theboyangel Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just started The Moonstone. Shaping up to be a cracker. Who is it by and what is it about?? (looking for a new read!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The Rev - Ok that's what I needed, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Reading this one atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Just started The Moonstone. Shaping up to be a cracker. Who is it by and what is it about?? (looking for a new read!) The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie. Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. The story was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The Moonstoneand The Woman in White are considered Wilkie Collins' best novels. Besides creating many of the ground rules of the detective novel, The Moonstone also reflected Collins' enlightened social attitudes in his treatment of the servants in the novel.Don't be put off by the Dickens connection; I detest Dickens - this is much better. Very funny in parts, too. (The precis above is from Wikipedia - struggling to quote sensibly using my phone). Edited December 14, 2014 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Lewis has too much Christ up his arse for my taste. Yeah I definitely wouldn't rush out to buy another of his books but The Screwtape Letters was really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 thanks Mr Mooney - may well check that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm just re-reading some H.P Lovecraft at the minute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I prefer his sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I prefer his sauce. I prefer his books, I can't stand sauce on anthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm reading the 'The Book of Disquiet' by Fernando Pessoa a good book so far, described as a 'factless autobiography' although it's not like one of those I don't think. It's sort of a series of random observations about himself and his environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I am enjoying the works of Jeffrey Deaver. Good reads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Finished Keane's first book before I start the latest one. Currently reading The Wilson Project which paints a fascinating but scary picture of Brian then he was being controlled by evil Dr Landy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Almost done with The Guns at Last Light. So good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I am enjoying the works of Jeffrey Deaver. Good reads! I used to quite like them, they started to get very samey though, The Devils Teardrop was really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Halfway through Fahrenheit 541. I think I've had my fill of dystopia for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'm just on my way to waterstones now, haven't got a clue what I'm looking for, I'm just going to have a real good browse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Gone for the first and second Game of Thrones books, I've always managed to avoid the spoilers so I'm going into it with no clue or idea of what is going to happen in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2015 Late one night over Christmas I was persuaded to read the Story of the Eye. I am both entertained, interested and baffled in equal measure. it's a little bit erm..lively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Loving the Game of Thrones books ..4 books in - he's some wrtiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Gone for the first and second Game of Thrones books, I've always managed to avoid the spoilers so I'm going into it with no clue or idea of what is going to happen in it Pick up the third one too. It's one of my favourite books ever, it's certainly the best in the Song of Ice and Fire series (so far) but a lot of the pleasure in it are the payoffs from things set up in the first two. Avoid any discussion until you have read them, the potential for massive spoilers is a very real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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