what book you reading at the moment? (incl poll)

[mouldydrunk]

I am reading " Fugitive Pieces" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679776591/qid=1087467269/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-0819027-3087835?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)by Anne Michaels

very good. I'd imagine you would like it scipio from your interests

[link]

Terry Brooks

The Voyage of Jerle Shannara

[odyssey]

i read a couple of books simultaneously...one for each type of situation

reading some book about the origin of zero, for when i'm too tired to read a decent book (cos that book is pretty shit but easy reading)

reading Popes "epistles and satires" for when i'm in transit (tube, train, bus), cos it's small and fits in my coat pocket

reading james joyces Ulysses at weekends, cos it requires a bit of effort. plus am stuck on that chapter about the birth in that hospital...and i refuse to ask for help...so am wading through it.

[Charles De Gowl]

A short history of a small place by TR Pearson, damned entertaining it is too i tells ya

[angelicious]

Silence Of The Lambs, AGAIN!!

[pudgee]

Struggling through Bob Woodward's Plan of Attack.
Interesting, but at the moment, I'm feeling quite apathetic.

[Eoin]

Last night a DJ saved my life by Bill Brewster

[norrie]

Reading Chaos by James Gleick. Been trying to start it for ages. Determined to finish the fucker though. Any day now.

[I_LIKE_R_L]

Killing Pablo,

Bout Pablo Escobar.... Good read, He was some boy.....

[spanishgirl]

A Question of Integrity by Susan Howatch, fantastic. I read it every couple of months and still find it gripping as i did the first time i read it. I'd recommend it to everyone.

[pudgee]

John Gray's a bastard - we don't loke him.
My sister reads dictionaries and the like for fun.

[odyssey]

Have you read "Faster"? 'Tis very good.

Like Ods I have two or sometimes three on the go at once.

I've just finished "The Seven Daughters Of Eve" by Bryan Sykes, am half-way through "The Journey Of Man" by, err, a geneticist whose name I can't remember right now, also finished "At The Tomb Of The Inflatable Pig" there at the weekend, am about to (finally) embark on Ulysses and have Straw Dogs by John Grey burning a hole in my bookshelf. Might start that tonight, actually.


Scip, have you read "surely you're joking mr feynman"? if not, it's very funny..

[spanishgirl]

I think the funnist book i've ever read (apart from anything by Terry Pratchet) was Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas. Had me in fucking stiches for hours. I wanna find that book again. I think i left it in Ireland. Has anyone seen it?

[happy]

Tony Hawkes- One hit wonderland

Not as good or as funny as "Round Ireland with a fridge" or "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis" but it keeps me entertained

[spanishgirl]

Yeah, you left it in my gaff.

I'll send it to you page by page until you send me the ransom.


bastard! ill give you what you want, just dont hurt my baby, opps i mean book.

[mouldydrunk]

Just Finished Naked by David Sedaris

very very good, recomend it!

[spinal_tap]

At the moment I am reading "Hidden Agendas" by John Pilger.
The man is a fantastic jurnalist and I would strongly recomend him to anyone who likes reading about the things that the typical western media dont talk about or report due to censorship.
And no it is not a big conspiracy theory book.

[Eoin]

I think the funnist book i've ever read (apart from anything by Terry Pratchet) was Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas. Had me in fucking stiches for hours. I wanna find that book again. I think i left it in Ireland. Has anyone seen it?

I think it was re-printed again recently spanishgirl, I bought it in the airport in Stockholm about 3 months ago so it shouldn't be too hard to find. Great book though. Completely insane. It's great the way you never quite know if what he's describing is actually happening or if he's hallucinating.

[soundboy]

Love All The People- Bill Hicks (Denis Leary, you are an act robbing scumbag!!)

100 Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The DaVinci Code- Dan Brown (Because I was on the dart and saw 4 people reading it in one carriage alone! Had to see what all the fuss was about)

[odyssey]

Love All The People- Bill Hicks (Denis Leary, you are an act robbing scumbag!!)

100 Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The DaVinci Code- Dan Brown (Because I was on the dart and saw 4 people reading it in one carriage alone! Had to see what all the fuss was about)


that reminded me....anyone read the Bible Code?

[mouldydrunk]

So.. a mixed bag, but i was looking for a new book and now I am sorted, I have ordered all the David sedaris books from amazon


" Fugitive Pieces" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679776591/qid=1087467269/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-0819027-3087835?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)by Anne Michaels


The Voyage of Jerle Shannara Terry Brooks

Popes "epistles and satires"

james joyces Ulysses

A short history of a small place by TR Pearson

Silence Of The Lambs

Bob Woodward's Plan of Attack

Last night a DJ saved my life by Bill Brewster

Chaos by James Gleick

Killing Pablo,

A Question of Integrity by Susan Howatch



"The Journey Of Man" by err a geneticist



Tony Hawkes- One hit wonderland

"Hidden Agendas" by John Pilger.



Love All The People- Bill Hicks (Denis Leary, you are an act robbing scumbag!!)

100 Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The DaVinci Code- Dan Brown

" The Music of Words" Haruki Murakami's Biography by Jay Rubin

[Beast]

Bill Hicks...

Love al the People...

If you haven't read it yet, do! A brilliant insight into one of America's best and most feared Comics.

Basically, it's transcripts of Live shows but there is some brutal and savage material in there.

[YAKIMO]

" The Music of Words"

Haruki Murakami's Biography by Jay Rubin

[mouldydrunk]

whats the davinci code like, hard work or engrossing?

David norris is wrong,, ulysees is a pile of steaming stream of faeces!

[pudgee]

At the moment I am reading "Hidden Agendas" by John Pilger.
The man is a fantastic jurnalist and I would strongly recomend him to anyone who likes reading about the things that the typical western media dont talk about or report due to censorship.
And no it is not a big conspiracy theory book.

God I can't stand John Pilger.
Self righteous, pompous, short-sighted twat.

[odyssey]

David norris is wrong,, ulysees is a pile of steaming stream of faeces!

i like it, i find it funny, but then i like that kinda off beat style anyways....

[Coin]

Origin Of Species, Charles Darwin.

Well written, interesting to see him have to support so many arguements that we take for granted these days.

[soundboy]

whats the davinci code like, hard work or engrossing?

David norris is wrong,, ulysees is a pile of steaming stream of faeces!

DaVinci code- Rip roaring! (Does anyone say that anymore??)

Ulysses- Aha! Now you have fallen into the trap! See even if it was crap (which I dont think it is) all anyone will say to you is 'You must'nt have understood it'. Which is possible and understandable unless you've read a load about Joyce before hand.

