| JoxerTheDeityPirate 29.04.2007 11:08 |
perhaps this can be a place where we can start a little book club and share our passion for the literature we like. maybe give an insight into what the book you are reading is about and encourage others to go out and read the book ourselves. i am reading Asimov's I, Robot which is nothing like the film of the same name. so what book are you reading? |
| deleted user 29.04.2007 11:09 |
I'm reading Fahrenheit 451, and Ender's Game :S |
| iGSM 29.04.2007 11:12 |
HUMOUROUSLY I am reading Lester's book. Jealous-o? |
| Nathan 29.04.2007 11:45 |
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. |
| Jesspit 29.04.2007 12:22 |
Stephen King- Lisey's Story |
| Carol! the Musical 29.04.2007 12:22 |
Tom Sawyer. Against my will. ;_; |
| deleted user 29.04.2007 12:23 |
Rik Mayall- Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ Very funny book. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 29.04.2007 13:58 |
Dave Grohl Nothing To Lose. By Michael Heatley. |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 29.04.2007 14:16 |
how about a brief discription from some of you on what the book is about,so it may inspire others to pick up a copy and read it for themselves? lets enlighten the masses dears :-] |
| Gratzi 29.04.2007 14:50 |
'cries' I have no time for books at the moment! Damn! I haven't finished Hannibal sous les remparts de Rome by Patrick Girard... the next one will be Hamilcar, les buchers de Megara by the same author. It is a pretty good trilogy, the first being Hamilcar, le lion des sables, a bit commercial I would say, therefore with a simplistic language, but here the historical facts matter. I also recommend, for the history lovers, Nero by Edward Champlin and Trajan by Julian Bennett. :) |
| Gratzi 29.04.2007 15:15 |
Edit: the last part of the trilogy is Hasdrubal! |
| Saint Jiub 29.04.2007 15:54 |
Tom Sawyer is excellent. I read it again to my son a year ago (I previously read it 30 years ago I reckon) Did Becky play "high spy" with Tom yet? Oh maybe that was Huck Finn. Make sure you remember Tom Sawyer when you finish reading it. You wouldn't want to whitewash it from your memory. Anyway, I am halfway through Lester's book right now. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 29.04.2007 16:14 |
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker It's all about trusting your instinct - like when someone makes you feel uncomfortable despite how polite/pleasant they're acting. Go with your gut. The book is filled with anecdotes about people who should have trusted the nagging voice inside of them that said something wasn't right with a situation. It's about people who after-the-fact ask if there was something they could have done before they were assaulted or whatever to prevent the attack from occurring. It seems there is almost always something that can be done - if only you pay attention to your gut. I'm not giving the book justice here. It's empowering, not frightening... though some of the stories are quite sad and it contains a lot of "if only's". Still, IMO, it's a book worth reading. |
| miracle-man! 29382 29.04.2007 18:47 |
I'm reading Chapterhouse:DUNE by Frank herbert and the last one I read I also highly recommend,The Santaroga Barrier. |
| Vincent. 29.04.2007 18:53 |
I just got finished with a book today! :D It's called 'A Tree Grows In Brooklyn'. It was about a girl growing up in the early 1900s. It was real good, but it was kind of sad. I liked it a whole lot! :D |
| miracle-man! 29382 29.04.2007 19:05 |
I also read my holy bible every day as well. |
| Dan C. 29.04.2007 23:02 |
'When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?' by George Carlin. He's my hero. |
| unknown 30.04.2007 00:19 |
At the time I'm reading "De vita Pythagorica" by Iamblichus of Chalcis, who was a Greek philosopher and lived in the 3/4th century A.D.; in his work he writes about the life of the great Greek philosopher Pythagoras (6th century B.C.). I would recommend it for everyone as it is, in its own right, a classic, as well as an important document of ancient Greek's history and the history of Philosophy. |
| The prophet's song 30.04.2007 01:58 |
I'm reading Hamlet! 'Tis about how the King of Denmark poisoned his brother (who was the king at the time) and then married his wife, then the first King comes back as a ghost to tell his son, Hamlet, of what his uncle did: "But know, thou noble youth, the serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown", then Hamlet sets out to prove the ghost is right, get his revenge and everyone thinks he is going mad. I think it's probably Shakespeares most complex tragedy and I'd love to see the play :) |
| Sweetie 30.04.2007 02:35 |
The Hobbit...I swear for the past three days in English (and roll call) I've only ever been able to read the first page...shows how good my attention span is.... |
| The prophet's song 30.04.2007 05:42 |
<Font color=Puce>Deakys...<h6>Microwave? wrote: The Hobbit...I swear for the past three days in English (and roll call) I've only ever been able to read the first page...shows how good my attention span is....I know what you mean! It took me the best part of the year to get a quater of the way through the first LOTR book, then I gave up. If they didn't sing and walk as much I could have mangaged. |
| Freddies Delilah 30.04.2007 08:37 |
I'm busy reading A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, but I'm also just about to start reading What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge (yes, I read two books at once). I'm also flipping through one of my old favourites, Girls Out Late by Jacqueline Wilson. (Yes, I read way too much) |
