[sunnybacon]

Finished the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Now onto a Thousand Splendid Suns by the same guy.
Really touching, emotional books. I didn't think I'd be into that kinda stuff

[Squiffy]

"I hope they serve beer in hell" by Tucker Max. A collection of boozed up anecdotes of him being an arrogant git and getting loads of ladies.

But laugh out loud funny in many places.

[mentalpen]

"I hope they serve beer in hell" by Tucker Max. A collection of boozed up anecdotes of him being an arrogant git and getting loads of ladies.

But laugh out loud funny in many places.

Thanks, this look a good read.

You may be interested in "The average American male: a novel".

[Smurfin]

Got through a few books lately:

Pair of Silver Wings - James Holland: Great WWII "drama" novel, really captures the spirit of being a fighter pilot in Malta (educational as much as entertaining)

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil - Christopher Brookmyre. Not a bad read (though you need to read much of the dialogue phonetically with a Scottish voice in your head!), but certainly not one of his best. I fear his best works were the early ones!

Live Bait - PJ Tracey. Not a bad serial killer thriller, except I guessed the outcome way before the end and thought the police were a bit stupid in it.

Sharpe's Fortress - Bernard Cornwell. Reading this now, and it's a great read (as always from Cornwell). I bought every single Sharpe book in the sales over Xmas, so working my way through them in chronological order. Read the first two a few years ago so just picking up again now. I find the Sharpe books to be good easy reads to lose yourself in, only started this one on Friday and should finish it in the next couple of days.

Upcoming reading is Sharpe's Trafalgar, then probably a change of pace - either Harlen Coben's first book (got 11 of his to read!), Ian Rankin's first Rebus book (got 11 of those to read too!), or the first in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Not sure I'm ready for The Dark Tower yet, it's a long series and I'm enjoying changing genres after each book, so I might give Duma Key a go, which has got to be better than Lisey's Story (the first King book I've ever given up on).

Thinking about it, Carl Hiassen is calling again as something dark and funny could be just the ticket, or Scott Lynch's The Lies of Lock Lamora (been holding off starting this series though as he's not finished the 3rd one and it's on its third publishing delay!!)

Anyone else have too many books and not enough time? I love reading with a passion, but my OCD seems to have extended from movies to books - last count I had 150 to read

[Uridium]

Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance

[Smurfin]

Originally Posted by sunnybacon

Finished the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Now onto a Thousand Splendid Suns by the same guy.
Really touching, emotional books. I didn't think I'd be into that kinda stuff

Me neither, but these are two of the best novels I've read in a long time. For some reason Kite Runner had me blubbing - "For you, a thousand times over" - one of the best lines in any book. And Thousand Splendid Suns was an equally - if somewhat harsher - read with a real lump-in-the-throat ending. He's a seriously good writer.

[sunnybacon]

Originally Posted by Smurfin

Me neither, but these are two of the best novels I've read in a long time. For some reason Kite Runner had me blubbing - "For you, a thousand times over" - one of the best lines in any book. And Thousand Splendid Suns was an equally - if somewhat harsher - read with a real lump-in-the-throat ending. He's a seriously good writer.

Yep
Have you seen the film?

[Smurfin]

Originally Posted by sunnybacon

Yep
Have you seen the film?

Yes, it was good but not as good as the book

[sunnybacon]

Originally Posted by Smurfin

Yes, it was good but not as good as the book

Yeah, it didn't have the same feelings in it, it was too rushed I felt.

[Sonic67]

Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Reading through On Cecil Beach because my flatmate asserted that he "does not write books for girls" and close to finishing it...

I do have 12 (or so seemingly) in the to-read pile (brownie point for anyone who guesses how many advertised as Richard & Judy when I was in Waterstone's )... but picked up The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Audacity of Hope two days ago

Is The Kite Runner any good?

Edit. Just seen above.

[sunnybacon]

Finished A Thousand Splendid Suns, and it was a really touching book.
A must read

[Mep]

Am currently reading The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and seriously considering becoming a Pastafarian

Also having a bash at Who Runs Britain? by Robert Peston

[Steven]

My God. Had to look back over this thread to see how long it took me to finish The Kite Runner.

