Books - What are you reading?

Picked up The Walking Dead 14 and got the Southland Tales prelude saga.
Graphic novel fest for me this coming week.
Gonna re-read TWD 9-13 so I'm up to date

I've got 19 hours of time to kill on a couple of bus rides this coming weekend. I get motion sick so reading will be limited. Any advice for audio books?

Ha, it does. I haven't tried it, but I suspect it would be awful.

"It. Was. The. Best. Of. Times. It. Was. The. Worst. Of. Times." (robot voice)

I dunno. To be honest, it'd be a pretty good move to team up with audible (although I think Amazon may have thier own audio book shop?), and offer an app for it. I'm still surprised there aren't more apps (a gmail app!).

Like the chap in red when they go down to the planet for the first time?

Like the chap in red when they go down to the planet for the first time?

Ha!

Anyway. Grabbed the Screwtape Letters and some nerdy thing (Good Omens). But would really like some non-fiction if anyone has some ideas? Bus is at 9am tomorrow... Probably too late, anyway, actually.

Just reading - love it.

And The Art of War is excellent. You can easily read it in a day. I keep it handy and dip in and out of it now, at random pages. Wisdom aplenty for everyday warfare.

i'm reading the lacuna by barbara kingsolver

Ha!

Anyway. Grabbed the Screwtape Letters and some nerdy thing (Good Omens). But would really like some non-fiction if anyone has some ideas? Bus is at 9am tomorrow... Probably too late, anyway, actually.

Where are you going H? If this is some Polo thing then I cannot help, but if it's to the wedding of the century I could give you a lift (this evening though)

Just finished this too - strange, dark tales. Really enjoyed it, and ta for the recommendation from Wrongcog!

I just read Any Human Heart by William Boyd. It was great, can't recommend it enough. Written in the form of a journal with an extremely engaging turn of phrase, you follow the main character through some massive 20th centrury events, seen through his eyes. Brilliant.

Just finished Hemingway - Fiesta, really really liked it. Anyone got similar stuff to recommend?

Just finished Hemingway - Fiesta, really really liked it. Anyone got similar stuff to recommend?

The other two publications in the Fiesta trilogy are excellent.

Escort and Razzle.

for hemingway i would recommend a farewell to arms, the old man and the sea and death in the afternoon

I personally think Steinbeck is waaaay better than Hemingway, but Men without Women by Hemingway is also excellent.

cool cheers, will look in to them

Just bought The Rum Diary by HST as well, hopefully good summer reading

Where are you going H? If this is some Polo thing then I cannot help, but if it's to the wedding of the century I could give you a lift (this evening though)

Cheers, but alas it was a polo thing (UK Champs in Edinburgh). Good fun, but that much time on a bus is mental.

Also, the two audio books I got were incredibly similar! I knew what Screwtape Letters was about (epistolary novel recounting the life of a devil trying to collect souls), but had no idea that Good Omen's was also about the world of devils and their work on Earth.

Cool story, bro.

Anyone read this? I've just started it, and it is well written, but if it is simply a study of 'outsiders' in literature then i'm not particularly interested.

I'll plow on, although I've yet to be 'grabbed' by the book.

i finished 'the girl with the dragon tattoo' yesterday and today i got the second one, 'the girl who played with fire'. i really liked the first one, hopefully the second one is as good if not better.

I just finished Dice Man. What can I follow it up with?

Write down 6 options, and take it from there…

Hahahaha, excellent answer. No what I mean is, I enjoyed it so much, the next book is bound to be disappointing

the second Diceman novel? it is

how about some Carlos Castenada?

Thanks, I will look it up. Didnt mean just the second book, I knew that wouldnt be as good, I meant books in general :(