[the puerto rican feen]

Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor

Ireland in the 20th Century by Tim Pat Coogan

The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin

Living to Tell the Tale Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[quasi]

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and
Of mice and men by John Steinbeck

Both good

[mouldydrunk]

Ulysses- Aha! Now you have fallen into the trap! See even if it was crap (which I dont think it is) all anyone will say to you is 'You must'nt have understood it'. Which is possible and understandable unless you've read a load about Joyce before hand.[/QUOTE]
true, The jury is still out on ulysees, even profs of eng lit cant agree

I am a bit thick, especially when it comes, to eng literature, so I didnt get it, therefore its shit

[odyssey]

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and
Of mice and men by John Steinbeck

Both good

read catch 22 a few weeks ago... very good...

what ya gonna do about the dead man in my tent?

[ho chi feen]

Flicking through a couple at the moment.... John Pilger "New Rulers Of The World" and Ben Kiernan's "How Pol Pot Came To Power".

[Beast]

I once read this book called, 'the bible'. I thought the origin of species was messed up.

It about this dude named God who spends the first half of the book being a total prick then changes his way and sends his son to say ' I'm sorrry'... until they kill him... I hope I didn't ruin the book for any of you.

Don't worry, like any good novel, he comes back for a short time and tried to tie the whole book up real tidy like.

Then they give all sorts of 'end of world' dribble....
"this is the end of the world... Horse horsemen and burning souls."

Actually, it reads very much like a cheesy hollywood Blockbuster. Maybe someone should make a movie out of it.

The Wedding scene with the water and wine. Brilliant.

Not to mention the fact that the Son, I think he is hispanic cause his name is Jesus, He has this hooker as a girlfrind but his mother is in denial of her per marriage pregnancy. And his Mother, I think the name was mary, she thinks that angels knocked her up... And her husband, Joey, He just looks the other way.

Classic stuff.

Real cutting edge material...

Did I forget to mention the mini porn early on... with this naked chick and her man and her apple and his snake? Someone ate the apple, if you know what I mean.... and that guy 'God' caught them and kicked them out of his backyard. But he was 'all knowing' so he knew already... So why did he let them go it?

They say the snake told them to....

It's happened to me before.

I remember this time I went to the Pub and met this little lady... The snake told me to eat that apple too...

I think we can all relate...

[the puerto rican feen]

John Pilger "New Rulers Of The World"


Quite a fascinating book, I thought you read that already !
Provides a good counter to all the media propaganda that is out there

[ho chi feen]

Quite a fascinating book, I thought you read that already !
Provides a good counter to all the media propaganda that is out there

Nah, that was his other one, 'Hidden Agendas', also very enlightening.

[ho chi feen]

Quite a fascinating book, I thought you read that already !
Provides a good counter to all the media propaganda that is out there

Nah, that was his other one, 'Hidden Agendas', also very enlightening.

[macuísle]

I'm rereading "Trinity" by Leon Uris (RIP) as one of my cousins is a screenwriter and he has all the cousins reading it as it's been optioned for production. He wants our input.

BTW Any suggestions feens, of the non-sarcastic variety, are welcomed.

[mushypea]

Reading Treasure Island at the mo

[Hieronymus Bosch]

Anything by Thomas Keneally kicks ass. Everybody knows Schindlers Ark but thats just scratching the surface. The Great Shame is excellent. He traces his & his wifes decendants back to the time of the Famine & traces some of the Fenians transported at the time & their role in the US civil war & beyond. His (I think) great-great-great-great grandfather was a Fenian from the Mitchelstown area.

[BlarneyStoned]

"The Football Factory" by some dude whos name I can't bother remembering. I fucking hate it but I've started so I'll finish.

Read "McCarthys Bar" the other week. Now thats more like it. very funny and makes ya appreciate what we take for granted about our lifestyles for a change.
Gwan wesht Cark!!!

[Fat Tom]

gerry adams - Hope and history
just finished "a painted house " by Grisham
the da vinchi code is next on the list

[northmallexile]

Between books at the moment, which means I'm working my way through another few pages of Ulysses.

[migs]

Sophie's World
Ulysses
CISSP All in One

[The Unholy Hypocrite]

Im reading ' The Alchemist' at the moment. And after that i will be reading 'Deception Point' by Dan Brown.
At the same time i always keep the 'Century' photography book next to my bed. I love that book, i always see something new when i open it.

[BlarneyStoned]

I tried reading Ulysses before.
Gave up after the first page when I found myself forgetting the start of the page by the time I reached the finish. My fault though not the books.
I'm sure its great but I'm not straining my overworked and less than plentiful supply of brain matter for the sake of blathering on about it in the pub.

[afeencalleddan]

"Che Guevara - A Revolutionary Life". It's really detailed but quite good (700+ pages) and I'm the slowest reader in the world.

[starchaser]

just re-reading "Citizen Soldiers" by Stephen Ambrose , after all that D-Day 60th anniversary malarky.

amazon link here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743450159/qid=1087498762/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-7907021-5045205

(sorry uk site - you'd think they'd have a Euro DOT ie site by now.... )

[Bookworm]

Just started "True Crime" by Andrew Klavan.

[Looper]

just re-reading "Citizen Soldiers" by Stephen Ambrose , after all that D-Day 60th anniversary malarky.


Good book that.

I'm nearly finished 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen. It's one of the best books I've read this year by a long shot.

[goosed]

just finished "Lost secrets of the sacred ark - the hidden power of gold"

took ulysees off ths helf on bloomsday read the first 50 pages and decided that my original reading of it was correct - it is shite


just started the biography of James IV of Scotland

[pudgee]

Good book that.

I'm nearly finished 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen. It's one of the best books I've read this year by a long shot.
It's quite brilliant alright.

All this talk of the Da Vinci Code reminds me of a quote from 'The Book Group' (much underrated C4 comedy).

"Hamish - have you ever looked at a bestseller list? The vast majority of people who read books are stupid."

[odyssey]

just finished "Lost secrets of the sacred ark - the hidden power of gold"

took ulysees off ths helf on bloomsday read the first 50 pages and decided that my original reading of it was correct - it is shite


just started the biography of James IV of Scotland


read the first 50 pages of ulysses about 7 or 8 years ago, thought fuck this shit..

restarted it again, halfway through now...and it's one of the best books i've ever read..

[Trapped In A Box]

Lord of The Rings, and it is killing me. I've been on book 2 forever coz i keep going back to read chapters again and again. U cannot read a book like that and not take it in fully.

