khitajrah Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 "Candide" by Voltaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoichkov Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova. A book about Dracula and an interesting follow up to Bram Stoker's classic. It was a bit long winded and took me a while to read but it is alright if you like history and travel and stuff lik dat. 6 out o 10(oh it wis one o richard and judy's recommended 'summer reads'...can i entice you further?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 "Candide" by Voltaire. Ergh, I've reached page 40 and I just can't do it anymore, it's dreadful. I've started Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment instead. (However, The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo was such a hit when read aloud to my son that he took it to school and now it's being read, a chapter a day, by his teacher to the class. It was a lovely book that I thoroughly enjoyed in a Thank-gawds-it's-not-Spot-again sort of way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Sue Townsend's Queen Camilla. From the same author as the Adrian Mole series. Wont give the plot away except to say that two thirds of the way into the book Camilla is not living in a palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 THE LONG EMERGENCY BY JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER . HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE READ IT ? It would make a very good topic for discussion , i am currently reading another book related to this themeand may kick start a thread there after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 All the books the library has by a guy called Rupert Thomson. The common theme within them is that they are all strange. In the one I have just finished the cop guarding the body of Myra Hindley in a hospital mortuary seems to be talking to her ghost. Odd sort of guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 'The Fish Can Sing' by Halldor Laxness. It's an English language version of an Icelandic novel. Only on chapter 5 but so far it is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgb2010 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 "The Algebraist" by Iain M Banks.A tome of a SciFi book, have been thoroughly dissapointed THE GUARDIAN: 'The standard by which the rest of SF is judged' I wonder if they are reading the same book as me? It is terrible, don't read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saanicboy Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Ah'm readin "King of the World - Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero" by David Remnick. Hit's brally grippin, n dir's a lock o gear aboot Liston an idder boxers at preceded him as weel. Ex Isle, "The Master and Margerita" is an absolute beaut. Ah'll hae tae fin hit an read hit ageen noo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - still! I wish I could just get peace to read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMascus Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 THE LONG EMERGENCY BY JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER . HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE READ IT ? It would make a very good topic for discussion , i am currently reading another book related to this themeand may kick start a thread there after. No need to shout, we're not deaf. I have it but haven't read it, my to read pile is too big at the moment. I have read the Kunstlers blog on and off. He does bring up important issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Shetlink. great read full of various conspiracies and humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Wow what a coincidence, me too. I am currently reading the chapter on what are you currently reading, but am finding it very boring, I advise skipping it altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I just got the new Terry Pratchett book, "Making Money" through the door today. Looking forward to much hilarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Can I borrow that after you? I'm reading 'State of the Art' by Ian M. Banks; a collection of his short stories. Banks is great one of my favourite authors. After this I have 'The Bridge' (which I have already read and is thoroughly excellent) and ... another one of his which I cannot remember the title of. My wife bought them for me from the Sandwick car-boot sale last weekend Yay her! Also reading 'Farmer Giles of Ham' by J R R Tolkein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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