The BOOKS thread... what you reading?

[Winterwulf]

C.J, Sansom's " Tombland" - the last of his Shardlake series, set in mid-16th century England with the economy in freefall and the common people starving and angry thanks to the incompetence and greed of the ruling classes... sounds familiar?

[Ghosttrain]

''Christ Stopped At Eboli'' by Carlo Levi ,tells the story of his exile in a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini and Fascism....a fascinating read.

[Master Ray]

Been re-reading a lot of Bill Bryson's books lately.  Currently on 'The Road To Little Dribbling', excellent.

[Ghosttrain]

Have been reading loads of books lately.....

Jack Kerouac ''Desolation Angels''
Jack Kerouac ''Satori In Paris''
D.H.Lawrence ''Lady Chatterley's Lover''
Norman Lewis ''Naples' 44''
Norman Lewis ''The Honoured Society''
Gerard Donovan ''Julius Winsome''
Sylvia Plath  ''The Bell Jar''
And about to start Oscar Wilde ''The Picture Of Dorian Gray.....

[Tarsier]

I have read uncharacteristically little for the past year or so. Mainly thrillers that are entertaining enough to keep my hyperactive brain in check - I don't like the way my attention span has shortened and my mind's become so restless.
Anyway, I'm back with Clive Barker, currently enjoying the Books of Blood volumes 1-3 omnibus edition: short stories are probably just what's needed at the moment. And these are magnificent! Absolutely fantastic pieces of horror fiction, and even that one story that I found hard to concentrate to and couldn't get much into was in the end the one that made me cry. There was also one story that I found hilarious and was like a breath of fresh air amidst all horror: a story called The Yattering and Jack, which was about a lower demon that was sent to earth to stalk a guy so boring that the poor demon was about to lose its mind - and of course, the ending wasn't much of a success. So I ordered four more books from Barker (as I love getting obsessed about things).
There's one book I'm really looking forward to read and I'm getting it tomorrow as my friend's parents from Finland are visiting... My friend told that Pajtim Statovci has a new book out and her parents are gonna bring it to her, so I placed my order too I don't even know the name of the book or what's it about, but there are two books from this author that were phenomenally good: My Cat Yugoslavia and Bolla, which won the Finlandia price of literature for a very good reason.
I should stay entertained for a while...

[Ghosttrain]

''The Buddha Of Suburbia'' by Hanif Kureshi...excellent read,really enjoying it.

[Ghosttrain]

Have started ''The Picture Of Dorian Gray'' an excellent book, i love his style of writing he was obv. a great poet.

[Ghosttrain]

''The Bullet That Missed'' by Richard Osman....A friend of mine lent me ''The Thursday Murder Club'',the first in a series of four books......I was hooked ,i  read the second book ''The Man Who Died Twice'' this is the  third and i have also purchased the fourth ''The Last Devil To Die''.They are funny,gripping,infectious and charming....excellent stuff..

[Tarsier]

Just finished Clive Barker's The Scarlet Gospels and as soon as I learned that Haruki Murakami has a new book out, ran to the bookstore... At the threshold of a new adventure with The City and Its Uncertain Walls.

''The Bullet That Missed'' by Richard Osman....A friend of mine lent me ''The Thursday Murder Club'',the first in a series of four books......I was hooked ,i  read the second book ''The Man Who Died Twice'' this is the  third and i have also purchased the fourth ''The Last Devil To Die''.They are funny,gripping,infectious and charming....excellent stuff..

My friend has been going on about The Thursday Murder Club, sounds like worth checking out... 

[Ghosttrain]

They are great fun...

[Master Ray]

Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed, the autobiography from the former Lush singer (a band I really love),  a great story of both being a musician in the late 80's / 90's and some truly disturbing stuff from her past.

[Ghosttrain]

''One Day'' by David Nicholls what a fabulous book,warm hearted,funny.......a really great read....loving it..

[lupus225]

Will Carruthers (of Spacemen 3) - Playing Bass With Three Left Hands 

[Master Ray]

Al Pacino's autobiography, 'Sonny Boy', really well written and enjoyable.

[Ghosttrain]

Have just finished ''The Remains Of The Day'' by Kazuo Ishiguro ,what a wonderful book....funny and also very moving. Not surprising it won The Nobel Prize In Literature....a really great read.