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Not the first in this thread, I have recently restarted Robert Jordan's 'The Wheel of Time' series. Currently 2/3 through the first book. I don't get much chance to read on the rig so it's going to take me some considerable time to get through the series. It's been several years since I started the series previously (I read the first three then got distracted by something else). I'm enjoying reading it again. Due to my shocking memory, I can hardly remember any of it from before so it's like starting afresh. Must say I'm enjoying getting to know the characters again, even though some of the plot-lines do seem to be dragging on unnecessarily.
Got myself a Sony Reader Touch e-reader. Why didn't I get one ages ago? It's fabulous having so many books to hand wherever you are. It's easy to use, easy to read and so convenient. I still like the feel of a paper book in my hand but, for sheer convenience, the reader is the best £230 I've spent in a long time 
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21-06-2010, 12:07
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Although for going on holiday or whatever, it'd be fantastic, but then I'm not sure I want to spend £230 on something tat I only use now and again... Hmmm.... not convinced on them yet.... |
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21-06-2010, 12:27
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I've been reading Ultrahigh-Strength Steels which is a 1960's book from the American Society for Testing and Materials. Right up my street, you'd think, except it's all in imperial units which I don't understand
 On another note I'm reading papers about simplified tools for environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of products and guidelines for social LCA. This is the ethics side of things across a products entire life cycle, the bit that everyone likes to sweep under the carpet and forget about 
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21-06-2010, 12:29
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Anyway, I won't derail this thread any further. I may start another one to see what people like or dislike about these.
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19-08-2010, 12:13
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Got a few books on the go at the moment.
Stephen Clarke - A Year In The Merde, will be followed by Merde Actually, Merde Happens and finally, Dial M for Merde. May finish it off with his new book - 1000 years of Annoying the French... You may spot a pattern in these titles.. Robert Harris - Fatherland - bought it years ago, only started it last week. Danny Wallace - Join Me, Yes Man, Friends Like These, Awkward Situations for Men Winston S. Churchill - The Second World War - got given a first edition of the full 6 volume set for my birthday and I've only just got round to starting it.
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19-08-2010, 13:18
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Currently reading James Caan's autobiography: From Brick Lane to Dragon's Den
Its actually written quite well and an easy read, working in recruitment myself and for him, some bits are a bit 'hmmm so you don't practice what you preach then?!' Only really reading it because Rob was given a copy by his recruitment consultant.. haven't got to the bit about my old company yet though. BB x |
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From Me : What to do when someone dies - Nikki French This is very good from an excellent writing team (hubby & wife) though written from the one perspective. All starts when the main character's husband is killed in a car crash with another woman - who she's never heard of. Sets her off trying to figure out who she is and despite everyone believing that he was having an afffair, she's determined to prove differently. Not the happiest book in the world, but she manages to write about the The little things in life and make it engaging and interesting. The Tent, The Bucket and Me - Emma Kennedy Emma Kennedy's childhood camping holiday adventures. Very funny in places, but you do get the impression that some of it has been 'plumped' for sellability, if you understand my meaning. Like a full conversation in French that she remembers from being about 8, and of course, non-French speaking. Still worth a read though and easily to break up as each chapter sort of stands alone from the rest. Good for the car or the bathroom 1984 - George Orwell Never read it before - not sure how I haven't. It was brilliant. I got really engaged with Winston and got increasingly frustrated at the pointlessness and injustice of it all. If you haven't read it, you should, it's really good. You don't have to be Evil to work here but it helps - Tom Holt Just reading this now, so will update later when I have finished.
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I've read quite a few books since my little Brookmyre odyssey back in June, most recent of which was Everville by Clive Barker, the second in the Art Trilogy. A pretty good book overall; entertaining, engaging and well written - unfortunately the third book in the trilogy hasn't been written yet and he described this one as the hardest book he's ever written so the trilogy may in fact end up a duology or whatever the correct phrase may be which would be a shame.
Currently reading The Quiet American by Graham Green and enjoying it, I'm amazed that it's only in the past year I've discovered any of his work, I knew of him as a writer but for some reason never searched his works out and I probably should have done. Next up will be Dune for the OcUK Book Club - a book that I feel I'm long overdue to read.
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05-09-2010, 11:43
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Finished Dune by Frank Herbert and it's a book that largely lives up to the hype, it's a magnificently sprawling epic of a book with so much potential for side stories and tangents leading from the main thread as evidenced by the multiple other books subsequent. I think I'll need to give it a few reads to get more from it but not for a long while yet, there's so many other brilliant books to read first.
The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy and Anthony Shaffer was next, the novel inspired by the film. I've never watched the film for reasons I'm not quite sure of but knew the gist of the story of course. Quite an interesting and well written book for the most part although that the characters were almost all named after plants or nature got a bit comical - I kept expecting a character named Toadstool or Dockleaf to make an appearance. I suspect in some ways it will be more engaging than the film as there's some discussion or moral about religions that will rather naturally be skimmed over in the film. No idea what's up next for me.
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