Which book are you currently reading?

That is a very good book. I read it many years ago when I was a university student. Sadly, her follow up novel 'The Little Friend' wasn't as good in my opinion.
I agree. That story just keeps muddling along. Every next chapter you think: "now it is going to happen", no matter what 'it' is. But 'it' never happens. Having read about 3/4 of the book, I put it down and have never picked it up again. But in defense of "the Little Friend", Donna knows how to tell a story very well, just not always what a story should be all about.
 
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Irving did it again: Tell a story that kept me glued to his lips. Marvelous. 👍
 
Lee Child's 61 Hours... kinda liking it, but I'm still 14, so not that much into adult novels. Still, quite good.
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Started re-reading this one, still makes me laugh everytime.;)

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Kinky Friedman is one of my heroes. Anybody who can start an alt-country band called "Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys" (Look up "Bob Wills" to understand the reference), and talk Mojo Nixon into driving a semi-stolen POS Z28 halfway across the country is just cooler than I'll ever be.
 
Kinky Friedman is one of my heroes. Anybody who can start an alt-country band called "Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys" (Look up "Bob Wills" to understand the reference), and talk Mojo Nixon into driving a semi-stolen POS Z28 halfway across the country is just cooler than I'll ever be.

Yep, love that opening sentence in one of his books, paraphrasing ( out of memory ) "I've become a bit ambivalent about performing as a Country & Western singer recently, but someone who uses the word ambivalent probably shouldn't be a Country & Western singer in the first place..."

Not keeping up to date on recent developments, but didn't he run for Mayor or something in his home town using the slogan "How hard can it be"?
 
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Looking for the Lost - Alan Booth

A non-fiction account of an Englishman who retraces famous journeys on foot through remote parts of Japan. Fluent in Japanese, Booth talks and drinks (a lot of beer) with locals along the way. A great travel book - though best recommended to people who have an interest in Japan.

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Finished reading this yesterday and the last chapter moved me to tears.
 
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As embarassing as it is to admit, I'm currently reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.
It's better than I expected so far, but I'm prepared for it to be very similar to DaVinci Code, and Angels & Demons at least in the "villian reveal".

I WILL be getting the new Jack Reacher novel, by Lee Child. Now that I know it's out....
Also reading Fantasy in Death, by JD Robb. (Yes, I'm aware it's Nora Roberts, but the "in death" books are pretty good, and often suprisingly so.)
 
I've decided to re-read some of my longer series of books before buying another. So I'll start with the Wheel of Time series, then do the entire Magician series followed by the Sword of Truth series. Should take me a month or so.
 
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Very, very interesting book which offers a view of life which I have never thought of myself. Easy to read as well and not confusing whatsoever... Great read!
 
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Very, very interesting book which offers a view of life which I have never thought of myself. Easy to read as well and not confusing whatsoever... Great read!

Sounds good.....you're not going to go all Richard Gere on us are you :lol:

I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance many years ago which was an amazing even though it wasn't the easiest book I've ever read. I would recommend it to anyone as it has certainly effected my outlook on life for the better.
 
OMG I checked, it's actually a book!
Does he ever get full?

Once there was a boy who tried eating a letter from a page and liked it, before long he was eating whole books at a time. It was all going great and he was on his way to becoming the cleverest boy in the world but he ate so many it made him sick and all the information got jumbled up in his head until he didn't know anything at all. In the end he stopped eating books but one day picked up a half eaten book and starting to read it and found it was even better than eating them. He read and read and became cleverer and cleverer and he thought that one day he may still be the cleverest boy in the world. The boy loves books know although he does still sometimes take a bite...chomp. The end

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Sounds good.....you're not going to go all Richard Gere on us are you :lol:

I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance many years ago which was an amazing even though it wasn't the easiest book I've ever read. I would recommend it to anyone as it has certainly effected my outlook on life for the better.

