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What Are You Reading?

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  • #252
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    Im reading Fight Club By Chuck Palahunik..well i think thats how you spell it!?
    and World War Z By Max Brooks which is one of them books that i dont wont too end!


  • #253
    Crumble Froo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    paluhniuk? something silly like that :pac:

    i loved his lullaby one, and dammit, i know there was another one i read before i left the library...


  • #254
    TheCardHolder
    Registered Users Posts: 929 ✭✭✭TheCardHolder


    I have been reading less and less lately, need to get back into the flow of things.

    Anyone got any good books to recommend, I enjoy anything containing humor/suspense/plot twists/ philisophical


  • #255
    Fad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,231 ✭✭✭Fad


    I'm gonna try and read An Béal Bocht this week end.

    Should be "Fun"


  • #256
    Pigwidgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    i really should get around to reading the grass is singing... seeing as the leaving is getting quite close... i'll try over easter, it's just so damn depressing!


  • #257
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    TheCardHolder wrote: »
    I have been reading less and less lately, need to get back into the flow of things.

    Anyone got any good books to recommend, I enjoy anything containing humor/suspense/plot twists/ philisophical

    You would love Fight Club then!!..contains all of the above!


  • #258
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    Theft by Peter Carey, one of the best books I've read in a long while, highly reccomend it to all you lovely people.


  • #259
    TheCardHolder
    Registered Users Posts: 929 ✭✭✭TheCardHolder


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    You would love Fight Club then!!..contains all of the above!

    Chuck Palahnuik just so happens to be my favourite author.
    Fight club is one of his best,although they are all great.


  • #260
    RHRN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭RHRN


    Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and goin back after a failed attempt to Neal Stephenson's Anathem


  • #261
    english4490
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭english4490


    juno and juliet by julien gough! not the kinda book i read but it has been cracking me up, i am also reading the polican brief at the moment... bit of a strange mix!:rolleyes:


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  • #262
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    I'm reading A Short History Of nearly Everything By Bill Bryson.Recommended to me by Cautioner in the library!


  • #263
    frizzle-frazzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭frizzle-frazzle


    norwegianwood wrote: »
    richard adams-watership down

    one of the greatest books ever :D

    I'm currently reading two books:

    "Magician" by Raymond E. Feist, recommended by my bother. It's really good.

    "Please Understand Me" by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates. It's about character and temperament types, and very interesting :)


  • #264
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Dracula
    I'm looking for tips. The vamps are everywhere


  • #265
    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    Dreams From My Father - Barrack Obama


  • #266
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Nothing. Reading is for NERDS!!!

    By giggsy664


  • #267
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    giggsy664 wrote: »
    Nothing. Reading is for NERDS!!!

    By giggsy664

    How charmingly ironic...


  • #268
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    A thosand splendid suns by Khalid Houzzeni, finished it and it is class.

    At the moment readin The Kite Runner by the same fella


  • #269
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    giggsy664 wrote: »
    Nothing. Reading is for NERDS!!!

    By giggsy664
    Yeah?
    Well,a nerd will probably be your boss when your older.


  • #270
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    Yeah?
    Well,a nerd will probably be your boss when your older.

    Taht's the funny thing about school. The "Nerds" always go further in life then the "mad ladz".


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  • #271
    norwegianwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭norwegianwood


    Callen Dirty Traffic wrote: »
    Taht's the funny thing about school. The "Nerds" always go further in life then the "mad ladz".


    Amen to that!:cool:


  • #272
    Futurism
    Closed Accounts Posts: 553 ✭✭✭Futurism


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    You would love Fight Club then!!..contains all of the above!

    Loved Fight Club.
    CardHolder,what's your favourite of his?
    Callen Dirty Traffic wrote: »
    Taht's the funny thing about school. The "Nerds" always go further in life then the "mad ladz".

    Yeah but the nerds tend to be stressed a lot more.


  • #273
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Tbh I would be considered the nerd in my class.

    True.


  • #274
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    Futurism wrote: »
    Loved Fight Club.
    CardHolder,what's your favourite of his?



    Yeah but the nerds tend to be stressed a lot more.

    That's because the nerds are afraid of failing, for the "mad ladz" this is a requirement.:P

    Now readin Hidden soldier by Padraig O'Keefe. Heads up to whoever reco'd it to me, can't remember who it was.


  • #275
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    Callen Dirty Traffic wrote: »
    That's because the nerds are afraid of failing, for the "mad ladz" this is a requirement.:P

    Now readin Hidden soldier by Padraig O'Keefe. Heads up to whoever reco'd it to me, can't remember who it was.
    Ha man thats was me I was just gonna ask ya did ya get it!,He's some tough cunt though isnt he?:eek:


  • #276
    room18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭room18


    I am reading the Kite Runner..brilliant book :)


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  • #277
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    Ha man thats was me I was just gonna ask ya did ya get it!,He's some tough cunt though isnt he?:eek:

    Read it in 1.5 days it's that good!Ye and brave wouldn't want to be a secruity fella in Iraq... they do get like 1000 a day tho

    Read life in the ffl by Ewan something. Is good and honest.

