*What book are you reading? (part 2)

[sojourner]

Some of William Golding's other books are much, much better than Lord of the Flies e.g. the one he wrote straight afterwards, The Inheritors, about early man and Darkness Visible, a much later one which is a very interesting reflection of Britain in the seventies.

I picked up about 4 of his in the YM the other day.

They were all 69p, so had to get them

 

[llion]

The Spire is another good Golding one.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

The Spire is another good Golding one.

One of my favourite novels - also Golding's "To the Ends of the Earth" trilogy is wonderful

 

[llion]

I haven't read the "To the Ends of the Earth" trilogy but really should soon. Can't beat a good trilogy! Gormenghast trilogy being the best example in my view.

 

[Bomber]

Generation Kill ~ Evan Wright

 

[El Jefe]

finished the Ride by Krabbé, which even as a non-cycling fan is a great read.

Going for Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday next, and hoping it matches up to Cannery Row

 

[Jazzz]

13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

 

[dilute micro]

I don't know how to read.

 

[Roadkill]

For the last two nights, for some reason I've read my way through one of my favourite kids' books before going to bed. Last night was The Revenge of Samuel Stokes by Penelope Lively; the night before was The Diddakoi, by Rumer Godden. I'd forgotten how good they both are.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Wolf of the Plains - Conin Iggulden

 

[Orang Utan]

naomi klein - the shock doctrine -it was about time i read it - i only read a few pages and skimmed it a bit, but it appears to have simlarities to the ground adam curtis covers in his tv programmes. this could prove to be an interesting book.

 

[mentalchik]

Just finished Shadow Of The Scorpion - Neal Asher and am on Prador Moon also Neal Asher !

 

[Dillinger4]

naomi klein - the shock doctrine -it was about time i read it - i only read a few pages and skimmed it a bit, but it appears to have simlarities to the ground adam curtis covers in his tv programmes. this could prove to be an interesting book.

I went and saw her do the book tour for that. I just get the impression that she has just ripped off a load of ideas from elsewhere and sensationalized them.

I also wanted to point out the irony in her using shocking videos in order to sell a book about 'the shock doctrine'.

 

[Orang Utan]

I went and saw her do the book tour for that. I just get the impression that she has just ripped off a load of ideas from elsewhere and sensationalized them.

I also wanted to point out the irony in her using shocking videos in order to sell a book about 'the shock doctrine'.

i think it would be more charitable to say that she gathers current ideas written by oher thinkers for a more academic audience and presents them to a wider audience.

 

[heinous seamus]

John Christopher - The Death of Grass

 

[Dirty Martini]

Coming Back To Me by Marcus Trescothick.

 

[llion]

Just started Dennis Lehane's new book, 'The Given Day', a historical novel about Boston after the First World War. Reminds me a bit of Doctorow's 'Ragtime' so far, mixing fictional with historical characters

 

[chooch]

joe boyd - white bicycles
and jonathan lethem - girl in landscape

 

[ChrisC]

Krondor the Assassins by Raymond E. Feist.

 

[Boo Radley]

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

 

[Dillinger4]

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

I am still reading Inherent Vice. It is brilliant.

 

[Bakunin]

'Executioner: Pierrepoint'.

It's the memoir of the UK's most profilic, professional and humane public executioner, Albert Pierrepoint. Pierrepoint, in addition to hanging some 600 people, also holds the world record for the fastest hanging ever performed, at a time of seven seconds from start to finish.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Radio Free Albemuth - Phil Dick.

 

[ChrisC]

Arhh yes Radio Free Albemath good book. A sort of prequel to VALIS by Philip K. Dick.

 

[cyberfairy]

'Executioner: Pierrepoint'.

It's the memoir of the UK's most profilic, professional and humane public executioner, Albert Pierrepoint. Pierrepoint, in addition to hanging some 600 people, also holds the world record for the fastest hanging ever performed, at a time of seven seconds from start to finish.

Excellent book

 

[goldenecitrone]

Arhh yes Radio Free Albemath good book. A sort of prequel to VALIS by Philip K. Dick.

I'd always found it difficult to find his books in British bookshops but found loads of them in Thailand. Enjoyed The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch whilst on holiday.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Fnished the Trescothick autobiography, which was OK, but plods a fair bit. Cricket books don't have to be that good for me to enjoy them.

Now reading The Inimitable Jeeves.

 

[marty21]

Generation Kill ~ Evan Wright

ditto

 

[El Jefe]

'Executioner: Pierrepoint'.

It's the memoir of the UK's most profilic, professional and humane public executioner, Albert Pierrepoint. Pierrepoint, in addition to hanging some 600 people, also holds the world record for the fastest hanging ever performed, at a time of seven seconds from start to finish.

it's an astonishing book - his feeling that he had to be the one to do the job because he didn't feel anyone else could be as humane / fast

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Love on the dole
Thoroughly enjoying it too