Mr_Oujamaflip Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 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)MoonrakerGoldfingerYou Only Live TwiceDiamonds Are ForeverAwesome. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The Witch of Portebello by Paulo CoelhoHow do we find the courage to be true to ourselves - even if we are unsure of who we are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 just finished The Name of the Rose by Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR 1991 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Brain DroppingsNapalm and Silly PuttyWhen Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?All by George Carlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlfan88 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy (1911)by Robert Michels The title says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Summer of 2008nightwood - barnestristessta - keroacthe subterraneans - keroacthe soft machine - burroughsbeyond good and evil - nietzschehistory of the soviet union the rebel - camusthe wasteland and other works - eliot nausea - satrethe name of the rose - ecotravels through hyper reality - ecoa very short intro to literary theory -cullerthe house of the spirits - allendethe 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estranged 16 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 i read angela's ashes by frank mccourt last month. wasnt that great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November_rain Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I´m reading " The game of the angel " by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) 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_PeopleI 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 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_PeopleI 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 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_PeopleI 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 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_PeopleI 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November_rain Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Has anyone read " The Historian " by Elizabeth Kostova ?. It´s pretty good imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alty Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I know what you should read!!Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia MarquezI 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justagroupie Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar_legend Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 i read angela's ashes by frank mccourt last month. wasnt that great thoughwhat? 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm almost done Assumed Identity by David Morrell. Really good book. And when I'm done I've got Atlas Shrugged to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm about to finish I Love Dollars by Zhu Wen. It has a similiar sense of humor to Cather in the Rye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveysham Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budweiser Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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