To go slightly off-topic...what kind of books does everyone like to read?
I'm going through a crazy Terry Pratchett phase at the moment. I keep going through them at intervals, and I get something different out of his books every single time. He's a genius.
Having said that I'm reading a 'Midsomer Murders' book at the moment. They're very weird. But good weird. Caroline Graham is very talented, and I'm loving the fact that she's a woman writing crime fiction.
But, for laugh out loud (not recommended for reading material on the tube) Dave Barry is the King. An American comedian who's as funny as something that rhymes with spit.
I don't like much of the fan fiction, or indeed any of it. Except that I do like the books Doug Grant and Rob Naylor wrote on Red Dwarf. But that's not actually 'fan' fiction because they wrote the show.
And I'm not ashamed to admit that I've read 'Pride and Prejudice' about three thousand times. And I read 'Jonathan Livingstone Seagull' and 'Fup the Duck' virtually every week.
I'm so sad... Would any of you like to share in my sadness? Or am I the only one?
DID YOU KNOW...that in the registers of St. Olave church in the East End of London there is a record of the burial of 'Mother Goose' on 14th September 1586.
I'm reading a lot of Doug Coupland and Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) at the mo. I lurve Stephen King, Brian Lumley, James Herbert and Anne Rice (though she has been slipping a bit recently). I'm into horror, occult etc etc but I like 'normal' books too. The last book I read was Middlesex By Jeffrey Eugenides (he also wrote The Virgin Suicides). Bloody good read it was too.
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books, i read loads!!! games tho, i definatly want Buffy: Chaos Bleeds on xbox for christmas.
My purpose for existance is to provide an audience for Diagnosis Murder, Star Trek, Alias, Smallville, Scrubs, Angel and Stargate SG-1 - oh yeah and Graham Norton!
I've read 'Blast From The Past' by Ben Elton - it would make a good play. I want to read Dead Famous by him too.
Other authors I enjoy: Dean Koontz, Stephen King(I'd recommend The Talisman by SK, co-written by Peter Straub - brilliant book), Joanne Harris, Greg Rucka(highly recommended too if you like action/crime), and JK Rowling!
Nick Hornby is ace - About a Boy is really cool Tony Parsons Man and Boy is beautifully written and really touches you, I was in buckets at the end.
Bill Bryson's travel books are ace. Very funny and also very observant.
Love the Harry Potter books. Cant wait for the next work. When I was younger I was a huge Enid Blyton fan and wanted to hang with Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys)
At the moment I am reading a lot of 'Angel' fiction. My favourite so far being 'Endangered Species'.
I saw the BBC Big Read Feature on the Philip Pullman book Dark Mysteries (not sure if that is the correct title)so Im off to get that next.
I like reading the odd autobiography, my fave being Nelson Mandela's 'Long Walk To Freedon'
OK thats enough about Books - told you I was a geek
quote:Originally posted by *Katerina*: Stephen King (I'd recommend The Talisman by SK, co-written by Peter Straub - brilliant book)
The Talisman!! Just one of the best books EVER!! I can't even THINK about the final chapter - the one made up of a single sentence - without starting to cry. Such a beautiful ending to a gorgeous story.
By the way, do Stephen King fans who are following the Dark Tower series know that Book 5, Wolves of the Calla, is now out in hardback? I read the whole thing in two days and it's fantastic.
hmm I posted here earlier today but my post had trigger words. Can't for the life of me think what they might be, I was just recommended Philip Pullman books to Nat, and saying that I am always reading kids' books just now because I'm a school librarian.
sumaiya, the first book in the dark materials series is Northern Lights so thats the one to look out for - they are really good.
hmm, think I've discovered the trigger word - G*a*r*t*h Nix - strange! His book Sabriel is a very good book too - though another kids' book. It has given me nightmares for most of this week, but then the Dementors scared me for weeks!
quote:Originally posted by nat66: Ever read 'Bag of bones' Verno. I love that book.
Yes I have. Great read. What are your favorite SK books ? Mine are IT, Pet Semetary and Christine. I loved Dreamcatcher as well. A line in that nearly made me cry.