AARRRGGGHHH!

[pudgee]

Lord of The Rings, and it is killing me. I've been on book 2 forever coz i keep going back to read chapters again and again. U cannot read a book like that and not take it in fully.

AARRRGGGHHH!

Yeah you can. I'll sum it up for you:
Bunch of gay hobbits walk around a bit, lots of homo-eroticism about Aryan elves, some wizard who keeps dying and then not dying, roll the odd-shaped dice, ooh I've got a shield of invisibility, I am the gamesmaster, I have never had a girlfriend.

See? Easy.

[soundboy]

Yeah you can. I'll sum it up for you:
Bunch of gay hobbits walk around a bit, lots of homo-eroticism about Aryan elves, some wizard who keeps dying and then not dying, roll the odd-shaped dice, ooh I've got a shield of invisibility, I am the gamesmaster, I have never had a girlfriend.

See? Easy.

You take that back or I will unleash my level 9 troll on you! :)

[pudgee]

You take that back or I will unleash my level 9 troll on you! :)

Never! As a fourth grade wizard, not to mention gamesmaster, I refuse to bow to you.
Besides, it's my mam's good room we're in, so what I say goes.

Where did I put my fizzy orange?

[soundboy]

Such a book.

You should look out for "I'm Not Scared" by Nicolo Amamiti if you like that.

I dunno Scippi, maybe its just me but I find Coelho's stuff very elementary. Like fairy tales for adults. Now dont get me wrong, its all morally decent useful stuff but it seems like pop psychology dressed up in mythology to me..

[soundboy]

I just appreciate the simplicity. What's wrong with fairy tales? The best things in life are often the simplest too. Just like me.

His use of language, even in translation, is what gets me. The subtexts, the message he gets across... fairy tales endure for a reason (just think how many generations heard "The Princess And The Pea" before you heard it as a smallie) and it's a reason we see again and again everywhere we look; biology, philosophy, literature, music (look at Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, even Bach): if something is simple, well adapted and does what it's meant to do, why change the formula? If it ain't broke don't fix it, and that's what Coelho does. He polishes the simplest, best adapted things up to a brilliant shine and lets them appeal to us precisely because they fill their niche so well.

That's not to say I think his writing is formulaic, but it has an appeal that's rooted in the fact that it does what it's intended to do so fantastically well.

Good point, well made. He is definitely doing something right as I've read two of his books and plan to read the rest. Maybe I was underwhelmed due to the hype surrounding him. Era, I'll persevere..

[Eliot Rosewater]

Such a book.

You should look out for "I'm Not Scared" by Nicolo Amamiti if you like that.

found it very slight.

[TAFNAPE]

"Born to be Killers". Got it in Killarney yesterday for E3.50 in the Outlet Center. I can't put it down. It's a summary of the lifes, crimes and convictions of the world's worst serial killers. From children who kill children to men and women and what motivates them.

[Sugref]

Blood Line of the Holy Grail - Laurence Gardner

I read the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and it stoked my interest in the true lineage of Jesus. It's a fascinating read but can be tough going at times, I wouldn't recommend it for bedtime reading.

[markinmanc]

Nana by Emile Zola. Sex, death and decadence amongst the threat of war - a book for the present day almost

[macuísle]

Read a few pages of Ulysses outloud. That is how it's meant to be experienced. You'll find it makes more sense.

[Laslo Panaflex]

chuck
its written by chuck pahuluniak (hope i spelt it right).he wrote fight club and a load of other class books.this ones a bit patchy though

[mouldydrunk]

http://www.ukdragon.com/b3ta/clinton.jpg

anywan planning to read this gowls book
according to the critics its eyecrossingly boring.

[pudgee]

Getting a copy on the cheap from a friend who works for the publishers.
Don't think I'd pay £25 for it though.

[spanishgirl]

Im reading 'Fools Errand' by Robin Hobb. Im on the 4th book and theres 6 all together. Fantastic reading.

[mouldydrunk]

Getting a copy on the cheap from a friend who works for the publishers.
Don't think I'd pay £25 for it though.
zactly, think I'll borrow it froma friend

he is kicking his wifes ass in sales ..

[corkmanc]

At the moment I am reading "Hidden Agendas" by John Pilger.
The man is a fantastic jurnalist and I would strongly recomend him to anyone who likes reading about the things that the typical western media dont talk about or report due to censorship.
And no it is not a big conspiracy theory book.
A great read. If you like Pilger then I would also recommend Web Of Deceipt by Mark Curtis which I have just finished. It's an analysis of the UK's foreign policy agenda over the last 50 years and is a fairly damning indictment. He bases lots of the content on now disclosed official documents so you get a pretty clear view of the real as opposed to the official agenda. Highly recommended to anyone, left or right alike.

[Hoora II]

The Kid stays in the picture by Robert Evans - it's an autobiography - he was head of paramount pictures in the 70's and involved in the making of Chinatown, the Godfather and Rosemary's baby as well as his huge hit, Love Story starring his wife-at-the-time Ali McGraw. It's a dynamite read - i generally don't like autobiogs but the stories in it are great (although his side differs with the sides of many of the other participants)

You will not fail to enjoy this - Read it!

[BlarneyStoned]

The Kid stays in the picture by Robert Evans - it's an autobiography - he was head of paramount pictures in the 70's and involved in the making of Chinatown, the Godfather and Rosemary's baby as well as his huge hit, Love Story starring his wife-at-the-time Ali McGraw. It's a dynamite read - i generally don't like autobiogs but the stories in it are great (although his side differs with the sides of many of the other participants)

You will not fail to enjoy this - Read it!
A good one all right. if you like that Try "Adventures in the Screen Trade" and "Which Lie Did I Tell?" by William Goldman. A right cranky but enjoyable old bollix.

[bilbaofeen]

i'm reading "que han hecho con mi pais, tio?" or in english "dude, where's my country" so why isnt the translation "de donde es(eres) mi pais, tio?" or have i got mixed up with ser and estar again-spanish girl care to comment???????

[Kieranbass]

Seems the PROC members are reading some damn fine books, looks like a trip to Waterstones and Easons is required. Am re-reading "Every Dead Thing" by John Connolly, a good fictional serial killer novel and also re-reading "Tigana" by Guy Gavriel Kay, definitely my favourite book ever. It's a fantasy novel akin to some of Tolkien's work, GGK has been acknowledged as his literary heir by Tolkien's family. http://www.brightweavings.c om

Bilbaofeen, let me know what you think of "Dude, Whre's My Country", haven't gotten round to reading it yet but plan to having read "Stupid White Men". Cheers druid.

