Books - What are you reading?

[Abagnale]

Ninja Pirates!

About 3/4 through & enjoying it, allowing for the nerdy aspect. Should make a decent movie.

[downthepub]

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Really enjoyed this, perhaps not "comic" but certainly amusing with some great lines.

[jimmyjimjim]

downthepub said:

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Really enjoyed this, perhaps not "comic" but certainly amusing with some great lines.

Lucky Jim is a truly excellent book. One of my Favorites.

"He would begin with an octuple whisky".

[coppice]

jimmyjimjim said:

In short, moronic female wish/power fulfillment ste.

I can only assume the majority of the positive reviewers are female (and a few minutes spent checking the reviews shows that ~95% are indeed thus).


What I will say is that men tend to prefer books (and movies) about things happening, women tend to prefer books about relationships.

A gross over simplification, but it holds true enough to show a decent correlation.

So men would tend to prefer books written by men (or by women writing in a masculine fashion), and vice versa.

Yeah , obviously . I must have some sort of gender problem as , actually , I just like to read good books (whether about ..err..'things happening ' or 'relationships '). Do your prejudices get in the way when you read a male author writing as a woman I wonder?

[andy_s]

The Burning Room, Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch in top form.

[jimmyjimjim]

I did say gross over simplification (and you didn't read any of the subsequent posts). It WAS a bloody awful book, though.

I can't actually think off the top of my head of anything I've read, written by a man 'in the style of a woman', any in particular that you were thinking of?

[coppice]

jimmyjimjim said:

I did say gross over simplification (and you didn't read any of the subsequent posts). It WAS a bloody awful book, though.

I can't actually think off the top of my head of anything I've read, written by a man 'in the style of a woman', any in particular that you were thinking of?

A Long Way Down (in respect of two of the four or five characters); Gone girl
(in respect of one of the two mains) and Brazzaville Beach. Enjoyed them all.

[jimmyjimjim]

Ta. Will go grab a couple (been meaning to read gone girl anyway).

[coppice]

jimmyjimjim said:

Ta. Will go grab a couple (been meaning to read gone girl anyway).

Forgot to say that E Annie Proulx is a gem ; she writes about the West(and places like Newfoundland )quite brilliantly. Try Postcards

[Pixel Pusher]

Fight Club.

2 word review.

ste Club.

I can't just put a book down without finishing it though, so stuck with it for another day or two.

[FBP1]

Tut tut.

First rule of Fight Club is...

[blindswelledrat]

FBP1 said:

Tut tut.

First rule of Fight Club is...

Actually I went to fight club yesterday.I truned up a bit late and missed the start and the rules but it was pretty straightforward. It was excellent. Just in an old abandoned building in my local town. Just loads of men turning up to have a fight. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone.

[Pixel Pusher]

FBP1 said:

Tut tut.

First rule of Fight Club is...

….Don't waste your time reading it.

[ali_kat]

LordGrover said:

blindswelledrat said:

I am Pilgrim.

Best thriller I have read in ages. Thoroughly recommend it.

£1.49 on kindle.

Purchased in October, read last week - very good

[ali_kat]

Slyjoe said:

Someone earlier recommended
this: Rivers of London
It really is rather good - thank you.

Finished the latest one yesterday

[wst]

Dracula. It's the first book I read on Kindle a few years ago and I think even now it holds water. I wish I'd been able to read it without knowing the nature of the horror, but I wouldn't be on PH now I suspect if I had... darn!

[Prolex-UK]

James lee Burke - wayfaring stranger half way through and enjoying every page.

Just finished the burning room by Michael Connelly an excellent read with Bosch in fine form

[ascayman]

ali_kat said:

LordGrover said:

blindswelledrat said:

I am Pilgrim.

Best thriller I have read in ages. Thoroughly recommend it.

£1.49 on kindle.

Purchased in October, read last week - very good

I am struggling with this am halfway through it and just cant get into it.

[Abagnale]

ascayman said:

I am struggling with this am halfway through it and just cant get into it.

Don't say that. I'll finish The Martian tonight & that's next.

[Pixel Pusher]

Just started The Lord of the Rings.