This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

tHE vAGGABOND · 12-10-2010 01:20PM

The Incredible Shrinking Man,

The story of a bloke who lost 17 stone [yes, no typo there!] and started running marathons!

Asphyxia · 14-10-2010 12:05AM

I have been reading a book of Oscar Wilde's poetry which I am loving

kylith · 14-10-2010 08:56AM

I just finished Room. I really, really enjoyed it and can't recommend it enough.

And now onto the fifth book in Asimov's Foundation series. I thought I was nearing the end but I've just been informed that there's loads more, so I'm kind of disheartened by that. I was really looking forward to a resolution.

Raedwald · 14-10-2010 08:28PM

Just finished Book 3 of Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series, The Waste Lands. Have to say loved it cant wait to pick up number 4 now.

sentient_6 · 14-10-2010 08:37PM

I'm just about to start book 3 of steven eriksons malazan book of the fallen. Struggled a little bit in the middle of Deadhouse Gates but i'm glad i finished it. Great book in the end. Loving the series.

emeraldstar · 15-10-2010 10:23AM

David Copperfield. The version I have is over 1000 pages so I'm not sure just how long it is going to take me, but am enjoying it so far!

Callan57 · 15-10-2010 03:20PM

Just starting Worst Case by James Patterson

EverEvolving · 16-10-2010 08:36PM

Reading 'A Sort of Homecoming' by Robert Cremins at the moment. Hard to get into but the underlying message is keeping me interested. Anyone else read it? Just found it in my pile of books and don't know where it came from.

Censorsh!t · 17-10-2010 07:37PM

Reading Time's Arrow by Martin Amis. I like it so far... it's quite humorous, although I'm wondering how exactly that will work out when the srrious subject matter comes up. I like that it's in reverse, it's very different from anything i've read before, in that regard. Sometimes confuses me a bit, but getting used to it.

I'm also nearing the end if Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, which was interrupted due to loads of college books. It's very funny and yet really sad at the same time. I like if a lot

Asphyxia · 19-10-2010 01:34PM

Very excited because I have just started "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest". I loved the first two books so hoping this one is good.

Callan57 · 19-10-2010 07:58PM

Patrick McCabe's 'The Holy City'

Asphyxia · 27-10-2010 10:56AM

I'm starting The Sound and the Fury William Faulkner tonight.

Callan57 · 27-10-2010 06:48PM

About half way into 'The News Where You Are' by Catherine O'Flynn

tHE vAGGABOND · 28-10-2010 01:14PM

Where Men Win Glory - by John Krakauer

Brilliant and very readable indeed!

thenakedanddead · 28-10-2010 05:19PM

Making my way thru "1984". Rather enjoyable, although I have read it before.

bullpost · 28-10-2010 05:24PM

Rereading Billy Phelan's greatest game by William Kennedy.

Part of the famous Albany trilogy about the Irish-American community in up-state New York in the first half of the twentieth century.

Kennedy is a fabulous storyteller. Gives more insight into the Irish-American experience than any history book .

daviidwilson · 01-11-2010 08:19AM

This_Years_Love wrote: »

I've just started reading My Sister's Keeper. I was given this book by a friend about a year ago but I'm only getting around to it now. I want to read it before seeing the film.

Finished the last three twilight books, All in all I found them a brilliant read. Un put downable.
Reading The Kings Bucannear by Raymond E Feist now. A continuation in his line of books after the magican trilogy. Very good read so far.

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Raedwald · 01-11-2010 05:23PM

The new book by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson in The Wheel of Time series is out tomorrow, The Towers of Midnight so will be reading that for the next week

ShagNastii · 01-11-2010 07:51PM

Read One by David Nichollis and When you are engulfed in flames by David Sedaris lately. They were both recommended by a friend. I F'n love when someone recommends something and it turns out to be top notch. One day is beyond super.

Censorsh!t · 02-11-2010 01:09AM

I finished reading "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" by J.T Leroy (or should i say laura albert??) last week... It was ... Hmmm i'm not really sure what i thought if it. There were a few very disturbing parts, and I'm not someone who is easily disturbed!

Also read "Time's Arrow" by Martin Amis. I'm not too sure just how appropriate the reverse narrative is for the subject matter, I mean parts of the book were very humorous because of how it's written, but I'm just not sure just how well the scenes from Auschwitz fitted together with all this.

I'm now reading "Don't Tell Me The Truth About Love" by Dan Rhodes, a collection of some pretty depressing love stories. It's an easy, nice (if thats the word to describe depressing stories) read.

Also just started "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

vangoz · 02-11-2010 04:21PM

Chasm City, quite different so far than the first revelation space book. Not as big in scope, but you can relate to the characters more.

Callan57 · 02-11-2010 07:41PM

Just started The Bolter by Frances Osborne

mav79 · 02-11-2010 07:48PM

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Really enjoying it so far.

Dibble · 03-11-2010 03:11PM

I'm reading Five Chimneys by Olga Lengyel. It's an account of her time in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Harrowing, but an excellent read.

flyaway. · 03-11-2010 04:21PM

Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

irish147 · 03-11-2010 10:11PM

Dibble wrote: »

I'm reading Five Chimneys by Olga Lengyel. It's an account of her time in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Harrowing, but an excellent read.

Will take note of this book

Queen-Mise · 04-11-2010 07:46PM

daviidwilson wrote: »

Finished the last three twilight books, All in all I found them a brilliant read. Un put downable.
Reading The Kings Bucannear by Raymond E Feist now. A continuation in his line of books after the magican trilogy. Very good read so far.

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I love Raymond E. Feist, a great writer. Just finished his 2009 offering, can't remember the name of it, a very good read. I don't tend to remember the names of books, so no insult there :rolleyes::rolleyes:

mav79 wrote: »

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Really enjoying it so far.

Just finished reading one of his trilogy's, an excellent read.

I have started reading Jack Kerouac's On The Road again. It is so readable, it trips of the page to read.

the west wing · 04-11-2010 11:02PM

I've just finished 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. Wasn't really impressed until the end. I was bringing it back to the library and I saw 'The Grapes of Wrath' so I picked that up to see how that goes.

E.T. · 06-11-2010 12:36AM

Callan57 wrote: »

Just started The Bolter by Frances Osborne

I read it a few weeks ago, it really gives a fascinating insight into that era. Today's socialites have nothing on them in terms of scandal!

I'm on a thriller binge at the moment, read most of the Henning Mankell's at this stage (The Fifth Woman is my favourite so far) and on my third Jo Nesbo. Very, very, very dark and gruesome. I thought The Redeemer was better than The Snowman but I read them out of order so I might go back to the start if I can get hold of all of the books.

Posy · 06-11-2010 01:26AM

I've just started 'Life of Pi.' Ugh, it's pretty gory so far! :eek:

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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