What book are you reading atm??

robman60 · 28-09-2011 8:02pm

i just started reading The catcher In The Rye last night. Pretty good so far.

tommyboy26 · 28-09-2011 8:12pm

The ice man. Great book if you like books on mob/hitmen

crazygeryy · 28-09-2011 8:51pm

wilksni wrote: »

Iain M Banks - consider phlebas

id like to start reading him.any thoughts on which one would be a good one to start with?

wilksni · 28-09-2011 9:24pm

crazygeryy wrote: »

id like to start reading him.any thoughts on which one would be a good one to start with?

If you want to start with his Sci-fi stuff, start with "consider phlebas". Its the first of the culture novels and a great read. The next one after that is "player of games" but generally each can be read independent of each other. "The Algebraist" is my favourite novel of his.

Of banks non sci-fiction stuff i highly recommend "The Wasp Factory"

Aidric · 28-09-2011 9:29pm

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray.

boblong · 28-09-2011 9:55pm

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

Censorsh!t · 28-09-2011 11:18pm

Eat's, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Pedro K · 29-09-2011 2:28am

tommyboy26 wrote: »

The ice man. Great book if you like books on mob/hitmen

I've read that one, and one or two others by Philip Carlo. The Iceman certainly is a good read.

I'm currently re-reading "This is Christy Dignam". A very candid account of his life and career.

Kojak · 29-09-2011 2:30am

I'm reading the phone book at the moment....

Zebra3 · 29-09-2011 2:33am

cathykelly77 wrote: »

lads i no tis isnt relevant to the subject here bu im stuck how can one post a thread???/

Trying to advertise your latest crap book?

:pac:

Zebra3 · 29-09-2011 2:41am

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Just curious, has anyone read the 'Damned United'?

Haven't read the book, but I did think the movie was one of the best footie movies ever along with The Miracle of Berne.

Morlar · 29-09-2011 2:42am

crazygeryy wrote: »

id like to start reading him.any thoughts on which one would be a good one to start with?

Consider Phlebas is the first in the Culture series, that was the first one I read and it blew me away.

boblong wrote: »

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

Demian is also very good.

jdooley28 · 29-09-2011 3:06am

The Savage City by T.J. English

Oscar the grouch · 29-09-2011 5:44am

just finished book two of The albion Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead absolute class,book three here i come

Pride Fighter · 29-09-2011 6:08am

Sean Lemass, Democratic Dictator, by Bryce Evans.

Love a bit of history

Sonnenblumen · 29-09-2011 8:35am

Kojak wrote: »

I'm reading the phone book at the moment....

that rings a bell:D

Corvo · 29-09-2011 8:52am

I am Legend by Richard Matheson.

You will never watch the film again.

Welruc · 29-09-2011 8:55am

A song of ice and fire, part of the game of thrones series. A great read so far

RachaelVO · 29-09-2011 9:19am

Aldebaran wrote: »

A Clash of Kings, about 100 pages to go.

The four books so far are great, I'm reading Feast for Crows now, read the first 3 straight through, kept me awake til 3, and all I keep saying is, one more page, one more page!

Burky126 · 29-09-2011 9:29am

Finished reading Brave New World last week,always been meaning to read it and glad I did.An amazing book for it's time.Forget 1984,the themes in this book have a more realistic approach to were we're heading if certain trends continue to unravel in society.

Also going to re read The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester.Another book I'd highly recommend.

ibarelycare · 29-09-2011 9:58am

Just started reading Room by Emma Donoghue last night. Has anyone read it? It was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2010. Seems very eerie so far, a bit Fritzl-esque. It's written from the point of view of a 5-year-old so is a bit strange.

kfallon · 29-09-2011 10:05am

ibarelycare wrote: »

Just started reading Room by Emma Donoghue last night. Has anyone read it? It was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2010. Seems very eerie so far, a bit Fritzl-esque. It's written from the point of view of a 5-year-old so is a bit strange.

