What book are you reading right now?

Posted by: Chillkram on 23 May 2010

I thought I'd revive this classic old thread as I couldn't find the original.

I am currently reading Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'.




How about you?
Posted on: 14 March 2011 by Roy T
Originally Posted by mikeeschman:
I am working up the nerve to spend a year in Norton's Star Guide.

Had mine for years, wonder if thing have changed all that much?
Posted on: 14 March 2011 by Haim Ronen
Posted on: 21 April 2011 by chimp

Dandy in the underworld, Sebastian Horsley. Autobiog' which is both funny and shocking in equal measure.

Posted on: 25 April 2011 by Haim Ronen

Posted on: 26 April 2011 by u6213129461734706

Perfecting Sound Forever.

 

Dave

Posted on: 05 May 2011 by Chief Chirpa

Had to pull this one off the shelf after spotting a handful of lines from it on here of all places...

 

 

 

 

My annotations aren't much help. I would say what it's all about, but I was more into the lovely Siobhan around then, and I was supposed to be reading Ulysses at the same time, so I dunno.

Posted on: 06 May 2011 by Blueknowz

 

Some of this is Hilarious

Posted on: 16 May 2011 by Hook

 

Have enjoyed all of Liss's historical novels.  This latest one was set in the 1720's, and the title refers to the East India Company.   Can easily be read as a stand-alone, but first reading the earlier "Benjamin Weaver" novels might be a good idea.   Just finishing a three week vacation, and this was novel number six.  First time in many years I have this much consecutive "down time", and I am finding that I could get quite used to it!

 

Hook

Posted on: 21 May 2011 by dav301

Posted on: 27 May 2011 by JamieWednesday

 

Good book

Posted on: 28 May 2011 by Roy T

Just finished a relaxing little read of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...(Cory_Doctorow_novel) as you can see it is free if you care to download it.

Posted on: 28 May 2011 by Alan Paterson

War and Peace. I get the feeling this may take a while. Only cost 70p from a charity shop though.

Posted on: 28 May 2011 by Haim Ronen

 

Highly recommended.

Posted on: 28 May 2011 by Willy
Accelerando by Charles Stross.

Willy.
Posted on: 30 May 2011 by EJS

Finished Surface Detail this morning and kept thinking about some of the plotlines and characters... as with all the best Banks SF novels, there's equal parts big budget special effects and character-motivated plot lines, and an overarching story which is not giving away all its secrets even after the book has finished. 

 

Cheers,

 

EJ

Posted on: 31 May 2011 by Haim Ronen

Posted on: 03 June 2011 by chimp

The water theatre by Lindsay Clarke, Half way through and gripped.

Posted on: 07 June 2011 by Roy T

Tomorrow's People :- Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, CBE

 

Posted on: 19 June 2011 by Richard S

Posted on: 19 June 2011 by Blueknowz

Posted on: 27 June 2011 by EJS

Good, straightforward read but still working out whether the book deliberately cheats on its own set of rules, or whether Banks was just lazy. Somehow I think much more the former than the latter, and there's a lively debate going on about all the issues and what they could mean.

 

Cheers,

 

EJ

Posted on: 27 June 2011 by EJS

Posted on: 30 June 2011 by Big Al

Re-reading  "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman

Posted on: 05 July 2011 by EJS

Posted on: 05 July 2011 by Flettster

 

Interesting read. It explains lot's of things like where the expression "One Drop" comes from & the history behind the "Rude Boy"

 

Cheers

Flettster