What are you reading now... II!

[SiHart]

Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell.

[Alex Me]

The silent stars go by Dan Abnett. The new 'big name' doctor who book. Only a couple of chapters in but loving it, taking me back to when I really enjoyed reading the new EDA's once a month. Much better then the Terraphiles book form last year.

[Anthony Williams]

I'm reading Andy Frankham-Allen's Journey to the Heart of Luna, from the new Space: 1889 and Beyond range.

It's rather good!

[Stuart Wallis]

Andy Frankham-Allen

Now that name rings a bell...

The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin, in which Jack the Ripper and Professor Moriarty are one and the same. After that, I'll be reading Charles Dicken's famous book about an attempt to start a vineyard in Greenland - Grape Expectations. Either that or my eyesight's going...

[Anthony Williams]

Now that name rings a bell...

Yup! He talked me into it.

I've actually been quite surprised by just how good it is...

[Stuart Wallis]

How much did he pay you to say that?

[Anthony Williams]

How much did he pay you to say that?

Alas, nothing!

[Stuart Wallis]

Shall I send The Lads round then?

[Alex Me]

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

[SiHart]

Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett.

[Anthony Williams]

Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible by Marc Platt

[Alex]

I finished Turned Out Nice Again - The Story of British Light Entertainment by Louis Barfe last week which was a fascinating read, if a little dry in places. Now I'm reading David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, which is beautifully written, but it's not grabbing me in quite the same way that number9dream and Black Swan Green did. But I'm only 100 pages in, so there's still plenty of time.

[Rob McCow]

'Thousand Autumns' is a great book in the end, but it's a bit more about the feel and style of the place than the actual story. I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll give you a one-word clue as to why you should keep reading: Pirates.

[Alex]

'Thousand Autumns' is a great book in the end, but it's a bit more about the feel and style of the place than the actual story. I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll give you a one-word clue as to why you should keep reading: Pirates.

Oh I'm definitely enjoying it enough to stick with it, but it just didn't have the immediate grab that Mitchell's other books have had. Still, I'm definitely intrigued by your clue, and how he might portray them. I'm guessing / hoping it won't be in a Johnny Depp-esque way, though.

[Darren]

Snuff by Terry Pratchett. About twenty pages in and so far much better than the disappointing Unseen Academicals.

[Rob McCow]

I'm hoping I haven't mis-remembered the ending of 'Thousand Autumns' now!



I'm reading Rama II, which is the sequel to Rendezvous With Rama.

[Paul Monk]

I never finished Rama II. Just seemed a bit dull really.

I've starting trying to read all of H P Lovecraft's stories. About halfway through At the Mountains of Madness.

[Stuart Wallis]

Appropriate given the date.

[Rob McCow]

Oh no, not another dull bloody book!

Must... find... something good to read...!!!

[Alex]

I can't remember if we've discussed this before, but if you haven't read Carter Beats The Devil, rush out and do so now!

[Stuart Wallis]

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett. Rather dark so far, for a children's book, given two deaths, one a baby; arson by a mob; and the attempted suicide of the drunken father of the baby.

[SiHart]

Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne

[Rob McCow]

Finished Rama II, which was OK in the end. Not great, but OK.

I've picked up one of the Jeeves books, which I'll be starting later today.

[Anthony Williams]

I've just finished Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography - from Deep Purple to Black Country Communion.

What a read it was. It may sound cliched, but I laughed and I cried. I've never read any star being more sincere about their demons than Glenn was in that book. I started it at around 11pm last night, and was finished by 9am. I was so into it, that I only slept for five hours in that time!

One of the few autobiographies that I've truly enjoyed.

[Alex]

Oh I'm definitely enjoying it enough to stick with it, but it just didn't have the immediate grab that Mitchell's other books have had. Still, I'm definitely intrigued by your clue, and how he might portray them. I'm guessing / hoping it won't be in a Johnny Depp-esque way, though.

I've finished The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet now and have mixed feelings. It's certainly a very enjoyable and rich novel, and one with some beautiful writing in it, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as Mitchell's other work, it's certainly a much bleaker novel than number9dream, Black Swan Green and even Cloud Atlas. But then they're two of my favourite novels of all time, and perhaps it's unfair to always expect his work to appeal to me that much every time.

I'm now reading Nick Cave's The Death of Bunny Munro, which I'm enjoying a lot, it's surprisingly accessible but nicely stylish stuff so far.