What are you reading now... II!

[Rob McCow]

I've finished The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet now and have mixed feelings.

I really liked the atmosphere of Japan of the time...

Anyway, I finished 'The Mating Season' by Wodehouse. Now I'm reading 'Dying Inside' by Robert Silverberg. It's a book I've heard of, but I can't remember where on earth from.

[Stuart Wallis]

Very much enjoying Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and I didn't think i would!

[SiHart]

I'm now half way through the Hand That First Touched Mine by Maggie O'Farrell.

[Rob McCow]

Hmm - Captain Coreli's Mandolin, eh? That might be worth a read.

This week I polished off 'Dying Inside', read Iain Banks's 'Canal Dreams' (Very enjoyable) and started 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens.

Trying not to imagine Philip 'Pip' Pirrip as a long haired Manc with chips and Alan Partridge fixations.

[Alex]

I read The Death of Bunny Monroe by Nick Cave this week, it's a surprisingly easy read, and darkly funny at times as well. There's an interesting twist towards the end, and it's been enjoyable, but I can't say it's anything amazing (like Cave's music, for instance).

[Stuart Wallis]

He is one of those more extreme Marmite performers, isn't he? love him or WTF?! him.

[SiHart]

666 Charing Cross Road by Paul Magrs.

[Alex]

He is one of those more extreme Marmite performers, isn't he? love him or WTF?! him.

I don't know, he's quite varied really. As a musician he's capable of some beautifully melodic love ballads, but also incredibly disturbing stuff (like the Murder Ballads album). I can see why he'd be thought of us an acquired taste, though his novel is definitely more accessible than some of his music.

I'm reading Me:Moir, at the moment, Vic Reeves autobiography. It's quite interesting and fairly funny, though a bit frustrating as he explores his childhood in ridiculous detail. It was originally supposed to be the first volume of his life story, but due to poor sales (I ended up picking up in poundland a while back) it now seems very unlikely we'll see the rest of it from him.

[Jon Masters]

I'm reading Me:Moir, at the moment, Vic Reeves autobiography. It's quite interesting and fairly funny, though a bit frustrating as he explores his childhood in ridiculous detail. It was originally supposed to be the first volume of his life story, but due to poor sales (I ended up picking up in poundland a while back) it now seems very unlikely we'll see the rest of it from him.

That's a shame - I read the first one from the library some time ago, and had been wondering when a new volume might be out

I've gone all fantasy-saga and started the first Game of Thrones book.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I've gone all fantasy-saga and started the first Game of Thrones book.

I bought the first four volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire (five actual books as vol 3 was published in 2 parts) in a black friday deal this week but I think I'll get my Dad to give them to me as a Christmas present. Looking forward to getting started on these though as I loved season one on TV.

Meanwhile... now reading Brenty Four II: Flight through Eternity

[Paul Clement]

In the last few weeks I've read; David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick, Minority Report by Philip K Dick, A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick and Hedge Knight by George R R Martin. I'm now reading The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick.

[Darren]

The Life of Lee by Lee Evans.

[Stuart Wallis]

In the last few weeks I've read; David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick, Minority Report by Philip K Dick, A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick and Hedge Knight by George R R Martin. I'm now reading The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick.

I spy a load of Dicks!



I've just started Roger McGough's autobiography, Said And Done.

When all's said and done,
There'll be nothing to say or do.

[dalek58]

this book covers all doctor who merchandise released from 2006 to 2009
this book is the bible doctor who collectors it has hundreds of colour pictures
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[dalek58]

this book covers all doctor who merchandise released from 2006 to 2009
this book is the bible for doctor who collectors it has hundreds of colour pictures dis[crptions
and info http://www.planetskaro.org.uk/forums/images/smilies/clap.gif

it allso covers trading cards

[Rob McCow]

Trading cards - you turn around and suddenly there's thousands of them. Like Cyber-warships, they were shrouded (in little metallic wrappers).

[Alex]

The Life of Lee by Lee Evans.

Is it any good? I've read a few comedians' autobiographies, but have always felt a bit disappointed by them - though there's hundreds I've yet to read...

Along those lines, I'm finishing off The Pythons by The Pythons, which I read 2/3's of back in 2010 but then got bored. It is interesting, but so repetitive, and it could have done with a harsher editor.

[Stuart Wallis]

I've read a few comedians' autobiographies, but have always felt a bit disappointed by them - though there's hundreds I've yet to read...

I tend to avoid politicians' autobiographies as well!

The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett.

[Rob McCow]

Great Expectations was absolutely wonderful. I'd forgotten most of it too, so it was like a new book in places!

[SiHart]

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.

[Stuart Wallis]

Good choice!

Sheilah Staefel's autobiography, When Harry Met Sheilah (Harry being Harry H Corbett, whom she married.)

[Alex Me]

Legion by Dan Abnett

[Darren]

It's that time of year so....Hogfather

[Dirk Gently]

It's that time of year so....A Christmas Carol.

[Stuart Wallis]

It's that time of year, so... HUMBUG!