Books/Reading Thread

[Mr_Oujamaflip]

They're a more objective account on the King Arthur legend. Certain changes make the books a lot more believable than most Arthurian legends, less basis on magic, in the book some see it as coincidence, some as magic, it's got the typical Cornwell epic battle scenes and plenty of blood and guts too. It's set around 500CE with the Saxons taking over Britain, the Christians taking over Pagansim etc. IMO his best work. Really is very, very good, what he did to Lancelot is awesome as well.

[Graeme]

I've been on a James Bond binge, in the past three weeks i've read:

Devil May Care (New Bond written by Sebastian Faulks)

Hurricane Gold (One of Charlie Higson's excellently written Young Bond novels)

Moonraker

Goldfinger

You Only Live Twice

Diamonds Are Forever

Awesome. Over the last few weeks I've read Dr. No, Casino Royale and Goldfinger. Also got the new one given to me, is it any good? I love the Bond books, I'll have to get my hands on some more. Maybe I'll even join a library !

I need other books though apart from them, I've run seriously dry.

Devil may Care? It's a good read. The villain's deformity is a little unbelievable but I liked the setting and it definitely felt like a Bond novel, I hope faulks does another one.

[wasted]

The Witch of Portebello by Paulo Coelho

How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves - even if we are unsure of who we are?

[stevGNR666]

just finished The Name of the Rose by Eco

[GNR 1991]

Brain Droppings

Napalm and Silly Putty

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

All by George Carlin

[axlfan88]

Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy (1911)

by Robert Michels

The title says it all.

[stevGNR666]

Summer of 2008

nightwood - barnes

tristessta - keroac

the subterraneans - keroac

the soft machine - burroughs

beyond good and evil - nietzsche

history of the soviet union

the rebel - camus

the wasteland and other works - eliot

nausea - satre

the name of the rose - eco

travels through hyper reality - eco

a very short intro to literary theory -culler

the house of the spirits - allende

the illusion of the end - baudrillard

not all of them are finished but this is what i've read and/or what i have been reading.

[estranged 16]

i read angela's ashes by frank mccourt last month. wasnt that great though

[November_rain]

I´m reading " The game of the angel " by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

[Gracii Guns]

Im currently reading a book called "Notes from an Exhibition"- the first novel I've read in a while. I'm enjoying it.

To continue the art theme I also have "200 projects to get you into Art School". I'll let you know if it works.

Edited August 23, 2008 by Gracii Guns

[Randy Lahey]

Has anybody ever read In Search Of Lost Time by Marcel Proust? Apparently it's around 3000 pages.

Edited August 23, 2008 by Randy Lahey

[Guest Satanisk_Slakt]

I'm reading through Sagan om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People) at the time. Might be the best strip of books ever.

Apparently a few of them has come out in English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Ice_People

I think you should read them. Scandinavia's best autor ever! Marit Sandemo, born in Norway, but have lived all her life in Sweden.

Edited August 23, 2008 by Satanisk_Slakt

[Guest knerken]

I'm reading through Sagan om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People) at the time. Might be the best strip of books ever.

Apparently a few of them has come out in English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Ice_People

I think you should read them. Scandinavia's best autor ever! Marit Sandemo, born in Norway, but have lived all her life in Sweden.

Good luck on getting through 47 books!

Currrently I'm reading The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. One of the weirdest and geekiest books I've read in long time.

[Guest Satanisk_Slakt]

I'm reading through Sagan om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People) at the time. Might be the best strip of books ever.

Apparently a few of them has come out in English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Ice_People

I think you should read them. Scandinavia's best autor ever! Marit Sandemo, born in Norway, but have lived all her life in Sweden.

Good luck on getting through 47 books!

Currrently I'm reading The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. One of the weirdest and geekiest books I've read in long time.

I've already read them all once. I'm reading them for a second time.

[Guest knerken]

I'm reading through Sagan om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People) at the time. Might be the best strip of books ever.

Apparently a few of them has come out in English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Ice_People

I think you should read them. Scandinavia's best autor ever! Marit Sandemo, born in Norway, but have lived all her life in Sweden.

Good luck on getting through 47 books!

Currrently I'm reading The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. One of the weirdest and geekiest books I've read in long time.

I've already read them all once. I'm reading them for a second time.

Woah..

[November_rain]

Has anyone read " The Historian " by Elizabeth Kostova ?. It´s pretty good imo.

[Alty]

I know what you should read!!

Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I think you'd enjoy it...

Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman is an old favourite, and a light read.

And Perfume if you haven't already, also an old favourite.

Virgin Suicides is actually good, which might be a shock if you've seen the movie of it. Awful.

But I read it the other week and got pretty engrossed in it.

Try some Bertolt Brecht.

Orrrrrr I read a book by Neil Gaimen & Terry Pratchett (no really) called Good Omens which was pretty hilarious.

[Justagroupie]

Currently halfway done with The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Very fascinating read, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the science of logic- incorporated into a narrative (or essay) discussing several random occurences (from a historical standpoint) and somehow merging it into a very philosophical and intellectually stimulating book.

[darkstar_legend]

i read angela's ashes by frank mccourt last month. wasnt that great though

what? why?

Virgin Suicides is actually good, which might be a shock if you've seen the movie of it. Awful.

But I read it the other week and got pretty engrossed in it.

the movie wasnt awful. but whatever.

[Black Sabbath]

I'm almost done Assumed Identity by David Morrell. Really good book. And when I'm done I've got Atlas Shrugged to read.

[wasted]

I'm about to finish I Love Dollars by Zhu Wen.

It has a similiar sense of humor to Cather in the Rye.

[steveysham]

Stephen King's Misery. Thomas Harris Hannibal, Hannibal Rising or Silence of the Lambs. Red Dragon is good also but just not as strong as the others in my opinion. I'm reading Phantom of The Opera at the moment and it's pretty good. Charles Dickens is always a good read, I recommend Great Expectations.

[Guest knerken]

Stephen King's Misery. Thomas Harris Hannibal, Hannibal Rising or Silence of the Lambs. Red Dragon is good also but just not as strong as the others in my opinion. I'm reading Phantom of The Opera at the moment and it's pretty good. Charles Dickens is always a good read, I recommend Great Expectations.

Red Dragon is the best of the Hannibal-books IMO. And the best movie, next to Silence...

[SunnyDRE]

Stephen King's Misery. Thomas Harris Hannibal, Hannibal Rising or Silence of the Lambs. Red Dragon is good also but just not as strong as the others in my opinion. I'm reading Phantom of The Opera at the moment and it's pretty good. Charles Dickens is always a good read, I recommend Great Expectations.

Red Dragon is the best of the Hannibal-books IMO. And the best movie, next to Silence...

I liked Hannibal the best.......except for the ending.

[Budweiser]

Hey Sunny, I asked in a different thread- But this may be more appropriate here.

Have you read that "Lies My Teacher Told Me" book? I think it came out a few years ago. I think you'd like it.