Lillehamring Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 The following offerings come to mind, each for a host of different reasons. N.ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac BIRDSONG by Sebastian Faulks OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt VERNON GOD LITTLE by DBC Pierre LABYRINTH by Kate Mosse LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding TELL NO ONE by Harlan Coben LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE by Bill Hicks when we were in africa, me and my girlfriends brother both read lord of the flies, i think he enjoyed it more than me, i did like it, but the end came to quickly, or should i say conveniently.... he also read on the road, which he found really boring, which wouldn't surprise me as i found 'visions of cody' a touch aimless... but then we also both read henry miller's tropice of capricorn, which is breathtaking, and couldn't be touched.... and i also read some steinbeck, really brilliant writer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebangsthedrums Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 Readable, but along way from awesome. I'd worked out who the baddie was at about half way. Exactly. I think its one of those books like Harry Potter that its 'trendy' to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGibbo Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 Exactly. I think its one of those books like Harry Potter that its 'trendy' to read. where are you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 Readable, but along way from awesome. I'd worked out who the baddie was at about half way. Dan Brown's very predictable. I read Deception Point (I found it in a B&B in Australia when I needed something to read) and did the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebangsthedrums Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 where are you from? Bedford, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 I think I must be the only person I know who didn't like the Da Vinci Code. Anyone on here agree? wouldn't touch it with a bargepole - same with harry potter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGibbo Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 Bedford, why? no reason just you said harry potter is trendy to read so its not like anywhere ive binwouldn't touch it with a bargepole - same with harry potter...snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyfox Posted 3 September 2007 Share Posted 3 September 2007 I have also never read Da Vinci Code (and don't suppose I ever will) and never read a Harry Potter book either! I enjoyed "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell and recently read "Good News Bad News" (can't remember the author) which I picked up in the hotel lobby in Cuba recently - not likely to win any literary prizes but ideal for reading whilst perving at bikini clad girls round the pool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Sam Kashner - When I Was Cool. Recommend this to anyone in to Kerouac, or any of the 'beat' poets or the scene itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Sam Kashner - When I Was Cool.Recommend this to anyone in to Kerouac, or any of the 'beat' poets or the scene itself. don't know this author, might see if i can find a cheap copy on e.bay.... ...i thought you weren't much of a reader - sounds like when you do you go for fairly smart stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Dan Brown's very predictable.I read Deception Point (I found it in a B&B in Australia when I needed something to read) and did the same. Angels and Demons is the best one IMHO. cant say that one was predictable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Heard loads of hype over this series. I remember a friend told me either you get a lot extra from reading these before other King novels, or reading them after, as theres a lot of shared themes. Anyone know which is right, I can't remember and hes abroad for 7 months? Yeah there are a truck load of references and quite a few shared themes, and tbh I think it works either way in RE to order of reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 don't know this author, might see if i can find a cheap copy on e.bay.......i thought you weren't much of a reader - sounds like when you do you go for fairly smart stuff? I wouldn't say it's smart stuff really. I've got quite a few 'smart' books that I just haven't read and can't get in to. It's really stuff I'm interested in. This particular one (Kashner - When I Was Cool) was something I picked up after a bit of research after reading a lot of books on Dylan/Cohen and people of that ilk. His name popped up as another of the great thinkers as they were thought of then. So I read it! Thinking about it - I said I wasn't doing much reading recently but I finished this off last week too... It's a bit of an eye-opener and certainly makes you think. I personally hate cancer and have a hand in running a charity.. it was when doing a bit of reading around the subject that I chanced across this (at home) and gave it a read. Actually enjoyed it in the end. What I read can be very varied based on as many random factors as whether the cover appeals, what the library have, what I find lying around etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 don't know this author, might see if i can find a cheap copy on e.bay.......i thought you weren't much of a reader - sounds like when you do you go for fairly smart stuff? Oh and if you'd like to read the book I mentioned, I'd be happy to send you the copy I have. Saves you buying it anyway, just let me know, pm me an address and I'll send. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 4 September 2007 Author Share Posted 4 September 2007 like some classics too dickens and austen...don't really read much after the 1960s... tho i like kingsley and martin amis Love Dickens - not in touch with my feminine side enough for Bronte, I simply don't care for her protagonists...but Amis, wow, One Fat Englishman is a ripping read! ON THE ROAD by Jack KerouacLORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE by Bill Hicks Love LOTF. Loved Bill but found Love All The People to be a tedious drudge devoid of the humour he was synonymous with. I read On The Road while travelling and it made me wish I was back home working in Banking - I hated it that much. Favourite books are any by Dan Brown. Da vinci Code I felt like a lit-slut for reading it, but I *whispers* really enjoyed it. I've just bought another four books on Amazon this morning of which I am looking forward to 'On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace' the most. I love books. If books cooked and looked like Nigella Lawson I'd marry them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Love Dickens - not in touch with my feminine side enough for Bronte, I simply don't care for her protagonists...but Amis, wow, One Fat Englishman is a ripping read! I've just bought another four books on Amazon this morning of which I am looking forward to 'On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace' the most. I love books. If books cooked and looked like Nigella Lawson I'd marry them. not a book, but the best way to enjoy bronte (not sure which one you dislike) is to watch the orson welles version of jane eyre - immense.... books are like heaven, i just wish i could read faster.... only thing better than reading, is writing.... ... do we still have the amazon link on FT..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Angels and Demons is the best one IMHO.cant say that one was predictable Is that the 1 where The Pope did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebangsthedrums Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 Went shopping at one of those charity/junk shop countryside places today and got the following for a combined fee of 1.40 (high street charity shops are so expensive now, this place was bargain central): The Ambler Warning -Robert Ludlum football against the enemy - Simon Kuper Dangerous Parking - Stuart Browne Straw Dogs - John Gray Anyone read any of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nibblington Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 I've just read Tom Holland's Rubicon, as part of my pre course reading. I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 I've just read Tom Holland's Rubicon, as part of my pre course reading.I liked it. what course are you doing? Went shopping at one of those charity/junk shop countryside places today and got the following for a combined fee of 1.40 (high street charity shops are so expensive now, this place was bargain central):The Ambler Warning -Robert Ludlum football against the enemy - Simon Kuper Dangerous Parking - Stuart Browne Straw Dogs - John Gray Anyone read any of these? is this the same as the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebangsthedrums Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 No, from what I gather it tries to present a world view that less human centric. Some reviews say its great, others say its shite so we'll have to see. Think I'll read the football one first as thats supposed to be very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nibblington Posted 4 September 2007 Share Posted 4 September 2007 what course are you doing? I'm doing a secondary History PGCE. I'm meant to be researching some of the topics that I don't have much knowledge on. I've mostly read about the stuff I like. Hey ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 5 September 2007 Share Posted 5 September 2007 Is that the 1 where The Pope did it? Yeah..the priest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 5 September 2007 Share Posted 5 September 2007 I'm doing a secondary History PGCE.I'm meant to be researching some of the topics that I don't have much knowledge on. I've mostly read about the stuff I like. Hey ho! I've just finished reading a book on eighteenth century warfare. I'll stick it in the post if it will be of any interest to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnydipper Posted 5 September 2007 Share Posted 5 September 2007 I recommend these Midnight in the garden of good and evil - John Berendt In cold blood - Truman Capote Vintage stuff - Tom Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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