What are you reading and book reviews - Page 40

Fayshun · 21-06-2009, 15:46

I'm 206/261st the way through "Dalek I Loved You" by Nick Griffiths, a memoir of a Dr Who fan. Only started it this morning. Very funny, dry humour. Was a quid in Poundland. Money well spent!

Pumpkinstew · 24-06-2009, 21:54

I'm about halfway through American Gods - Neil Gaiman.

It's all building nicely at the moment I'm just waiting for the blue touch paper to be lit.

Tak · 24-06-2009, 22:02

Just re-reading Angels and Demons again - I had started the Dresden books again but I only have 1 and 2 atm as I lent them out

NokkonWud · 24-06-2009, 22:37

For those still waiting to get "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" I saw it in Borders today, currently for sale for £3, at that price you really should get it.

Little write up on my site here:
http://www.nokkonwud.com/?p=562

SCM · 10-07-2009, 01:30

Just finished reading Robert Jordan's first Wheel of Time book and once i got into it enjoyed it a lot, so taking a trip tomorrow to get books 2 and 3 from Waterstones to carry on reading more. Will do my usual buy them all routine in time as got that feeling i will lose myself in the series.

volospian · 10-07-2009, 08:45

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Originally Posted by SCM

Just finished reading Robert Jordan's first Wheel of Time book and once i got into it enjoyed it a lot, so taking a trip tomorrow to get books 2 and 3 from Waterstones to carry on reading more. Will do my usual buy them all routine in time as got that feeling i will lose myself in the series.

Shame he died without finishing the series

Kitten · 10-07-2009, 08:48

I just read 'The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas' - a little tale about two boys who strike up a friendship either side of an Auschwitz fence.

Brilliant, very short (read it in about 1.30 hours), very simple but very effective.

volospian · 10-07-2009, 09:02

I'm currently reading The First Man in Rome, part of the Masters of Rome series, by Colleen McCullough. It covers the incredible career of Gaius Marius and the early part of Lucius Cornelius Sulla's career. These are the people who started the collapse of the Roman Republic and paved the way for Caesar the dictator and the birth of the empire (indeed this book covers the early life of his parents. Caesar's father is Gaius Marius' brother in law, Sulla is also his brother in law as both Marius and Sulla married Caesar women. It's interesting that the Caesar family is intrinsically interwoven into the collapse of the republic).

It a pretty big book, written in very small font it is still a good few inches thick and goes into incredible detail. There are loads of major characters, and all of them really lived. Famous names such as Scaurus, Drusus, Cotta, Caesar and so on. It's not really for the feint hearted as the amount of names, all sounding similar, can lead to some confusion, also it covers the mechanics of the republic in depth, detailing the cursus honorum and all the offices that are involved. However, it does have a detailed glossary and character list in the back for when you get lost, lol.

If you have any interest in Rome, this series is an invaluable read.

Matblack · 10-07-2009, 09:17

I've got a silly book on the go but I'm listening to Guillermo del Toro's book The Strain, the unabridged version is available on iTunes and its very good, read by Ron Pearlman too

MB

Dymetrie · 10-07-2009, 09:31

I've been reading some recommendations from Mrs Dym recently, including breaking my Iain Banks cherry with The Crow Road (awesome, just awesome) and The Wasp Factory (freaky, just freaky).

Currently reading The Witching Hour by Anne Rice which is very nicely written, however I'm ~400 (iPhone) pages in and the story is only just starting!

Lined up I have Iain M Bank's 'Culture' series and the 'Sookie Stackhouse' series by Charlaine Harris (as we've been watching True Blood which is excellent and has an Essex Boy playing one of the lead characters \o/).

21-06-2009, 15:46	#391
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	I'm 206/261st the way through "Dalek I Loved You" by Nick Griffiths, a memoir of a Dr Who fan. Only started it this morning. Very funny, dry humour. Was a quid in Poundland. Money well spent! __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

24-06-2009, 21:54	#392
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	I'm about halfway through American Gods - Neil Gaiman. It's all building nicely at the moment I'm just waiting for the blue touch paper to be lit. __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.

24-06-2009, 22:02	#393
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Just re-reading Angels and Demons again - I had started the Dresden books again but I only have 1 and 2 atm as I lent them out __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

24-06-2009, 22:37	#394
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	For those still waiting to get "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" I saw it in Borders today, currently for sale for £3, at that price you really should get it. Little write up on my site here: http://www.nokkonwud.com/?p=562 __________________

10-07-2009, 01:30	#395
SCM As endorsed by Mr Black Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hell/Scotland take your pick Posts: 443	Just finished reading Robert Jordan's first Wheel of Time book and once i got into it enjoyed it a lot, so taking a trip tomorrow to get books 2 and 3 from Waterstones to carry on reading more. Will do my usual buy them all routine in time as got that feeling i will lose myself in the series. __________________ The sun is rising The screams have gone Too many have fallen Few still stand tall Is this the ending of what we've begun? Will we remember what we've done wrong?

10-07-2009, 08:48	#397
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	I just read 'The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas' - a little tale about two boys who strike up a friendship either side of an Auschwitz fence. Brilliant, very short (read it in about 1.30 hours), very simple but very effective. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

10-07-2009, 09:02	#398
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	I'm currently reading The First Man in Rome, part of the Masters of Rome series, by Colleen McCullough. It covers the incredible career of Gaius Marius and the early part of Lucius Cornelius Sulla's career. These are the people who started the collapse of the Roman Republic and paved the way for Caesar the dictator and the birth of the empire (indeed this book covers the early life of his parents. Caesar's father is Gaius Marius' brother in law, Sulla is also his brother in law as both Marius and Sulla married Caesar women. It's interesting that the Caesar family is intrinsically interwoven into the collapse of the republic). It a pretty big book, written in very small font it is still a good few inches thick and goes into incredible detail. There are loads of major characters, and all of them really lived. Famous names such as Scaurus, Drusus, Cotta, Caesar and so on. It's not really for the feint hearted as the amount of names, all sounding similar, can lead to some confusion, also it covers the mechanics of the republic in depth, detailing the cursus honorum and all the offices that are involved. However, it does have a detailed glossary and character list in the back for when you get lost, lol. If you have any interest in Rome, this series is an invaluable read.

10-07-2009, 09:17	#399
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I've got a silly book on the go but I'm listening to Guillermo del Toro's book The Strain, the unabridged version is available on iTunes and its very good, read by Ron Pearlman too MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

10-07-2009, 09:31	#400
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	I've been reading some recommendations from Mrs Dym recently, including breaking my Iain Banks cherry with The Crow Road (awesome, just awesome) and The Wasp Factory (freaky, just freaky). Currently reading The Witching Hour by Anne Rice which is very nicely written, however I'm ~400 (iPhone) pages in and the story is only just starting! Lined up I have Iain M Bank's 'Culture' series and the 'Sookie Stackhouse' series by Charlaine Harris (as we've been watching True Blood which is excellent and has an Essex Boy playing one of the lead characters \o/). __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....