[Bookworm]

Gave up on "True Crime" and have started "Taking Lives" by Michael Pye. Good read so far too.

[mouldydrunk]

arite langers

i finished the da vinci code last night, while it has the worst writing style I have ever read, akin to some shit urned out by my fellow classmates in school, the research gone into it and story line where intriguing ,

I would recomend David Sedaris, and am currently on Holy Cow : An Indian Adventure (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767915747/qid=1090250555/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-4535637-3083069?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) by SARAH MACDONALD

[GOD]

Try McCarthy's Bar. Excellent book. Read it about 2 years ago and read the other one, The Road to McCarthy. Also try Ross O Carrolls books. The Orange MocaChip Frapachino Years.

[nedthescut]

"White Teeth", Zadie Smith.
Took a while to get into it but turned into a right page-turner.

[mouldydrunk]

"White Teeth", Zadie Smith.
Took a while to get into it but turned into a right page-turner.
agreed, i liked that, and for once God might have a point, the ross-o'carrol kelly stuff is great!

[GOD]

agreed, i liked that, and for once God might have a point, the ross-o'carrol kelly stuff is great!
For once?

[pudgee]

Really fun book alright - the TV series was class as well.

Currently supposed to be reading 'Stasiland' by er, somebody.

[goosed]

bilbao dude - does ot not translate as man, what have you done to my country?


hecho in mexico

[michaeldouglas]

Busy At Maths 4 - Folens

[nedthescut]

Really fun book alright - the TV series was class as well.

Currently supposed to be reading 'Stasiland' by er, somebody.


White Teeth?
Didn't know there was a series?

As for Ross O'Carroll Kelly - only read the Orange-chocolate whateverthefeck and it made me cry tears of laughter.

"THE POVERTY TRAP!"

[corkmanc]

Anyone read the follow-up to White Teeth - the Autograph Man I think it was called? I was disappointed, expectation levels too high after the first one. Methinks they won't be making a tv series of it.

[GOD]

Try the Teenage dirtbag years .ROCK

[mouldydrunk]

well was haveing a go at the "God" rather than your goodself innit

[pudgee]

White Teeth?
Didn't know there was a series?



Yeah, Channel 4 did it a few years ago. Very good show.

[watermelon]

Well spent Saturday reading ( finished it too) Ingrid Betancourt.

She was a running for President of Columbia before she was kidnapped by the FARC in 2002. Anyhoo it was her story of trying to expose the corruption in the government and how they were linked to major drug cartels.


Started Truth, Power and Lies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies by Tom Inglis.

[nedthescut]

Yeah, Channel 4 did it a few years ago. Very good show.


Missed that. Ah well, can't read a book anyway if I've seen film/series so probably just as well.

[I_LIKE_R_L]

started reading the da vinci code yesterday morning got to page 452 by the time i went to bed..... I heard it was hard to put down but thats just ridiculous...... Suffering withdrawl symptoms at the moment, only 150 page to go and it's at home..... Will be there in an hour......

[mouldydrunk]

did you not find the style annoying and the story a bit predictable, having said that I still tore thru it

basically, the plot is interesting, but the story is abysmal. When they were on the plane and whats-his-face kept flashing back to his lectures, I actually decided I wasn't going to listen anymore. It was as if Mr. Brown had done all this research, put it in order, then tied it together with a couple of lame characters and then sent it to his editor. But I plodded on, and on waiting for it to become better. 80% of this book takes place either riding in cars or riding on planes... who would call that exciting? Anyway, I bet if you weren't Dan Brown and this was your first novel, they'd laugh you out of their publishers offices.


totally surprised at the huge acclaim this is getting

[shamoverhere]

totally surprised at the huge acclaim this is getting

couldn't agree with ya more mouldy, to say nothing of the fact that the whole premise of the plot was lifted from 'Holy Blood Holy Grail' Sure fair play to him I suppose.

Reading Joe Trippi's book at the minute..."The Revolution will not be televised" Cracking read, recommend to anyone with any interest in Politics, The Media or the internet.
Just about everyone really I s'pose.

http://search.barnesandnobl e.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?user id=FK1M0Qi9fT&isbn=0060761555&itm=1

[rimmer]

Reading "31 Songs" by Nick Hornby at the moment. Well written but you need an interest in music to enjoy it I'd say.

By the way, if anyone hasn't read Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" yet do so now. Amazing read.

[BJ]

I am reading " Fugitive Pieces" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679776591/qid=1087467269/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-0819027-3087835?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)by Anne Michaels

very good. I'd imagine you would like it scipio from your interests

No your not... your sitting at your PC

or at least you were when you wrote this

Beedge

[BJ]

started reading the da vinci code yesterday morning got to page 452 by the time i went to bed..... I heard it was hard to put down but thats just ridiculous...... Suffering withdrawl symptoms at the moment, only 150 page to go and it's at home..... Will be there in an hour......
Im waiting on my buddy to finish it cos she said its well cool....

heard a lot of good things about it, cant wait..

Beedge

[Larizla]

Porno, by Irvine Welsh. It's the 5th time or so I'm reading it, it's just brilliant like most of his other books. And mind, I am a girl!

Lariz

[west cork rebel]

this week i have been mostly reading the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams, what a book, it is a great book! a must read if you like sc-fi comedy!

[Bridgeman]

I'm reading "The da vinci code" by tom brown. a great book. Then its onto a short history of nearly everthing by Bill Bryson.

A hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is great but by the third book it gets a bit old. Did you hear theyre trying to make a movie out of it.

[watermelon]

this week i have been mostly reading the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams, what a book, it is a great book! a must read if you like sc-fi comedy!
Yeah I've read the series of them. Funny books.

[Bookworm]

I've decided to follow what seems like everybody else on the train every morning and read "The DaVinci Code". Am about half way through it now and it's not bad. It'll be interesting to see how the movie version turns out.

[shamalive]

Wouldn't usuallly read this kinda stuff but it caught my interest being a big fan of the movie "Waking Life"

It's worth a read anyway.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Stephen LaBerge, Howard Rheingold

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345420128/202-3630071-6399059

[PROCambassador]

just finished "A hat full of sky" by terry prachter, and before that a very enjoyable book called the "portable door" by tom holt

[migs]

Reading Black Hawk Down, it's fucking excellent. Never really read a war/adventure book before besides maybe Papillion if you'd class that in that line but this one is all the better cus it actually happened, it's all the soldiers accounts. Fascinating stuff!