So it's just a book full of 3-4 lettered, one syllable words :pac:

I am 'reading' Ian Rush's autobiography at the minute tho not picked it up for 2 weeks :rolleyes:

Sonnenblumen · 29-09-2011 11:53pm

ibarelycare wrote: »

Just started reading Room by Emma Donoghue last night. Has anyone read it? It was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2010. Seems very eerie so far, a bit Fritzl-esque. It's written from the point of view of a 5-year-old so is a bit strange.

I read it but on a scale of 1 - 10, I would rate it 6. Overall a little disappointing especially for a book shortlisted for the Booker.

Tedious at parts but with some horrifying moments. I would be inclined to agree with the broader criticism of it's lack of originality, ie events closely resembling the 'Fritzl' case.

Book was probably overhyped especially here in Irl.

Colum McCann's 'Let the great world spin' is a wonderful and original book, despite it's close connection to actual events.

starbelgrade · 29-09-2011 11:58pm

Just finished "World War Z"... a decent book by all accounts - very well written & imaginative. The ending wasn't brilliant though - it was more of a petering out than a finale.

Started on Phillipe Auclairs biography of Eric Cantona - excellent read so far.

Simon Adebisi · 30-09-2011 12:23am

George Pelecanos - The Cut

Bit disappointed tbh. The days of Nick Stefanos & Dimitri Karras seem far far away.

John Doe1 · 30-09-2011 12:31am

Just finished a farewell to arms now started the great gatsby:D

Temptamperu · 30-09-2011 12:56am

John Doe1 wrote: »

Just finished a farewell to arms now started the great gatsby

ewww

GLaDOS · 30-09-2011 1:15am

Currently reading Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist. Having heard so much about Magician, I finally got round to picking it up a few weeks ago. I enjoyed the storyline but not completely sold on his style of writing. Though so far I've found Silverthorn much more engrossing.

Spunge · 30-09-2011 1:17am

"Eisenhorn" (Warhammer 40k novel) - Dan Abnett
"The Fall of Hyperion" - Dan Simmons
"Meditations" - Marcus Aurelius

HavingCrack · 30-09-2011 1:21am

Just barely managed to finish 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Hemingway. Awful boring, tedious book full of waffely rambling dressed up as literature. Out of all the classic authors Hemingway is a consistent let down. I have yet to find a book of his I enjoy but feel that I must be missing something somehow.

dark crystal · 30-09-2011 1:24am

ibarelycare wrote: »

Just started reading Room by Emma Donoghue last night. Has anyone read it? It was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2010. Seems very eerie so far, a bit Fritzl-esque. It's written from the point of view of a 5-year-old so is a bit strange.

Yeah, the narrative takes a bit of getting used to, but I found it surprisingly gripping and finished it in two nights!

I'm currently alternating between The short stories of Oscar Wilde and the follow up to Gone With the Wind, Scarlett.

Johro · 30-09-2011 1:30am

HavingCrack wrote: »

Just barely managed to finish 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Hemingway. Awful boring, tedious book full of waffely rambling dressed up as literature. Out of all the classic authors Hemingway is a consistent let down. I have yet to find a book of his I enjoy but feel that I must be missing something somehow.

Try John Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, East of Eden etc.
Grapes of wrath could even be called topical...

Tesco Massacre · 30-09-2011 1:30am

Aldebaran wrote: »

I'm making my second attempt at reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Faring a bit better this time, but still tough going, it's hard to get into a good rhythm with it because of the multiple changes in style and those damn footnotes!

My favourite book of all time. The first 75 pages or so are hard going but it's a very readable novel after that point. Very rewarding as well.

And I read all the endnotes when I finished the novel rather than flicking to the end to see what the reference was.

HavingCrack · 30-09-2011 1:36am

Johro wrote: »

Try John Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, East of Eden etc.
Grapes of wrath could even be called topical...

Read all of Steinbeck's books already

. I always felt East of Eden was a better novel than Grape of Wrath actually

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Johro · 30-09-2011 2:10am

HavingCrack wrote: »

Read all of Steinbeck's books already . I always felt East of Eden was a better novel than Grape of Wrath actually .

