Question What are you reading?

[Napster]

I'm currently reading the Hypnotist by Lars Kepler.

It's disjointed, formulaic, stereotypical in its character development, and you can tell it's by a writing team rather than one person, there's a huge bit in the middle which just doesn't add anything to the story.

BUT it's a cracking pageturner.

 

[Eastblack]

Just about to re-read As I Walked out one Midsummer Morning. For anyone that knows Spain or has travelled round it, I really recommend this book.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Deary me, you must be so bored. Go and get yourself a good hard shag (And I don't mean with Mr Palm and his five friends).

I'll wait until the weekend if you don't mind.:winking:

 

[canveyshrimper]

Still ploughing my way through The Stand by Stephen King. Brilliant read so far, but it's long, long, long. Stopped halfway through to quickly read Barca by Graham Hunter which was really interesting if a little suckass.

As Naps said stick with it, it's well worth it, and a book I return to every once in a while.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ashamed to say I gave up on For Whom The Bell Tolls - felt like a book I was forced to read at school. A classic? Really? I'll give another Hemingway a go later, but I ain't feeling it.

So I downloaded Stephen King's On Writing from Amazon.

 

[Greebosan]

Currently racing through "No more Buddha, only football". Chris England's account of his time at the Japan/South Korea World Cup. Very funny travel book with loads of good accounts of footy thrown in - about the only thing at the moment that is generating any excitement for the Euros for me.

Well worth a read.

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

I read today that Radio 4 are devoting the whole of Saturday 16th June to Ulysses by James Joyce to celebrate its 90th anniversary. It'll include a dramatisation broken down throughout the day into 18 episodes depicting each chapter.

Had to study this at University and although, as many on here can probably agree, it's a tough read; I think it's one of the few true works of genius I've ever read. Think I might re-read this once I've conquered The Stand.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Steven Berkoff's Tales from an Actor's Life.Hugely enjoyable.I've been a big fan ever since A Clockwork Orange and had the great good fortune to see his one man show, Shakespeare's Villains,a few years ago in Sitges.

 

[Bluesmanager]

Ashamed to say I gave up on For Whom The Bell Tolls - felt like a book I was forced to read at school. A classic? Really? I'll give another Hemingway a go later, but I ain't feeling it.

So I downloaded Stephen King's On Writing from Amazon.

A writer's bible, and a not half bad read for the non-writer.

 

[MK Shrimper]

A writer's bible, and a not half bad read for the non-writer.

Maybe I'll finally get a rocket up the bum then!

 

[Pubey]

Ashamed to say I gave up on For Whom The Bell Tolls - felt like a book I was forced to read at school. A classic? Really? I'll give another Hemingway a go later, but I ain't feeling it.

So I downloaded Stephen King's On Writing from Amazon.

I read FWTBT recently. It was ok but don't get why it's seen as a classic either.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just started reading Wilko Johnson's autobiography Looking Back at Me.Excellent stuff.:thumbsup:

 

[Pubey]

whoops, wrong thread.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just started Granta 119,Britain.It contains an excellent essay on The Broomway,the public footpath to Foulness.Anyone who's ever walked out to the Ray at low tide will be familiar with the territory.

 

[Bluesmanager]

Re-reading the last 2 Dresden Files ready for the next book in a matter of months, then it's a series re-read of Skulduggery Pleasant ready for the next book out at the back end of August.

 

[Napster]

Another Harlan Coben. Good tight plot.

 

[OldBlueLady]

About to read "Of Mice and Men", one of those books that everyone seems to have read, but completely passed me by. After that I fully intend to seek out these "50 Shade of Grey" books that every woman in the country seems to be on about at the moment! That's if I can find any copies left!

*edit - good old Amazon! :winking:

 

[Jam_Man]

Another Harlan Coben. Good tight plot.

Read loads of them last year. Started to feel a bit samey, but did enjoy them for an easy read.

About to read "Of Mice and Men", one of those books that everyone seems to have read, but completely passed me by. After that I fully intend to seek out these "50 Shade of Grey" books that every woman in the country seems to be on about at the moment! That's if I can find any copies left!

*edit - good old Amazon! :winking:

My missus read that on holiday last week. Says she loved it and loved the male character and was going to get the next one. I have no idea what she was talking about.


Reading Beyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters at the moment. Incredible story and new angle of the Easy Company story from the man himself.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

About to read "Of Mice and Men", one of those books that everyone seems to have read, but completely passed me by.

Digested read.
Lennie did it.But his mate committed a crime too.:winking:

 

[steveo]

Just started Granta 119,Britain.It contains an excellent essay on The Broomway,the public footpath to Foulness.Anyone who's ever walked out to the Ray at low tide will be familiar with the territory.

Sounds fascinating. Can you give us a report when you finish it.