Libertine Posted 2 November 2009 Posted 2 November 2009 Still on The Bell Jar but felt like starting something else as well.
Webbo Posted 2 November 2009 Posted 2 November 2009 Finally finished The Liar, haha. What did you think of how it ended?
Libertine Posted 2 November 2009 Posted 2 November 2009 What did you think of how it ended? Weird. Was a bit like "... Oh right. " But still good.
Flynny Posted 2 November 2009 Posted 2 November 2009 i'm going to be dipping into some koontz Sexy. I've just finished 'Bad Science' (inside a day), thought it was great.
welck12 Posted 2 November 2009 Posted 2 November 2009 If there's any fans of the wire reading through the book thread i'd recommend "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" by David Simon. The guy wrote this in about 1991, and it follows the Baltimore Homicide unit for a year, fantastic book
BoneDog Posted 3 November 2009 Posted 3 November 2009 Started reading this for 2nd time. The Independent on Sunday was right, it is a masterpiece Funny aswell
Lillehamring Posted 3 November 2009 Posted 3 November 2009 Bell Jar: Done. Fantastic. glad to hear it! i was gutted after reading it to realise that it's the only real fiction she did... as you enjoyed it, i highly recommend a book called 'the group' by Mary Mccarthy
Libertine Posted 3 November 2009 Posted 3 November 2009 glad to hear it! i was gutted after reading it to realise that it's the only real fiction she did...as you enjoyed it, i highly recommend a book called 'the group' by Mary Mccarthy Thanks. Was going to try and find out about some other similar stuff.
Lillehamring Posted 3 November 2009 Posted 3 November 2009 Thanks. Was going to try and find out about some other similar stuff. no worries, it's a good read, and similar in some ways, yes - but a bit more broad in scope. mccarthy is a great writer, one of my favourites. you can get a copy off ebay for pennies. (though you might need to go through .com rather than .co.uk)
BoneDog Posted 12 November 2009 Posted 12 November 2009 I am really looking forward to The Lost Symbol, hope its not a let down.Also ive decided to really get into books again during my year out. So if anyone can recommend anything, ill make it easier for you, I like modern crime, murder mystery, horror... that sort of thing. Id say my favourite book of all time is messiah(the one that was made into the tv series). If you like horror have you tried any Richard Laymon books? When I used to read that sort of stuff (before I became serious and started reading non-fiction!) I thought he was easily as good as King or Herbert. Savage, Funland and Midnights Lair I remember enjoying and reckon you'd like them Also '48' by James Herbert is interesting, bit like 28 Days Later sort of thing if I remember right.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 12 November 2009 Posted 12 November 2009 Reading High Fidelity By Nick Hornby loving it so far haven't seen the movie so it probably makes it even more enjoyable. Also half way thru Dark Star Safari by Paul Thourex which is quite enjoyable aswell.
Jordan Posted 12 November 2009 Posted 12 November 2009 Just finished "My Lobotomy" by Howard Dully, a memoir from a guy that, err, had a lobotomy done to him as a child. The storytelling has some flaws, but it's a heart-wrenching story. Don't know what's next. I've had Barack Obama's "Dreams of My Father" for a while and I'm still not done, but it's something I just read when I'm between books. Someone suggested "Diary of an Oxygen Thief" by Anonymous (how original ) to me, and I think there's a chance it could be a worthwhile read, but for now I think I'm just going to look around the library tomorrow and pick out something different.
BoneDog Posted 12 November 2009 Posted 12 November 2009 You learn something everyday on FT. I've heard the word before, but never knew what a lobotomy was. I've been and looked it up. Bloody Nora!
Libertine Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Can't be bothered with The Other Hand at the minute. Haven't touched it in a while. Making decent progress on The Dharma Bums. Just started Cock & Bull by Will Self. Weird guy. But awesome.
stez Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Started The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. what's that book by jack kerouac that everyone 'simply must read'. summat about travelling to find ones self. i wasn't really listening when i was 17
Libertine Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 what's that book by jack kerouac that everyone 'simply must read'. summat about travelling to find ones self. i wasn't really listening when i was 17 On The Road. Not read it yet. The Dharma Bums is a sort of sequel to it, but with all different names etc. They're pretty much all semi-autobiographical I think.
stez Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 On The Road.Not read it yet. The Dharma Bums is a sort of sequel to it, but with all different names etc. They're pretty much all semi-autobiographical I think. that's the fellow. i really ought to read them, i suppose.
StanSP Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Sexy.I've just finished 'Bad Science' (inside a day), thought it was great. Reading that now for my Psychology Research Methods module. Just got in to Chapter 3 and already Ben Goldacre is fast becoming a legend . (Okay exaggeration but you know what I'm getting at). The fact he puts a humorous stint on the flaws of teaching methods etc is an added bonus to something so true.
Houdini Logic Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Started The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. Have you read Lonesome Traveller? Excellent Kerouac book - probably my favourite...
Libertine Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Have you read Lonesome Traveller?Excellent Kerouac book - probably my favourite... Nope. This is my virginal Kerouac work.
Houdini Logic Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Nope. This is my virginal Kerouac work. Well if you can put up with Kerouac's (often intense) prose style then I'd definitely read Lonesome Traveller - quite a short book and one you wont put down
stez Posted 20 November 2009 Posted 20 November 2009 Well if you can put up with Kerouac's (often intense) prose style then I'd definitely read Lonesome Traveller - quite a short book and one you wont put down this puts me off somewhat. i want a writer to get to the point, not ponce about the bush
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