What book are you reading atm??

alie · 30-07-2012 07:24PM

Breaking night by Liz Murray

30-07-2012 10:18PM

Gave "when god were a rabbit" a go. Nice book. Just...nice

worth the easy read.

Right. Going to try Under the Dome one last time!

mauzo · 30-07-2012 10:21PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Gave "when god were a rabbit" a go. Nice book. Just...nice worth the easy read.

Right. Going to try Under the Dome one last time!

Im struggling with under the dome myself.....

30-07-2012 10:24PM

syndeyfife wrote: »

Im struggling with under the dome myself.....

I don't know why I haven't been able to get into it

mauzo · 30-07-2012 10:26PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't know why I haven't been able to get into it

I dont know either, Im switching between that and Scarpetta, and I dread picking it up....really disappointed. Hopefully it picks up!

cynder · 30-07-2012 10:33PM

syndeyfife wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't know why I haven't been able to get into it

I dont know either, Im switching between that and Scarpetta, and I dread picking it up....really disappointed. Hopefully it picks up!

Didn't like under the dome it was boring, I didn't like scarpetta either it was to in-depth in technical detail, too much detail not enough of a story line. I've sworn never ever to read another of her books again. Karin slaughter is better...

The passage is good by Justin Cronin.

Red Hand · 30-07-2012 10:38PM

Reading Galapogos by Kurt Vonnegut. Enjoying it as I do all of his...he has a unique style (telling you plot in advance of it happening:))

Lorrs33 · 30-07-2012 10:57PM

I'm currently reading Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay. Love his books, always keep your attention.

ordinary_girl · 31-07-2012 01:14AM

Right now I'm reading 'I Left My Tent in San Francisco' by Emma Kennedy. Great travel book, second only to Bill Bryson's inimitable writing style when detailing his travels.

py2006 · 31-07-2012 09:59AM

Expect a few Maeve Binchy titles to appear here over the next days!

R.I.P

ruthloss · 31-07-2012 11:18AM

I've picked up Pure by Andrew Miller (again)

Set in Paris in 1785. It's about a young engineer asked by the king to demolish an old cemetery which is overflowing and causing health problems to locals.

It should be gripping, it's just not gripping me., but I've bought it so I sure as heck am going to read it!.

Satts · 31-07-2012 07:44PM

FRANK - The making of a legend, by James Kaplan.

Good start, going well so far.

Pantsface · 31-07-2012 08:06PM

New Karin Slaughter - Criminal

--Kaiser-- · 01-08-2012 09:20AM

Fight Club - Chuck Paluhniuk

Enjoying this immensely, unsurprising as it's one of my favourite films. Picked it up last night and was half way through before I knew it (sure sign of a great book)

Easy Rod · 01-08-2012 09:48AM

Mila 18 - Leon Uris

This wouldn't be the type of book i'd normally read but it was recommended by a friend and i'm really enjoying it.

conorhal · 01-08-2012 10:51AM

'The Manual of Detection' by Jedediah Berry

It's been described as aptly as 'the kind of mannered fantasy that might result of Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka'.
I think of it as the surreal, noir detective story that I wish Terry Gilliam would make his next movie project as it's part dystopian 'Brazil', part Raymond Chandler novel and part Christopher Nolan's 'Inception'.

The novel is also steeped German expressionist film references which makes the novel fun for movie buffs, it particularly references 'The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari' (who's carnival has mysteriously arrived back in town at the same time the detective disappeared.)

Plot description from Amazon:
For Charles Unwin, the reluctant hero in Jedediah Berry's eloquent and surreal first novel, The Manual of Detection, time is curiously stretched beyond recognition and dreams are labyrinthine and vulnerable to devious invasion. Mysterious femme fatales, surly criminals and singing somnambulants lurk around every corner, each offering more bizarre clues for Unwin who is trying to solve the murder of a famous detective so he can clear his own name and get his job back as a lowly and fastidious clerk at The Agency, a Kafka-esque organization that tracks down villains and protects the city's nocturnal secrets, for better or for worse.

emeraldstar · 01-08-2012 11:21AM

ruthloss wrote: »

I've picked up Pure by Andrew Miller (again)

Set in Paris in 1785. It's about a young engineer asked by the king to demolish an old cemetery which is overflowing and causing health problems to locals.

It should be gripping, it's just not gripping me., but I've bought it so I sure as heck am going to read it!.

I hadn't heard of this but I really like the premise and setting. Seems to get good enough reviews on amazon. Now I'm intrigued, despite your struggles!

Hande hoche! · 01-08-2012 11:39AM

Started on I, Partridge and so far it's fairly entertaining. Before that was reading Metro 2033 which was an interesting read and worth a look.

Sykk · 01-08-2012 12:27PM

Kill Decision - Daniel Suarez

Great book so far

jimthemental · 01-08-2012 12:30PM

A song of ice and fire 4: A feast for crows. Only started these books about three weeks ago. They are excellent, I'd easily rate them better than Lord of the Rings. Love the show too.

gutenberg · 01-08-2012 11:31PM

emeraldstar wrote: »

I hadn't heard of this but I really like the premise and setting. Seems to get good enough reviews on amazon. Now I'm intrigued, despite your struggles!

I absolutely loved Pure, would highly recommend it!

cynder · 02-08-2012 11:54AM

gutenberg wrote: »

I absolutely loved Pure, would highly recommend it!

Im re-reading it for my second time, very enjoyable.

Lollers · 02-08-2012 12:09PM

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Started on I, Partridge and so far it's fairly entertaining. Before that was reading Metro 2033 which was an interesting read and worth a look.

I listened to the audiobook, as read by Alan himself. BACK OF THE NET.

Myself I'm reading The North Face of Soho by Clive James. Great stuff, but then anything by James usually is.

Whispered · 02-08-2012 12:46PM

Terry Pratchett - Pyramids

Love him at the moment. I think he's ruined other authors for me.

marwelie · 02-08-2012 12:51PM

Life by Keith Richards

It is a miracle that the man is still alive....

TwoShedsJackson · 02-08-2012 01:17PM

Under the Dome was typical King, great for the first 600 pages, then he realises he has no way to end it so just lashes in the first thing that comes into his head, and fires it off to the publisher.

It was a decent enough read but the ending was laughable, even by his standards.

admiralofthefleet · 02-08-2012 01:20PM

the cleaveland steamer

asherbassad · 02-08-2012 02:27PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

the cleaveland steamer

Is that about some queer from Ohio?

:pac:

youcancallmeal · 02-08-2012 02:39PM

Last book was 'A Life Too Short' about the German goalkeeper Robert Enke who committed suicide a few years back, great read, very sad story.

About 3/4 way through the Steve Jobs biography. He was a crazy character who managed to bring together great people to create great things. Its funny because Apple products never really appealed to me but now when I think about buying a macbook or ipad it doesn't seem so stupid as it used to?

Genghiz Cohen · 02-08-2012 02:42PM

The Buttress of Windsor.

What book are you reading atm??

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