Of course Im not going to go Richard Gere on you guys... LOL... I come from a Buddhist background because my mother is Buddhist and I find it interesting to read about since it makes so much more sense to me than any other religion. I am not religious myself, but if I was going to choose to be, I'd definitely go with Buddhism because it makes sense and youre not required to believe there is an all powerful being watching over you... That powerful being is you and your mind... ;)
 
Of course Im not going to go Richard Gere on you guys... LOL... I come from a Buddhist background because my mother is Buddhist and I find it interesting to read about since it makes so much more sense to me than any other religion. I am not religious myself, but if I was going to choose to be, I'd definitely go with Buddhism because it makes sense and youre not required to believe there is an all powerful being watching over you... That powerful being is you and your mind... ;)

I'm not religious either but Buddhism does seem like a pretty sensible set of beliefs, I'm more a man of science really....hmmm Scientology?!?! :lol: :crazy:
 
I'm not religious either but Buddhism does seem like a pretty sensible set of beliefs, I'm more a man of science really....hmmm Scientology?!?! :lol: :crazy:

Youve seen the South Park episode with them right??? I rest my case... :P
 
Youve seen the South Park episode with them right??? I rest my case... :P

Of course, is it wrong that I base most of my opions on Scientology on that episode?! Words can't describe the idiocy of it's members. When I tell people about the soul catcher thing in space they assume I'm being stupid!
 
I am not religious myself, but if I was going to choose to be, I'd definitely go with Buddhism because it makes sense and youre not required to believe there is an all powerful being watching over you... That powerful being is you and your mind... ;)

I always thought Buddhism wasn't a religion anyway, more of a teaching instead, I've even read about a Buddhist following Catholic priest recently where he explained Buddhism as an addition to his Christian faith ( so they're not ruling each other out perse ).

Although I have to admit I'm not very knowledgeable about Buddhism or even religious for that matter ( like EvilNeal I'm more a man of science, although I hardly comprehend it ;)) I have heard of a book called "The Tibetan book of living and dying" which apparantly is a very hard read ( even to those owning a reasonable set of brains ) but maybe a follow up reading suggestion for you if you want to go deeper into the subject of Buddhism.:)
 
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Juliet, Naked (Nick Hornby)

This is his 6th novel and is classic Hornby so if you liked his other books you’ll like this. It’s set in a washed up seaside town in the north of England fittingly named Gooleness (if you picture Grimsby you won’t be far off) and centres around Annie and Duncan who have been in a lifeless relationship for the last 15 years. Duncan is obsessed with a 1980s American singer-songwriter called Tucker Crowe who after his critically acclaimed “break-up” album Juliet sank from view never recording or appearing in public again. Duncan is a member of a fan site for Tucker along with a fairly small number of other similarly aged men who refer to themselves as “Crowologists”. Amusingly the “latest news” thread is active daily despite there not being any for 20 odd years…the similarity with our own GT5 section didn’t escape me and there is more than one member there who would feel awkward reading this book!

The story progresses at a steady rate without turning into the slushy romance novel I feared and avoids being too predictable with its conclusion. Hornby is one of the best at writing about music and it’s emotional effect on us and doesn’t disappoint here. He creates a believable world that you are happy to invest in with characters you care about. Definitely worth picking up 8.5/10
 
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Juliet, Naked (Nick Hornby)

I read and quite enjoyed Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and 31 Songs by Nick Hornby (actually I liked those three books A LOT!).
But then I read How to Be Good and even if I didn't hate it it was no where near as good as the others... so that made me stay away from his more recent novels - but I may give his latest a try. :)
 
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I read and quite enjoyed Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and 31 Songs by Nick Hornby (actually I liked those three books A LOT!).
But then I read How to Be Good and even if I didn't hate it it was no where near as good as the others... so that made me stay away from his more recent novels - but I may give his latest a try. :)

Snap! ;) I started reading How To Be Good but put it down less than half way through and never picked it up again!

I'd also recommend Slam and Long Way Down.

Not that it matters really but I should have mentioned that Juliet, Naked is only 256 pages so isn't a big read but that suited me as a holiday book so I could get through more than one!
 
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