Fair enough, it probably is. On Hemingway though, maybe you should just accept he's massively overrated and move on.

kerry4sam · 30-09-2011 3:27am

The SAVI Report (Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland) is the book I'm reading right now.

It's heavy reading but very relevant to research I'm conducting right now for college.

kraggy · 30-09-2011 7:08am

Exit Music by Ian Rankin.

My least favourite of the 4 Rebus novels that I've read so far. Struggling to get through this one.

Aldebaran · 30-09-2011 8:45am

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

My favourite book of all time. The first 75 pages or so are hard going but it's a very readable novel after that point. Very rewarding as well.

And I read all the endnotes when I finished the novel rather than flicking to the end to see what the reference was.

I actually finished Infinite Jest a few weeks ago, I'd actually say the first 200 pages are the toughest but once I got used to the changing styles etc. I started to fly through it. A absolutely stunning book though, I think I started having withdrawal symptoms when I finished it, the book itself is like a drug!

And I made sure to read all the endnotes as I went along, even the ones that went on for pages, I actually had to use two bookmarks when reading it. Very challenging book but very rewarding.

HavingCrack · 30-09-2011 9:23am

kraggy wrote: »

Exit Music by Ian Rankin.

My least favourite of the 4 Rebus novels that I've read so far. Struggling to get through this one.

It's probably one of the weaker Rebus novels simply because it's the final one. Attempting to finish up a character's story in a believeable way is very difficult.

chakotha · 30-09-2011 9:30am

One Steppe Beyond: Across Russia in a VW Camper.

LeeHoffmann · 30-09-2011 9:33am

The official Driver Theory Test 4th Edition. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to take their theory test before the test changes at the end of the month (you have enough time)

skipz · 30-09-2011 10:07am

Iam reading Tim Severins "The Brendan Voyage".
Seen the programe a year or so ago of Tim's journey in the 70's as he follows the story of st Brendan the Irish monk who sailed the seas from Ireland and apartently found America a 1000 years before Columbus, so got the book.
10/10 on the read and 10/10 on the programe!

If your Irish, please read this book!

Snakeblood · 30-09-2011 10:14am

I, Partridge: We need to talk about Alan.

It's quite good so far, actually.

OldGoat · 30-09-2011 10:55am

Bed book - Matter - Iain Banks
Going to work book - Iron Sunrise - Charles Stross.
After dinner book - Robert Mapplethorpe. (Photography book. Images are NSFW if googling - don't come crying to me)
Toilet book - Lady sings the Blues - Billie Holiday autobiography

Various others.
Also online reading courtsey of The Project Gutenberg eBooks

I tend to have 4 or 5 books on the go at any one time - not counting work/research related reading.

aujopimur · 30-09-2011 11:18am

And never let her go by Ann Rule, great true crime writer.

Sonnenblumen · 30-11-2011 6:16pm

fontanalis wrote: »

I found 1974 to drag in places but having some great bits; the events really set up the rest of the series.
When I read them first I ranked them from best to "worse" as 1983, 1980, 1977 & 1974; on second reading I put 1974 ahead of 1977. I found the bits where one of the character has the stuff going on inside his head a bit distractuing.

Yes I can relate to some of the distracting confusion. But I enjoyed both 1983 and 1980, the latter probably most of all. Had to get the DVDs ( 3 set: 1970, 1980 and 1983) and the 3 films (each made by a different director) made much more sense second time round and compulsive viewing.

Hit a brick wall when I read Julian Barnes ' The Sense of an Ending', was really disappointing, especially given the Book's Booker success.

Change of pace now reading 'Homework for Grown-ups - everything you learnt at school and promptly forgot'. Very entertaining.:)

Azureus · 30-11-2011 6:24pm

Reading Agent 6 at the moment, third book by Tom Rob Smith (Child 44).
Pretty disappointing compared to his first to be honest-but then again that was one of my favourite ever books.

Also reading Lee Childs The Visitor in work, one of my fave of his so far.