Just read 'Blackwood Farm' by Anne Rice and REALLY enjoyed it and decided that I liked Ms Rice again and would be readin or re-readin some more of her books.
Dunno what to read next and it's not till next week that am goin to the next town to get some decent books, have 'The Reality Dysfunction' on me list of things to get.
In the meantime may start the Farseer Trilogy again.
100 + pages into 'The Dragonbone Chair' by Tad Williams. Anyone read it? Does anyone know when it actually starts getting good? It is such a chore to read even when travelling to uni/work on public transport. I shall continue but if it takes me a year to read you'll know why.
On another note, has anyone tried to write a book? I'm trying even tho I know how pointless it is. I was just wondering if I was alone.
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What's the Blackberry Farm? or am i bein thick?
The Dragonbone chair is very good but I can't rememeber when it starts gettin good, just stick with it mate.
I have tried to write a book b4 but they just turn in2 short stories really, which isn't bad coz they still sell to. Ur not alone, been wantin to write a book since I was a teen and will do it one day, one day...
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Seems like me and u have similar tastes absolom. I can't actually remember the Farseer Trilogy but have it on my shelf so must be good. i can't remember hardly any books nowadays coz of all the meds I was on 4 years but it's a good thing coz I get to enjoy them afresh all over again all the time!
I never read Blackberry farm. I have recollections of Rodger Red-hat and Billy Blue-something-or-another... I think it was House. Much better than Spot the Dog at any rate.
The Dragonbone Chair... 20 pages later... starting to get good now. Curses for my impatience.
The Village With Three Corners! This is Roger Red Hat. This is Rip. Rip is Roger's Dog. Mildly more interesting than Peter and Jane: "Peter, look! Have a look! Come and look!" Peter looked.
Still reading Short History Of Nearly Everything. It's not great, but it's not bad. I think I'd have enjoyed it more a few years ago, when I still thought Bill Bryson was really good. I should get the next Lemony Snicket in a few days though.
Lol, nope never read any Blackberry Farm that I can remember, sounds V good tho - ha ha.
I was gonna read 'Short History of Nearly Everything' but I still have to finish that Gerald Durrell book or else my friend won't lend me another one and he's right to coz I've had his book for weeks and weeks now.
I can't be assed with it for sum reason even tho I was enjoyin it.
Started readin Merrick to carry on the Anne Rice theme at mo, still not managed to get to a decent book shop, might be goin tomorrow tho and I'll probably spend £100.
I'm totally shocked......I just read that author Pete McCarthy has died, he wrote McCarthy's Bar and other books, he also presented Channel 4's 'Travelog'. He had fought an 8-month cancer battle and was just 51.
I read McCarthy's bar, which was all about him tracing his family history in Ireland, it was interesting in parts but didn't make me want to read any of his other stuff. He was a good TV presenter too, like Mickey said.
I really enjoyed McCarthy's Bar Kat, it made me want to do a pub crawl round Ireland that's for sure! I haven't read the Road to McCarthy yet although it is sitting on the bookshelf (along with the other 13000 in the queue) .
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Great how itchy-footed a good book can make you, isn't it! If it wouldn't be so damned expensive I'd have trailed in Michael Palin's footsteps a thousand times by now. I've been wanting to sale around the coast of Great Britain ever since reading John McCarthy's Island Race, too. Haven't wanted to follow him in doing the blindfolded tour of Beirut, yet, mind...
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