

Don't bother. That goes for the book as well as the film. The book even more so, in fact.

Blackdragon

Started World War Z last night - So far so good as far as Zombie books go

Sin_J

Currently about half way through The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Very different to what i'd usually read. Enjoying it so far though.

mackg

read the Rum Diary yesterday and Animal Farm today, great books. Starting Trainspotting next.

Sonnenblumen

Recent reads:

The Angel Esmeralda - Don Delillo. Nine enjoyable short stories, best one as per title.

Also, just finished a great book about the extraordinary life of an ordinary man growing up in Australia late 1890s. A truly stunning autobiographical story: A Fortunate Life Albert B Facey.

Highly recommend it.

Looking forward reading Jon McGregor's 'If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things'.

GLaDOS

Just finishing up A Dance With Dragons by G.R.R. Martin, the fifth in A Song of Ice and Fire.

It's good, but not quite as good as the last few in the series imo.

boobar

The Killing Floor - Lee Child

Abi

Despite having bought it sometime back, I've just finished ROC's 'Nama mia'.


I'm now reading your all of your posts in random D4 and 'ah jaysus how'ye' accents.

44leto

Stephen Pinker
The better angels of our nature

It is absolutely fascinating and interesting and for an 800 page book which deals with the decrease of violence in humanity and our cultural evolution it is actually a page turner.

We really are becoming a nicer less violent specie, his argument is compelling.

For those that like an informative book
Highly recommended.

DEFTLEFTHAND

'The Last Coyote' by Michael Connelly. I've really gotten into Connelly lately I'd highly recommend him to anyone who likes crime/legal fiction.

Temptamperu

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Its a very good book for one I just picked up because hes finishing the wheel of time.

positron

Recently finished reading:

Tickling the English: Darragh O'Brien - would rate it 3/5 - just okay, barely.
11/22/63: Stephen King - despite the rave reviews, just meh from me. 3/5 really.
What Einstein Told His Barber - Good read. 3.5/5
War Horse - Good book, not great, movie is probably better. 3.5/5
Married to Bhutan - 4/5 - great read.

Currently reading: Divergent, fast paced and simple. Looking good so far.

Goodreads.com profile: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6994338-positron

McChubbin

Sex and Shopping, a book full of pervy short stories.

cade

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, A Guide to the Universe by Marcus Chown

Filled with head baffling and humorous truths starting with the fact that if a way of removing empty space from matter could be weaponised then the entire human race would fit into a space no larger than 1cm cubed :eek:

Also starting to reread The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko, just so I remember the story so I can start into its sequels The Twilight Watch and Final Watch.

dermiek

just starting Hitman, Bret Hart's autobiography.

gufnork

Two at the moment. About half way through the second book in the Song of Ice and Fire series,

'A Clash of Kings - George R R Martin'

and just started the first book in the Dark Tower epic,

'The Gunslinger - Stephen King'

Both excellent. Pleasantly surprised by The Gunslinger. Didn't really expect to be liking it as much as I am.

gufnork

Temptamperu wrote: »

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Its a very good book for one I just picked up because hes finishing the wheel of time.

This one's on my to-read list. Have heard good things about it.

x_Ellie_x

I'm about to start The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf.

dasdog

Dispatches by Michael Herr describing his experience as a journalist during the Vietnam war.

The back cover has quotes of praise from Hunter S Thompson and William Burroughs.

Slattsy

Eagle in the Snow - Wallace Breem

I'll describe it in 3 words >>> Un-****ing-believable

marvsins

About 700 pages into A Dance with Dragons - George R R Martin

'The Last Coyote' by Michael Connelly. I've really gotten into Connelly lately I'd highly recommend him to anyone who likes crime/legal fiction.

Would also recommend Michael Connelly. Have read them all very easy read.

py2006

Wow, I had forgotten about this thread..

Just started Stephen King's 11-22-63

tim_holsters

McChubbin wrote: »

Sex and Shopping, a book full of pervy short stories.

Thought that was a film or was it a play but it's a book too?

Satts

Eagle In The Sky by Wibur Smith.

aibby

I'm reading In Cold blood by Trumann Capote.
Its an amazing book would highly recomend it, sorry I cant spell.