| iGSM 30.04.2007 09:50 |
Sadly I make the mistake of reading many books at once. I believe I'm reading The Good German, 'The Longest Cocktail Party', Don't Look Back in Anger and Lester's bookie wookie. Oh, also The Lord of the Rings. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 30.04.2007 11:16 |
Dan Corson V: Altered Beast wrote: 'When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?' by George Carlin. He's my hero.Dan, have you read Brain Droppings? I was not a big fan before that, and he is so absurd and a great reader of society, I thought I was going to die countless times from laughing so hard that I couldn't catch my breath. |
| you_rock_my_socks06 30.04.2007 11:21 |
'Lord of the Flies' Yet again!! For my GCSE you see. It's alright I suppose though. |
| Micrówave 30.04.2007 13:58 |
HP 12c PLATINUM Solutions Handbook. Great read. |
| My Melancholy Blues 30.04.2007 20:43 |
About a week ago I finished "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier. I was intrigued by the dark and gothic story, but during reading that book, sometimes I was a little bit scared. So, at last I had a nightmare...whenever I opened the door, another door appeared in front of me and no matter how many doors I opened I couldn't go out of the room I happened to burst into. Scared as I was, I felt it kind of funny... I began to read her other book titled "My Cousin Rachel" |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 30.04.2007 21:27 |
<font color=#FF6666>My Melancholy Blues wrote: About a week ago I finished "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier. I was intrigued by the dark and gothic story, but during reading that book, sometimes I was a little bit scared. So, at last I had a nightmare...whenever I opened the door, another door appeared in front of me and no matter how many doors I opened I couldn't go out of the room I happened to burst into. Scared as I was, I felt it kind of funny... I began to read her other book titled "My Cousin Rachel"jamaica inn is set in my neck of the woods so i know the place first hand.not the place to get stuck for hours on end in the middle of winter. ps have you read any Poldark books at all? |
| My Melancholy Blues 30.04.2007 23:01 |
joxerthehippypirate wrote:Oh, you live in Cornwall?<font color=#FF6666>My Melancholy Blues wrote: About a week ago I finished "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier. I was intrigued by the dark and gothic story, but during reading that book, sometimes I was a little bit scared. So, at last I had a nightmare...whenever I opened the door, another door appeared in front of me and no matter how many doors I opened I couldn't go out of the room I happened to burst into. Scared as I was, I felt it kind of funny... I began to read her other book titled "My Cousin Rachel"jamaica inn is set in my neck of the woods so i know the place first hand.not the place to get stuck for hours on end in the middle of winter. ps have you read any Poldark books at all? Of course the place name is familiar to Queen fans (esp. to Roger fans), and I've had more interest in it since I read the book. Well, I like Wuthering Heights as a dark classic. |
| eenaweena 01.05.2007 01:06 |
i'm done with the series of unfortunate events, so... Remains Of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro |
| My Melancholy Blues 01.05.2007 02:35 |
<font color="indigo"><b>friedchicken \m/ wrote: i'm done with the series of unfortunate events, so...Wow! I like that series. But on the halfway, I was a little bit tired....hmm, a very long series of 13 volumes ...since I finished vol.11 last autumn, I haven't started vol.12 yet. |
| eenaweena 01.05.2007 02:41 |
^want a spoiler? ;) |
| Sweetie 01.05.2007 03:45 |
you_rock_my_socks06 wrote: 'Lord of the Flies' Yet again!! For my GCSE you see. It's alright I suppose though.That is a cool book, My class studied it (But apparently it's a book you're supposed to study in year 10) |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 01.05.2007 17:52 |
<font color=#FF6666>My Melancholy Blues wrote:yeah,i live in Cornwall and got stuck at Jamaica inn overnight in the middle of november when i was transporting illegal fireworks and its a bleak place to get stranded i can tell you,not for the faint hearted.joxerthehippypirate wrote:Oh, you live in Cornwall? Of course the place name is familiar to Queen fans (esp. to Roger fans), and I've had more interest in it since I read the book. Well, I like Wuthering Heights as a dark classic.<font color=#FF6666>My Melancholy Blues wrote: About a week ago I finished "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier. I was intrigued by the dark and gothic story, but during reading that book, sometimes I was a little bit scared. So, at last I had a nightmare...whenever I opened the door, another door appeared in front of me and no matter how many doors I opened I couldn't go out of the room I happened to burst into. Scared as I was, I felt it kind of funny... I began to read her other book titled "My Cousin Rachel"jamaica inn is set in my neck of the woods so i know the place first hand.not the place to get stuck for hours on end in the middle of winter. ps have you read any Poldark books at all? finished I robot now reading the deep range by arthur c clarke.its all about a guy who has a near death experience and needs a reason for living and the obstacles he has to overcome to find himself again. |
| Poo, again 02.05.2007 16:19 |
Lord of the Rings... or something like that. |