Favourite/Shit Books....

[rachus]

Anyone reading anything at the mo?

My fav book is danny wallace's Yes Man, such a wicked book!

At the mo im reading Generation X by Douglas Coupland, its pretty good so far :)

I work for Borders but to be honest not a massive reader, would be good to hear your recommendations!

[MrAHC]

sven hassel - wheels of terror.

[Southcaver]

A few of my favourates

bringing down the house, ben mezrich
marching powder, rusty young
The teachings of don juan: a yaqui way of knowledge, carlos castaneda
PiHKAL, alexander shulgin
a short history of nearly everthing, bill bryson.

[cathdreadhead]

finshed reading 'The Da Vinci' code really didnt enjoy it that much was actually looking forward to getting to the end of that boring shite... well at least it only cost me 50p from oxfam!

Just started readin 'Vurt' by Jeff Noon, its really good so far really surreal :love:

[MrAHC]

my fave books are old antique ones that i sell to posh folk for lots of monney.

[lilmstrixta]

you'll laugh when i tell you my fave book
its black beauty lol
i am reading the book theif at the moment cant really get into it but it is a good book im just not in the right frame of mind to read it at the minute

[GiantMidget]

The Lost Army Of Cambyses - Reading it now, very good book!:wink:

[Tank Girl]

currently I'm reading 'into the wild' by Jon Krakauer - the book that inspired the film (of the same title)

I go through phases where I read loads and loads or.....



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i am reading the book theif at the moment cant really get into it but it is a good book im just not in the right frame of mind to read it at the minute
havent you been reading that for months now? this happens to me sometimes ...... )


when I am enjoying the book but just cant get through it or consentrate on it and end up re-reading pages

[fruitisbad]

yes man is sick, as is dice man. scary ways to live your life though. cider house rules is one of me faves, wilbur smith, chuck paluhnik are all swack

[process]

have i told you about this book by allen car?! ;)






at the moment im readin Horse's Arse by Charlie Owen. Also just finished reading the davinci code, which was actually quite good, the ending was a bit of a let down tho...

[Southcaver]

have i told you about this book by allen car?! ;)...

Once or twice i think:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

[damo666]

Mr nice by howard marks is a good book

[process]

Mr nice by howard marks is a good book
seniour nice by Howard Marks however is a shit book.

[lilmstrixta]

currently I'm reading 'into the wild' by Jon Krakauer - the book that inspired the film (of the same title)

I go through phases where I read loads and loads or.....



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havent you been reading that for months now? this happens to me sometimes ...... )


when I am enjoying the book but just cant get through it or consentrate on it and end up re-reading pages

yea i am going away with work soon so i might just start it again, it is a good book but i keep getting distracted, another good book i read recently was exstacy by irvine welsh, wierd but rather entertaining.

[Heavy]

Books are fantastic. Its amazing how many people read, but don't talk about it.

I fancy 'Into the wild' cos I enjoyed the film.

My favorite is 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. A post apocalypse/distopian tale, a father taking care of his son, very sparse, but loaded with emotion.

Also, 'Divided Kingdom' Rupert Thompson. Psychologically test everyone in the British Isles, divide them into four groups, send each group to a part of the country separated by large walls and let them get on with it. All violent people together, all optimistic folk together etc.

Also, 'A product of the system-my life in and out of prison' by Mark Leech.

There is so much good stuff available, you just need to get the right books at the right time in your life, so that you can engage with them, and take meaning from them, and use it.

[lilmstrixta]

I also have the god delusion in my pile to read

[MisterDuck]

The Beach - Alex Garland

Wickid book

[process]

never ever read this book. Conversations with God

http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-God-Uncommon-Dialogue-Book/dp/0399142789

not sure why i decided to read it, but i only got 2 pages in, before i wanted to hunt the author down and beat him to death with it!

[Tank Girl]

I also have the god delusion in my pile to read

quite a few of my friends have read this - but for me I can imagine its a bit too heavy for me to get through

I love john grisham and dan brown for some 'light' reading - very formulaic but I do enjoy them and philip pulman and all the harry potter books

I love to read - I dont understand people who spend their money on crap magazines when you can get some books that are IMO often much more fullfilling from a charity shop - often for less :wink:

[MrAHC]

never ever read this book. Conversations with God

http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-God-Uncommon-Dialogue-Book/dp/0399142789

not sure why i decided to read it, but i only got 2 pages in, before i wanted to hunt the author down and beat him to death with it!
theres a film as well.

[process]

theres a film as well.
i might beat him to death with that instead then...

[MrAHC]

i might beat him to death with that instead then...i thought the guy was abit full of shit to be honest, though he did say a few quotes that stuck in my head.

[lilmstrixta]

quite a few of my friends have read this - but for me I can imagine its a bit too heavy for me to get through

I love john grisham and dan brown for some 'light' reading - very formulaic but I do enjoy them and philip pulman and all the harry potter books

I love to read - I dont understand people who spend their money on crap magazines when you can get some books that are IMO often much more fullfilling from a charity shop - often for less :wink:




i agree 100 percent i read more than i watch tv to be honest i love old book shops you can get some right bargains i bought my dad the northern lights books for christmas dunno if he liked them.

