Question What are you reading?

[Tangled up in Blue]

From the title I thought it may have been the biography of soap opera stalwart Amy Turtle. :unsure:

Harry,
He's a huge Blues fan(like me)which is how we first met.His partner used to be a colleague of my wife's at the French Lycee here.They're living in Brittany these days.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

America's Game was fascinating; not just about the game though, it made for an interesting read on American society in the 20th century.

Just started 'Solar' by Ian McEwen.

Let us know what you think of it.I've had a copy in my intray for some time now but never got round to reading it for some reason.

 

[timeveritt]

Neil Strauss - Rules of the Game

This book is legendary. It has me hooked and the guy is a complete genius. Must read for any bloke.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Neil Strauss - The Game
This book is legendary. It has me hooked and the guy is a complete genius. Must read for any bloke.

Ha. It's all very well if you live in LA. If you followed some of his rules in Southend you'd be spending the night in A&E.

 

[timeveritt]

Haha. I have to admit, you don't need to follow the rules in either Southend or Reading. The calibre of women is somewhat different. Still, it makes me chuckle on the train.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Harry,
He's a huge Blues fan(like me)which is how we first met.His partner used to be a colleague of my wife's at the French Lycee here.They're living in Brittany these days.

Thanks Phil, I'm going to check out the Essex Library website to see if they have it.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Currently reading Barry Miles's London Calling(A counterculteral history of London since 1945).Hugely enjoyable if a tad gossipy at times.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

33 Revolutions per minute

(A history of protest songs)by Dorian Lynskey.Starting off with "Strange Fruit" and "This Land is your Land" and finishing with Steve Earle's"John Walker's Blues" and Green Day's "American Idiot" this is a must for anyone who takes their (protest)music seriously.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Andy McNab - Deep Black

 

[MK Shrimper]

Room - Emma Donoghue.

Basically a Josef Fritzl story through the eyes of a 5yr old boy. Horrible, nasty and powerful. Recommend it highly.

 

[Pubey]

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

'America By Heart' - Sarah Palin.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Good choice, first time you've read it?

 

[Pubey]

Good choice, first time you've read it?

yeah it is, I know you're a fan. About 3/4s through it and really really enjoying it. Not read much from the Beat Generation, mainly Burroughs. On the Road reminds me quite a bit of Hunter S Thompson, Rum Diaries especially which is probably my favourite ever book.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

yeah it is, I know you're a fan. About 3/4s through it and really really enjoying it. Not read much from the Beat Generation, mainly Burroughs. On the Road reminds me quite a bit of Hunter S Thompson, Rum Diaries especially which is probably my favourite ever book.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure HST was a fan, if you want to read more Kerouac let me know and I'll reccomend some (and what to avoid).

 

[Napster]

just read some more crime - as well as Jack Dee's autobiog, which was OKish.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Recently finished Life of Pi by Yann Martel. An enjoyable enough read without ever scaling any heights, I liked the fact the end left it open as to which story was 'real', is the cannibal version really any more brutal? I don't think so. To be honest I'm rubbish at spotting metaphors, so did some web research on it after and although it did make me think it didn't make me rate it any more. By the way I prefered the version with animals, apparently that means I'm religious. hmmm.

Currently reading: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

Just went round some charity shops and picked up Stephen Fry's 'The Liar', Nick Hornby's 'Juliet, Naked' and Evelyn Waugh's 'Brideshead Revisted' all for a total of £2.75 :thumbsup:

 

[Napster]

Recently finished Life of Pi by Yann Martel. An enjoyable enough read without ever scaling any heights, I liked the fact the end left it open as to which story was 'real', is the cannibal version really any more brutal? I don't think so. To be honest I'm rubbish at spotting metaphors, so did some web research on it after and although it did make me think it didn't make me rate it any more. By the way I prefered the version with animals, apparently that means I'm religious. hmmm.

Currently reading: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

Just went round some charity shops and picked up Stephen Fry's 'The Liar', Nick Hornby's 'Juliet, Naked' and Evelyn Waugh's 'Brideshead Revisted' all for a total of £2.75 :thumbsup:

I found Life of Pi annoying and pretentious. Curious incident was OK, a nice easy read. Hornby's a good one, Fry's well, Fry - funnily enough I read the Liar twice by mistake after I thought I hadn't read it - it was still enjoyable, but I couldn't not know what was coming up if you know what I mean! Waugh is of course a classic.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Finished with Curious Incident... now, nice easy read, funny too. The author does a good job of getting in the head of a kid with Asperger's, but I did find the staccato style a bit annoying and didn't feel I really took much from the book. Preferred Life of Pi.

Now reading: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (at work) & The Progressive Patriot by Billy Bragg (at home).

 

[Bluesmanager]

Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising.

Completely different to the rest of the series, which suits it completely. Incredibly dark and expertly written, even if Horowitz's style does seem a bit "OK we'll pause it here so I can explain some little detail that, while interesting, doesn't really do much for the plot".