What book are you reading atm??

cheesefiend

Just finished The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge. It was a fascinating read and inspiring. I'm moving on to The Woman Who Changed Her Brain now, I've just finished chapter one and it seems that it will be just as interesting.

I also read Breakfast at Tiffany's last night. It wasn't what I was expecting at all; I thought it would be your average romance and it most certainly was not.

I've heard terrible things about Fifty Shades of Grey but all the hype is intriguing. My friend bought it the other day and I'm still debating with myself whether to read it or not.

phasers

I just downloaded fifty shades of grey, I'm about 20, pages in. Does it get good soon? It reads like a junior cert essay so far.

I just read The Help last week, I really enjoyed it. I was gonna watch the film but found the book in Vincent's. my local branch has a load of great books atm.

tan11ie

Fifty shades Freed - Bored of it now

JohnMearsheimer

I'm reading An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor by Michael Smith. I've liked what I've read so far.

you wha?

The psychopath test by Jon Ronson!!loving it so far

housetypeb

Bought and finished Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear over the weekend. Found it interesting enough but not great, but then again its been years since I've been blown away by any book,guess I'm just too old and jaded now.

kincsem

Born To Ride: Stephen Roche

Shryke

housetypeb wrote: »

Bought and finished Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear over the weekend. Found it interesting enough but not great, but then again its been years since I've been blown away by any book,guess I'm just too old and jaded now.

He's a terrible author imo. I read Forge of God, I think it was called, last year. He can write with competence but what he writes is poor. I tried to give him another shot with Blood Music but I didn't get far in.

Currently reading Last Call by Tim Powers. I found an old copy that was in good shape in a second hand book store. I was delighted as most of Powers stuff isn't regularly stocked and it saved me ordering it online.
I also picked up the second Dirk Gently by Douglas Adams. I read the first a few years back and thought it was alright. I know the second won't be bad. Adams couldn't write poorly if he tried. In fact it would probably have gotten funnier.
Lastly I picked up Hitch-22. Christopher Hitchens don't you know.

So that's my reading for the next little while.

Giselle

I'm about halfway through 50 Shades of Grey.

I need a bit of a lie down at this point.:)

Shryke

Giselle wrote: »

I'm about halfway through 50 Shades of Grey.

I need a bit of a lie down at this point.:)

We know what you're doing.

Giselle

Shryke wrote: »

We know what you're doing.

Scratching?

FloatingVoter

A Streetcat Named Bob by James Bowen...if you like cats or are curious about people who sell the Big Issue, read it.

Barna77

Just started A Game of Thrones yesterday. It's going to take me ages to go through the whole series

Ickle Magoo

I'm flitting between Stephen King's 11/22/63 and Terry Pratchett's Snuff...and I'm in the middle of reading Philip Pullman's Northern Lights to the kids.

FullRetard

pale blue dot by carl sagan

real_irishken

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Pale blue is amazing, that picture is mind-blowing.

Just read Stay out of the Basement from the Goosebumps series...There I said it.

Slattsy

The Great Gatsby

Very good read so far. Will finish it in no time.

Elmer Blooker

"The things they carried" by Tim O'Brien

languagenerd

Don't know how I missed this thread...

Just finished The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller, it's really well written and has lots of unexpected twists in the plot. There's a few lengthy dialogues that get a bit annoying, but I'd definitely recommend it. Gives an insight into life post-WW1 but is essentially just a good mystery novel.

I'm also reading a few French novels by Karine Giebel. No English translations available yet, but if you can read French, they're pretty good. My favourite so far is Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous unisse.

Whatsernamex33

Atonement, by Ian McEwan.
Ended up watching the film first, it's brilliant! So decided to give the book a read, so far so good.

buswankers

Not the Year You Had Planned by Cathy McCarthy.....she had breast cancer in 2007 & wrote a book as a result to help people going through the same thing, has lots of helpful tips for people going through treatment etc, finding it really helpful & highly recommend it, she doesnt make any money from the book all proceeds go back to the cancer support centres.

Its really helped me & not specific to breast cancer (I had a brain tumour earlier this year) & am finding it really brilliant.

Red Hand

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Atonement, by Ian McEwan.
Ended up watching the film first, it's brilliant! So decided to give the book a read, so far so good.

Great film and book. I have watched and read both many times.

At the minute, I'm reading a couple of travel guides for ideas for a holiday. Not that interesting, eh?

CodyJarrett

Stolen Life by Jaycee Lee Dugard.

Shocking but unputdownable.

hairyprincess

whiplashed wrote: »

Stolen Life by Jaycee Lee Dugard.

Shocking but unputdownable.

I was just given that book today. Going to start it tomorrow once I've finished Fifty Shades Freed

Red Hand

hairyprincess wrote: »

I was just given that book today. Going to start it tomorrow once I've finished Fifty Shades Freed

Sorry, I laughed. Sex book and then straight into an abuse book.:pac:

hairyprincess

Red Hand wrote: »

hairyprincess wrote: »

I was just given that book today. Going to start it tomorrow once I've finished Fifty Shades Freed

Sorry, I laughed. Sex book and then straight into an abuse book.:pac:

Ah now the sex is pretty tame! You would see kinkier action in a retirement home!

Rothko

The War Of The Worlds - H.G. Wells

kryogen

Gaspipe

Red Hand

hairyprincess wrote: »

Ah now the sex is pretty tame! You would see kinkier action in a retirement home!

Retirement homes are the new swingers clubs, I hear.

Giselle

hairyprincess wrote: »

Ah now the sex is pretty tame! You would see kinkier action in a retirement home!

Depends on the retirement home Princess!