legov Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Exactly, Levi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Soo...what books are people reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Soo...what books are people reading? the beano. 100 for a £1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2010 Soo...what books are people reading? the beano. 100 for a £1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracker1234 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I used to read a lot, but I just can't seem to get into books anymore, maybe because I'm a single parent and my son is always asking me things and I'm always looking around the internet at different stuff now too, so maybe it's having the time and a bit of peace that I need. My Fav books though were Patrica Cornwell books and Micheal Crichton's Jurassic Park and the Lost World, I've read them seveal times....Animal Farm was another I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 18, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2010 Couldn't resist picking up something to follow on from the Bridge, so purchased Perdido Street Station on Amazon as a complete punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 24, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2010 Can anyone point me in the direction of a good contemporary horror writer? I haven't read any horror novels for years, so I'm out of the loop as to who has been decent the last few years. Any recommendations appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I don't read, but I bought 3 books the other day. I've wanted them for a while and had some time to kill before going to the FÁS office. A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson The God Delusion - Dawkins The Grand Design - Hawking Think I'll start with the Hawking one. It smells fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 An interesting read is "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino, translated from Italian. It's a fictional tale of Marco Polo's descriptions of cities he's visited in the employ of Kublai Khan. It's singularly unique and unlike anything I've ever read. It's pure poetry, and brilliant, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Can anyone point me in the direction of a good contemporary horror writer? I haven't read any horror novels for years, so I'm out of the loop as to who has been decent the last few years. Any recommendations appreciated. Try 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I read the two Stephen Fry autobiographies recently... Moab is my Washpot and the Fry Chronicles. Both fantastic. Currently reading Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2010 An interesting read is "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino, translated from Italian. It's a fictional tale of Marco Polo's descriptions of cities he's visited in the employ of Kublai Khan. It's singularly unique and unlike anything I've ever read. It's pure poetry, and brilliant, really.Read that about a year ago, enjoyed it. I also loved Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveller. If you like that postmodernist sort of thing, try also Jorge Luis Borges or Georges Perec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 24, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2010 Can anyone point me in the direction of a good contemporary horror writer? I haven't read any horror novels for years, so I'm out of the loop as to who has been decent the last few years. Any recommendations appreciated. Try 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin. Had a read about that one, sounds interesting cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 good book the passage is I think I mentioned that a fair few pages back, cant remember if I said what I thought of it or wether I just said I was going to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2010 Fan-****-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Can anyone point me in the direction of a good contemporary horror writer? I haven't read any horror novels for years, so I'm out of the loop as to who has been decent the last few years. Any recommendations appreciated. Try here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2010 Try here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Ive just finished let the right one in, only took me 3 days good book really enjoyed it much better than the film i'm just reading a book called dark places at the moment i'll see if I can find a review or sommet of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2010 East of Eden is shaping up to be the best novel I've read in many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 13, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2010 Can anyone point me in the direction of a good contemporary horror writer? I haven't read any horror novels for years, so I'm out of the loop as to who has been decent the last few years. Any recommendations appreciated. Try 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin. I got it, it's very good, so cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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