Loved the DaVinci Code but then saw Cracking the DaVinci Code and it ruined the illusion!

[PROCambassador]

Reading Black Hawk Down, it's fucking excellent. Never really read a war/adventure book before besides maybe Papillion if you'd class that in that line but this one is all the better cus it actually happened, it's all the soldiers accounts. Fascinating stuff!

Loved the DaVinci Code but then saw Cracking the DaVinci Code and it ruined the illusion!
if you like that sort of book i recommend "Jarhead" good book about a sniper/scout in the gulf war 1

[mouldydrunk]

anyone reading something you cant put down, i need a new reccomendation?

[pudgee]

Just started Stasiland. Very impressed so far.

[Beast]

Love all the people by Bill Hicks. transcriptions of his live performances. Really fucking funny.

[ho chi feen]

Killing Pablo,

Bout Pablo Escobar.... Good read, He was some boy.....

Not too fond of the authors approval of the US involvement, but quality book alright.

[ho chi feen]

Latest JFK bio, the lad's bowels and back problems where unbearable, fair play to him for getting where he got in with such crap health.

And knobbing all those blonde birds along the way. ;)

[Nemo]

FInished the Da Vinci Code - Not bad, more or less the same as Holy Blood Holy Grail.
Am going to Paris in 2 weeks though to see for my self

[steve sanders]

i picked devour even though its not strictly true, i just liked the idea of eating books.

it brings to mind advice a teacher once gave us regarding an exam : "eat the notes lads and vomit them back up in the exam the next day"

[pudgee]

i picked devour even though its not strictly true, i just liked the idea of eating books.

it brings to mind advice a teacher once gave us regarding an exam : "eat the notes lads and vomit them back up in the exam the next day"

That's a Lar quote and I claim my free pack of reinforcement rings.

Ringed and in.

[steve sanders]

That's a Lar quote and I claim my free pack of reinforcement rings.

Ringed and in.

spotters badge.

[pudgee]

My favourite Lar line ever was 'you know, I might seem to be very calm, but inside I'm a bundle of nerves. Not that you'd guess it.'

or, of course 'I never wanted to be a teacher'.

Lar gave me a penguin bar once, to encourage me to give up smoking.

[Armitage Conway the 2nd]

eh...this thread

[steve sanders]

c'est ne pas un livre.

[ho chi feen]

eh...this thread

They've released this thread in Book form?

Why was I not made aware of this?

*shakes fists*

[cellophane_soul]

Cities of the Red Night - William Burroughs.

Not as crazy as Naked Lunch, not as mundane(!) as Junky. Fantastic stuff.

[ho chi feen]

I'm reading Noam Chomsky 'Hegemony Or Survival' like the good, lilly livered, bleeding heart liberal that I am.

[caughtlampin]

Healing without Freud or Prozac by David Servan-Schrieber

[Wooderson]

Deception Point- Dan Brown

Not bad so far, but not as good as Angels and Demons i'd say

[Hand Me The Hook]

Richard Bennett The Black And Tans

[thegillabbeygowl]

Paul williams crime lords
Well i was till i left it in london...

[Jammo Feen]

I read the T.V Guide

[Langoff]

Just finished Angels and Demons-Dan Brown, and started on the DaVinci Code. Good stuff!

[jarvis]

Finished "New rulers of the world" - John pilger lately (very impressive) but not a casual read.He's a new one coming out in October called "tell me no lies".

At the mo i'm a good bit into "a short history of nearly everything" - Bill Bryson (basically reads like a story but is all about the history of science - fairly informative...unless your into science already that is).Iwant to read stephan hawkins's a brief of time so i'm just giving myself a foundation here.

Of the books i'v read recently ones that i'd recommend to everyone are :
Sophie's World - ?(can't remember)
Wonderland Avenue- Danny Sugerman ONE OF THE GREAT BOOKS!!!!

[cuchulainn]

trin to read four books at the same time: mario vargas Llosas's Road to Paradise, Holy Cow by , someone who's name I can't remember, Wild West China by Tyler, and One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian. In te meantime I finsihe a few more books but these are the ones I set out to read.

And the best book I read recently was probably Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

[cuchulainn]

And of course you can se that all this reading hasn't improved my spelling one iota! And I can't type for shiite

[storysham]

Deception point by Dan Brown, before i read angels and demons and da vinci code.

Digital fortress sounds good, but every review ive read says its shit. Think i'll give it a miss.

[MachinadeBizarre]

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. pretty sucky actually.
surprised, because i read Middlesex & it was great!

[jammybox]

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand. Amazing stuff, well impressed at the character building. Not for Hippies.

[Rebel Yell]

I'm reading 'Noddy does Toyland" at the moment....a truly riveting read and an emotional roller coaster of a ride through the emotions that every other 31 year old could relate to :)

[shadowman]

i just finished queen of the damned...lol....i guess now i have to read my school books

[RizzlaRebel]

Just finished Angels and Demons-Dan Brown, and started on the DaVinci Code. Good stuff!

DaVinci Code is very good alright, just finished reading it, what are his other books like?? worth getting?

[jackeenbollixinexile]

And the best book I read recently was probably Ghostwritten by David Mitchell


Class book Cú, strongly urge others here to check him out...was reading in the Arena in d'paper there, that Hills have his latest in as fav to win the Booker, and they're not even at the shortlist yet!

[ho chi feen]

I'm just about to finish 'Cosa Nostra- A History of The Sicilian Mafia' (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340824352/qid=1097001053/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/202-8049724-8483010) by John Dickie, superb and meticulously researched account of the history, rise and fall of the mafia's fortunes back in the old country, and its pervasive grip on public life throughout the last 150 years. Can't recommend it highly enough, fanstastic work.

Went a bit mad in the shops today, picked up 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' by Lynn Truss, 'Globalization and its discontents' by Joseph Stiglitz, 'The Wind-up Bird Chronicle' by Haruki Murakami. 'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali, and 'The Dark Heart Of Italy' by Tobias Jones, the last of which should be a good follow on from the Cosa Nostra stuff.

[sunbabe08]

i was thinking about this thread today :o


reading bud sweat and tees a story on rich beem



very good

[sunbabe08]

get a trade in on ann and barry?



yeah sure i did :rolleyes:

[setane]

The only book I've ever enjoyed reading was "McCarthys Bar" by Pete McCarthy, fcekin brilliant

[sunbabe08]

The only book I've ever enjoyed reading was "McCarthys Bar" by Pete McCarthy, fcekin brilliant



i read it, i'm reading it again for the 5th time, it's a great book, cant get into the second book though

[setane]

I didn't even know he had a second book.

