*What book are you reading? (part 2)

[ericjarvis]

Just started on The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. Absolutely hooked.

 

[El Jefe]

Just started on The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. Absolutely hooked.

it's a joy

 

[heinous seamus]

I'm reading Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

 

[Vintage Paw]

I'm reading Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

I love this. By far the most moving book I've ever read.


Oscar Wao is probably next on my reading list.

 

[ericjarvis]

I'm reading Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck has been one of my favourite authors as long as I can remember reading. Tremendously consistent for one thing. Every single book is a joy except for The Red Pony which is sentimental crap. Guess which Steinbeck book we were set at school.

 

[heinous seamus]

I'm only about halfway through. It's amazing though. I had only read 'Of Mice and Men' before.

 

[dodgepot]

the cambridge illustrated history of china

 

[Kav]

Gonna start Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell... Not a slender one by any means!!

M'lady reckons it's brilliant.

 

[kittyP]

Flashman's Lady

 

[jeff_leigh]

Samaritan - Richard Price

 

[Fictionist]

The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy

This was terrible!

 

[Streathamite]

just finshed Thomas Keneally's The Office Of Innocence. Bit disappointed actually. Not a patch on Schindler's Ark or even The Cut-Price Kingdom.
Also reading Dilip Hiro's excellent analysis of the Iraq situation, 1991-1993, Iraq . The best nailing so far of how huge a cockup was made, and why.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Just starting A short history of Tractors in Ukrainian - marina Lewycka

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

2 weeks of solid reading

got through jonathon strange and mr norrell which was very (and quite surprisingly) enjoyable, basket case which was pants, metropole which didn't really translate well, hangover square which was absolutely brilliant, really recommend that, the business which was laughable, rip it up and start again, which i found to be really annoying overall, and london and the south east which was a good read and quite easy to glide through.

 

[sojourner]

Just starting A short history of Tractors in Ukrainian - marina Lewycka

What do you think to it?

It almost always gets quoted as a 'silly po mo title' - but the title relates to the story (as you will know), and I really liked it

 

[jeff_leigh]

What do you think to it?

It almost always gets quoted as a 'silly po mo title' - but the title relates to the story (as you will know), and I really liked it

I've only just started reading it, but liking it so far although I'm thinking the plot could have been better served if the old guys family were just a typically middle england family instead of having Ukrainian themselves thus making his marriage to a "Foreign Golddigger" more controversial IYSWIM.

 

[El Jefe]

i suspect i'm not going to finish For Whom The Bell Tolls - just really not enjoying it.

also reading Totally Wired, the collection of Simon Reynolds interviews that accompanies his Rip It Up book

 

[Voley]

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. 'Enjoyed' it, if you can enjoy post-apocalyptic horror. It reminded me of The Grapes Of Wrath a fair bit.

 

[ChrisC]

Just finished reading A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist that was excellent. Now I'm reading Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton, I have to admit thought book is hefty and I am struggling. I will finish it though as I don't like to leave books unfinished.

 

[Fictionist]

Either Ivan Turgenev's 'Fathers & Sons' or Rafael Sabatini's 'Captain Blood'.

I have not decided which yet.

 

[Lea]

Walk On by D Mikels.

 

[sojourner]

Finished Kavalier and Clay. Yes, very good. Dense, funny, extremely well written, actually even had me interested in the whole comic/cartoon business, which is amazing cos usually it just bores me.

Started and finished Mudbound yesterday by Hillary Jordan. Meh.

 

[Voley]

Just started Bad vibes by Luke Haines following the recommendations above. Incredibly bitchy so far - I'm enjoying it a lot.

 

[El Jefe]

Finished Kavalier and Clay. Yes, very good. Dense, funny, extremely well written, actually even had me interested in the whole comic/cartoon business, which is amazing cos usually it just bores me.

phew

 

[Orang Utan]

Finished Kavalier and Clay. Yes, very good. Dense, funny, extremely well written, actually even had me interested in the whole comic/cartoon business, which is amazing cos usually it just bores me.

can you send it back to me soon please cos i need to lend it to a preggers friend of mine who needs something to do

 

[sojourner]

phew

can you send it back to me soon please cos i need to lend it to a preggers friend of mine who needs something to do

aye, will do - will get it in the post to you tomorrow chuck - ta very much for the lend

 

[_pH_]

Almost Like A Whale - Steve Jones.

v. interesting so far

 

[harpo]

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. I've been working up to it via Brighton Rock and Travels With My Aunt. It's widely held to be his greatest work, but I'm having a slow start. No doubt due to the distractions of hot weather.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

also reading Totally Wired, the collection of Simon Reynolds interviews that accompanies his Rip It Up book

Rip It Up annoyed the tits off of me. His way of dismissing bands, producers, genres, musicians, in a single line (if they were lucky) really started getting on my nerves, as well as his OTT eulogising for those who he did like. i enjoyed some chapters of it, but i was seriously skimming it by the end tbh.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Short stories of Jack London