Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Anyone ever read Peter James, crime based set in Brighton? I have read 3 or 4 now and he is quite good, twists in the tail and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I finally got around to reading 1984 by Orwell. It was every bit as good as I'd hoped and more. Finished it in three sittings.Did you read it in Norwegian, or in English? English. I would never read a book by an English speaking author in Norwegian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ah finally VT Book snobbery to go with VT music snobbery :-) I think Archer is the worst writer I have ever read, by some margin. I actually read two of his, because I thought the first one had to have been a "blip" - NOBODY could be that bad a writer and sell so many books. The second one convinced me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ah finally VT Book snobbery to go with VT music snobbery :-) I think Archer is the worst writer I have ever read, by some margin. I actually read two of his, because I thought the first one had to have been a "blip" - NOBODY could be that bad a writer and sell so many books. The second one convinced me. Definitely sounds like snobbery to me. its a great page-turning read.... what more do you want.... its called entertainment. Like Da Vinci code - another page-turner, and great book because it does its job perfectly.Dan Brown was the second-worst. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 its a great page-turning read.... what more do you want.... its called entertainment. Like Da Vinci code - another page-turner, and great book because it does its job perfectly. Dan Brown was the second-worst. :| snob. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2009 Dan Brown was the second-worst. :| :notworthy: Cannot stand Dan Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuo Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thread title made me instantly think of Bill Hicks lol "What you readin for?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy. One of the deepest, sickest, goriest, grimmest books I can ever remember reading. Imagine being the last man on Earth, stranded in the middle of some Mexican desert somewhere and having to come to terms with the fact you are going to have to eat your own limbs to survive. That's how the book makes you feel. It's also fooking genius. I've never read a more graphic detailing of pure violence in all my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2009 BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy. One of the deepest, sickest, goriest, grimmest books I can ever remember reading. Imagine being the last man on Earth, stranded in the middle of some Mexican desert somewhere and having to come to terms with the fact you are going to have to eat your own limbs to survive. That's how the book makes you feel. It's also fooking genius. I've never read a more graphic detailing of pure violence in all my life.Yep. Fantastic book. I believe "The Road" is equally impressive-but-grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2009 BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy. One of the deepest, sickest, goriest, grimmest books I can ever remember reading. Imagine being the last man on Earth, stranded in the middle of some Mexican desert somewhere and having to come to terms with the fact you are going to have to eat your own limbs to survive. That's how the book makes you feel. It's also fooking genius. I've never read a more graphic detailing of pure violence in all my life. Cormac McCarthy is excellent. I got into him through No Country, but I think All the Pretty Horses and The Road are his masterworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy. One of the deepest, sickest, goriest, grimmest books I can ever remember reading. Imagine being the last man on Earth, stranded in the middle of some Mexican desert somewhere and having to come to terms with the fact you are going to have to eat your own limbs to survive. That's how the book makes you feel. It's also fooking genius. I've never read a more graphic detailing of pure violence in all my life. Have you read American Psycho? The movie is awful, dont have any preconceptions of the book if you have only seen the movie. They are so different its unbelievable, Bateman is an entirely different character. He is painted as some pathetic comedy character in the film He is an evil, cold bastard in the book. That version of Bateman would have been utterly unlikeable on film, so I can kinda see why they changed him even if I dont like it. I read the book when I was about 17, a couple of years before they filmed the movie. There were parts of the book that actually made my stomach churn. All of those were cut out of the movie. The scene with the nail gun, a hungry rat, a length of drainpipe and a chainsaw still lives with me now. :wow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimandson Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Started reading 'The Liar' by Stephen Fry a few weeks back, not a big fan of stories at all so really struggling. Also currently re-reading Frank Skinners biog, he's **** brilliant, I could read it 30 times over and not get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Just finished reading a recent book by Jeffrey Archer called " A Prisoner of Birth". Fantastic book, one of the best i have read in the past couple of years. i would recommend everyone reads it. kind of a legal murder revenge thriller. Always reminds me of a prank phonecall I once heard. *man calls bookshop. Sound of phone ringing.* - Hello, Waterstones Croydon. - Hello there. Do you have any good books by Jeffery Archer? - Of course sir, I can recommen- -STOP TALKING BOLLOCKS, THE TALENTLESS CRETIN NEVER WROTE ANY! *sound of man hanging up.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Started reading 'The Liar' by Stephen Fry a few weeks back, not a big fan of stories at all so really struggling. Also currently re-reading Frank Skinners biog, he's **** brilliant, I could read it 30 times over and not get bored. He lost his virginity to a whore called Corky. In Aston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimandson Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I love Skinner, I aspire to that (not losing my V's to Corky I might add, that's already been sorted longtime thanks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I might add, that's already been sorted longtime thanks Is the clue in "longtime " ..was it a ladyboy in bangkok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimandson Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I might add, that's already been sorted longtime thanks Is the clue in "longtime " ..was it a ladyboy in bangkok ? Er.... NO! (That came after) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris21 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Read De Niro's Biog a year or so ago... very good read. Sort of exsplains the way he is and why he is such a great method actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyShears Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 BLOOD MERIDIAN by Cormac McCarthy. One of the deepest, sickest, goriest, grimmest books I can ever remember reading. Imagine being the last man on Earth, stranded in the middle of some Mexican desert somewhere and having to come to terms with the fact you are going to have to eat your own limbs to survive. That's how the book makes you feel. It's also fooking genius. I've never read a more graphic detailing of pure violence in all my life. I can recommend 'Child Of God' & 'Outer Dark'. Unsurpassed in terms of human poverty and desperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 28, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2009 Currently reading The American Future by Simon Schama. I've read loads of his stuff and he seems to have really struck a balance between readability and information in this one. It's basically explaining why America is the way it is now, but he does it through the eyes of individuals; it's almost like reading a whole load of mini biographies that together tell a bigger story, so for those of you who like biographies, give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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