Rodders Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 really hoping something gets me back into the reading swing of things. William Boyd Voltaire Candide think i can see your problem .. sometimes you just have to switch your brian off and read a bit of trash , nobody reads Boyd for fun ..nobody :-) really? ive nver read one of his before. Oh well! I may have to reread a douglas adams classic then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 24, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished Animal Farm (The book Rob ) great little story and always wanted to read it. Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations (never a good thing when starting a book)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 24, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished Animal Farm (The book Rob ) great little story and always wanted to read it. Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations (never a good thing when starting a book)! Catcher in the Rye is one of those books you'll either adore or hate. I'm currently just on the uni textbooks, including Writing the War on Terror - Language, Politics and Counter Terrorism by Richard Jackson (who also happens to be one of my lecturers ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished Animal Farm (The book Rob ) great little story and always wanted to read it. Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations (never a good thing when starting a book)! I love Animal Farm, it was a good book to study for GCSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 24, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished Animal Farm (The book Rob ) great little story and always wanted to read it. Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations (never a good thing when starting a book)! I love Animal Farm, it was a good book to study for GCSE. I tell you, even if it teaches you nothing, you will still enjoy your bacon sarnis more the next day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 i hate hate hate catcher in the rye, proving Chindie's point. I only read it last year, rather than awhen I was precisely 15.4535 years old which may have been the problem. But yes, **** you salinger, how the **** do you get so many references in journalism from writing a 12 pages of schoolkid colloquialism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished reading The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. A charming book, narrated by 'Death'. Key themes I gleaned: The irony of life and death, the power of words, the holocuast, a working class german perspective of WW2, and the innocence of youth. I'd recommend it anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2008 really hoping something gets me back into the reading swing of things. William Boyd Voltaire Candide think i can see your problem .. sometimes you just have to switch your brian off and read a bit of trash , nobody reads Boyd for fun ..nobody :-) really? ive nver read one of his before. Oh well! I may have to reread a douglas adams classic then.Take no notice, Boyd is excellent. I loved "Any Human Heart" particuarly, and "Restless" was fairly entertaining. "An Ice Cream War", "Armadillo" and "Brazzaville Beach" also very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 24, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just finished reading The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. A charming book, narrated by 'Death'. Key themes I gleaned: The irony of life and death, the power of words, the holocuast, a working class german perspective of WW2, and the innocence of youth. I'd recommend it anyone. Fantastic book, i recomend it to everyone when the conversation turns to literature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 25, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2008 Clive Cussler - Skeleton Coast - more of the same from Cussler but this one i thought was his best for a while Is he still writing stuff on his own, or has he hired ghostwriters yet (not counting the spinoff series)? Or is that one of the continuation series featuring Dirk Pitt's son? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I've allways been a reader and will read almost anything (Draw the line at Mills and Boon) Best book ever - South - The Shackelton expidition story truly fascinating Also read all of the Ian M Banks books, is it worth trying his alter ego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Clive Cussler - Skeleton Coast - more of the same from Cussler but this one i thought was his best for a while Is he still writing stuff on his own, or has he hired ghostwriters yet (not counting the spinoff series)? Or is that one of the continuation series featuring Dirk Pitt's son? this is one of the Oregon files series ... hadn't enjoyed his last few books all that much but this one was one of his best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations Ah , the old CIA killer program book , make sure you ignore the voices in your head afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyBradford Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 My favourite book of all time has to be the 'History of Glue' - I couldn't put it down ! Thanks to Tim Vine for that one....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 25, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2008 Just starting 'Catcher in the Rye' of which I have high exectations Ah , the old CIA killer program book , make sure you ignore the voices in your head afterwards They will just have to compete with the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaretMahoney Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Stephen King short stories and novels Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer 20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng Marching Powder by Rusty Young The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ismael Beah How Soccer Explains the World by Frank Foer The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Cannery Row by John Steinbeck The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Once Minutos by Paulo Coelho The Damage Done by Warren Fellows ''!Hugo! The Hugo Chavez Story, From Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution'' Currently Reading: ''On Writing'' by Stephen King And also currently reading "Zen and the Art of Morotrcycle Maintenance..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancVillan Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 A season in Verona by Tim Parks. He follows Hellas Verona around Italy with their famous Ultras, very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 25, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2008 I've allways been a reader and will read almost anything (Draw the line at Mills and Boon) Best book ever - South - The Shackelton expidition story truly fascinating Also read all of the Ian M Banks books, is it worth trying his alter ego?Yes. Start with "The Bridge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 25, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2008 I've allways been a reader and will read almost anything (Draw the line at Mills and Boon) Best book ever - South - The Shackelton expidition story truly fascinating Also read all of the Ian M Banks books, is it worth trying his alter ego?Yes. Start with "The Bridge". I started with the Wasp Factory, great book. His best is the Crow Road though, imo. Pretty straight forward really, but gripping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Finally got hold of Lee Child's first, Killing Floor. I've read em all arse backards but they're still entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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