What book are you currently reading?

[SaintsFan_Webby]

Might be a strange question, but does the name Enid Blyton ring a bell with anyone? [/b]

Yes. Makes me think of old and (to my mind) very dull childrens' stories. I don't understand why she is considered such an iconic kids writer, her plots must have seemed tame even in the 1950s.

 

[Rugby_Cymru]

Yes, very much.
I think if you're british and you're a child then Enid Blyton is pretty much synonymous with any literature in your school/home collection.
Not sure how global she goes tho.
I assumed she was big in yanky land as well and translated for most other European countries, but maybe i was wrong.

 

[Laetca]

Was wondering since I found a stack of (translated) books of her. Remember being fond of those when I was seven or so, but they seem a bit odd nowadays. Not just oldfashioned, but also very stereotypical, girls being pretty meek (excpt for george ^o) )guys were strong, foreigners were the source of all evil ^o)

Must reread thelm sometime.

 

[RoyalBlueStuey]

The Faraway Tree was ace. End of.

 

[shtove]

Might be a strange question, but does the name Enid Blyton ring a bell with anyone? [/b]

"Julia, Dick and Dan, George and Ti-i-mmy the d-o-og ... We are the Famous Five ..."

Yep, rings my bell.

George was the short-haired lesbian. Timmy, the long-haired sheep dawg.

 

[Laetca]

Sounds like a showtune, my books didn't have music,
did they turn it into a tv program?

They totally messed up the names in dutch ^o)

 

[fcukernaut]

*Edit* Fcukernaut, you mis-spelled 'stripper' in your sig, don't know if it's intentionally, but still.[/b]

Oh it's completely unintentional. I noticed that a couple of months ago but quite frankly I'm just too damn lazy to fix it.

 

[Laetca]

Got to love the attitude

 

[Chase United]

Currentlt reading John Eales book. good read i recomend it.

 

[Rugby_Cymru]

The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde.

I love this guy's sense of humour, and how he builds the whole world around things literature based. A book about solving humpty dumpty's curious falling off of the wall.

 

[shtove]

Weaving the Web by Tim Berners-Lee.


Amazing concept, which we're only just beginning to get the benefit of. And a truly humble, benevolent guy. Thank you England (and CERN).

 

[RoyalBlueStuey]

Anyone tell me anything about Stephen King's Dark Tower series....I've started the first one and it seems a bit plodding.

I'm just wondering if it's worth perservering with? General thumbs up/thumbs downs will do.

 

[Laetca]

Read quite a few Stephen King novels, but for some reason, never got to read that series. And then my SK period ended. So couldn't tell you, i like to read his novels whenever I don't have to think too much about the story, or worry about authenticiy. Found out I can't read them before going to bed though (especially not IT, I read it a few times but still)

 

[Rugby_Cymru]

John Hymphrys - Lost For Words

The man speaks sense. He points out great things like, "Could of" instead of "Could have" eg: -

"Where's Tom today?"
"I'm not sure. He said he wanted to go to the zoo with his son today; I'm thinking he could of left early."

"HAVE" god damn it!

 

[Laetca]

So true, 'innit'

Must read that book, I could impress my grammatic professor with my uncanny knowledge during oral exams. And it would give me something to say when I don't know the actual answer to her question.

Sad part, the book is probably nowhere to find here.

Started reading 'An introduction to psychological anthropology' again, written by my anthropology professor. I have to redo the exam, decided not tl earn for it the first time around since it was right before an exam that was much harder, and as this one is easy, I didn't think it would be too bad to leave it for summer. Quite interesting too.

 

[goranski]

currently reading Krieg und Frieden im Mittelalter von Norbert Ohler (War and Peace in the Middle Ages)

interesting historical overview of the age, especially since i just took a middle ages course in my last semester at college dealing with many of the same topics - just got to the part dealing the tactical weaponry and mercenaries in the Hundred Years' War - interesting bit about the longbow pioneered by the Welsh and used to good effect by the English in France

also reading A History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones - skipped ahead to the part about overseas expansion and settlement right now having read most of the anthropological and ethnic background section of the peoples of Scandinavia

 

[waits20]

I am really into biographys, i just finished reading tana umanga's one its abit too short and does not go into detail so its not really as good as the other rugby biographies ive red but its still not too bad if your into those sorts of books

 

[Laetca]

Started reading Gulliver's Travels today, I'll read the introduction to it when I'm done with it, so I'll finally realise what it refers to (don't want to do that first, since it will tell me what happens in the book, and I've never read it, only seen the old animated film, which doesn't seem to stick to the book very accuratly xD)

 

[goranski]

I am really into biographys, i just finished reading tana umanga's one its abit too short and does not go into detail so its not really as good as the other rugby biographies ive red but its still not too bad if your into those sorts of books [/b]

I'm also into these bios and auto-bios by players from union and league - recommend pienaar's "rainbow warrior" if you can still find a copy in print - also jason leonard's autobiography and barrie mcdermott's were pretty entertaining

 

[Brodizzle]

'Historys Greatest Untold Stories', good book, being a history nerd I like all the kind of stories that are never heard of. I am nearly finished that though and have about 20 books to read, might read a comedy book next, to mix it up a little But then I will move onto 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon', I've heard good things.