What book are you currently reading?

[RC]

Yeha, i had absolutely no idea what Joseph was saying half the time, either.
It was a little annoying, lol.

Finished reading Already Dead and i have to praise Charlie Huston for his writing. The man wasn't born to write great literary novels. He wasn't born paint a world of words for you to fall into.
He was born to come up with great ideas and tell them using AMAZING dialogue.
The man is a born scriptwriter - i wonder if he's ever done anything like that.
But i so much enjoyed the book - and putting a little twist on the myth of Vampires (or as he spells it "VAMPYRE") it was just sublime reading.

Started reading The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl

Did i buy 'cause of Billie Pier spread across the front cover in lingerie?
Yes.
Does that prove sex sells?
Yes.
Does that make me superficial (i mean, i judged a book by it's cover)?
Yes.
Do i regret buying it?
From the graphic nature of the book, the intimate details and just a general light tone to an intriguing profession...i do not regret buying it at all so far.

 

[RC]

Damn, i keep forgetting to write my books in here.

Ok, finished reading The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl.
Quite boring in the end to tell you thruth. When a diary isn't written well even a prostitutes life can seem dull and monotonous. "Oh really, he shoved 4 fingers up your arse? A guy came over your face this afternoon? You strapped on a dildo and f***ed a guy? *Sigh* Oh...erm....good?"


Odds And Gods

...was the next book i read. Funny, but a bit too odd as the ***le suggested, i guess.

The book i'm reading now is, Tall Stories: -

 

[Cymro]

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A must read for all poker fans or non. It has some amazing stories from the first WSOP up unitl 2007 but also goes into depth of talking about legends of the game!

Rating Out Of 5: ****

Also

This book is fantastic. It gives a history of rugby and explains why the game has evolved and why different countries and teams play a various style of rugby.

Rating Out Of 5: ****
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[melon]

Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs: (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse)
Possibly the most interesting autobiography ever.

The Beijing Conspiracy
I'm reading this now, quite interesting.

 

[RC]

Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs: (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse)
Possibly the most interesting autobiography ever.

[/b]

Dude, tell me a little bit about this book.
I'm intrigued.

 

[melon]

<div class='quotemain'> Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs: (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse)
Possibly the most interesting autobiography ever.

[/b]

Dude, tell me a little bit about this book.
I'm intrigued.
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Paul Carter has been shot at, hijacked and held hostage. He's almost died of dysentery in Asia and toothache in Russia, watched a Texan lose his mind in the jungles of Asia, lost a lot of money backing a mouse against a scorpion in a fight to the death, and been served cocktails by an orang-utan on an ocean freighter. And that's just his day job.
Taking postings in some of the world's wildest and most remote regions, not to mention some of the roughest oil rigs on the planet, Paul has worked, gotten into trouble and been given serious talkings to in locations as far-flung as the North Sea, Middle East, Borneo and Tunisia, as exotic as Sumatra, Vietnam and Thailand, and as flat out dangerous as Columbia, Nigeria and Russia, with some of the strangest people you could ever hope not to meet.
Strap yourself in for an exhilarating, crazed, sometime terrifying, usually bloody funny ride through one man's adventures in the oil trade.

This book will change your life.

 

[HarryPeters]

Harry Potter - Order Of The Phoenix

I'm re-reading the series, and I never knew how great these books were.

 

[imka]

I'm started reading "L'écume des jours" of Boris Vian

That's a bit strange but interesting.

 

[jonah_66]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (he of Da Vinci Code fame). About a fifth of the way through - pretty good stuff.

 

[Laetca]

Have you read more of Brown, or is this your first? I read his Davico Code, and the Delta Deception, and as I was reading Delta Deception, I kept thinking, God this all looks familiar, not story, just structure, intrigue and the 'good' guy who turned out not to be too good (not saying who though, no worries)

 

[Mario02]

I am reading an auto-help book. They are a trilogy. They are about the ISHA system. They helped me a lot in a turbulent time in my life.

 

[RoyalBlueStuey]

Anyone read Night Watch by Sergei Lukyenko? They look intrigueing but you can never tell, especially with translated novels which this one probably is. Opinions gratefully recieved.

 

[melon]

Have you read more of Brown, or is this your first? I read his Davico Code, and the Delta Deception, and as I was reading Delta Deception, I kept thinking, God this all looks familiar, not story, just structure, intrigue and the 'good' guy who turned out not to be too good (not saying who though, no worries) [/b]

Hes also written Digital Fortress. They're very good books.

 

[JeanSJoubert]

I am reading the Power of One by Bryce Courtenay at the moment. I found the story not the most exciting but the authors writing style is brilliant. You will appreciate the story much more if you lived in South Africa at some stage of your life.

Other books that was interesting was John Fowles The Collector. I mostly read fantasy and Sci fi, but I usually don't recommend them since most people don't like them.

 

[Sophia]

I'm readin " au bonheur des dames" by Emilie Zola which is quite a good book. As for english books, "the cold moon" by Jeffery Deaver is really good, a real page turner.
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[SaintsFan_Webby]

Recently finished Oliver Twist. Don't tell Matt, but it's made me reassess my views on Dickens to a certain extent. :mellow:



Whereas I have found other novels of his somewhat tedious and over-elaborate, this work is brilliantly satirical in places. Those sections written through the eyes of a child really contrast with the world around him, creating a fantastic naievity in many passages. Read it in conjunction to watching the film version with Alec Guinness as Fagin, which is also wonderful.



Definately deserves it's place as a classic.

 

[mofo]

Currently I am reading the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brookes. I was encouraged to read this after telling a mate of mine how much I love films like 28 days later and dawn of the dead. The book is hugely enjoyable with its tongue firmly in its cheek, I advise it for anyone who is at all interested in the zombie genre

 

[jaistar]

i'm too lazy to read books. i prefer to read newspaper and magazines.. currently i'm reading malaysian edition of men's health

 

[Laetca]

I read american version of Men's health once. It's weird, the things guys apparantly worry about!
'How can I make egg whites more intresting, I don't want to eat the yolk because i want to stay healthy, but the whites are a bit boring' I was like, just eat the entire bloomin' egg!

Anyway, started in Jakob der Lügner aka Jakob the Liar by becker. Have to finish it by the 29th

 

[Drquinn2021]

I'm reading Merchant of Death. Pretty Interesting