What Book Are You Reading?

Gallows View - Peter Robinson

Not great but a friend assures me they get better so i thought i would start from the beginning (he didn't think much of the early ones). Wish i had read the Rebus books in order.

"queen of the south," arturo perez-reverte. i've read a few of his, translated from spanish. he's apparently very widely read in spain. it's a pretty good "pop" novel, about a poor mexican woman rising into the higher exhelons of the smuggling business. i've really liked his books set in hapsburg spain, "swashbucklers," but realistic and fun.

The Book of Disquiet, Fernando Pessoa

Sightseeing

from Rattawut Lapcharoensap, a thai who born in Chicago and growing up in Bangkok.

Seven short storys, exciting and fascinate about the life in thailand.

Dani

Just finished Eric Clapton's autobiography. I was looking forward to this but finished it in a couple of sittings without any great insight into his life. Towards the end he just related what had happened on his latest holidays with his kids - hardly the stuff that fans of his music or musicianship would be interested in.

I'm not a huge Eric Clapton solo fan, more of fan of his guitar playing in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers & Cream and considering these were the bands that launched his solo career they are dealt with far too quickly in a couple of the early chapters. Of course it may be that he doesn't see them in the same importance as someone like me.

Could try harder.

Cheers
Scott

Hilarious

'The God Delusion'. Richard Dawkins.

Tedious drivel. Wave-particle duality explains how God and Jesus can be the same entity?

Michael Crichton - State of Fear

Just started........................

Diccus62, you wont go far wrong with Roth, he is prob our greatest living writer on the human condition.

If you like Roth you may try Kafka, a little different and harder to digest but his take on the human condition is also stunning.

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
Diccus62, you wont go far wrong with Roth, he is prob our greatest living writer on the human condition.

If you like Roth you may try Kafka, a little different and harder to digest but his take on the human condition is also stunning.

Thanks you Sir, I hear a lot about him but i'm a Roth virgin. First couple of pages seem wonderfully descriptive.

Regards

Diccus

I'm on the 2nd book in David Gemmels "Troy" trilogy. The first part was a fast paced, easy read. I hope the rest is as enjoyable.
Regards,
Steve O.

My downstairs book. Ben Watt describes the rare condition which almost killed him in an unsentimental, logical thought provoking manner. Easy to read in a couple of sittings but opens the mind as to how vulnerable we are as physical beings. It also shows how resillient the body can be, particularly with the help of skilled medical staff. Wow.

A Dedicated Man - Peter Robinson

Originally published in Albanian. This English version which I am reading was translated from French. I wonder how much was lost (or added) through the jungle of translations.

Haim

Just about to start "Fatal Revenant" by Stephen Donaldson. It is the second part of the final quadrilogy of the Thomas Covnenant series. I have high hopes of an enjoyable read. It is a pity the third and fourth installments are still years away!

KR

Rob

Just finished Fatal Revenant. I liked the story but do find Donaldson's writing style and use of obscure words a tad irritating. I wonder if his publishers should tell him to lighten up a little and get on with story telling.

He has left the tale on a cliff hanger, and the next installment is not due until 2010 with the final book of the quadrilogy three years later. Perhaps his writing style is a deliberate ploy to make reading the book last for years...

Just started this. Sadly given up on Roth as I haven't time for long stretches of reading to get engrossed. Hopefully this maybe a little less forgiving.

1. Sense & Sensibility
Austen is very amusing, and I find myself revisiting her books every three years or so.

and

2. Empire


Some detail here - available cheaper elsewhere!
Empire

Real page turner:
What was the Boston Tea Party about?
Why did the British in the US win the War of Independence?
What was the role of finance in our winning of the seven years war?
Why did the British, and not the Spanish, come to dominate the world?

Whether you agree with NF or not there's lots to get you thinking.

M

Camus' The Outsider... What's the fuss about this book. Classic ?, don't think so. End of chapter four... Ah, now I see.

Just finished Making Money by Terry Pratchett - not his best

reading John Peel's autobiography and The Spanish Civil War my Antony Beevers

About to buy Xmas Carol by Dickens - never read it but love the films (some of them)