What are you reading tonight?

[Dujon]

I read most of Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag" many, many, years ago, Verbal. Perhaps it looses the author's style in its translation. It was jolly hard going.

[a1]

Just starting everyone's favourite ex US president's book. Should be interesting.

everyone's favourite ex-prez is tommy jefferson.

'cept charlie sheen.

:/

[Lord Kangana]

I'm reading a biography of Friederich Engels at the moment, called the Frock Coated Communist.

Its very good.

Then I have Simon Schama's history of the French Revolution lined up.

[Harry Genshaw]

Shackletons Forgotten Men - Superb. If you're interested in polar exploration I would highly recommend it.

[Bruce Rioja]

Normally it takes me about a month to complete reading a book. 24 hours ago I bought To Kill a Mockingbird - I'm currently half way through it. What a book!!!

[William the White]

Normally it takes me about a month to complete reading a book. 24 hours ago I bought To Kill a Mockingbird - I'm currently half way through it. What a book!!!

Yep - sometimes there are reasons why a book (and do you know the brill film?) is a classic...

[hisroyalgingerness]

Just finished Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis. Cracking read, much more depth than the film.

Now rattling through Dave Spikey's autobiography, and it's brilliant. Very funny, touches of Spikey magic throughout

[General Mannerheim]

im about 20 pages into Glamorama!

[Bruce Rioja]

Normally it takes me about a month to complete reading a book. 24 hours ago I bought To Kill a Mockingbird - I'm currently half way through it. What a book!!!

Yep - sometimes there are reasons why a book (and do you know the brill film?) is a classic...

The film, William, is something that I was going to ask about. I wouldn't want, as is so often the case, to be disappointed by it once I've finished the book. I'll take your words as being a 'get-it-watched'. Cheers.

[hisroyalgingerness]

im about 20 pages into Glamorama!

I love Glamorama. It's possibly the weirdest one of the lot though, but worth sticking with

[Lofthouse Lower]

Lunar Park is my current no.1, but am re-starting them all

[Raven]

Born Free.

[TANGODANCER]

Normally it takes me about a month to complete reading a book. 24 hours ago I bought To Kill a Mockingbird - I'm currently half way through it. What a book!!!

Yep - sometimes there are reasons why a book (and do you know the brill film?) is a classic...

The film, William, is something that I was going to ask about. I wouldn't want, as is so often the case, to be disappointed by it once I've finished the book. I'll take your words as being a 'get-it-watched'. Cheers.

Gregory Peck Films are amongst my favourites: The Big Country, Moby Dick, Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear, Boys from Brazil etc. To Kill a Mockingbird is probably his finest of them all.

[Bruce Rioja]

Cheers, Tango. I've added it to my LF list.

[Prufrock]

Finished The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's Chief of staff, as recommended by Crayons. Really interesting account into the machinations of government during the Blair years, though the Machiavelli comparisons themselves are a bit weak. Certainly a different viewpoint, and very very readable. Gordy comes across as a prize twunt in it too.

[thebish]

the missus is currently reaing this: (well - listening to the audio-book version)



I hear snatches as I pass through the conservatory...

sounds right up William's street!

[Lofthouse Lower]

Not as good as 'Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter'.

Film coming out of yon P&P this year

[Lord Kangana]

Finished The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's Chief of staff, as recommended by Crayons. Really interesting account into the machinations of government during the Blair years, though the Machiavelli comparisons themselves are a bit weak. Certainly a different viewpoint, and very very readable. Gordy comes across as a prize twunt in it too.

He was punting this on the radio a few weeks ago.

I thought he came across as a right moron to be frank.

[Prufrock]

Finished The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's Chief of staff, as recommended by Crayons. Really interesting account into the machinations of government during the Blair years, though the Machiavelli comparisons themselves are a bit weak. Certainly a different viewpoint, and very very readable. Gordy comes across as a prize twunt in it too.

He was punting this on the radio a few weeks ago.

I thought he came across as a right moron to be frank.

I've not heard him speak. He comes across quite well in the book, seems to have genuinely believed in what they were doing, though the bits where he actually talks about Tony are a bit cult of the personality. It's more interesting as a fly on the wall how government worked during the Blair years.

[TANGODANCER]

the missus is currently reaing this: (well - listening to the audio-book version)

Why? (not why is she reading it, but why not just write a zombie novel without involving a long established classic work of fiction that's also a record of the life and times of the author?) What's next up, Wuthering Heights beyond the grave, Far from the madding shroud, Oliver with a Twist?