Marka Ragnos Posted March 31, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2015 I liked 'The Secret History' but I can't say I'm too excited about reading that one. Currently reading Colin Barrett's 'Young Skins'. Good short story collection. heard good things, will have to check out ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOTTI-THE-GOD Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm reading the diary of a wimpy kid books , i dont care that there for kids i think there hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Brilliant book 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Just finished Station Eleven, which was released to rave reviews about six months ago. I passed over it at the time because I'd had my fill of post apocalyptic fiction which all tend centre on the basic premise that "hell is other people" but I'm really glad I picked this up because it blew me away. I'd go as far as to say that it moves the genre on somewhat because it's a book all about hope and beauty. It jumps around to events immediately before, during and about twenty years after a variant of swine flu wipes out 99% of the world's population in less than a month and follows a bunch of characters who have loose connections to each other whether it was through mutual friends or just being in the room when a certain event happened. It's beautifully written, has some incredibly realised characters and the way it jumps from time to time or location to location (it's mostly set on the Canadian/American border surrounding the great lakes) is really smart. I highly recommend it because it's so much more than a good example of genre fiction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Just picked this up at the library- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Reading is for prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2015 Just picked this up at the library- Funnily enough I'm 'half-reading' that myself atm (i.e. dipping into a chapter now and then between other books). Reading is for prisoners. We are all prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Quite a French thing to say, Mooney. Have you been at the brie? On that note, I'm about to start Houellebecq's 'Atomised'. Heard great & terrible things about it. Edited April 18, 2015 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 18, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Working my way through this... Edited April 18, 2015 by Designer1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2015 Quite a French thing to say, Mooney. Have you been at the brie? On that note, I'm about to start Houellebecq's 'Atomised'. Heard great & terrible things about it. Bien sûr. Toujours le brie, mon petit choux. Mais je n'ai pas raison - nous ne sommes pas tous prisonnieres. Certains d'entre nous sont gardes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 On that note, I'm about to start Houellebecq's 'Atomised'. Heard great & terrible things about it. It's a good read, from what I can remember, but bleak and pessimistic. I think he's currently in hiding due to his recent book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 22, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2015 I (finally) finished The Book Thief last week. Top stuff Good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernGordon Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I read autobiographies/biographies, mostly of musicians and sportsmen and women. Most recent one was a new one on Sir Tom Jones, highly recommended if you like him as it goes into a lot of depth about his life as a child and young bloke before he got famous: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Jones-Life-Sean-Smith/dp/000810445X Oh and I've got these too, the top one's gonna need updating soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Just finished Irvine Welsh's third book in three years, A Decent Ride. A weird one to judge, I'm a huge fan of Irvine Welsh, I don't think I've failed to get one of his books within a week or so of release since Filth came out in '98 and for the most part I really enjoy them. Last year's Sex Lives of Siamese Twins was excellent but this one felt a bit half baked. It's about 'Juice' Terry Lawson who was an amazing background character in several other Irvine Welsh books and he's a very strong character in this one too. The plot is really what lets it down, large parts of it read like a first draft, there are sections which are paper thin and seemingly throwaway bits at the start which all of a sudden turn out to be extremely important by the end. There are some genuine belly laughs in it though, and any book which can do that is always worth a mention so I'd recommend it if like me you are a fan but don't go out of your way to pick this one up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'll tell you something interesting. I've bought three George Orwell books for my Kindle. So Amazon know I like Orwell. As a result when I go to buy a fourth Orwell book, it's twice the price compared to when I search the book without being signed in to my amazon kindle account. Amazon say it's because prices are different between countries. So I set up another amazon account based in Ireland. It's half the price on there. Kindle charge extra for books by an author they know you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2015 That is indeed interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2015 Fiction: currently reading (halfway through) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Working my way through this... good choice I've got this one I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and all that but it really is a lovely book The book is exquisitely designed with bonded-leather bindings, distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, the Leatherbound Classics series offers hours of pleasure to readers young and old and is an indispensable cornerstone for any home library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Just finished Station Eleven, which was released to rave reviews about six months ago. I passed over it at the time because I'd had my fill of post apocalyptic fiction which all tend centre on the basic premise that "hell is other people" but I'm really glad I picked this up because it blew me away. I'd go as far as to say that it moves the genre on somewhat because it's a book all about hope and beauty. It jumps around to events immediately before, during and about twenty years after a variant of swine flu wipes out 99% of the world's population in less than a month and follows a bunch of characters who have loose connections to each other whether it was through mutual friends or just being in the room when a certain event happened. It's beautifully written, has some incredibly realised characters and the way it jumps from time to time or location to location (it's mostly set on the Canadian/American border surrounding the great lakes) is really smart. I highly recommend it because it's so much more than a good example of genre fiction. I bought this when I was in Newcastle the other day purely based on your review of it, I'm looking forward to finishing the 3rd Game of Thrones book now so I can get started on this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2015 Non fiction: just finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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