[sunbabe08]

I didn't even know he had a second book.



yup. it's not as good, got it back in november of last year and i'm only on page 50, keep going back to read it but cant follow it, i'm trying to find it again, when i find it i'll tell u the name

[setane]

Cheers Sunbabe, although judging by what you said, I don't think I'll be rushing to easons for it. I'll stick to my computers. :-)

[sunbabe08]

Cheers Sunbabe, although judging by what you said, I don't think I'll be rushing to easons for it. I'll stick to my computers. :-)



good boy. if i find it, and if i ever get through it i'll tell you what i thought of it over all, it's just he's searching for a guy and goes here and there, and then he finds two guys whose related to this guy, but they are protective of this guy and it gets kind of confusing :confused:

[zenith]

vanity fair
im actually bout half way through
thats what having no tv for a wknd does to ya!
grr!!!

[setane]

too many guys.... not my style at all :-p
I'm off to the society meeting in cissy's now, talk to ye again.

[sunbabe08]

too many guys.... not my style at all :-p
I'm off to the society meeting in cissy's now, talk to ye again.

yeah sure no problem ;)

[northsidescumbag]

I'm about to start on Avenger, but otherwise I read Top Gear.

[Azrael]

Just finished two books jeffrey archer and Mark Little, Little's book was good if slightly pro yankie

[watermelon]

Ulick O Conners biography on Brendan Behan.

Devouring it. Great read.

[Charles De Gowl]

Waterland - Graham Swift

[paulie]

finished Vernon God Little last week...

reading The Diceman this week...

[migs]

Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor
***EXCELLENT***

Also listening to The Rum Diary, Hunter S. Thompson on book tape!

[Nonchalant.Repartee]

Im reading a biography of Amy Johnson.

[Dj Sparks]

just finished The Road To McCarthy there, gotta find some cash and im gonna get McCarthys Bar.

[paulie]

just finished The Road To McCarthy there, gotta find some cash and im gonna get McCarthys Bar.
didn't enjoy mccarthy's bar at all... just though yer man was a bit of a gowl that's all...

[goosed]

Have you read "Faster"? 'Tis very good.

Like Ods I have two or sometimes three on the go at once.

I've just finished "The Seven Daughters Of Eve" by Bryan Sykes, am half-way through "The Journey Of Man" by, err, a geneticist whose name I can't remember right now, also finished "At The Tomb Of The Inflatable Pig" there at the weekend, am about to (finally) embark on Ulysses and have Straw Dogs by John Grey burning a hole in my bookshelf. Might start that tonight, actually.

I usually stock up on the things in a mad frenzy of paper-purchasing and then queue them up. I have "History Of The Third Reich" and "IBM And The Holocaust" to get around to next and "The Tomb Of God" for when I'm finished with whichever I get through first.

Does anyone else read encyclopedias or dictionaries just for fun or is that a little odd?

History of the Third Reich is pretty good but he has borrowed an waful ot of other peoples writings and his style is a bit convaluted - worth reading though - I recommend you read Berlin , the Downfall after words for a more human perspective
IBM and the Holocaust eh - i tell thos punch card machines were nothing if not efficent - haven't bought an IBM product seince reading it
I read encyclopedias when in the bath or taking a dump.

At the moment I am finishing the Da Vinci Code - entertaining.... but I have finally got HOLY BLOOD HOLY GRAIL and am looking forward to reading it - at last.

[Derek B]

I'm reading Bandit Country : The IRA & South Armagh by Toby Harnden at the moment. It's an excellent read, recommend it to anyone, but sometimes it gets quite boring if the author gets too bogged down in detail. I tend to just skip a couple of pages.

[mouldydrunk]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0670033618.01._PE32_ PI_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg and http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316000647.01._PE32_ PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

not bad, roddy doyle book was shite and disappointing at the beginning but has kept me barely intrigued enough to carry on

[OC]

howling at the moon by walter yentikoff,

decent account from the ex CEO of CBS records about corportate excess in the 1980s music industry -

funny stories about jacko, public enemy etc

[sunbabe08]

caddy for life by john feinstein

[Larizla]

I'm reading Bandit Country : The IRA & South Armagh by Toby Harnden at the moment. It's an excellent read, recommend it to anyone, but sometimes it gets quite boring if the author gets too bogged down in detail. I tend to just skip a couple of pages.

I'm gonna look out for that one. I'm reading The Life and Times of James Connolly by C. Desmond Greaves. I used to hate History class now I read these books for fun, strange things happen.

[shadowman]

le francais oral...


its um...very imformative..*sigh*

[Loftydog]

just reading the script and commentary on donnie darko

[Hellbomb]

just finished "the kite runner", book bout Afghanistan, reeeeelly good, really helps you to understand the place a bit better.

[Hellbomb]

reading james joyces Ulysses at weekends, cos it requires a bit of effort. plus am stuck on that chapter about the birth in that hospital...and i refuse to ask for help...so am wading through it.

fuckn ulysses! iv been reading that for YEARS now, (like, 5 or something) but i still don't feckn understand half of it,

"a portrait of the artist as a young man", thats FANTASTIC!! and waaaaay easier for people like me! beautiful too

[sunbabe08]

le francais oral...


its um...very imformative..*sigh*



if u need help with it, just give me a txt;)

[shadowman]

if u need help with it, just give me a txt;)
lol no its just learning...just a crap load of learning

[sunbabe08]

lol no its just learning...just a crap load of learning



ahhhh, well get back and do the studying boy

[thegillabbeygowl]

I find novels et al kind of boring.
I like crime books and info books.

[The Dutch Gold Kid]

*POT PLANET* brian preston

[kerrybabe]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

[hemlock666]

The Killers Within (cant remember the authors name off hand) Its about the rise of the superbug in modern hospitals. Very freaky!

[PROCambassador]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
is that any good its every where i go like i think the book is folowing me! and i have just finished the da Vinci code, and need a new book

[goosed]

That's a Lar quote and I claim my free pack of reinforcement rings.

Ringed and in.


ha ha - prs boys - pudgee how the hell could you have gone to pres and become a commie?

[ho chi feen]

Reading that Haruki Murakami book now, 'The Wind Up Bird Chronicle', very surreal, easily the best fiction I've read in a long time.

[shamalive]

Going back to the classics.

The Brothers Karamazov, at the moment.

Just finished The Vanishing, a bit short, but a good read.

[willow]

Death and Nightingales - Eugene McCabe

[ho chi feen]

Going back to the classics.

