What book are you reading atm??

crfcaio

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (RIP).

blahblah06

Lance Armstrong it's not about the bike

Whatsernamex33

A book I think that is awesome, Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy...

Couldn't put it down! Got stuck into it cuz I'd always see it on the Leaving Cert. English syllabi, and out of pure interest had to pick it up...
Well worth a read.

The film version of it, it's okay... But you'd obviously have to pick the book over it.

Sided

Hm...

I really would like to read the new book by Joanne Harris.

Littlegirllost

Nama Mia Ross O'Carroll Kelly, I'm enjoying it but it's not for everyone

PapaQuebec

I'm spoilt for choice as I have a collection of over 13,000 eBooks!!!

I'm currently reading "Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler", by Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams.

Thought it'd be just another "conspiracy theory" until I checked out the authors' backgrounds and credentials, so I decided to give it a go....

..... very convincing so far, with a mass of detail and witness accounts

Recommended!!

Wereghost

Recently began The Better Angels Of Our Nature: The Decline Of Violence In History And Its Causes by Steven Pinker. This is a very long read whose completion I'll probably postpone substantially by adulterating it with Neil Gaiman's American Gods and the occasional essay from Arguably by Christopher Hitchens.

Just finished One Day. Pretty crap really but perfect for easy holiday reading and not quite as predictable as I assumed it would be. Before that I had started Stephen King "under the dome" but left it in a friends house, just started it again, pretty gruesome so far

Lollipops23

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Just finished One Day. Pretty crap really but perfect for easy holiday reading and not quite as predictable as I assumed it would be.

Yeah i felt massively underwhelmed by it.

I'm reading Mockingjay-the final installment of the Hunger Games trio. Surprised at how much I enjoyed them actually.

Barna77

Littlegirllost wrote: »

Nama Mia Ross O'Carroll Kelly, I'm enjoying it but it's not for everyone

Still has it's funny bits, but Ross' character can't be dragged for many more books. Anyway, I'll be buying the new one as soon as it's out

languagenerd

Littlegirllost wrote: »

Nama Mia Ross O'Carroll Kelly, I'm enjoying it but it's not for everyone

Barna77 wrote: »

Still has it's funny bits, but Ross' character can't be dragged for many more books. Anyway, I'll be buying the new one as soon as it's out

I'd read all of them up to "Mr. S and the Secret of Andorra's Box" but I got a bit bored of them. I think he's stretched it too far now... and he's changed a lot of the characters too much. I might pick up Nama Mia at the library and see what it's like though.

pavb2

Carthage Must be Destroyed

http://www.amazon.com/Carthage-Must-Be-Destroyed-Civilization/dp/0670022667

An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.

The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians finally succumbed and their capital city, history, and culture were almost utterly erased.

Angel8ie

Just finished insurgent by Veronica Roth. It was a nice read. About to begin darkly dreaming dexter now:)

silvervixen84

Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters

Have previously read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Dawn of the Dreadfuls and Dreadfully Ever After

ibarelycare

languagenerd wrote: »

Littlegirllost wrote: »

Nama Mia Ross O'Carroll Kelly, I'm enjoying it but it's not for everyone

Barna77 wrote: »

Still has it's funny bits, but Ross' character can't be dragged for many more books. Anyway, I'll be buying the new one as soon as it's out

I'd read all of them up to "Mr. S and the Secret of Andorra's Box" but I got a bit bored of them. I think he's stretched it too far now... and he's changed a lot of the characters too much. I might pick up Nama Mia at the library and see what it's like though.

The couple since Andorra's Box have actually been a big improvement IMO. Back to pure funniness!

alie

Ma I got meself locked up in the mad house by Martha Long

Theta

Just finishing World War Z

Paddy Samurai

A Kingdom Besieged By Fiest

So far its an improvement on his last book,but not as good as his older stuff.

Also about 40% through Dance with Dragons.So long since I read the previous books in the series finding it hard to remember whos ,who.Had to look up Reek online.:(

the GALL

Devils guard
The diary of an SS officer who after the war joined the French Foreign Legion and fought the communist in Indochina(Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia) for five years .......crackin' read.

apsalar

The Cider House Rules....

It's taken me a long time to pick it up. Tobey Maguire's face put me off after seeing 20 mins of the film. I don't like him.

Book is very good. Gentle humour and great handling of a controversial tpoic. John Irving is always good though.

Einhard

I'm reading the Rise and Fall of Anicent Egypt by Toby Wilkinson. It's a great read. was never as interested in AE as I was in other areas of the Classical world, but this book is chaning my mind.

Only problem is, it covers 3000 years of history and is so packed with names and events that, by the time I've reached the end of the book I've forgotten most of the details from earlier!:eek:

Jaxxy

alie wrote: »

Ma I got meself locked up in the mad house by Martha Long

Thoughts so far? Her first book was a harrowing but morbidly fascinating read, the following installment though bewildered me in the sense that I found some elements a bit unbelievable.

I've just finished "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice, which was recommended to me by a friend. It's a mammoth story with massive scope, and her descriptions (particularly of New Orleans) are just beautiful but I don't think I can continue with the series as it is just so weird... And I usually love weird.

Love2love

The Vienna Woods Killer - John Leake

About an Austrian Serial Killer who murdered prostitutes in 3 different countries. He already served time for murder where in prison he educated himself and became a writer. He became the poster boy for Austria's rehabilition and even interviewed the chief of police regarding the murders which he was committing.

McG

2 on the go at the moment

The Long Earth - Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
God Is Not Great - Christopher Hitchens

Paddy Samurai

the GALL wrote: »

Devils guard
The diary of an SS officer who after the war joined the French Foreign Legion and fought the communist in Indochina(Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia) for five years .......crackin' read.

Yeah ,a good book.I read it a while back and liked it .Alot of debate online about weather it's a true story or not.

Martin_ie2012

Reading life and laughing by Michael McIntyre. It's pretty good, same comedy style the early bits especially are like reading a stand up routine. But am reading the bit about the start of his comedy career which is good. Would recommend it if you are a fan of his but dont think he will win any new fans with it.

clappyhappy

The Wood Cutter by Reginald hill, great read, about a guy arrested and jailed for child pornography, fraud, violent conduct and false terrorist alarm. A real page turner.

alie

Jaxxy wrote: »

alie wrote: »

Ma I got meself locked up in the mad house by Martha Long

Thoughts so far? Her first book was a harrowing but morbidly fascinating read, the following installment though bewildered me in the sense that I found some elements a bit unbelievable.

I've just finished "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice, which was recommended to me by a friend. It's a mammoth story with massive scope, and her descriptions (particularly of New Orleans) are just beautiful but I don't think I can continue with the series as it is just so weird... And I usually love weird.

I'm finding it not as easy to follow as her other books . It's jumping from one scenario to the other, its good but not my favourite.

hairyprincess

Martin_ie2012 wrote: »

Reading life and laughing by Michael McIntyre. It's pretty good, same comedy style the early bits especially are like reading a stand up routine. But am reading the bit about the start of his comedy career which is good. Would recommend it if you are a fan of his but dont think he will win any new fans with it.

Read it a few weeks ago, it's very funny. Plenty of laugh out loud moments. But at the same time there's a lot of sadness in it too, he's had some tough times and he's very open about it.

Merkin

Fifty Shades of Grey - so appallingly bad but entertaining nonetheless!