    Reading the The Great War of Civilisation by Robert Fisk or Frisk. He interviewed Osama bin Laden 3 times, brave bastard.
    The book is good so far, only have 1200 pages to go!!!


  • #278
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    room18 wrote: »
    I am reading the Kite Runner..brilliant book :)

    Ye I'm half way through that is good n sad.

    You should read A Thousand Splendid Suns aswell it's writtn by the same fella, is real good too.


  • #279
    bricky10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭bricky10


    Callen Dirty Traffic wrote: »
    You should read A Thousand Splendid Suns aswell it's writtn by the same fella, is real good too.


    Is that the follow up of the Kite Runner? :rolleyes:


  • #280
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    bricky10 wrote: »
    Is that the follow up of the Kite Runner? :rolleyes:

    No it's about two birds but it is still good... I'm only halfway through the kite runner but I personally preferred A Thousand...


  • #281
    aine-maire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭aine-maire


    The Kite Runner is brilliant, loved it!

    Also amazing is the Book Thief....I cried lol :o


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  • #282
    Amy33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 343 ✭✭Amy33


    Frank Skinner's autobigraphy.


  • #283
    *giggles*
    Closed Accounts Posts: 930 ✭✭✭*giggles*


    Was forced to read the Twilight saga, just finished Pride and Prejudice for the auld Leaving Cert next year *yawn, boring* Really fr1gging hate it! I have a tendency to start a lot of books, like The Great Gatsby, and Star of the Sea, which is actually really good so far. That's about it really


  • #284
    norwegianwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭norwegianwood


    I'm between books at the moment, haven't read anything good in ages:( anyone got any suggestions?


  • #285
    norwegianwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭norwegianwood


    *giggles* wrote: »
    Was forced to read the Twilight saga

    I was forced to watch the film the other night, if there's any greater torture than the books,it's that!


  • #286
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    norwegianwood wrote: »
    I'm between books at the moment, haven't read anything good in ages:( anyone got any suggestions?
    Anything thats not Twilight.

    Agent Of Evolution A biography of Bill Hicks,Great book you should check it out if you know the comedian!


  • #287
    norwegianwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭norwegianwood


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    Anything thats not Twilight.

    Agent Of Evolution A biography of Bill Hicks,Great book you should check it out if you know the comedian!


    Well, that much is a given in fairness.:rolleyes:
    new library just opened down the village, going down for a look on tuesday,maybe they'll have the Bill Hicks book.....
    think I might give fight club a try as well...


  • #288
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    norwegianwood wrote: »
    Well, that much is a given in fairness.:rolleyes:
    new library just opened down the village, going down for a look on tuesday,maybe they'll have the Bill Hicks book.....
    think I might give fight club a try as well...
    Well I got the Bill Hicks book in my library so I'd say they will.


  • #289
    cautioner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 862 ✭✭✭cautioner


    Schindler's Ark - The "Shitrag in disguise" Irish Independent finally gives me something worth reading.


  • #290
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    cautioner wrote: »
    Schindler's Ark - The "Shitrag in disguise" Irish Independent finally gives me something worth reading.

    Got that at home too, looking forward to reading it over the summer.


  • #291
    lou91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭lou91


    I've been on Amazon making my summer reading list.
    Its pretty epic...
    It's a little sad that reading is one of the things I'm most excited about for after the LC


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  • #292
    banjopaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭banjopaul


    Currently reading Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, pretty cool so far!


  • #293
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    banjopaul wrote: »
    Currently reading Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, pretty cool so far!
    What is that about I've heard about it all the time!


  • #294
    banjopaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭banjopaul


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    What is that about I've heard about it all the time!

    Hmm good question. Basically about the firebombing of Dresden during World War II. Vonnegut was there as a private in the American army, so it's an anti-war novel, but its got a mix of alien abduction/time travel/general insanity thrown in as well!:D I read it because I was told it was like Catch 22, which I loved. Give it a go sure!


  • #295
    cautioner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 862 ✭✭✭cautioner


    F*cking love Catch-22! Must check that out.


  • #296
    banjopaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭banjopaul


    Yeah Catch-22 is a brilliant book, the second I finished I went back to the start and went through it again!:D


  • #297
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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  • #298
    cautioner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 862 ✭✭✭cautioner


    I think I have a subconcsious obsession with the Holocaust. I've just realised the last 3 books I've read are The Diary of Anne Frank, The Reader and now I'm on Schindler's Ark.

    Hmm.


  • #299
    quoteunquote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭quoteunquote


    I've read about 5 Neil Gaiman books in the last few days. Neverwhere was probably my favourite.


  • #300
    Shacklebolt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Shacklebolt


    Finally finished Dantes 'Inferno', which I was supposed to read for my christmas exams but didnt finish until now! I'm reading 'Love in the time of Cholera' now which is already one of my favourite books.


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  • #301
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    cautioner wrote: »
    I think I have a subconcsious obsession with the Holocaust. I've just realised the last 3 books I've read are The Diary of Anne Frank, The Reader and now I'm on Schindler's Ark.

    Hmm.

    Worst book ever. Can't understand the hype. I know the circumstances under which it was written are amazin g but it's incredibly boring


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