The Brothers Karamazov, at the moment.
.

Picked that up yesterday, good read then?

[Nonchalant.Repartee]

Im reading 'Trace' by Patricia Cornwell. How i love Pat's book. Im a Scarpetta whore.

[YAKIMO]

I'm just about to finish 'Cosa Nostra- A History of The Sicilian Mafia' (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340824352/qid=1097001053/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/202-8049724-8483010) by John Dickie, superb and meticulously researched account of the history, rise and fall of the mafia's fortunes back in the old country, and its pervasive grip on public life throughout the last 150 years. Can't recommend it highly enough, fanstastic work.

Went a bit mad in the shops today, picked up 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' by Lynn Truss, 'Globalization and its discontents' by Joseph Stiglitz, 'The Wind-up Bird Chronicle' by Haruki Murakami. 'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali, and 'The Dark Heart Of Italy' by Tobias Jones, the last of which should be a good follow on from the Cosa Nostra stuff.
Reading Cosa Nostra at the moment it is a fascinating read ....
HCF when you finish The Wind up Bird Chronicle check out A Wild Sheep chase tis as good

[shamalive]

Picked that up yesterday, good read then?


So far anyway,
I've not had much time to get too far into it,
but it's excellent thus far.

[roadragedave]

Frank Skinner by Frank Skinner is fucking brilliant.

[mr blonde]

The Hotel on the roof of the world. by alec le sueur,true story about a fella running a hotel in Tibet for 5years.very funny so far.

[Coin]

Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor
***EXCELLENT***


I thought it lost its way about 2/3 through. Well written, seemed well researched, the plot went nowhere though.

[shenanagans]

The life and death of Peter Sellers by Roget Lewis.. what a fucked up boy sellers was..

[Gobadán]

The Good Soldier Svejk, by Jaroslav Hasek.

[ho chi feen]

Reading Cosa Nostra at the moment it is a fascinating read ....
HCF when you finish The Wind up Bird Chronicle check out A Wild Sheep chase tis as good

Done. All I have to do now is work through the rest of my latest haul.

[ho chi feen]

The Good Soldier Svejk, by Jaroslav Hasek.

Give us a brief summary of that one.

[mouldydrunk]

2 turds of the PROC survey are avid readers, well well well...well done you nerdy bookworm lot

okee dokee, got A voyage for madmen peter nichols

about the first ever golden globe roud the world sailing race , fantastic read!

[Azrael]

Jane Eyre

[odyssey]

Silent Spring (rachael carson)
Brief Lives (john aubrey)

[City Babe]

My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

[pizzayahoo]

the Norse Legends - by some fella who smokes a pipe

the boyhood of cuchulainn - Standish O'Grady

Aesop's Fables - Aesop

[elwood blues]

The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver

[Foggy Hayes]

Golden Pages by Eircom

fascinating read

foggy

[pizzayahoo]

hey Oddessey, Rachel Carson is superb. the edge of the sea is one of my favourites. i think its called that

[mrmrjock]

Just finished reading "The men who stare at goats" by Jon Ronson, very funny and a bit of an insight into the US military, weirdos.....
Just started reading "A history of sin" but I can remember the name of the author, d'uh

[pizzayahoo]

yeah like. yanks using the "power" of their minds to put the heebee-jeebees into goats. cutting edge military tactics by the yanks.

[mouldydrunk]

i like when people say the book they are on at the mo, PLUS a brief statement or two, especially if it is worth a read or ok etc, a star system, or something , otherwise its kind of redundant information,

for example I just finished Ewan McGregors "long way round" about him n his mate driving from london to new york on motorbikes, it would get 2.5 stars, was ok , actually quite readable but they moan too much, gets annoying

[Azrael]

Apologies...

I'm about two thirds the way through Jane Eyre. It is a classic apparently, and it is providing me with a good if not longwinded story. The expressions used are very easy on the ear and are fun to read seeing as eloquence such as that is long gone from the language. Bit of a girly book, I'd still recommend it though.

[pizzayahoo]

is there a book entitled "the campaign of the kamikaze shee-ite billygoats flying planes into actionman factories in tiawan"?

[ho chi feen]

I've just finished Melvyn Bragg's 'Adventures of English', which is a great chronicle of the origin, mutations and character of the language throughout the last 1500 years, anyone who enjoyed Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue', or the ITV show of the same name needs to buy this. Just started on Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia', I'm not far in but I can already tell it's going to be great. Nice booty of books picked up post chrimbo are going to be rich pickings for some time to come.

[mrmrjock]

yeah, I read 'The Story of English' by Robert McCrum, William Cran & Robery McNeill, in a similar vein I would imagine, dead interesting, if your interested in linguistics and history....I always have a little giggle when I hear that English is a germanic language....

[ho chi feen]

yeah, I read 'The Story of English' by Robert McCrum, William Cran & Robery McNeill, in a similar vein I would imagine, dead interesting, if your interested in linguistics and history....I always have a little giggle when I hear that English is a germanic language....


With heavy borrowings from the Romance languages, of course. Must look out for that Robert McCrum one. Best thing I can say about Bragg's book is that I'm itching to read Chaucer now. English was far and away my favourite subject in school, but I'm ashamed to say I found 'The Canterbury Tales' intolerably boring at the time. Oh well. :D

[scribbler boy]

I'm reading "Panic at the Bank: How John Rusnak lost AIB $691,000,000" by Siobhan Creaton and Conor Cleary - surprisingly engaging

And reading the Ross O Carroll-Kelly books for a good laugh.

[mrmrjock]

With heavy borrowings from the Romance languages, of course. Must look out for that Robert McCrum one. Best thing I can say about Bragg's book is that I'm itching to read Chaucer now. English was far and away my favourite subject in school, but I'm ashamed to say I found 'The Canterbury Tales' intolerably boring at the time. Oh well. :D

..yeh, I find anything too flowery and...HHhhenglish difficult to read. I can appreciate the beauty of the language, like say, Oscar Wilde, but after a while it gets very, very tedious and theres just so many discriptions of blossoms and summer air and fair young lads I can take. It begins to get a bit pointless.

[Nonchalant.Repartee]

Reading ' Rule no. 5 - no sex on the bus, confessions of a tour leader'. I find it witty and informative.

[mr blonde]

Reading the Westies (inside newyorks irish mob) just finished Hotel On The Roof Of The World

[Dripsey Bhoy]

I'm reading " the people of the lie", by M Scott Peck. Fascinating insight into to the true evil of the world, well worth a look

[Job!]

