This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

Callan57 · 29-04-2011 07:13PM

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

anitasenior · 30-04-2011 03:11PM

Ive been reading Un Secret myself but its difficult to understand everything in French. What exactly did Hannah do when checking the papers at the inn?

Callan57 · 30-04-2011 04:24PM

anitasenior wrote: »

Ive been reading Un Secret myself but its difficult to understand everything in French. What exactly did Hannah do when checking the papers at the inn?

I read it in translation afraid my French wouldn't be up to standard. As I understood it she was comparing the forged papers with the ones stamped 'Juden' which seemed to suggest she deliberately handed the 'Juden' one to the policeman. I found it quiet a fascinating read.

Vim Fuego · 02-05-2011 07:54PM

Finished Risen by Jan Strnad. Cheap as chips for the kindle and with no DRM (it was the author's choice) so bonus points for him.

People are coming back from the dead in the small town of Anderson. Only they're not zombies, they seem to be better than ever.

Solid but unspectacular supernatural thriller from Strnad. It's a perfectly fun read that brings to mind early Stephen King - a small town, strange happenings, ultimate evil etc. There are some standout moments that will keep you gripped - the opening chapter, a cockroach nightmare scenario, but it somewhat putters out towards the end, perhaps missing the great shock revelation you might expect. A solid 3/5. There's a few short stories at the end, following other town members that didn't make it into the book. Enjoyed these as well as the main story.

No idea what to read next but I have a gigantic pile of books to get stuck into yet.

Callan57 · 02-05-2011 08:18PM

William Trevor's Love and Summer

AnnyHallsal · 03-05-2011 08:00PM

Cselaw Milosz, New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001

patff · 03-05-2011 11:36PM

The Tenants of Moonbloom, Edward Lewis Wallant

Central character Norman Moonbloom, with a disparate collection of secondary characters in Manhattan circa 1960. Neurotic, witty, gross.

AnnyHallsal · 04-05-2011 11:17AM

Rattigan, Plays Two: The Deep Blue Sea ... In Praise of Love

Callan57 · 04-05-2011 03:37PM

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

tim_holsters · 04-05-2011 06:53PM

anitasenior wrote: »

Ive been reading Un Secret myself but its difficult to understand everything in French. What exactly did Hannah do when checking the papers at the inn?

I don't know if you're aware but there's a French film adaptation of Un Secret.

I didn't know the film came from the book until now, when you mentioned the papers at the inn it rang a bell. If you haven't seen the film you should check it out, I'd imagine you'll think they've done a pretty good job.

Vim Fuego · 05-05-2011 02:38PM

Got Fight? by Forrest Griffin

I imagine that Forrest wrote this book by raining hammerfists down upon a keyboard and by kneeing his printer into oblivion any time there was a paper jam. It's a wonderfully stupid, self-deprecating and genuinely funny read. Griffin's good friend and badass referree Big John McCarthy contributes in sections titled 'Dick In A Box', giving us the lowdown on how crazy Forrest really is when it comes to picking up ladies, confronting bad drivers and shutting up an annoying friend-of-a-friend. It was these sections more than any other that made laugh out loud. It's not exactly great literature but I enjoyed the hell out of Got Fight? Worth a read for any MMA fan and aspiring practitioners of manliness.

tim_holsters · 05-05-2011 06:30PM

Finished Casuals: Football Fighting and Fashion The Story of a Terrace Cult. Quite good if you like that sort of thing.

Also The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills. A dry dark comedy about a group of manual workers who put up fences. You could read this in one sitting. I’ll read more of Mills I found his sparse style appealing.

And to finish up Fermat’s Last Theorem by Simon Singh. The story of a mathematical problem which perplexed the most brilliant minds for centuries.

Valmont · 07-05-2011 08:18PM

As a treat, I picked up Philip K. Dick's Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?. So far, the dialog is racy and the conjured world is just mind bending. I think I will like this book!

marienbad · 07-05-2011 09:15PM

Valmont wrote: »

As a treat, I picked up Philip K. Dick's Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?. So far, the dialog is racy and the conjured world is just mind bending. I think I will like this book!

Made a pretty good movie too

08-05-2011 01:03PM

Valmont wrote: »

As a treat, I picked up Philip K. Dick's Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?. So far, the dialog is racy and the conjured world is just mind bending. I think I will like this book!

I hated it

Don't like his writing at all

Still suffering through tad williams at the moment, really slowly

Blush_01 · 08-05-2011 01:34PM

Just started Atwood's Year of the Flood and Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago, but very early stages with both of them at the moment. Think I'm going to enjoy them. Brings my current tally on active books to 6 though - think I need to finish something!

Callan57 · 08-05-2011 07:27PM

Well into Elegy for April by Benjamin Black

tim_holsters · 09-05-2011 08:00PM

Nul Points by Tim Moore. Tim's homage to the greatest losers in Eurovision history. Extremely funny with meticulous attention to detail.

Vim Fuego · 09-05-2011 09:57PM

I'm about halfway through The Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington. Absolutely brilliant so far, some of the finest blasphemy I've ever read from the two main characters. I didn't know much about it, it's an extremely violent adult fairytale and has one of the most disgusting yet hilarious sex scenes ever. Check it out.

Morlar · 10-05-2011 01:00PM

Some WW2 history stuff and also . . . 'The Death of Bunny Munro' of which I am nearly wholly finished.

AnnyHallsal · 10-05-2011 05:57PM

Toni Morrison, Paradise.

Was spellbound by Beloved and enjoying this too.

Conchir · 10-05-2011 10:33PM

Just started Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian. It's very technical and old fashioned, but it really is interesting once you get into it.

emeraldstar · 10-05-2011 11:28PM

Bill Bryson's The Lost Continent.

11-05-2011 09:00AM

started this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_%28novel%29

sallydan · 11-05-2011 12:35PM

Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng

smokedeels · 11-05-2011 02:14PM

Gateway by Frederick Pohl

I'm on a major Sci-Fi kick atm, I'm essentially reading through this list SF Masterworks

I'll probably mid-way through it at the moment and it has been engrossing thus far, there's an awful sense of dread... I'm just waiting for something terrible to happen to the protagonist. He is a fantastic character, he’s essentially trying to avoid the routine he was born into by taking admirable leaps towards the unknown, an inspiring trait, but it’s his hesitations that make root for him even more.

If you enjoy books like The Sirens of Titan and The Stars my Destination I would recommend this.

Dogdaysareover · 11-05-2011 02:23PM

Just finished The Passage by Justin Cronin,

Was a little bit disappointed, about 200 pages too long...it started well but went downhill gradually.

brentan · 11-05-2011 08:57PM

I'm reading Redemption Falls by Joseph O'Connor. I've already read his book Star Of The Sea. It was brilliant. I think this one is shaping up just as good.

Vim Fuego · 14-05-2011 08:17PM

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Only a few chapters in but enjoying it so far. At this point, I can't get Starship Troopers imagery out of my head.

tim_holsters · 14-05-2011 08:27PM

Vim Fuego wrote: »

I'm about halfway through The Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington. Absolutely brilliant so far, some of the finest blasphemy I've ever read from the two main characters. I didn't know much about it, it's an extremely violent adult fairytale and has one of the most disgusting yet hilarious sex scenes ever. Check it out.

Vim I'll be putting in an order with the book depository soon. I've never heard of Jesse Bullington but I'm all for blasphemy so I'm asking you to put your head on a block here. Should I go for it?

This Week I are mostly reading (contd)

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