mainlander Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Just finished The Gate House by Nelson DeMille, the sequel to Gold Coast; both are thrillers set on Long Island and involving a rich family becoming involved with the Mafia. They are both fairly long books (Gold Coast 637 pages, The Gate House 674 pages) but are enjoyable and uncomplicated and so don't take long to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 ^ I really enjoyed reading It, but think I read it during the day instead of at night as I found it proper scary! I had to sleep with the light on last night. I really shouldn't be staying up past midnight reading this book, but it's really, really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'm a big fan of fantasy novels. My favorites are "Lord of the Rings" (of course!) and "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin. I also just started reading Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time". I'm really enjoying it so far. To any Martin fans out there, have you heard when the next book's due for release? I haven't heard anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainlander Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I recently finished the uncut version of The Stand by Stephen King. It was a very good story, but I didn't find it as gripping or scary as much of his other earlier work - maybe my brain was just numbed by the length of it, though! I am just finishing Q & A by Vikas Swarup, which was the book Slumdog Millionaire was based on. I didn't see the film but I have been told it was very different from the book. It was quite a quick read, and I enjoyed the way it seemed almost like a separate short story for each of the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 We loved Q&A, hated Slumdog, not the same at all. Each question is a mini story, love they way they all fit together, slowly piecing together why he's sitting in that chair. Just going through my second reading of the latest Kim Harrison - Black Magic Sanction. She's getting sloppy, her plots don't gel so well, but I'm still addicted and prefer Rachel Morgan to Sookie Stackhouse (Charlaine Harris). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebbidy Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 "the anarchists cookbook 2000 version" its amazing the stuff you can make from household items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Finished Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris, the latest Sookie Stackhouse, was a little suprised when I opened the package to discover the cover had pictures of the TV serries charicters (they bear no resembalance to the book charicters). as a plot spoiler just to say Bill finially gets his happy ever after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kephas4 Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Juggling tomes again... Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis The Seven Pillars of Wisdom - T E Lawrence (rereading) The Mummy - Anne Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainlander Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Just finished The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell, and just started Possession by A S Byatt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I too am juggling books: The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins (I'm really enjoying this)Standing up to Supernanny - Jennie Bristow (a remedy for the patronising kak that was The 7 Day Parent Coach - Lorraine Thomas)The Official DSA Theory Test (to go along with all those really expensive driving lessons I'm taking)The BFG - Roald Dahl (ergh - still not a fan of Roald Dahl)And the gianormous book Microbes by Hillary McQueen (Open Uni and the bulk of my reading) Recently finished:The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (aaww - how nice )The Color Purple - Alice Walker (what a strange, disturbing novel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Although I'm an atheist, I didn't like Dawkins book. Read "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything". It's better. I'm currently reading: Rod Glenn - The Killing Moon "Mad Max meets The Road in Northern England". It's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtothet Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 "the anarchists cookbook 2000 version" its amazing the stuff you can make from household items Its an interesting read, but its fairly well documented that a lot of the recipes are useless and/or outright dangerous to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiffanbond Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Currently I reading "Prince Caspian" from the Chronicles of Narnia series. It's a series that I never read as a child, so I thought I should go back and read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanofNess Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Did you read them with your memory card reader though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 A Town Called Alice - Nevil Shute (And although I'm really enjoying this caffeine-induced late night/early morning reading session I know I'm going to pay for it in the morning!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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