I am reading "Lamb" by Christopher Moore. Hilarious take on Christ's life prior to the passion, as documented by his best mate, Biff.

[mr blonde]

this the book thread ya tools

[ho chi feen]

Never made it to Chaucer. I must have been fooling myself. Reading 'Crime & Punishment' at the moment, enjoying it (as much as you can enjoy something so harrowing). Yer man's mental state reminds me of being on the tale end of a five day yoke binge.

[stellawellaway]

Never made it to Chaucer. I must have been fooling myself. Reading 'Crime & Punishment' at the moment, enjoying it (as much as you can enjoy something so harrowing). Yer man's mental state reminds me of being on the tale end of a five day yoke binge.

id strongly recommend you try and read chaucer, you would really be missing out if you didn't, the tales are absolutely fantastic, the epitome of bawdiness!!!
in fact might have a read myself!its been a while.

[ho chi feen]

id strongly recommend you try and read chaucer, you would really be missing out if you didn't, the tales are absolutely fantastic, the epitome of bawdiness!!!
in fact might have a read myself!its been a while.


Yeah, might do. You pick up Classics on the cheap in Connolly's. The only downside is that the introduction and forewards are pretty poor. But it's a handy way to stock up on future reading material.

[Loftydog]

Re-reading a biography of the stranglers

[sheeno]

the beach, havent seen the film but i think the book is brilliant

[Langoff]

The Voyage of Jerle Shannara trilogy. Terry Borrks. He's books are quite good. I like the whole Shannara thing he's got going!

[storysham]

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

by Ben Mezrich.

Savage read.

[maggot]

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

by Ben Mezrich.

Savage read.


Could yeah post that again, I couldn't make it out the first time!

[storysham]

Could yeah post that again, I couldn't make it out the first time!
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[maggot]

http://www.damselworld.com/prod_images_large/fuck_you_fusking_fuc k_l.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/superheroes/images/hulk.jpg

[storysham]

http://www.oneposter.com/UserData/Poster/Poster_7189.jpg


Maggot is the
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[maggot]

...and what balls you have too!

Its going to take a while...

http://www.theflyingsaucer. com/fs-balls.jpg

[storysham]

...and what balls you have too!

Its going to take a while...

http://www.theflyingsaucer. com/fs-balls.jpg

You might need this

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[maggot]

You might need this

http://rbacademy.hp.infosee k.co.jp/photo/shiro02.jpg

Sorted. I'll take XXL if you have any left.

I've put on a few pounds because of the stress of fixing fridges.

http://freespace.virgin.net/daniel.chard/funny/Fat%20Andy.jpg

[D.J.Toonz]

Last night a DJ saved my life by Bill Brewster
im reading how to dj prperly by da same feen is dat 1 any good?

[Bookworm]

The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon

[trasnanadtonnta]

I read Bob Dylan's Chronicles I last night. I had started it at Christmas, but I only got into it last night. Very good - as good as you'd expect.

Tonight, I'll just be reading some college shite and the paper.

[stellawellaway]

Sorted. I'll take XXL if you have any left.

I've put on a few pounds because of the stress of fixing fridges.

http://freespace.virgin.net/daniel.chard/funny/Fat%20Andy.jpg
camel lips or what!
thank god it's not a woman.
eughhhhhhhh!!!

[stellawellaway]

camel lips or what!
thank god it's not a woman.
eughhhhhhhh!!!
actually, the more i look at it, the bulge looks like 2 giant balls!!!!
again, eughhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

[maggot]

actually, the more i look at it, the bulge looks like 2 giant balls!!!!
again, eughhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay like, you can stop studying me...tut

[Carmona]

Lot of stuff here about that little page-turner Ulysses. Any one (besides incredibly well read, cool yet humble me) read Finnegans Wake? And now that we're on about it, anyone like that Proust book "A la Recherche...."?

[steve sanders]

i cant read you racists.

[Charlie Power]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/076192549X.01.LZZZZZ ZZ.jpg

Its great, got some good ideas out of it.

[D'oriel]

We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda., by Philip Gourevitch

[Loftydog]

Hammer of the gods: The uncensored story of led zeppelin

[sunbabe08]

long way round.. ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman

[jacob]

read the long way around, interesting story, thought it was a small bit tedious at times

[jacob]

Im reading tenesse williams Street car called desire at moment

[sunbabe08]

read the long way around, interesting story, thought it was a small bit tedious at times



only starting it recently....keep taking it up and putting it back down.... read a bit today during my lunch break

[pedro]

Jesus and the Goddess
Timothy Freke and peter Gandy

wow.

puts everything in perspective so it does.

bit of ACTUAL biblical history as opposed to myth for a change.

ol' benedict would learn a thing or two. . .

[Nonchalant.Repartee]

I bought the Trilogy of four by Douglas Adams, i skipped over the first book because i saw the movie.
Yes, im one of those people.

[trasnanadtonnta]

Last night I read a novel called Stranger in Paris (Christmas Holiday was the original title though, apparently), but W. Somerset Maugham. Strange stuff, but oddly intriguing. I bought it cos it was only $1 and had a daycent cover, but I ended up enjoying it.

I often just read aeroplane novels, John Grisham and the like. (My excuse is that I read brainy books for college so I'm allowed.) One night recently I was feeling sick and tired and took me to the drugstore down the street in search of such a trashy novel. On impulse, I decided to try one by Clive Cussler. I have never read anything so bad in my life, and I've read two different books by Tom Clancy. The thing wasn't even well proofread, don't mind well written. And the plot managed to fall short of my meagre expectations too. Unbefuckinglievable. Sadly, it wasn't even laughably bad, it was just truly awful.

[cuchulainn]

Shantaram. Still haven't made up my mind about it

[zenith]

hippie

ive read about 5 pages...
i did look at all the pictures though

[ho chi feen]

Haruki Murakami - Hard bolied wonderland at the end of the universe.

Love the guys stuff... it just gets better and better.

[rocky black]

in a faze of PG Wodehouse books. on "right ho jeeves" now.

[trasnanadtonnta]

in a faze of PG Wodehouse books. on "right ho jeeves" now.

Brilliant, brilliant stuff. I can't read Wodehouse in public because I laugh out loud so much, it's obnoxious and possibly scary.

I had a phase of quoting Wodehouse in a manner usually reserved for cult sitcoms, but it died out. All I'll say is that whatever may be said in favour of the Victorians, it is pretty generally admitted that few of them were to be trusted when within reach of a trowel and a pile of bricks.

And there are such things, Berkley, as stiff letters to the Times.

Ok, I'm done. Sorry.