What are you reading right now?

FireInCairo · 01-05-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Fruitonica

After christmas I've built up a small to read pile.

Iron Council - China Mieville
Heaven's Net is Wide - Lian Hearn
Olympos - Dan Simmons
Shogun - James Clevell

Shogun is well worth a read!
Check out musashi by eji yoshikawa if you want something more authentic

Fruitonica · 01-05-2009, 11:23 PM

Actually I'd already had my eye on Musashi, my brother has a copy and the cover looked really interesting.

mr. goth glam · 01-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Desolation Angels-Jack Kerouac
The Outlander-Gil Adamson
The Rum Diary-Hunter S. Thompson
The Portable Dorothy Parker-Dorothy Parker

Disorder · 01-07-2009, 04:15 PM

The Rum Diary is ****ing awesome.

I'm reading Les Liasions Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), by Laclos. S'allright.

Terrible Lizard · 01-07-2009, 09:12 PM

Lord of Light - Roger Zelzany

ProggyMan · 01-07-2009, 09:18 PM

My second cousin just recommended that to me.

Terrible Lizard · 01-07-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

My second cousin just recommended that to me.

Your cousin knows his ****, it's fascinating, epic and funny.

4ZZZ · 01-08-2009, 01:54 AM

I no longer read fiction, I prefer history nowadays, but if I was to re-read a Sci-Fi book from my youth Lord of Light by Zelzany would be the one.

I have got into 2 books that came over Xmas.

Rubicon by Tom Holland. A book on the Roman republic.

Rome Or Death: The Obsessions of General Garibaldi by Daniel Pick. The Story of Garibaldi's obsession with diverting the Tiber.

I have also picked up a book in a 2nd hand sale called View Of Sussex by Ben Darby. A bit battered but the pics alone make me want to go back and visit that fair county.

lucifer_sam · 01-09-2009, 02:07 AM

The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka. Shaping up to be much better than all the other Kafka I've read yet...

VoidIfRemoved · 01-10-2009, 10:44 AM

Can't recommend yet as I'm not far enough in, but I'm reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo to see how it differs to the musical, which is probably the only opera I can get on with.

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mr. goth glam Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waverly, VA. Posts: 406	Desolation Angels-Jack Kerouac The Outlander-Gil Adamson The Rum Diary-Hunter S. Thompson The Portable Dorothy Parker-Dorothy Parker __________________

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Disorder Groupie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England. Posts: 2	The Rum Diary is ***ing awesome. I'm reading Les Liasions Dangereuses* (Dangerous Liaisons), by Laclos. S'allright. __________________ I'm watching you, I watch it all, I take no pity from your friends. Who is right and who can tell and who gives a damn right now.

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Terrible Lizard **ER OF HOLES Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butt**, Nebraska Posts: 1,211	Lord of Light - Roger Zelzany __________________ “YOU ARE SCUM SLUT.” -John Martyn

01-09-2009, 02:07 AM	#1009 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka. Shaping up to be much better than all the other Kafka I've read yet... __________________ first.am

01-10-2009, 10:44 AM	#1010 (permalink)
VoidIfRemoved Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Hampshire Posts: 14	Can't recommend yet as I'm not far enough in, but I'm reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo to see how it differs to the musical, which is probably the only opera I can get on with. __________________ "Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung" VOLTAIRE

01-05-2009, 11:23 PM	#1002 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Actually I'd already had my eye on Musashi, my brother has a copy and the cover looked really interesting.

01-07-2009, 09:18 PM	#1006 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	My second cousin just recommended that to me.

01-08-2009, 01:54 AM	#1008 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	I no longer read fiction, I prefer history nowadays, but if I was to re-read a Sci-Fi book from my youth Lord of Light by Zelzany would be the one. I have got into 2 books that came over Xmas. Rubicon by Tom Holland. A book on the Roman republic. Rome Or Death: The Obsessions of General Garibaldi by Daniel Pick. The Story of Garibaldi's obsession with diverting the Tiber. I have also picked up a book in a 2nd hand sale called View Of Sussex by Ben Darby. A bit battered but the pics alone make me want to go back and visit that fair county.