sassermaet Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I'm currently reading 'Sound Bites' by Alex Kapranos. Very interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm reading 'The Boleyn Inheritance' by Philippa Gregory, although I should be looking over texts for my impending exams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I've also just been loaned Maus by Art Spiegelmann, from a friend of mine. Brilliant stuff - read it if you can. I've never read a Holocaust account like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deorccwen Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm reading "Memoirs of a Master Forger" by William Heaney (actually Graham Joyce) for the second time this year. Unusual for me, as there are so many great books waiting to be read and never enough time: favourite books usually get re-read after a period of a few years rather than months. This is an amazing book: terrific characters; great plot - tragic but also funny; tremendously well-written. I'm running out of superlatives, but can't do it justice. I read a lot, and quite widely; I've always had difficulty choosing a favourite author from a group of several excellent writers (including Graham Joyce), but the man has elevated himself to that position with this novel. (Published in the US as "How to Make Friends with Demons by Graham Joyce). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm currently on 'What I Loved' by Siri Hustvedt - it's a bit slow-paced I have to say, I'm having issues getting into it. I read a few other things before that, the best of which have to be 'The Beach' by Alex Garland and 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi, the latter of which I would advise you all to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 Moving onto 'The raw shark diaries', or such, next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Killing for Culture - An Illustrated history of death film from Mondo to Snuff - David Kerekes and David Slater. Been rereading this cracking book the past few days, its due an update quite soon. Pretty much the definative text on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarotangel Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Just finished Sputnik Caledonia by Andrew Crumey, he also wrote Mobius Dick. I enjoyed the book, was a bit "had to think hard there" in some parts. I'm now reading Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Bill Bryson's A short history of nearly everything. Gotten a bit fed up of popular science books so it was quite refreshing to read more about the history of human discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I'm now onto 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga. It won last year's Booker Prize. I like it so far Before that I read 'Lullaby' by Chuck Palahniuk, which was very uncomfortable in terms of content but strangely moreish. I think that's a trademark of his writing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 The Last of the Mohicans. It took a chapter to grow accustomed to the early 1800s flowery American writing style but I'm thoroughly enjoying it now. The Silence of the Lambs before that... fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Not got it yet but should be reading the reluctant fundamentalist pretty soon It sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Stieg Larsson "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". Part one of a trilogy by this Swedish writer. Interesting, different and I did not guess the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchieSquirrel Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I just recently read the licensed guide of the new Sims 3, it was interesting but it had a lot of mistakes, so I highlighted the misprints! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'm reading 'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind. A bit rambly, but still manages to be moreish and sensual at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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