What book are you reading atm??

eisenberg1 · 03-05-2015 2:17am

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Just finished Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo. It's a decent story with good characterisation but it's quite short, more of a novella than a novel and the print is very large, I'm glad I got it in a half-price promotion because I don't think it's worth paying full price for it.

I find you get tired of JonNesbo very quickly......I have read three of four of his books and initially I found them ok, but all started to seem the same and pretty condscending.

Shenshen · 03-05-2015 8:39am

LadyAthame wrote: »

Steppenwolf and the Joy Luck club.

Wow, that's some combination you got there.

I remember reading the Joy Luck Club years ago (well, decades if I'm honest), and I really enjoyed it then. A gripping read, and lots of interesting insight into some of China's history in the 20th century.

Steppenwolf is one of my mom's all-time favourite. I have to admit I've never been able to get into any of Hesse's books myself, though.

Shenshen · 03-05-2015 8:41am

I'm just finishing "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell.

I can honestly say I would recommend any of his books to just about anyone. Absolutely brilliant stuff.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 03-05-2015 8:57am

Liberalism is a Mental Disorder by Dr Michael Savage.

About half way through at the moment, one of the last straight shooters out there, a wonderful man.

Canis Lupus · 03-05-2015 9:04am

Uncle Ben wrote: »

I finished the Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy a week back. I couldn't get into Madding Crowd so returned to the novel I did for the leaving!

How was it now you're older?

JohnMearsheimer · 03-05-2015 11:42am

Ireland's Arctic Siege by Kevin Kearns. It's an account of the freak weather Ireland experienced in the Winter of 1947. I didn't know Ireland experienced such weather in modern times.

joe swanson · 03-05-2015 12:15pm

Match annual 1995. An all time classic

denis160 · 03-05-2015 2:22pm

John Connelly's 'a song of shadows' , its the latest from the Charlie Parker series, looking forward to it, love these books.

Hugo Stiglitz · 03-05-2015 2:34pm

Started on Dust which is the third book in the Silo series (Wool). The whole story is really coming together. I'm thinking of trying some other books written by Hugh Howey.

Precious flower · 04-05-2015 4:08pm

Just finished Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. Highly recommend it, brilliant book. I couldn't put it down. You think since there is only one person speaking for the entire novel you'd get bored but it's excellent.

Started on The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom. I'm about half way through and I'm finding it equally as entertaining. Highly recommend it too!

Turtyturd · 04-05-2015 4:28pm

The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror.

I like Nihilism as a branch of philosophy but this dark even for me. Supposedly a big influence on the views of Rust in True Detective, so if you watched that you know what to expect.

the evasion_kid · 06-05-2015 12:25am

Atlas shrugged by Ayn rand

FloatingVoter · 06-05-2015 3:26am

Glue - Irvine Welsh....sequel is out now so I'm prepping for that. If you see a strange bald man speaking in Scotch doubledutch roaming drunk around Dublin city centre it's either me or Irv. Avoid both either ways.

La_Gordy · 06-05-2015 4:29am

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Glue - Irvine Welsh....sequel is out now so I'm prepping for that. If you see a strange bald man speaking in Scotch doubledutch roaming drunk around Dublin city centre it's either me or Irv. Avoid both either ways.

Ah man, lucky you. I wish I could reread Filth for the first time as it remains the best book I've ever read. That said, Irvine lives in Miami now and his recent books are pish (The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins is scutter).

Ahm currently reading Au Secours Pardon by Frederic Beigbeder. It's the follow up to 99 Francs and so far quite good.

mariaalice · 06-05-2015 8:30am

I have just fished The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitcheall. I really enjoyed it.

FreeFallin94 · 06-05-2015 3:49pm

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter. Found it difficult to get into but I am enjoying it now. Really beautifully written.

gutenberg · 06-05-2015 4:14pm

Have started The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

baron von something · 07-05-2015 2:57pm

Currently reading Billy Idol's autobiography Dancing With Myself. It's pretty good so far

Aidric · 07-05-2015 3:57pm

Picked up 'A Decent Ride' by Irvine Welsh at the airport this morning. Read about 6 chapters on the flight and was howling laughing a few times.

genuinequery · 07-05-2015 4:01pm

I'm reading Lorna Byrne angels in my hair 100% recommend - eye opening interesting and very much attentive to detail

Belle E. Flops · 07-05-2015 5:16pm

I'm reading 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman. It's a kids book but I'm really enjoying it. His imagination is brilliant.

mariaalice · 07-05-2015 5:33pm

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

I'm reading 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman. It's a kids book but I'm really enjoying it. His imagination is brilliant.

I like Neil Gaiman and I want to say your user name is brilliant.

Birneybau · 07-05-2015 5:47pm

FreeFallin94 wrote: »

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. I love a good post-apocalyptic novel!

I'm actually reading that on my phone and Stephen King's "The Stand" on my Kindle. Apocalypse * 2.

Birneybau · 07-05-2015 5:54pm

mariaalice wrote: »

I have just fished The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitcheall. I really enjoyed it.

Found it a struggle but ultimately enjoyed it. Read "The Bone Clocks" next if you are not reading anything.

mariaalice · 07-05-2015 6:00pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Found it a struggle but ultimately enjoyed it. Read "The Bone Clocks" next if you are not reading anything.

I am going to but I have to finish I am pilgrim first, I have got back in to reading lately I was beginning to think the internet had rotted my brain my concentration had got so bad.

Turtyturd · 07-05-2015 6:01pm

Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War.

Been fascinated with WW1 since someone turned me onto the Dan Carlin series of podcasts about it so started this while waiting for the final episode.

Pumpkinseeds · 07-05-2015 6:22pm

I'm reading Earthly Joys by Phillipa Gregory. I'm really enjoying it, I love historical fiction and she writes it extremely well.

