sassermaet Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Having avoided it for about 5 years (as I’m a snobby bar steward), I've recently picked up The Beach. It's pretty good, although the element of surprise is missing, having seen the movie a couple of times. The story developes at quite a pace, and the central character from whose perspective the tale is told is quite likeable, much more so than that yank who played him in the film. I read it in three hours; not seen the film yet but the book was wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 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. My auntie recommended those books as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainlander Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Just finished "The Vows of Silence" by Susan Hill, the fourth in the Simon Serrailler series - have enjoyed them all. Just about to start "Love All" by Elizabeth Jane Howard. I remember enjoying her Cazalet Chronicles books years ago, and hope this is as good. Not in the mood for anything intellectually challenging just now! Got swine flu I think lots of people got it locally, so brain not working very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-Fred Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Just in the heart o' Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne" - pretty awesome read so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Told Around the Peat Fire - Andrew Cluness Just got the 1955 copy yesterday..very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniecool Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Norwegian crime novel - "Trollspeilet". Reading in Norwegian slows me down so reading becomes much more cost effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Im reading Along Came a Spider. for like the 10000000000th time its by james patterson btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I need a little light reading after The Last of the Mohicans, which, I might add, bears very little resemblance to the film except for perhaps the names of the characters. Surprisingly enough, and this may be a first for me, but I enjoyed the film more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainlander Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 "Duma Key" by Stephen King, and a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Recently finished Death Destruction & a Packet of Peanuts by Chris Pascoe. Described as "A Rollicking Pub Crawl Through Four Years Of The English Civil War", it is a fascinating, unique and entertaining read, full of plenty of facts on the Civil war, but you never feel "lectured" as the humour keeps things lightsome and you can't help but feel you're along for the ride. Highly reccomended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I've just started The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger as it was recommended to me by a few of my friends. I'm loving it already and I'm only on p. 54. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was dreadful - I don't know what all the hype was about. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it had I read it as a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Dirk Gently is by far easier to read, the last radio version weren't bad either. Hitchhiker's is best as original radio play (never watch the tv series), think Douglas Adams to be honest is better in audio, it helps with some of the confusion, though it's not meant to make sense.I remember hours trying to do the text based computer game (Fjool did you ever finish it?) Me as sad as it is just got three Sookie Stackhouse books through the mail, the 1st was quite enjoyable for bus journeys. It has made "True Blood" quite frustrating though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was dreadful - I don't know what all the hype was about. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it had I read it as a child.I have the same thing with Star Wars; everyone except me thinks it's great. I'm just bored of hearing about it, and seeing the iconry everywhere. It probably seems hyped to you because you've been surrounded by it for ages and absorbed all sorts of things which, when read in their original source, now appear trite and clichéd. At the time, it was quite extraordinary and probably shaped quite a few things that we take for granted today in terms of language and humour. (Fjool did you ever finish it?) Nope. Even tried again recently on the BBC site, but a bug in the save/load meant that I'd have to do it all in one session (>_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 (Fjool did you ever finish it?) Nope. Even tried again recently on the BBC site, but a bug in the save/load meant that I'd have to do it all in one session (>_<)thanks I hadn't seen that, can't believe I died already though back to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyScy Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Just finished 'Bend for Home' an autobiography, and half way through'Sudden times' both by Dermot Healy, interesting, as set in places and based on characters i knew as a kid on the north west coast of Ireland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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