Great first part of the book. Second part when the setting changes is when it gets boring. By the time we get the third act and redemption I just do not care. Yes, a nice emotional ending, indeed a fitting ending but I struggled to get over the finish line

Started The Audacity of Hope on the train today. Only read as much as a I could after reading my work documents first but already nearly at the end of the third chapter. Can already see myself reading it again. An engrossing read. might pick up the first book now

[Idioteque]

I really should be revising, but I'm confident I can tackle any question on german history.

But in preperaton for my course on South African history next year, deciding to read Nelson Mandela's autobiography.

[Smurfin]

Originally Posted by LFC_SL

My God. Had to look back over this thread to see how long it took me to finish The Kite Runner.

Great first part of the book. Second part when the setting changes is when it gets boring. By the time we get the third act and redemption I just do not care. Yes, a nice emotional ending, indeed a fitting ending but I struggled to get over the finish line

One of my favourite books....ever

[DVS_Dee]

Panic by Jefff Abbott. Not a bad read at all!

[Scholes18]

"Generation Kill" by Evan Wright

(again)

[fizzi]

I've just finished Playing for Pizza by John Grisham -not a bad read.

[sniffer66]

Down Under by Bill Bryson (again)

Bryson makes me laugh my head off !

[Smurfin]

Read a couple recently:

The Good Guy - Dean Koontz - great read
The Taking - Dean Koontz - very bleak, struggled a little (Koontz either writes excellent, fast paced books that I can't put down or I struggle with them - about 50/50)
Lord of The Silver Bow - David Gemmell - stunning book!

Now on Shield of Thunder (2nd in Gemmell's Troy series).

Oh and "The Blokes Guide To Pregnancy"

[Paul_HDLover]

Im reading 'Bronson' ths story of Michael Peterson AKA Charles Bronson, Britains hardest inmate.

[edwardtickle]

John Grisham - The Partner, fantastic book like his others

[dBrowne]

The Years of Rice and Salt: Kim Stanley Robinson: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Alternative history premised on Europe having been wiped out by a plague in the early Middle Ages leaving the next six hundred years clear for the clash of civilisations between Dar Al-Islam and the Far Eastern cultures. Maybe too much to cram into about 700 pages, but I'm nonetheless enjoying it.

[MarkyPancake]

After reading Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, and Halo: First Strike recently, I'm now reading Halo: Ghosts of Onyx and I've enjoyed all of them.

I've got Halo: Contact Harvest and The Halo Graphic Novel on the way and am waiting for the Halo Uprising hardcover to be released, featuring all four separate editions, and a cheap Halo: The Cole Protocol to show up somewhere.

[Solomon Grundy]

Originally Posted by mjpartyboy

After reading Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, and Halo: First Strike recently, I'm now reading Halo: Ghosts of Onyx and I've enjoyed all of them.

I've got Halo: Contact Harvest and The Halo Graphic Novel on the way and am waiting for the Halo Uprising hardcover to be released, featuring all four separate editions, and a cheap Halo: The Cole Protocol to show up somewhere.

I think I see a pattern emerging.

[MarkyPancake]

Originally Posted by Decadence

I think I see a pattern emerging.

I had the first three books for a couple of years and never bothered reading them until a couple of months ago and I've been engrossed by the story, so thought I would carry on reading about the Halo universe.

[fizl]

Originally Posted by Decadence

I think I see a pattern emerging.

Really? I'm having trouble working it out....



Shaz

[Digger]

Currently. . .

God's Own Country - Ross Raisin
The Game - Neil Strauss

In the pipeline. . .

The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak
From Frogs To Princes
High Heels and Dirty Deals: Globetrotting Tales of Debauchery from a Binge-drinking Nymphomaniac - Brett Tate
Green IT for Dummies
Cisco: A Beginners Guide. . .ahem. . .

[ckeener]

Reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I'm going through a classics phase.

[iluvmelmac]

just finished reading stephen j ambroses pegasus bridge
if you like world war 2 history its a really good read.