Holden McGroin 6583 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. Good read. Already started Lullaby by the same author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I Know You Got Soul - Clarkson About machines that are more than the sum of their parts. It's ok as toilet reading material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Recently finished Coupland's "Jpod". Spectacularly disappointing, particularly if you've read "Microserfs". Now busy attacking James Wood's "The Book Against God", which is heavy enough to require being approached in bite-size chunks, but despite stealing a scenario about faking male orgasm from an episode of Friends (ffs) it's pretty rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Robert Harris - Pompeii. About halfway through, tis canny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Robert Harris - Pompeii. About halfway through, tis canny 193504[/snapback] A dective story set in Sweden (?) not sure who the author is. One of them books where you give the characters names in your head like Smith, because the Swedish names are like an explosion in a scrabble box. werdteblejer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Henning Mankell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Henning Mankell? 193528[/snapback] bless you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Henning Mankell? 193528[/snapback] bless you 193535[/snapback] Yes a Kurt Wallender story. first one I have read, have another one on the rocking chair waiting to be seen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Henning Mankell? 193528[/snapback] bless you 193535[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Got round to reading Catch 22. Half way through. Enjoying it immensely. 193385[/snapback] Just read that myself, awesome book. Currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird - can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to it - and got The Leopard by di Lampudesa (sp?) next. It's got some fantastic reviews but looks like it could be a little heavy going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Recently read 'Survivor' by Palaniuk too (as recommended by BotDum ) and 'Reasons To Live' Stories by Amy Hempel (ditto) as well as 'In Watermelon Sugar' by Richard Brautigan. All 3 were class. Nearly finished the bizarre but enjoyable 'The Third Policeman' by Flann O'Brien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Insomnia - Stephen King, about 3/4 of the way through it. The problem with King novels is that he tells a good story, his novels have an excellent build up then it always seems to go tits up at the end. Like he's written 5/6 of a good book, then go on a magic mushroom binge before finishing the final chapters. See 'IT' and 'Bag of Bones' especially. Anyway, this is basically about an old couple who've been given supernatural powers to stop a suicide bomber. Jesus wept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Got round to reading Catch 22. Half way through. Enjoying it immensely. 193385[/snapback] Just read that myself, awesome book. Currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird - can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to it - and got The Leopard by di Lampudesa (sp?) next. It's got some fantastic reviews but looks like it could be a little heavy going. 193567[/snapback] 2 absolutely fantastic books everyone should read at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44872 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Insomnia - Stephen King, about 3/4 of the way through it. The problem with King novels is that he tells a good story, his novels have an excellent build up then it always seems to go tits up at the end. Like he's written 5/6 of a good book, then go on a magic mushroom binge before finishing the final chapters. See 'IT' and 'Bag of Bones' especially. Anyway, this is basically about an old couple who've been given supernatural powers to stop a suicide bomber. Jesus wept. 193601[/snapback] Aye I find the same with Stephen King's books of late. Starts off with a really good idea then completely blows it by descending into utter stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I read Catch-22 for the 5th time last month. My favourite book of all time tbh.I know people slag it and say it's overated, but I think it's superb on many different levels - comic, anti-war, the individual as a number...to name but a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Insomnia - Stephen King, about 3/4 of the way through it. The problem with King novels is that he tells a good story, his novels have an excellent build up then it always seems to go tits up at the end. Like he's written 5/6 of a good book, then go on a magic mushroom binge before finishing the final chapters. See 'IT' and 'Bag of Bones' especially. Anyway, this is basically about an old couple who've been given supernatural powers to stop a suicide bomber. Jesus wept. 193601[/snapback] Aye I find the same with Stephen King's books of late. Starts off with a really good idea then completely blows it by descending into utter stupidity. 193607[/snapback] Never read his stuff now, used read all the early ones. Same applies to Dean Kuntz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Four Four Two Great article about the calcio match fixing scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Recently finished Coupland's "Jpod". Spectacularly disappointing, particularly if you've read "Microserfs". Now busy attacking James Wood's "The Book Against God", which is heavy enough to require being approached in bite-size chunks, but despite stealing a scenario about faking male orgasm from an episode of Friends (ffs) it's pretty rewarding. 193494[/snapback] Shame about J-Pod like, was looking forward to it. Other than 'Hey Nostradamus!' it's the only novel of his I haven't read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) Recently finished Coupland's "Jpod". Spectacularly disappointing, particularly if you've read "Microserfs". Now busy attacking James Wood's "The Book Against God", which is heavy enough to require being approached in bite-size chunks, but despite stealing a scenario about faking male orgasm from an episode of Friends (ffs) it's pretty rewarding. 193494[/snapback] Shame about J-Pod like, was looking forward to it. Other than 'Hey Nostradamus!' it's the only novel of his I haven't read. 193665[/snapback] It's basically the nerd-cool and visual gimmickry of Microserfs with none of the content or charm. Probably not a bad read if you're totally new to the guy, but otherwise I have to say it all feels very contractual obligation. Definitely get your hands on Hey Nostradamus though, I reckon you'd enjoy it. Edited September 6, 2006 by Meenzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice one mate, it's sitting on my bookshelf (Hey Nos..! that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 The complete parkhurst tales - Norman Parker Just started it and seems decent up to now, got a feelling it's gonna get a lot nastier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Recently finished Coupland's "Jpod". Spectacularly disappointing, particularly if you've read "Microserfs". Now busy attacking James Wood's "The Book Against God", which is heavy enough to require being approached in bite-size chunks, but despite stealing a scenario about faking male orgasm from an episode of Friends (ffs) it's pretty rewarding. 193494[/snapback] Shame about J-Pod like, was looking forward to it. Other than 'Hey Nostradamus!' it's the only novel of his I haven't read. 193665[/snapback] It's basically the nerd-cool and visual gimmickry of Microserfs with none of the content or charm. Probably not a bad read if you're totally new to the guy, but otherwise I have to say it all feels very contractual obligation. Definitely get your hands on Hey Nostradamus though, I reckon you'd enjoy it. 193673[/snapback] I hadn't read Microserfs, or any of his other books, but I quite enjoyed Jpod. Not brilliant but quite cool in a strange sort of way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15526 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just completed yet another Brookmyre, so now I'm moving on to "Nul Points" by Tim Moore. I'm orgasmic with anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 OMFG BOOKS R FUKIN GHEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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