What are you reading?

the artful dodger · Post by **the artful dodger** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:50 pm

SwordRaven wrote:John Dies At The End by David Wong.

Horror but also full of dick jokes, what's not to like?

By the name i think we know how it ends

sigbowls · Post by **sigbowls** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:08 am

im riding a bike

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:34 am

'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson. I'm about fifty pages in and frankly I think it's overrated, not up there with my favourite crime/thriller writers (Henning Mankell, Ian Rnkin etc). I'll persevere though

triky · Post by **triky** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:35 pm

just finished reading stephen fry's the stars' tennis balls and was disappointed to find it was a poor modern version of the count of monte christo, my favorite book ever.... and i like stephen fry so much. why oh why?

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:57 am

pikeymobile wrote:Finally got around to reading the doors of perception after putting it off for so long. Made my trip to bristol much more interesting. Pretty fantastic read, wonderfully deep and complex without being up its own arse in pretentious philosophical ramblings.

I havent read Doors, but you should read Island. Apparantly he puts what he has learnt from that time and in general into a utopian book. Too much philosophy for an average read, but its very interesting in terms of its ideas. Worth a read if you likes doors, i suppose.

macroclimate · Post by **macroclimate** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:06 pm

On the Edge of Reason - Miroslav Krleža

Really good, actually.

808_sustained_bassdrum · Post by **808_sustained_bassdrum** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:28 pm

sigbowls · Post by **sigbowls** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:28 am

some paper that should be in the recycling

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:01 pm

paolo wrote:'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson. I'm about fifty pages in and frankly I think it's overrated, not up there with my favourite crime/thriller writers (Henning Mankell, Ian Rnkin etc). I'll persevere though

I've got a bit further in and it's picking up steam, so I'm now giving it my seal of approval

magma · Post by **magma** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:18 am

Just got this today, looking forward to starting it...

magma · Post by **magma** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:18 am

Doublepost AGAIN.

nr · Post by nr » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:14 am

decent. an interesting read. and pure slang.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:27 am

Servants of the People

it's alright, but it finishes at the 2001 election so it's massively out of date. the amount of governmental in-fighting is pretty funny

DRTY · Post by **DRTY** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:21 pm

I'm not reading anything atm, I bought a fucking Nintendo DS and can't stop fucking playing it.

datilt · Post by **datilt** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 pm

Wikked book!!!

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:29 pm

the artful dodger wrote:
magma wrote:
the artful dodger wrote:Just started reading The hitchikers guide to the galaxy.
Almost certainly my favourite booky thing ever. I can never work out if I prefer the radio shows or the books, but they're both amazing.

Yeah im just reading through all of the books. I heard Eoin Colfer has made and another thing (the sixth book) thats coming out on the 12th, RIP Douglas Adams i hope its like his work.

Just noticed this... saw an advert for that book yesterday too, coincidentally. I'm gonna grab it and see what it's like.

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:29 pm

the artful dodger wrote:
magma wrote:
the artful dodger wrote:Just started reading The hitchikers guide to the galaxy.
Almost certainly my favourite booky thing ever. I can never work out if I prefer the radio shows or the books, but they're both amazing.

Yeah im just reading through all of the books. I heard Eoin Colfer has made and another thing (the sixth book) thats coming out on the 12th, RIP Douglas Adams i hope its like his work.

Just noticed this... saw an advert for that book yesterday too, coincidentally. I'm gonna grab it and see what it's like.

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:35 pm

Just finished:

He's the bloke that provided the experiences/data for the "Why do most crack dealers actually live with their Moms" bit of Freakonomics, which he basically obtained by walking into a dilapidated highrise controlled by the Black Kings and just hanging out with them until they decided he was alright and not a cop/rival gang member... he befriends a couple of community organisers and cop, too... it plays out over 7 years that he spent with the gang.

Pretty easy going (it's not really a sociology book), really interesting and surprisingly warm/respectful to people who are caught up in unenviable situations. There's some massive laughs and the odd truly saddening revelation about life in the projects.

Highly recommended...

nr · Post by nr » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:35 pm

[quote="magma"]Just finished:

good book. if you like the wire it will probably interest you.

cr1tt3r · Post by **cr1tt3r** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:34 pm

magma wrote:Just finished:

Highly recommended...

This one has been on my shortlist for ages, almost bought it once but the tagline on the cover turned me off, it's like a bad action movie. Yeah, I know the old saying...

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