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I read a lot of books by James Patterson such as 1st To Die and 2nd Chance which are crime stories. I also like to read books which have been made into films such as The Green Mile and Captain Corelli's Mandolin
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ohhh *grabs library card!!*
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I don't so much like the Stephen King. I mean, not 'not like'. But I haven't actually bought any of his books (okay, one). I don't really read much horror. Not contemporary horror anyway (and I'm not a book snob, I just don't read the modern horror books, don't ask me why, I just don't). Ooh! Although, having said that. Roald Dahl's horror books are jolly good (so he's not exactly contemporary, but a BIG surprise after you grew up on his kids books. C.S. Lewis' sci-fi books are another surprise, he's a seriously weird guy).
I like the sci-fi and fantasy books, though. But funny sci-fi and fantasy books (ie Terry Pratchett, Harry Harrison), I don't like the sci-fi books that take themselves too seriously. And having said THAT I like Arthur C. Clarke's stuff, and he's pretty serious (and the C.S. Lewis books I was talking about earlier aren't exactly a laught riot).
I'm a walking contradiction....but I'm alright with that!
I advise you all to search out "Fup" by Jim Dodge IMMEDIATELY. Go on! What are you waiting for? It's not easy to find, but it's really REALLY worth it. I went through a phase of giving everyone I know this book for birthdays and Christmas and Hannukah and anything else I could think of, and everyone gets something different out of it. And everyone loves it.
And also read any of H.V. Morton's travel books (agree with the Bill Bryson thing, he's jolly funny). But Morton's books are beautiful.
On a seasonal theme...The 'Santaland Diaries' by David Sedaris and 'Skipping Christmas' by John Grisham.
DID YOU KNOW...that in the registers of St. Olave church in the East End of London there is a record of the burial of 'Mother Goose' on 14th September 1586.
quote:Originally posted by britishbecca: I don't so much like the Stephen King. I mean, not 'not like'. But I haven't actually bought any of his books (okay, one). I don't really read much horror. Not contemporary horror anyway (and I'm not a book snob, I just don't read the modern horror books, don't ask me why, I just don't). Ooh! Although, having said that. Roald Dahl's horror books are jolly good (so he's not exactly contemporary, but a BIG surprise after you grew up on his kids books. C.S. Lewis' sci-fi books are another surprise, he's a seriously weird guy).
I like the sci-fi and fantasy books, though. But funny sci-fi and fantasy books (ie Terry Pratchett, Harry Harrison), I don't like the sci-fi books that take themselves too seriously. And having said THAT I like Arthur C. Clarke's stuff, and he's pretty serious (and the C.S. Lewis books I was talking about earlier aren't exactly a laught riot).
I'm a walking contradiction....but I'm alright with that!
I advise you all to search out "Fup" by Jim Dodge IMMEDIATELY. Go on! What are you waiting for? It's not easy to find, but it's really REALLY worth it. I went through a phase of giving everyone I know this book for birthdays and Christmas and Hannukah and anything else I could think of, and everyone gets something different out of it. And everyone loves it.
And also read any of H.V. Morton's travel books (agree with the Bill Bryson thing, he's jolly funny). But Morton's books are beautiful.
On a seasonal theme...The 'Santaland Diaries' by David Sedaris and 'Skipping Christmas' by John Grisham. Read those too. They're short but good.
DID YOU KNOW...that in the registers of St. Olave church in the East End of London there is a record of the burial of 'Mother Goose' on 14th September 1586.
DID YOU KNOW...that in the registers of St. Olave church in the East End of London there is a record of the burial of 'Mother Goose' on 14th September 1586.
DID YOU KNOW...that in the registers of St. Olave church in the East End of London there is a record of the burial of 'Mother Goose' on 14th September 1586.
quote:Originally posted by nat66: Ever read 'Bag of bones' Verno. I love that book.
Yes I have. Great read. What are your favorite SK books ? Mine are IT, Pet Semetary and Christine. I loved Dreamcatcher as well. A line in that nearly made me cry.
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My faves are probs Bag of bones, Pet Cemetary and Salems lot. Having said that I havent read them all.
I think Dreamcatcher is probably the sweetest book I have ever read. What line in particular where you referring to?
Also 'The girl who loved tom gordon' by S.K is a great book. Sounds lame but its a fab read, and preety short so a good place to start on SK books.
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