This week, I are mostly reading....

turgon · 26-12-2008 07:57PM

Get a few books for xmas.

Finished Adventures of Tom Sawyer yesterday, Around the world in 80 days today and starting Kidnapped tomorrow. Then Ill start into some of the longer and heavier ones I have, like Crime and Punishment.

tHE vAGGABOND · 27-12-2008 12:21PM

Finished Night Watch, reading Day Watch and avoiding all sight and sound of the movies

A great series, I really enjoyed them and your right - avoid the movies at all cost..

The first one is a low budget russian movie [in the grand scheme of things], and terrible is not the world.

The second one had a bigger budget, and made more money in russia that any movie in history, and is a bit better, but its still crap IMHO and still makes ****e of the story

3rd one in production now, with Hollywood help I understand. But I wont be going to watch that either

SligoBrewer · 27-12-2008 08:26PM

I'm about a third through both The Grapes of Wrath and Regeneration.

Has anyone any thoughts on Regeneration? I'm only reading it because of the subject matter but overall, is it a good book?

pugwall · 27-12-2008 08:40PM

I've just started 'The Boys - A biography of Micheál MacLíammóir and Hilton Edwards' by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Excellent so far.

Lined up next:

Nell by Nell McCafferty
The Leavetaking by John McGahern
That they may face the Rising Sun by John McGahern

busted flush · 27-12-2008 08:52PM

"the big fat g spot" by Virginia spots
its a very compiling read for avid horticulturists

manicmonoliths · 28-12-2008 06:55PM

Just finished the Great Gatsby (was a bit underwhelmed to be honest)
Moving on to Fight Club and the Virgin Suicides.
An odd bit of non-fiction called Freakonomics too.

Zwillinge · 28-12-2008 10:40PM

Most recent book finished was The World According to Garp, a very enjoyable read, highly recommend it.

BroomBurner · 29-12-2008 11:11AM

manicmonoliths wrote: »

An odd bit of non-fiction called Freakonomics too.

Freakonomics is a good read, interesting stats.

Haven't been able to really get back in to Broken River for a bit, it has a bad effect on me, so leaving it for now.

Reading Passchendaelle, about the soldiers who fought there during the First World War.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Calina · 29-12-2008 03:16PM

Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuscinski.

I have a new year's resolution called "buy and read a new book" every week.

I used to read a lot of non-fiction and travel stuff. Now I feel sort of lost because I haven't spent enough time in book shops lately.

Kur4mA · 29-12-2008 03:49PM

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

orangecake · 30-12-2008 07:25PM

The Accidental - Ali Smith

Hermy · 31-12-2008 02:05PM

pugwall wrote: »

I've just started 'The Boys - A biography of Micheál MacLíammóir and Hilton Edwards' by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Excellent so far.

Lined up next:

Nell by Nell McCafferty
The Leavetaking by John McGahern
That they may face the Rising Sun by John McGahern

I'll be interested in your thoughts on the two McGahern books as I recently read one and will probably finish the other today.
I also finally got through John Banville's Doctor Copernicus and will probably read the Butcher Boy next although there is the small matter of When Giants Walked The Earth by Mick Wall to read as well.

cautioner · 31-12-2008 02:11PM

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

A great series, I really enjoyed them and your right - avoid the movies at all cost..

The first one is a low budget russian movie [in the grand scheme of things], and terrible is not the world.

The second one had a bigger budget, and made more money in russia that any movie in history, and is a bit better, but its still crap IMHO and still makes ****e of the story

3rd one in production now, with Hollywood help I understand. But I wont be going to watch that either

Any whiff of the last book in the series being translated/released here soon?

tHE vAGGABOND · 31-12-2008 02:43PM

Any whiff of the last book in the series being translated/released here soon?

Its on amazon.co.uk

I have not read it yet...

pugwall · 31-12-2008 07:44PM

Hermy wrote: »

I'll be interested in your thoughts on the two McGahern books as I recently read one and will probably finish the other today.
I also finally got through John Banville's Doctor Copernicus and will probably read the Butcher Boy next although there is the small matter of When Giants Walked The Earth by Mick Wall to read as well.

I read 'the dark' a few weeks back and really enjoyed it. Hopefully the above mentioned are just as enjoyable!

Hermy · 01-01-2009 09:03PM

McGahern is quickly becoming one of my very favourite authors and I've no doubt you will enjoy both The Leavetaking and That They May Face The Rising Sun.

theCzar · 01-01-2009 09:08PM

Narrow dog to Carcassonne. travel book about navigating the inland waterways of Britain and France, witty and erudite.

UpCork · 01-01-2009 09:49PM

"Foolish Mortals" by Jennifer Johnson.

An interesting read.

Blue-Eyed · 01-01-2009 10:26PM

I don't know how to translate it..but it's something like

"The female Wolf and the Girl"

It was originally in French and I'm reading it in Estonian. I don't think this is in English.

-Blue- :cool:

robo · 01-01-2009 11:29PM

"Blindsighted" - Karin Slaughter

growler · 03-01-2009 05:49PM

Anathem by Neal Stephenson , had really enjoyed his Baroque cycle series and cyrptonomicon, high hopes for this.

girlbiker · 04-01-2009 02:21PM

A Star called Henry by Roddy Doyle .....really good.

john77 · 07-01-2009 11:47PM

The Damned Utd by David Peace... great read.

mickedm · 08-01-2009 12:43AM

what I Talk about when I talk about running - Murakami
so far not as good as his fiction

kaimera · 08-01-2009 12:26PM

Finished 'The Way Of The Shadows' - Brent Weeks

Book1 of the Night Angel Trilogy.

Book2 tonight I think.

stovelid · 08-01-2009 05:28PM

On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan.

Valmont · 08-01-2009 06:03PM

The Wasp Factory. Far more disturbing than I thought it would be. It's creeping me out quite a bit. Especially when

he talks about pissing all over the Poles that have dead animal heads on them!!!

HalloweenJack · 08-01-2009 06:05PM

I'm on the Best of Myles at the mo. It can be pretty hilarious.

boidey · 09-01-2009 04:06PM

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

gaf1983 · 09-01-2009 06:27PM

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole and The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama.

This week, I are mostly reading....

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