What are you reading tonight?

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:44 pm

Reading Merlins Wood by Robert Holdstock, tough going probably as I was not in the mood for it so will see

And Oliver Postgate's autobiography which is very good and interesting.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:14 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Whilst away last week I ran out of reading material so ended up buying a novel by a guy called Robert Goddard. The book's titled Found Wanting. It promises to be a good read. I'll let you know if I think it is or not.

I read Robert Goddard's "Sight Unseen" not long ago. Not a bad read.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:19 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:Whilst away last week I ran out of reading material so ended up buying a novel by a guy called Robert Goddard. The book's titled Found Wanting. It promises to be a good read. I'll let you know if I think it is or not.
I read Robert Goddard's "Sight Unseen" not long ago. Not a bad read.

Is he the one who writes stories where there is always a "link" to the past? Or am I thinking of someone else?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:37 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote: Is he the one who writes stories where there is always a "link" to the past? Or am I thinking of someone else?

I'm not familiar with his other stuff, fella, but this one links back to Anna Andersen - the woman that claimed to be Anastasia

bobby5 · Post by **bobby5** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:23 pm

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer. Fine writing.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:24 pm

The third in the Stig Larsson trilogy has just arrived in paperback "The girl who kicked the hornets' nest" - I was too stingy to buy the hard-back!

am very much looking forward to reading it - but will have to wait for the missus to read it first!

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:04 pm

thebish wrote:The third in the Stig Larsson trilogy has just arrived in paperback "The girl who kicked the hornets' nest" - I was too stingy to buy the hard-back!

am very much looking forward to reading it - but will have to wait for the missus to read it first!

Just finished it

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:05 pm

jimbo wrote:
thebish wrote:The third in the Stig Larsson trilogy has just arrived in paperback "The girl who kicked the hornets' nest" - I was too stingy to buy the hard-back!

am very much looking forward to reading it - but will have to wait for the missus to read it first!
Just finished it

ahh - but isn't it good still to have it to look forward to? the anticipation?? (hurry up missus!)

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:14 pm

thebish wrote:
jimbo wrote:
thebish wrote:The third in the Stig Larsson trilogy has just arrived in paperback "The girl who kicked the hornets' nest" - I was too stingy to buy the hard-back!

am very much looking forward to reading it - but will have to wait for the missus to read it first!
Just finished it
ahh - but isn't it good still to have it to look forward to? the anticipation?? (hurry up missus!)

Ahh but the satisfaction that I have having read it! I couldn't wait for it in paperback. I read the first 2 ages ago and then having watched the film a couple of weeks ago couldn't hold out for the last one any longer!

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:10 am

I sincerely hope, thebish, that 'the missus' has the sense to keep her trap shut before you've finished your turn.

Likewise for those here who have already read it.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:54 am

Dujon wrote:I sincerely hope, thebish, that 'the missus' has the sense to keep her trap shut before you've finished your turn.

Likewise for those here who have already read it.

she's finished it now, but I'm halfway through another book...

I am reading "The Book of Illusions" by Paul Auster - a really good read so far...

a bloke whose family is killed in a plane crash descends into booze-fuelled reclusive grief and randonly watches a documentary about a little-known star of the silent silver screen - Hector Mann - and is drawn into research... and (presumably, because I am only half way through!) it becomes his salvation

well written and thought provoking

(among the thoughts provoked - the idea that the coming of colour and sound killed off "real cinema acting".. maybe a bit extreme - but an interesting thought)

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:07 am

im reading that Mark Kermode book, i love listening to him on the radio but the book is quite hard work, i think he is trying too hard to show off with big words, and im constantly checking google for actors to find out who the frig he's talking about!

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:09 pm

Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:42 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series

was that a boy or girls ass raping?

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:01 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series
was that a boy or girls ass raping?

Girls. Bit graphic when you can still taste toothpaste

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:06 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series
was that a boy or girls ass raping?

ARSE!

An ass is a small 'oss.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:13 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series
was that a boy or girls ass raping?

would one be more palatable than the other??

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:31 pm

thebish wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series
was that a boy or girls ass raping?
would one be more palatable than the other??

yes.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:51 pm

James Lee Burke, Pegasus Descending. His novels are always decent.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:57 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
thebish wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Nearly finished 1974 by David Peace. Excellent book, bit violent (just been a bottom rape bit which is not what you want to read first thing in the morning) but very good and can't wait to finish the series
was that a boy or girls ass raping?
would one be more palatable than the other??
yes.

rape?

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