*What book are you reading? (part 2)

[ringo]

Altered Carbon - Richard K Morgan

So far so very good.

 

[magneze]

Altered Carbon - Richard K Morgan

So far so very good.

Great book.

 

[DotCommunist]

Altered Carbon is probably the best of morgan imo


I'm onto paul di fillipo 'Fresh Flowers'

never herd of the bloke before but he's got good pedigreee

 

[Thraex]

"Mysteries of the Runes" - Michael Howard. A revised version of "Wisdom of the Runes" with added stuff and a more esoteric slant.

 

[colbhoy]

Just started At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill. Early pages and it is taking me a bit to get used to the unique writing style and Irish dialect. Anyone else read this?

 

[Orang Utan]

Is it a pisstake of the O'Brien?

 

[colbhoy]

Is it a pisstake of the O'Brien?

I haven't read O'Brien's but I don't believe it is. The story concerns two boys and swimming and I guess O'Neill thought he would go for this title as it would attract a lot of interest from book browsers.

 

[marty21]

Shakespeare's Local - Pete Brown -

basically he has obsessively researched the history of The George near London Bridge, which has been there in some form since at least the 1540s,and probably longer than that - also meanders off into discussing London Bridge a lot, and Southwark/Borough - very interesting stuff - I know the author slightly - see him in pubs around Stoke Newington - he writes a lot about beer

 

[rubbershoes]

Billy Lynn's long halftime walk by Ben Fountain. It looks at the American public's reaction to the Iraq war

It's very funny in places and reinforces the lack of understanding of the how , what and why of the war

 

[marty21]

Also reading Ash - James Herbet - after a slow start it is finally getting interesting

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Chris Collett - "Blood Money". A colleague of Mr. QofG's suggested that as I like Ian Rankin I might like this. Hmmm...well it is not exactly on the same league as Ian Rankin. The writing is pedestrian and cliched - "one memorable night" - and both the characters and plot are two dimensional.

Sometimes it reads like an essay rather than a novel. However it is easy to read, which is what I fancy/need at the moment, and the plot is sufficient enough for me to keep reading but I am not sure I will be looking out any other books by the same author.

 

[TruXta]

Just started Eric Hobsbawm's Industry and Empire.

 

[Dr Nookie]

I'm reading 'We need to talk about Kevin' by Lionel Shriver about 100 years after everyone else. It's quite a shocking read, and I say that as a woman who's never wanted kids herself. Brave stuff!

 

[DotCommunist]

Norman Cohn 'Warrant For Genocide'

origins of the Protocols. Fascinating. the late 18th century tsarist court sounds fucking nuts

 

[sojourner]

All Passion Spent, by Vita Sackville West.

Slag that lot off all you like, elitist cunts etc, but they did put out some fucking excellent writing

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I've just downloaded The Dice Man for a reread.

 

[Dr Nookie]

All Passion Spent, by Vita Sackville West.

Slag that lot off all you like, elitist cunts etc, but they did put out some fucking excellent writing

Wow do people slag you off for the books you're reading? Can't wait till I start my next Jilly Cooper book then!

 

[sojourner]

Wow do people slag you off for the books you're reading? Can't wait till I start my next Jilly Cooper book then!

I meant the Bloomsbury group being cunts as you well know!

 

[rubbershoes]

I've just downloaded The Dice Man for a reread.

I'd doubt it would stand up to a reread

 

[Dr Nookie]

I meant the Bloomsbury group being cunts as you well know!

Actually I didn't, ahem.

 

[sojourner]

Actually I didn't, ahem.

Ah

That was one of those embarrassing 'is she joking?' moments. And you weren't. Oh.

Jilly Cooper's fucking shit btw

 

[sojourner]

I've just downloaded The Dice Man for a reread.

Sorry - what?

A fucking RE read? Are you off your fucking trolley? It's WANK!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I quite liked it.

 

[sojourner]

It's one of the worst books I've EVER read, and that's going some

Still, as long as you don't actually go along with its premise, or practice it, I suppose there's some hope for you

 

[marty21]

Just started Capital - John Lancaster - which was one sale for 20p for the Kindle

 

[yardbird]

I've just downloaded The Dice Man for a reread.

I read it when it came out and admit to thinking the idea was kinda cool.

I was only 22 though.

 

[Dr Nookie]

Ah

That was one of those embarrassing 'is she joking?' moments. And you weren't. Oh.

Jilly Cooper's fucking shit btw

I remember an ex of mine always flaming me about Jilly Cooper but I'd always come back at him with the 'Have you read one? Then shut up!' line. So one day he read one, and I shit you not, he ended up borrowing the lot from me!

Want to borrow my copy of Riders?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Just started Capital - John Lancaster - which was one sale for 20p for the Kindle

I've just borrowed that from the library

 

[braindancer]

I know what you mean - was hoping that it wasn't all like that. Very short sentences. All the time. To make a point. About something.

I could cope with it as he walked up the River Lea as it's an area I know well meaning I was more inclined to put up with the grating writing style. But once he got up to Edmonton I had to pack it in. I also tried to read his book about Hackney but couldn't manage that either....

 

[sojourner]

I remember an ex of mine always flaming me about Jilly Cooper but I'd always come back at him with the 'Have you read one? Then shut up!' line. So one day he read one, and I shit you not, he ended up borrowing the lot from me!

Want to borrow my copy of Riders?

No