The BOOKS thread... what you reading?

[Dipple]

Just thought of a brilliant non fiction book for you Master Ray (and anybody else out there) its called A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It certainly put a few things in perspective.

[Master Ray]

LOVE me a bit of Mr Bryson! And, yes, I have read 'Short History...'

Waiting until his new book, 'One Summer', is out in paperback... my bezzie mate Dan is reading it right now, he says it's great...

One of my favourite books ever is Mr Brysons 'A Walk In The Woods', highly recommended...

[Master Ray]

Just posted about this on the 'sad' forum, but Sue Townsend, author of the Adrian Mole books, just died.

So gutted...the first couple of books were massive in the 80's, but the series carried on right into this decade, the last one was about three years ago... they were all great, well worth a read.

Adrian Mole was exactly the same age as myself and re-reading those books is like re=reading my own history...

Apparently, Sue has plans for at least two more books but I guess we'll never get to read them now.

Again, bloody gutted...   

[Shush]

Sad news. Great talent.

Iconic works of the 1980s.

[Dipple]

Just downloaded A Walk In The Woods to my Kindle will give it a read on your recommendation MasterRay

[Heno]

i just took persian fire by tom hollande down from the shelf. been meaning to read it and actually comprehend it for some time. i have started it a few times but never got deep into it. now is the hour

[Wessexy Witch]

Twelve by Stuart Neville.

I've read all his other books but somehow missed this, his first.

 

[Master Ray]

Thought I'd reignite this thread... just read a cracking biography of Jim Henson by Brain Jay Jones.... damn, I love the Muppets... 

Anyone else read anything interesting recently..?

[Heno]

trying to but seem to be too tired by the time i've stared into screens all day

on my locker is

Eye of the World - still
After the Ice - basically the evolution of society after the last ice age
The First World War
The History of the Jews - Paul Johnson -  i love this bloke ever since I read his History of Christianity
Democracy for the few  - Michael Parenti

started all, great reads, just no attention at that stage of the day

[Dipple]

Currently reading Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. Master Ray are you on the goodreads website its very good if you are into reading. I am on there I will add you as friend if you are.

[Amandistan]

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Strangely this is my first time reading it.

[Master Ray]

Thought I'd reactivate this thread...

Just finished re-reading a brilliant novel by John Niven called 'Kill Your Friends'... kind of like 'American Psycho' but set in the 90's UK music scene... much of it is SO wrong but also so funny...

[Pol]

Not really a book as such but its type on paper.
Been reading off and on By the way - Red hot chilli peppers, gives a good brief biography of the band Then gives a insight to every song from the self titled debut album to by the way and John Frusciante solo albums A good light interesting read about a excellent band who have over came lots of problems all the way.Some great pictures of band also

[Dipple]

Just started reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. It's the first book in a trilogy along the lines of Game of Thrones. Dark fantasy I guess you would call it.

[Master Ray]

No posts since September, so REACTIVATE.... 

Just finished reading HOPEFUL by Omid Djalili... a very enjoyable biography from a comedian / actor that I like very much.  Some terrific stories about being an Iranian boy growing up in the 70's in a rather unusual UK household and then somehow, a couple of decades later, becoming someone who shows up rather a lot on TV and in movies...

Got a biography of Joss Whedon lined up next.... any of you out there who are a bit geeky will know who I mean...