toonotl 2979 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great book. I read it a few years ago for the first time. I've never got into Stephen King. I'm contemplating giving the Dark Tower a go. I've heard the series is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 The library had the latest Brookmyre in (Dead Girl Walking) when I wandered past the other day, so that'll do for this weekend's train travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great book. I read it a few years ago for the first time. I've never got into Stephen King. I'm contemplating giving the Dark Tower a go. I've heard the series is brilliant. I've never bothered with them as not sure how I'll get on with the whole fantasy thing. I love King though, I'm not arsed about horror (I prefer his non-horror stuff), I just think he's a mint storyteller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 The library had the latest Brookmyre in (Dead Girl Walking) when I wandered past the other day, so that'll do for this weekend's train travels. I find him to be a poor mans Banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Fortunately I'm a poor man (by CT standards of poverty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I find him to be a poor mans Banks. A sort of literary credit union? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2979 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've never bothered with them as not sure how I'll get on with the whole fantasy thing. I love King though, I'm not arsed about horror (I prefer his non-horror stuff), I just think he's a mint storyteller. Yeah. The reason I'd never got into King was because I'm not a fan of the horror genre either. I'm a bit clueless when it comes to contemporary fiction. I've recently got into fantasy since I've starting reading a lot more fiction though, so I think I'll give the Dark Tower a go at some point. I think fantasy is one of those genres that you either like or you don't though really. I dismissed it as worthwhile reading for so many years on the basis that I couldn't get through Lord of the Rings for love nor money. I've come around though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Bel-Ami for the book club next, to be followed (for my own personal reading, not the club) by Cop Town by Karin Slaughter. Edited August 6, 2015 by Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Some huge sci-fi Alex recommended has finally arrived. Tiring picking the fucker up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 518 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah. The reason I'd never got into King was because I'm not a fan of the horror genre either. I'm a bit clueless when it comes to contemporary fiction. I've recently got into fantasy since I've starting reading a lot more fiction though, so I think I'll give the Dark Tower a go at some point. I think fantasy is one of those genres that you either like or you don't though really. I dismissed it as worthwhile reading for so many years on the basis that I couldn't get through Lord of the Rings for love nor money. I've come around though. I've read the Dark Tower series a couple of times, I loved it as it links into loads of his other books (you get characters turning up from Salem's Lot, Hearts in Atlantis and Insomnia off the top of my head). The first book in the series is a bit rough going as it was one of the first things he wrote but it's short and mostly western themed so if you can push through than then you should be fine with the others. It never strays too far into traditional fantasy, but there are elements of parallel worlds and there's a bit of King Arthur's mythology meshed with the westerns themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2979 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I've read the Dark Tower series a couple of times, I loved it as it links into loads of his other books (you get characters turning up from Salem's Lot, Hearts in Atlantis and Insomnia off the top of my head). The first book in the series is a bit rough going as it was one of the first things he wrote but it's short and mostly western themed so if you can push through than then you should be fine with the others. It never strays too far into traditional fantasy, but there are elements of parallel worlds and there's a bit of King Arthur's mythology meshed with the westerns themes. Sounds interesting. I'm definitely going to give it a look. I've heard the Gunslinger is one of the weaker books in the series. I think I'll enjoy the series though so I'm definitely going to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Picked up Ben Elton's Time and Time Again on the advice of someone from work who, despite my reservations about spending any money on a Ben Elton "thriller" somehow convinced me to vandalise my kindle with it. I won't be taking the colleagues advice on books again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That book he wrote about a murder in a Big Brother style show was the most ham-fistedly shit piece of satire I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4384 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I thought his first few novels were good but they got shitter as he went on so I stopped reading them. A bit like his sitcoms really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2979 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That book he wrote about a murder in a Big Brother style show was the most ham-fistedly shit piece of satire I've ever read. Sounds like that's right in Davey's comedy wheelhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Have to admit I've read more than one Ben Elton book. I remember enjoying popcorn when I was a teenager because it was so similar to Natural Born Killers. When i think that now though it would seem to be more of a criticism than a compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Some huge sci-fi Alex recommended has finally arrived. Tiring picking the fucker up. It's four volumes in one if you want to break it up a bit. I read it all in one go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2979 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 What book is that? Can I have my answer in the form of say two-dozen vaguely relevant jpgs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It's four volumes in one if you want to break it up a bit. I read it all in one go though. Saving it for hols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4251 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Finished Inverting the Pyramid (interesting if quite slow going look at football tactics from the beginning of what we know as football till now) and The Nowhere Men (A good insight into football scouts, their roles in deals and how they are being phased out of modern football by statistics). Recommend both but Fuckin' Hell It's Paul Cannell is still my fave football book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33194 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Finished Inverting the Pyramid (interesting if quite slow going look at football tactics from the beginning of what we know as football till now) and The Nowhere Men (A good insight into football scouts, their roles in deals and how they are being phased out of modern football by statistics). Recommend both but Fuckin' Hell It's Paul Cannell is still my fave football book. Aye, it's a good laugh and read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Cop Town by Karin Slaughter. I like nearly everything I've read by her, some very good crime stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 That spelling of Karen's got to wind you up though. Fucking spelling mistake on the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Yeah it's definitely a retarded spelling. Thankfully this is on Kindle so I don't have to look at the cover every time I pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2979 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman. A narrative driven history of the 14th century. Really good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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