The BOOKS thread... what you reading?

[Tarsier]

Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Wonderful book! I'm currently dealing with a kind of a proper sh*t storm at work... I haven't felt depressed for ages... On Tuesday I did. So I went to a bookstore and bought all Neil Gaiman's books that they had. Should do the trick 

[Ghosttrain]

Re reading Laurie Lee at the moment....''Cider With Rosie'' and ''As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning''...I really love the way he writes,just beautiful....

[Master Ray]

Utopia Avenue' by David Mitchell (no, not the guy from 'Would I Lie To You', the bloke who wrote 'Cloud Atlas') a great novel about a fictional band.

[Tarsier]

Neil Gaiman's "Trigger Warning" , a brilliant collection of short stories...

[Winterwulf]

There's some fine stuff in Trigger Warning, and the pub that features in "Black Dog"  (the Three Stags Heads at Wardlow Mires) is not that far from where I live - from what you've said about your local in Prague, I think you'd like it!

[Ghosttrain]

I have just ordered ''Trigger Warning''...looking forward to it..

[Tarsier]

There's some fine stuff in Trigger Warning, and the pub that features in "Black Dog"  (the Three Stags Heads at Wardlow Mires) is not that far from where I live - from what you've said about your local in Prague, I think you'd like it!

True - one of my favourites was Orange And yes, I do have certain tendency to like...pubs 

Ghosttrain, I hope you'll enjoy the stories!

Next in queue, more short stories: Fragile Things

[Winterwulf]

Re-reading Terry Pratchett's "Witches Abroad" and realising it's probably 30 years since I last read it, when it originally came out!

[Master Ray]

I'm rather enjoying Quentin Tarentino's novelization of his film 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood', seems to be available in most UK supermarkets.  A film that certainly divided opinion (I loved it, personally) but if you liked the film you'll love the book, it really goes into the back story of some of the characters (Cliff, in particular) and retells the whole story in a somewhat different way that I won't spoil... it's worth a punt, I picked it up for four quid!

[Wessexy Witch]

I broke up from school on Thurdsay and have already read Still Life by Val Mc Dermid. Ive not read anything by her before and found it enjoyable. Added bonus was that she lives (and the book is set) where my boyfriend grew up and where is mum still lives.

Started deadkidsongs by Toby Litt last night. I read it about 20 years ago when it first came out and am revisiting.

Recently revisited The Wrong Boy by Willy Russell - loved this the first time and the last time.Very ponient stuff in parts especally now I'm a quallified psychotherapist.

My local Marie Curie shop is selling 4 books for a quid so I'm loving it.

 

[Tarsier]

Trying to be a good Finn, reading Kalevala again after twenty-something years
I have a cool edition with interesting illustrations by Jukka Salminen:

[Ghosttrain]

Over the last few weeks i have read ''The Sleeper Awakes'' by HG Wells plus ''Trigger Warning'' by Neil Gaiman thank you Tarsier for recommending them....loved them both.''Three Men On The Bummel'' by Jerome K Jerome....even funnier than ''Three Men In A Boat'' (imho)..''The Skeletons Holiday''a collection of short stories by Leonora Harrington...those who know of her art will no what to expect.I am currently reading ''To Kill A Mocking Bird''by Harper Lee a book i have not read before, for those who have not read it yet you must it is an absolute classic.

[Tarsier]

Over the last few weeks i have read ''The Sleeper Awakes'' by HG Wells plus ''Trigger Warning'' by Neil Gaiman thank you Tarsier for recommending them....loved them both.

I'm glad you enjoyed the books!

Did you also let out an uncontrollable groan at the end of The Sleeper Awakes? 

When I started to read the last story in Trigger Warning, The Black Dog, it made me leap out of joy as in the very beginning I noticed it's about Shadow... It felt like meeting a long lost friend, I cried out loud "oh my god it's Shadow!!!" as I've missed the character since I read American Gods... What a great feeling

[Ghosttrain]

Let's say i was surprised at the ending...

[Winterwulf]

Garth Nix's short story collection "To Hold the Bridge" is my current read - some of them have a similar feel to Neil Gaiman's short stories, though perhaps not quite as dark.