What book are you reading atm??

Callan57 · 20-07-2012 11:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Have just been given a gift of "when god was a rabbit", never heard of it. Worth a read? Doesn't sound like my usual choice.

Not bad at all IMO ... probably would give it about a 7/10

keano_afc · 21-07-2012 12:35am

Engage, by Paul Kimmage. The story of an English rugby player who breaks his neck in a scrum. Compelling stuff.

losthorizon · 21-07-2012 12:45am

mattjack wrote: »

The Rape of Nanking, thank Jebus I,m not Chinese or Japanese

Made into a recent film!!

"Beware of Small States - Lebanon , Battleground of the Middle East" by David Hirst

Just read about the slaughter in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila organised by the Israelis. Fairly sickening stuff.

Always been interested in Lebanon and its somewhere I'ld love to go to.

apsalar · 21-07-2012 1:15am

Almost done with: "The Perfect Storm" - Sebastian Junger

Just started: "Quench the moon" - Walter Macken

entropi · 21-07-2012 1:27am

crfcaio wrote: »

1984, by George Orwell, this Monday - so far, so good!

This. Very interesting read, indeed.

And 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime'.

McChubbin · 21-07-2012 1:35am

Just about to get started on An Idiot Abroad by Karl Plinkington in prepartion for a 2 hour coach trip down the country.

py2006 · 24-07-2012 12:22pm

The Amazing Spiderman wrote: »

The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein. Needless to say I am enjoying it immensely!

I've always wanted to read them.

--Kaiser-- · 24-07-2012 12:53pm

Catch 22
It's funny and all and very cleverly written in places but I doubt it'll make my top 10 list at this rate (one third of the way through)

xeiramnnax · 24-07-2012 1:01pm

'The Better Angels of Our Nature - The Decline of Violence in History and it's Causes' by Steven Pinker. I only started it a few days ago, but very interesting look back at different Societies in history so far.

A beautiful book I just finished a few weeks ago, is 'The God of Small Things' by Arundahti Roy.

Aglomerado · 24-07-2012 2:16pm

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, in order. (Re-reading) Loving them all over again.

x_Ellie_x · 24-07-2012 2:24pm

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter -- it's a really interesting and unique story so far.

Ormus · 24-07-2012 3:08pm

Lisey's Story by Stephen King

Was on the point of giving up on it for most of the first 150 pages but I soldiered on and now can hardly put it down. Gripping and chilling.

Pumpkinseeds · 24-07-2012 7:34pm

I've got two books on the go at the moment, A tale of two cities, also reading a book on international law. I've got A storm of swords ready to read next.

Aidric · 24-07-2012 7:39pm

'Hollywood' by Charles Bukowski.

Each of his novels a treasure.

BlaasForRafa · 24-07-2012 7:41pm

Blue Blood by Edward Conlon. Its an autobiography about his life as an NYC cop for the last 20 or so years.

Ah_Yeah · 24-07-2012 7:44pm

The Hunger Games trilogy - I'm on Book 2 "Catching Fire" at the moment. Easy Reading and lots of paradoxes in it. Would definitely recommed.

"On The Road" by Jack Keraouc (sp?) is next on my list.

Demonique · 24-07-2012 7:49pm

The Night Eternal by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, it's the third book in a series the first two being The Strain and The Fall

mauzo · 24-07-2012 7:50pm

Under the dome- Stephen king
A cold day in paradise-Steve Hamilton

HOS 1997 · 24-07-2012 8:01pm

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Blue Blood by Edward Conlon. Its an autobiography about his like as an NYC cop for the last 20 or so years.

What do you think of it? I couldn't get into it and ended up giving up on it despite it being highly recommended.

Shryke · 24-07-2012 8:10pm

I'm reading Karl Marx again, inspired mostly from my recent read of Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens autobiography. It's the best biography I've read - beautifully written, informative and entertaining.

Then into some sci-fi with Alastair Reynolds novel Chasm City or something historical.

BlaasForRafa · 24-07-2012 8:24pm

HOS 1997 wrote: »

What do you think of it? I couldn't get into it and ended up giving up on it despite it being highly recommended.

I'm about 2/3rds of the way into it atm. Overall I like it and I wouldn't normally be a fan of biogs. I like the police procedural aspects of it his portrayal of what the projects were like during and after the crack wars was interesting, when its him and the team out making arrests or dealing with informants the book rattles along.

However I don't particularly like the parts where he interrupts his own narrative to talk about his uncles or grandfather or whatever, or to tell the real story of the cops that the French Connection film is based on. I guess he's trying to give some context as to why being a policeman in NYC is difficult but I felt it dragged down the pace of the book, he could have easily trimmed out 10-20% and made it a better read.

LostBoy101 · 24-07-2012 8:53pm

Manchester's Finest by David Hall.

Very well written and a touching emotional memoir by the author.

Ficheall · 24-07-2012 8:55pm

"So Long and Thanks for all the Fish" again.
Possibly the greatest love story ever told.

neris · 24-07-2012 10:05pm

Just finished reading berserk in the antartic by david mercy. Good read bout a guy who hitches a ride to antartica on a 27 foot sailboat owned by a mad norweigan. Just started read Racing through the dark by david millar

Flincher · 24-07-2012 10:34pm

keano_afc wrote: »

Engage, by Paul Kimmage. The story of an English rugby player who breaks his neck in a scrum. Compelling stuff.

I read that over the course of the weekend about a month back. Brilliantly written by Kimmage, and unbelievable courage by Hampson to share pretty much every thought which went through his head.

xeiramnnax · 25-07-2012 7:47am

syndeyfife wrote: »

Under the dome- Stephen king
A cold day in paradise-Steve Hamilton

Under the Dome is a great book. I couldn't put that down when I read it. Recommend to anyone!

CruelCoin · 25-07-2012 8:26am

The game of thrones series.

Really quite brilliant.

For season 1/2 i was behind the series, but now there's a pause before season 3, i have a chance to get ahead.

Having read the books, its amazing how much they are keeping to the books. Very little has been changed.

ibarelycare · 25-07-2012 10:55am

Finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King the other day. Very good, definitely the best of his "recent" novels that I've read. Wasn't ready for SK withdrawal so reading Just After Sunset now (book of short stories).

Not sure what to go for next. I'm thinking The Hunger Games books. I started watching Game of Thrones recently and love it, so might give the books a try. Although I struggle with the complex family trees and names in the TV show so might be the same story with the book

--Kaiser-- · 25-07-2012 11:01am

ibarelycare wrote: »

Not sure what to go for next. I'm thinking The Hunger Games books. I started watching Game of Thrones recently and love it, so might give the books a try. Although I struggle with the complex family trees and names in the TV show so might be the same story with the book

The books are much easier to understand, much better as well (not saying the TV series is bad, it just can't compare to the books in terms of plotting and characterisation)

ibarelycare · 25-07-2012 11:04am

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

The books are much easier to understand, much better as well (not saying the TV series is bad, it just can't compare to the books in terms of plotting and characterisation)

Might give them a try then, would be handy not having to pause it every 20 minutes to say "Wait, what family is he with again?"

What book are you reading atm??

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