Question What are you reading?

[BLUEBLOOD]

About to finish James Herbert - The Secret of Crickley Hall and then think i'll be starting on the Girl/Dragon/Tattoo/Hornets Nest trilogy type thing effort as its been recommended to me

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Launching myself into the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin. Taping the series on Sky Atlantic but prefer to read books before seeing the adaptations.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Just finished Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Difficult but rewarding read, nothing quite like it. They made a film out of his 'No Country for Old Men' but just how they would manage to transfer this into film God only knows............it is already so graphic. I need to read it again........but not for the moment......next, a nice bit of Scandanavian crime fiction will be easier and rather more digestible. Here's a taste, read by the author.............you've been warned!
http://www.jokeroo.com/videos/yt/3u...-judge-on-war-war-is-god-cormac-mccarthy.html

 

[ibwiajwa]

Reading Hunger Games now my son has read it. Really enjoying it.

 

[mksupershrimper]

Finished bleed for me by Michael robotham at the weekend. Really good.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Having another crack at Vernon God Little as I hated in first time round.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Orbit by James J Nance, I'm not a complete fan of SF nor aviaition style books, but this is pretty good.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just finished Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson... Thought it was OK, it's good material and there's plenty to keep a tactics obsessive interested but I thought it lacked something incisive. There wasn't really much attention played to the thought processes behind tactical changes, just who was responsible for them and what effect they had on the game at the time. It also dragged on in places, referencing obscure teams and players when it really wasn't necessary.

Started Africa United this week, which looks promising.

I thought Inverting the Pyramid was excellent in places, but dragged in places - not one you'd read again, but interesting for historians rather than tacticians.

Agreed.A lot of the historical stuff was as dull as ditchwater.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Just finished reading Billy Bragg's The Progressive Patriot, a brilliant read for liberal/leftie like me who still feels patriotic. Bragg's arguments are well put and well researched, plenty of 'yes!' moments but also plenty to make me question by own views too. As much autobiography & history book as it is political.

About to start 'Maus' by Art Spiegleman and 'Schulz & Peanuts' by David Michaelis.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just finished reading Billy Bragg's The Progressive Patriot, a brilliant read for liberal/leftie like me who still feels patriotic. Bragg's arguments are well put and well researched, plenty of 'yes!' moments but also plenty to make me question by own views too. As much autobiography & history book as it is political.
About to start 'Maus' by Art Spiegleman and 'Schulz & Peanuts' by David Michaelis.

Excellent read.:thumbsup:

 

[mksupershrimper]

The kindle app is just far to easy to purchase books. My kindle bookshelf is almost as rammed as my real one.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Smut

by Alan Bennett,Two u"nseemly" excellent long(ish)short stories.The first of which "The Greening of Mrs Donaldson" I doubt will ever be filmed for TV.:winking:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Driving Home

Jonathan Raban's An American Scrapbook.An excellent collection of JR's journalism and travel pieces by our best expat author.Makes you want to visit Seattle.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Jonathan Raban's An American Scrapbook.An excellent collection of JR's journalism and travel pieces by our best expat author.Makes you want to visit Seattle.

Been there. The EMP is fascinating....though a little too much Heart and Queensryche!

 

[canveyshrimper]

One for Naps, knowing his enjoyment of Scandinavian crime fiction.

The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg, the second in her series of novels, good stuff.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Been there. The EMP is fascinating....though a little too much Heart and Queensryche!

JR isn't a fan.

 

[Napster]

One for Naps, knowing his enjoyment of Scandinavian crime fiction.

The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg, the second in her series of novels, good stuff.

Ive read the Ice Princess, I thought I read the Stonecutter as well, but having looked at it, doesnt ring any bells. The Ice Princess was good, probably a bit flabby in places, but a good read nonetheless. Let me know what you think of the Preacher.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Ive read the Ice Princess, I thought I read the Stonecutter as well, but having looked at it, doesnt ring any bells. The Ice Princess was good, probably a bit flabby in places, but a good read nonetheless. Let me know what you think of the Preacher.

I'm about half way through and it's a bit tighter than The Ice Princess, I've also got the Stonecutter in my pile.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Wish you were here

(England on Sea) by Travis Elborough.Really not very good.Perhaps I was just miffed that he didn't have that much to say about Southend.

 

[MK Shrimper]

The Guardian magazine - article about a disease(?) called Morgellons. Scary **** - check out a few Youtube videos from suffers - alien parasites living in your skins that leave behind cactus like spines that seemingly have no link to anything found here on Earth. :Scared2: