What Book Are You Currently Reading?

I have just finished that Peel 'Margrave ...' collaboration - only about £6.99 in Waterstones at Christmas, and the Sue Townsend 'Weapons ...' paperback. The former was quite good though sad, and I too wished Mr Peel had seen Liverpool's unbelievable 2005 Eurochamps win. A lot of his favourite bands I find to be not to my taste, although I thank him for Ivor Cutler/playing new LPs. The Townsend book was funny/excellent.

I might have to buy cheaply/read that 'Labyrinth' by Kate M. thing soon. I should read the Koran also.

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
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'In Milton Lumky Territory', a non-SF Phillip K Dick novel which I really enjoyed, first of his I've read. Where would you start if you wanted to explore his SF collection anyone?
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Bruce

A Scanner Darkly
Flow My tears the Policeman Said
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Are three I can recall enjoying. Tried twice to read The Man in the High Castle but couldn't get along with it.

regards
Richard S

I've read better.

Basil Liddel-Hart's History of The Second World War.

Interesting insights from someone who actually helped make it all happen.

joe90,

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Basil Liddel-Hart's History of The Second World War.

You may find this of interest, although not to everyones taste, it gives an excellent insight into the mind of somebody, who was at the cutting edge so to speak.

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http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/580...472956207#7472956207

"The Shadow Of The Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

Deeply impressive for a first novel I eagerly await the second. A hymn to the love of books. If a book is a a portal into another world then what is a laberinthyne secret library of forgotten books to a wide eyed child? I was hooked from page one and ruthessly entertained to exhaustion - I just couldn't put it down. Enjoy!

Atlantis by David Gibbins
good book and up there with the DaVinci Code methinks.
Unpudownable

Think I'm going to re-read The Wings of the Dove when I've finished that shit by Sebastian Faulks. Probably the best novel ever written.

EW

Flashman on the March by George MacDonal Fraser.

This the 12th installment by the master of the deliciously non-pc historical novel. I laugh out loud on almost every page. A real treat. Sir Harry Flashman is my hero.

The link between quantum physics, the mind and the highest levels of Buddhist philosophy is incredibly interesting (I am helping to write a book on the subject) and here the Dalai Lama wades in with his views which are made all the more interesting as he actually knew David Bohm, a genius physisist who unlike most was able to think outside of the box and go beyond the limited classical Newtonian interpretations of reality.

The Bible. Only up to Samuel so far. God seems to be a huge fan of ethnic cleansing and genocide by the look of tings. He's very nice but mad as fuck.

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Originally posted by the arctic monkey:
The Bible. Only up to Samuel so far. God seems to be a huge fan of ethnic cleansing and genocide by the look of tings. He's very nice but mad as fuck.

LOL - The existense of He/she/he-she/it is spectacularly refuted in Buddhism using crystal clear and irrefutable logic - why people hang on to this idea of a creator God, especially in view of the what the bible says is incomprehensible to me - The bible says God is a mass murderer!

Rip It Up And Start Again (Postpunk 1978-1984) - Simon Reynolds.

Picked this up the other day after seeing a decent review in the Sunday papers. It covers a very interesting era musically, that appeals to me, and features heavily in my early record collection. Promising start, could be an good read.

Nic

Having just finished an Ian Rankin, I picked up a Michael Connoly book - The Closers, in Asda, so I got stuck in. Then I thought that I had read this before. Damn. So now I'm skimming it to see if indeed I have, but I'm not sure. Maybe all his are alike anyway. How annoying. I'll read it until I know for sure.

Reading 'The Rogue State' by William Blum

It is S C A R Y

jAG

"Science & Music" by Sir James Jeans.

A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennnedy Toole scathing satire.

Howard

I want to see the film Capote, but as he is my favorite all time writer, I am concerned that I won't like what I see. My favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird, which is of course the best book he never wrote, allegedly. Knowing his books, he wrote every word.

Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs.

DS

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
"The Shadow Of The Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

Deeply impressive for a first novel I eagerly await the second. A hymn to the love of books. If a book is a a portal into another world then what is a laberinthyne secret library of forgotten books to a wide eyed child? I was hooked from page one and ruthessly entertained to exhaustion - I just couldn't put it down. Enjoy!

Just started it and I'm hooked as well. It's a bit of a break from "DNA the secret of life" by James Watson.

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Originally posted by Rasher:
I want to see the film Capote, but as he is my favorite all time writer, I am concerned that I won't like what I see. My favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird, which is of course the best book he never wrote, allegedly. Knowing his books, he wrote every word.

Rasher,

What makes yoy say that?

I saw the movie and I think you will like it. Do you know that he never finished any other book after writing 'In Cold Blood'?

Regards,

Haim