Does anyone read books anymore, if so what are you reading?

Does anyone read books anymore, if so what are you reading?

A few years ago the BBC published The BIG read; a survey which hoped to find the nations top 100 best loved novels. As a little bit of light relief a few people I know thought it would be fun to see if we could read all of them.

Here is the List:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100_2.shtml

I have just finished reading To kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch = A champion among men), and am now reading Catch-22. Books I really failed to get on with are:- The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (THE most boring book of all time), and Ulysses, James Joyce (I challange anyone to get past the second page without poking yourself in the eye with a sharp pencil)

The question is, what book are you reading at the moment, (or can even recommend)?

Disco

 

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At the moment?

Methods in Cell Biology - Laser Manipulation of Cells and Tissues (bed time reading )

Wendelinka

 

Re: Does anyone read books anymore, if so, what are you reading?

Isn't that about female masturbation ?

I've read and would recommend:

The Watchmen
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Horus Heresy
Magician - Riftwar Saga
The Killing Joke - Alan Moore.
Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King
Shining - Stephen King
The Dark Tower - Stephen King
Eisenhorn

To name a few, there are so many.....

 

Re: Does anyone read books anymore, if so, what are you reading?

Atm reading 'The Wheel of Time'.

I've read 'His Dark Materials' but didn't like it that much

 

Re: Does anyone read books anymore, if so, what are you reading?

i only read books when i need to for school.

 

Re: Does anyone read books anymore, if so what are you reading?

At the moment i'm reading these two during the day:

The Origins of the Peloponnesian War by G.E.M. de Ste. Croix
A History of Warfare by John Keegan

But they're such heavy going that the only things I can handle in my own time are Private Eye or trashy fantasy - at the moment i'm reading the Belgariad by David Eddings. I first read the series when I was like, 13, but was feeling nostalgic the other day so picked them up again...it's quite satisfying to be able to blast through a whole book in a few hours, even if it is trash :lol:

+1 to Danny r.e. Raymond Feist, although the Empire Trilogy with Janny Wurts is my favourite

 

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authors i enjoy reading are:

Hunter S Thompson
Iain Banks
J.R.R. Tolkien
F Scott Fitzgerald
Michael Crichton
Bret Easton Ellis
Graham Reilly
Irvine Welsh

there are heaps more but i cant be bothered to type them. i love reading though half the sturggle for me is finding the time to start one. but once i do im hooked and don't put it down.

 

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its not trash FFS! not when I am IN IT read it like when i was 13-14 and liked it a lot (hence my nick), bought the whole series (well only Belgariad + Malloreon = 10 books) two years ago in a re-release as a hardback with a kick-ass front cover + it looks great in the library

 

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Now Im reading "13 days in space after 14 years on earth" a diary from space by Christer Fuglesang the first Swedish astronaut. (In swedish)

My favorit books is the trilogy (with five books) Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy; Love

 

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i just finished re-reading the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy trilogy,
atm i've finished a couple of pratchett novels and have moved on to Capponi's "Victory of the West".

 

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i was reading the books of : Song of fire and ice (George R.R. Martin)
its really nice like the lord of the rings trilogy just better
if you like fantasy books you have to read them
the problem is that theyre not finnished at the moment (8 existing)

 

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I don't know I was too busy looking for a pencil

Oh now you are talking, an excellent piece of work. Did you read the last chapter? (you kow what I mean, but please don't ruin it for anyone else who doesn't )

Looks like some of you guys like science fiction. I am not sure whether this is well known but have a look at the The Stainless Steel Rat Series -by Harry Harrison.

Oh and Piss re fantasy books you might want to look up Michael Moorcock .

 

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Like all kind of books but the latest I've read are from Lee Child, managed to read 6 out of 13 so far. Recommend that you start with Killing floor and work your way through the rest.

"Despite the crude, tough-naïf narration, debut novelist Child serves up a big, rangy plot, menace as palpable as a ticking bomb, and enough battered corpses to make an undertaker grin. "

A big gory though so Kid it may not be for you.

Micky 8-)

 

Re: Does anyone read books anymore, if so what are you reading?

I used to read, but it's been a while since I've seen a book up close (pretty much like how it is with girls nowadays xD)
I'm mostly interested in Fantasy, but I'll read anything as long as it's fiction. My favorite books I've read so far is the Stravaganza trilogy, though I've only read 1 & 2 so far. I need to get my hands on the 3rd someday

 

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i read the dark tower 1-6
is the last book better than the previous?
the beginning of the story was very nice until the 5th book then it became strange