***The Official Book Readers Thread***

[boxingfan91]

Wheres Waldo, Arthur`s New Puppy, and Arthur`s Eyess.....****s wif it

[Derranged]

I never got why some of the books get the hype they do.

To Kill A Mockingbird ****** and so did Lord Of The Flies. I also didn't like Cat's Cradle too much, which was supposed to have jump-started Vonnegut's writing career.

At the moment I'm reading all short fiction, mostly by Anton Chekhov and O. Henry.

[D-MiZe]

Just started The Dark Tower, anyone else read it/series?

[SlySlickSmooth]

I never got why some of the books get the hype they do.

To Kill A Mockingbird ****** and so did Lord Of The Flies. I also didn't like Cat's Cradle too much, which was supposed to have jump-started Vonnegut's writing career.

At the moment I'm reading all short fiction, mostly by Anton Chekhov and O. Henry.

The movie was pretty funny imo, watched it/read it my sop****re year in high school. Didn't like it that much.
RIP Piggy

[Sane Man]

The Count of Monte Cristo was kickass. So many twists and turns and cliffhanger chapters.

Full marks to Dumas for making a 1,200 page book such a page turner.

Currently reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. I read some of his late work a few years ago and enjoyed it. This seems a lot more absurd and satirical and I'm getting used to his idiosyncratic style, but it looks promising.

[rorymac]

Finished Money by Martin Amis several weeks ago, quickly polished off a Flashman, now reading Butcher's Crossing by John Williams and it's excellent.

[squealpiggy]

I am currently reading sherlock holmes. Just finished the 3rd. Easy read and very well written. I was reading the original james bond series in between sherlock holmes books but the standard of writing between Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming is vast so I stopped.

It's funny how much Dr Watson is "in to" Sherlock. I mean he's really "in to" him.

Reading the Sandman by Neil Gaiman, I'll comment more when I finish the first book.

It's a 200 page graphic novel. It should take you half an hour.

Anyway I am currently reading David Wong's sequel to John Dies At The End. It's called This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It). It's a sort of silly sci-fi horror novel.

The last book I read was called The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker, a non fiction book about why violence has declined.

I read a lot. I also read a lot of graphic novels, with my current favourite being Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples.

[rorymac]

I have read and ranked as follows:

#1 Penmaric (Truly an epic) 10/10
#2 Kane and Abel 10/10
#3 Agent Zigzag 9/10
#4 Girl if the dragon tattoo trilogy 9/10 (the 3rd is better than the 2nd and the 2nd better than the 1st)


I've only read one autobiography, Scartissue. Mind blowing.

I am currently reading sherlock holmes. Just finished the 3rd. Easy read and very well written. I was reading the original james bond series in between sherlock holmes books but the standard of writing between Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming is vast so I stopped.


READ KANE AND ABEL - It is a must read.

Time for my periodical attempt to sell Flashman. You mention being fed up with Ian Fleming's writing:

“Mr Fraser is a skillful and meticulous writer, twice as good as Buchan, and twenty times better than Fleming” – Auberon Waugh.

The following is an article by Christopher Hitchens on his love for Flash Harry which I think will appeal to Piggy:

[vorgaphe]

Just picked up the Portrait of Dorian Gray and it's pretty good so far.Probably going to read Lolita after that.