What book are you reading atm??

splashthecash · 25-07-2012 3:08pm

I'm about 60% through Gone Girl

I wouldn't be a big reader in any way but I'm really enjoying this, a relatively newly married couple move back to the husbands hometown for him to look after his old parents, the marraige goes south and the wife goes missing one day. Some great twists and relevations throughout with exerpts from the missing wife's diary adding to the insight

smash · 25-07-2012 3:09pm

splashthecash wrote: »

I'm about 60% through Gone Girl

I wouldn't be a big reader in any way but I'm really enjoying this, a relatively newly married couple move back to the husbands hometown for him to look after his old parents, the marraige goes south and the wife goes missing one day. Some great twists and relevations throughout with exerpts from the missing wife's diary adding to the insight

Sounds very different than the web mini series!

jazzzzy · 25-07-2012 3:13pm

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold.

Well, what can one say other than it really is about bones, lovely.

A bit gruesome but it's a good read all the same. Going to check out the film afterwards.

Callan57 · 25-07-2012 3:35pm

tbh wrote: »

as others have said, if you liked under the dome, you'll probably like the stand, it's long, but a real page turner. His latest one is great as well, 11/22/63 - similar feeling to under the dome, less horror, more weird.

11.23.63 is brilliant

Latchy · 25-07-2012 4:28pm

Eyewitness - D-Day ,by John E Lewis

I picked up in a charity shop the other day which is a first edition copy and the story of the battle in the words of those who fought .

JamieKCCO · 25-07-2012 4:43pm

I picked up Baskerville by John O' Connell last week

A fictional thriller about how Arthur Conan Doyle came about writing The Hounds of the Baskervilles.

Boring enough so far, struggling to get into it despite being a big fan of Sherlock Holmes

El Guapo! · 25-07-2012 4:44pm

Just finished reading "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly. And now I've just started "The Black Echo". It's his first book but I've never read it till now. Love his stuff!

Shryke · 25-07-2012 5:07pm

jazzzzy wrote: »

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold.

Well, what can one say other than it really is about bones, lovely.

A bit gruesome but it's a good read all the same. Going to check out the film afterwards.

Terrible terrible film. I done know how Peter Jackson made something so bad.
I started Chasm City by Reynolds. A kind of sci-fi thriller, the hunt for a killer in a domed city that has been hit by a plague.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-07-2012 5:13pm

I'm rereading PG Wodehouse at the moment. I'm currently on Code Of The Woosters.

skylight1987 · 25-07-2012 9:19pm

Just finished The Black House by Peter May. Fantastic read, really enjoyed it. Its about a murder mystery on a scottish island. Have the second book The Lewis Man ordered from Amazon its on the way now, cant wait to read it.

ICANN · 25-07-2012 9:37pm

Reading The Slap at the moment.

Bobby42 · 25-07-2012 10:27pm

Taking a break from A Song of Ice and Fire and getting into some Cormac Mc Carthy, starting with No Country For Old Men.

boblong · 25-07-2012 10:54pm

Dean09 wrote: »

Just finished reading "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly. And now I've just started "The Black Echo". It's his first book but I've never read it till now. Love his stuff!

Ah brilliant I'm re-reading The Black Echo right now as I saw it for €6 on iBooks. "The Last Juror" by John Grisham is also on my re-reading list, and I really recommend it if you like Michael Connolly.

"The Trial" is my bus-book for the next week or so.

El Guapo! · 25-07-2012 11:00pm

boblong wrote: »

"The Last Juror" by John Grisham is also on my re-reading list, and I really recommend it if you like Michael Connolly.

Think I'll check it out when I finish this one. Thanks!

boobar · 25-07-2012 11:06pm

Without Fail by Lee Child.

It's one of the Jack Reacher series, very good if you like crime novels.

mehfesto · 25-07-2012 11:11pm

Gave up trying to read '...'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky', the biography of Hendrix. I can't stand biographies that tell you what the person was thinking. That and it was overly gushing in every aspect - obviously the author was an uber-fan.

I got The Life of James Brown by Geoff Brown (MOJO staff writer), instead. It's BRILLIANT. Exceptionally well researched, funny and interesting. He has to deal with lots of cliches (kid from poverty goes onto massive success) but he does so very well. And not only that but he had to pick up the book from a Mr. White, who gave up after years of writing it and handed thousands of documents to him.

Barna77 · 27-07-2012 12:59pm

ibarelycare wrote: »

I'm scared to read that...are there spoilers? I'm only up to S02E02!

Whatever you do don't go to Wikipedia! I did watching season 1 as I got lost with the family names.... :mad:

Or the family lists at the end of the books after book 2.... :mad:

Spoilers abound!

Rubberlegs · 28-07-2012 8:32pm

I'm reading Blue Blood, by Edward Conlon. It's his account of life in the NYPD, a compelling read, am enjoying it very much. I hadn't even heard of it before, just found it on the shelf in my local bookshop:)

donegal_man · 29-07-2012 12:35am

Christopher Farnsworth's "Blood Oath", the first in the President's Vampire series, really enjoying it so far.

SaveMeBarry · 29-07-2012 12:51am

I'm reading "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey. It's pretty great

alie · 30-07-2012 7:24pm

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 1:14am

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 9:59am

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 7:44pm

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

Good start, going well so far.

Pantsface · 31-07-2012 8:06pm

New Karin Slaughter - Criminal

--Kaiser-- · 01-08-2012 9:20am

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 9:48am

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 1:17pm

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 1:20pm

the cleaveland steamer

asherbassad · 02-08-2012 2:27pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

the cleaveland steamer

Is that about some queer from Ohio?

:pac:

youcancallmeal · 02-08-2012 2:39pm

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 2:42pm

The Buttress of Windsor.

What book are you reading atm??

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