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bint
4,232 posts
93 months
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dibbly dobbler said: Interesting - what's it about ? I'm just about to re-read Illium having given up on Donaldson's 'Runes of the Earth' - just couldn't get into it  I still haven't read that myself. Flew through his others but hit a brick wall on that one. I'm wondering if I start from the beginning again (it's been about 15 years since I read the first book) I might make it. Hell I got through all 6 Game of Thrones pretty sharpish!
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andy_s
8,464 posts
128 months
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 Excellent take on things! “Anne Frank… that’s all I f king need”
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Marcia
4,610 posts
59 months
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Just finished reading World War Z,it's not the type of book i would normally go for,but actually quite enjoyed it. I'm now reading 50 Shades Of Grey,i'm just about to get into the intersting bits 
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Booey
6,500 posts
49 months
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 Enjoying it so far.
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Blown2CV
6,489 posts
72 months
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Marcia said: Just finished reading World War Z,it's not the type of book i would normally go for,but actually quite enjoyed it. I'm now reading 50 Shades Of Grey,i'm just about to get into the intersting bits i'd be intrigued to know what all the fuss is about!
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hairykrishna
8,965 posts
72 months
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dibbly dobbler said: Interesting - what's it about ? I'm just about to re-read Illium having given up on Donaldson's 'Runes of the Earth' - just couldn't get into it Hard to describe quickly, as with most of Stephensons stuff. Plot starts by mixing some Russian mafia types and a virus in a massively multiplayer online game, takes in a Welsh Jihadist terrorist and some hackers along the way. Couldn't put it down.
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Alfachick
1,557 posts
66 months
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Reading Bleak House by Dickens at the moment.
For a book that was written well over 100 years ago it is surprisingly easy to read. I am about 1/4 of the way through now and its starting to get interesting.
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IainT
8,009 posts
107 months
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Am currently reading An Optimist's tour of the future which follows on nicely from the freely downloadable Accelerando by Charlie Stross. As technology progresses faster Sci-Fi seems to be more accurately predicting things.
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dibbly dobbler
6,570 posts
66 months
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hairykrishna said: Hard to describe quickly, as with most of Stephensons stuff. Plot starts by mixing some Russian mafia types and a virus in a massively multiplayer online game, takes in a Welsh Jihadist terrorist and some hackers along the way. Couldn't put it down.  Sounds suitably whacky - thanks 
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dibbly dobbler
6,570 posts
66 months
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bint said: I still haven't read that myself. Flew through his others but hit a brick wall on that one. I'm wondering if I start from the beginning again (it's been about 15 years since I read the first book) I might make it. Hell I got through all 6 Game of Thrones pretty sharpish! Similar situation for me - I re-read the first six (loved them again!) then thought I would try the follow-up. Didn't work for me but maybe you'll find it to your liking
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King Herald
18,335 posts
85 months
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I just picked up an old Reacher book, Killing Floor, something simple and basic to get my head around. When I'm away from the ship the only time I read is on the khazi, so I don't need complicated plots with 50 characters or I can't remember who was who between dumps.
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toasty
3,268 posts
89 months
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Cannery Row - John Steinbeck Following the lives of hobos, dropouts, w es and drunks in Cannery Row. My OH bought this and I picked it up as a short holiday read. I'd always assumed, quite ignorantly, Steinbeck's novels would be heavy going but this was beautifully written, funny and highly entertaining. I look forward to reading more of his books if they're anything like as good as this. The Fatal Eggs - Mikhail Bulgakov Set in 1930s Moscow, a Russian biologist discovers a ray of light that invigorates life but it all goes tits up. Similar to the other book, light hearted and occasionally funny. I'd already read Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita and Heart of a Dog and this wasn't in the same league. Worth a look but I'd recommend the others over this one.
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OldJohnnyYen
938 posts
18 months
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AstonZagato
3,226 posts
79 months
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Who the hell thought Tom Cruise was the right man for the role of Jack Reacher?
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BOBBY G
401 posts
79 months
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King Herald said: I just picked up an old Reacher book, Killing Floor, something simple and basic to get my head around. When I'm away from the ship the only time I read is on the khazi, so I don't need complicated plots with 50 characters or I can't remember who was who between dumps. I enjoyed that book. I read it out of sync with some other Reacher books, so it was nice to learn more about his relationship with his brother Joe. As for midget Cruise playing him, well that sickens me. Bob
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BOBBY G
401 posts
79 months
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OldJohnnyYen said: 6'5" ?? No?
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goldblum
6,733 posts
36 months
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AstonZagato said: Who the hell thought Tom Cruise was the right man for the role of Jack Reacher? Who the hell is Jack Reacher?
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Laurel Green
14,863 posts
101 months
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Shinobi
2,717 posts
59 months
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Currently reading the Battlefield 3 Andy McNabb book at the moment, my first Fiction War book but reads more like a film which is good. Enjoying it a lot, I usually only read war books written by soldiers as I find them fascinating.
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duncancallum
592 posts
47 months
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Firefox by Craig Tomas.
Better than the film by a massive chunk
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