FreeFallin94 · 07-05-2015 7:48pm

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

I'm reading 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman. It's a kids book but I'm really enjoying it. His imagination is brilliant.

I just bought this today! Really excited to start it as every single review I've seen has said that it is fantastic. I read Stardust by Gaiman a year or two ago though and wasn't that impressed with it so hopefully The Graveyard Book will live up to my expectations!

Collie D · 07-05-2015 8:01pm

denis160 wrote: »

John Connelly's 'a song of shadows' , its the latest from the Charlie Parker series, looking forward to it, love these books.

Any good? Love the series. Dipped a bit in the middle and last wasn't great but Wrath of Angels was good. Have it ordered from Amazon.

Almost finished third story in The Bachman Books. Must admit I prefer his books when writing as King, odd as it may sound although I did enjoy The Long Walk. Hoping The Running Man is better. Enjoyed the movie.

the evasion_kid · 07-05-2015 9:38pm

Collie D wrote: »

Any good? Love the series. Dipped a bit in the middle and last wasn't great but Wrath of Angels was good. Have it ordered from Amazon.

Almost finished third story in The Bachman Books. Must admit I prefer his books when writing as King, odd as it may sound although I did enjoy The Long Walk. Hoping The Running Man is better. Enjoyed the movie.

The running man is probably the pick of them,one of my favorite books, though the film doesn't do it justice.

Ice Storm · 07-05-2015 9:48pm

Belle E. Flops wrote: »

I'm reading 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman. It's a kids book but I'm really enjoying it. His imagination is brilliant.

I read this last year and I loved it.

It was very easy to get engrossed in; the characters are so engaging.

I got Stardust free on the Kindle recently but I'm not too enthusiastic to start it as I've seen the film and wasn't mad about it.

FreeFallin94 · 10-05-2015 2:01pm

Ice Storm wrote: »

I read this last year and I loved it.

It was very easy to get engrossed in; the characters are so engaging.

I got Stardust free on the Kindle recently but I'm not too enthusiastic to start it as I've seen the film and wasn't mad about it.

If you weren't that crazy about the film you might actually really like the book- they're pretty different. Funnily enough I absolutely love that movie, so I ended up being really meh about the actual book itself when I did read it because there are so many differences between them.

the evasion_kid · 10-05-2015 2:08pm

The lost weekend by Charles jackson

Collie D · 10-05-2015 9:39pm

the evasion_kid wrote: »

The running man is probably the pick of them,one of my favorite books, though the film doesn't do it justice.

Finished it and The Running Man the best of the four with The Long Walk next. Completely different from the film all right. Rage was disappointing in the end and Roadwork was boring for the most part.

Currently on Chapter Nine of "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Have been meaning to give it a go for a while having seen a bit of a cult following for it on this thread. Another book where I've seen the film first and us again quite different apart from the basic idea. Not sure I like it to be honest - but it's short enough and I have a weird thing about always finishing a book no matter how much I dislike it so hopefully I'll get stuck in over the next couple of chapters.

baron von something · 10-05-2015 10:26pm

just started Half a King - Joe Abercrombie. Looking forward to this one, I love all his other books

cloudatlas · 10-05-2015 10:45pm

the evasion_kid wrote: »

The lost weekend by Charles jackson

One of my favourites.

the evasion_kid · 10-05-2015 10:51pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

One of my favourites.

Makes for some sobering reading alright

gormdubhgorm · 12-05-2015 3:28am

Southside Provisional: From Freedom Fighter to the Four Courts - By Kieran Conway.
True story by a D4 guy who joins the provos. It is more then a bit biased towards the Republican cause and refers to Republican/Catholic deaths as atrocities, but then then causally refers to some deaths caused by the IRA as "errors" (babies and the like).

Despite this it is a very interesting read. If nothing else, you get an insight into the world of a provo and he definitely is passionate about it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Southside-Provisional-Freedom-Fighter-Courts/dp/1909895555

the_monkey · 12-05-2015 8:13am

Stephen King The Stand

What a master story teller - I mean REALLY!!!

Deathwish4 · 12-05-2015 9:47am

In Patagonia - Bruce Chatwin

Feeding my current addiction to Travel Writing.

Barna77 · 14-05-2015 9:19am

Back into Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot

baron von something · 14-05-2015 10:07am

Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence. The main character in it is a bit of an evil bastid

jcrowbar · 14-05-2015 10:29am

Jon Ronson - So You've Been Publicly Shamed

About 30% of the way through. Loving it so far. He picks such fascinating topics.

keano_afc · 14-05-2015 10:30am

Just started Four Iron in the Soul, by Lawrence Donegan. I've heard good things.

Birneybau · 14-05-2015 10:33am

the_monkey wrote: »

Stephen King The Stand

What a master story teller - I mean REALLY!!!

Chugging through the extended and uncut version myself, all 1152 pages of it.

KH25 · 14-05-2015 12:38pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Chugging through the extended and uncut version myself, all 1152 pages of it.

Read the extended cut myself. Don't know what parts aren't in the regular edition. Great story once you get into it!

baron von something · 15-05-2015 8:13pm

Old Man's War - John Scalzi

Mam of 4 · 15-05-2015 8:15pm

I am currently reading - Overheard In Dublin...... And all because I forgot to check and make sure I had some unread books yet to read

Aongus Von Bismarck · 15-05-2015 8:24pm

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan.

A harrowing book about prisoners of war in Burma. Beautifully written and unflinching in its depictions of the horror surrounding the main characters.

osarusan · 15-05-2015 8:32pm

Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee.

It is the only book of his I hadn't read, and it is the worst I have read from him.

What book are you reading atm??

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