[MrAHC]

the beano is quite good

[Southcaver]

Only thing is, when i get into a decent book i end up reading till 4 in the morning or summin daft then its like shit 2 hours till work:yawn:

[lilmstrixta]

Only thing is, when i get into a decent book i end up reading till 4 in the morning or summin daft then its like shit 2 hours till work:yawn:

i do that i just sit there n read i get annoyed when i need the toilet and have to stop lol not read a book like that in ages

[MrAHC]

i do that i just sit there n read i get annoyed when i need the toilet and have to stop lol not read a book like that in agespissing in the bed helps with this problem

[Tank Girl]

I tend to read alot in the bath, and sometimes dont realise the waters gone cold as I'm so distracted...

used to like the 'commute' to college as got through so many books on the train / bus, but hated it when I looked up and there were about 5 of us reading the same book!!

Mr Tank gets very annoying and complains when I cant put a book down and walk from one room to another with it, and then sits hitting the book lke a little sulky child til I give up and pay him some attention :wink:

[rachus]

Grits by niall griffiths is amazing, alot like irvine welsh about aload of west welshies living off the doll and getting off there tits on acid climbing hills and killing ox with knives :s.. all abit fucked up but a wicked read :)

[marysometimes]

i agree 100 percent i read more than i watch tv to be honest i love old book shops you can get some right bargains i bought my dad the northern lights books for christmas dunno if he liked them.
I've those books in my to read pile for a couple of years now :|

I guess the last book that had the compulsive reading effect on me was The Sound and the Fury, W.Faulkner. really recomend it.

currently i'm reading the waves, v.woolf. it's good, but it's been put aside by laziness and uni stuff.


i do that i just sit there n read i get annoyed when i need the toilet and have to stop lol not read a book like that in ages

well annoying:crazy:

[lilmstrixta]

A friend at work recomended sound and fury i might have to check it out now will have a look on ebay later me thinks

[MrAHC]

A friend at work recomended sound and fury i might have to check it out now will have a look on ebay later me thinksi'm waiting on the sequel to a hungry catterpilla

[lilmstrixta]

i'm waiting on the sequel to a hungry catterpilla
isnt the sequal to that the very hungry catipilar????

[process]

i really recommend

Horses arse by charlie owen

i have actually been laughing out loud pretty much every other page when reading it...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horses-Arse-Charlie-Owen/dp/0755336844/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208512243&sr=8-1

[process]

Synopsis
1976 -- James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister; Brotherhood of Man win the Eurovision Song Contest, things surely cannot get much worse!or can they? Handstead New Town, affectionately known as Horse's Arse, a North Manchester overspill and ugly dump, melts under the relentless heat wave of the summer. The Park Royal Mafia, a group of local villains, is under new management but its muscle and sheer mindless violence has attracted the sinister attention of Sercan Ozdemir, a Turkish gangster. The police, Horse's Arse's finest, The Grim Brothers, Psycho, Pizza and the rest, try and keep a lid on things in their own inimitable style. But when the CID manoeuvre the Park Royal Mafia into a catastrophic arrangement with Ozdemir, it can only end in tears...

A review of the book off of amazon...

This book will make a jibbering wreck out of anybody with a sense of humour. Within minutes of starting it, I was laughing out loud and wiping the tears from my eyes on a packed commuter train. My face ached because of the constant silly grin on it. Young women sitting near me were smiling at me, (for the first time in years) during my very public display of uncontrolled hilarity. Foxtrot Oscar picks up perfectly where Horses Arse ended, and Charlie Owen's expertise as a story teller has gone from strength to strength, as the story unfolds and a compelling plot develops. This book is an absolute page turner that I only unwillingly put down when the train driver threatened to leave me in the sidings overnight. Book 3 can't come soon enough.

[rach]

just about to start reading the celestine prophecy, been meaning to for ages but never have the time...

[process]

just about to start reading the celestine prophecy, been meaning to for ages but never have the time...
ive read that, its a quality book. the sequels didnt seem upto much i thought, well i only got through half of it then couldnt be bothered to finish the rest...

[MrAHC]

check this book.

Survive the Apocalypse, just what your granny wants for xmass!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110244629716

[tarifa]

brave new world, aldous huxley. brilliant

[Heavy]

Tarifa, depending on which edition of BNW you have, the intro may explain that he was inspired to write it after visiting Billingham (my town) and the Brunner Mond chemical plants which were here. A claim to fame for the town....not too sure if thats a good thing though.

[binge]

There is so much good stuff available, you just need to get the right books at the right time in your life, so that you can engage with them, and take meaning from them, and use it.

Yep. 'Zen and the Art of Mororcycle Maintainence' really helped me break out of my rut last year, turned my life around and also started me learning about buddism (which I really like).

Also- 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouc (wrong spelling) really inspired me to go travelling when I was 18.

'The God Delusion' is great, gives you loads of ammo if you like discussing religion with friends (which I do!)

I also read a lot of Sci-Fi and Fantasy for escapism. My favourite authors (atm) are Terry Pratchett and Phillip Pullman, and I've read 'The Lord of the Rings' at least three times!!

[rachus]

I saw that art of the motorcycle book at work just because i was drawn to it cos of the cover, its looks alright and now u've mentioned it i might get it. ta :)

on the road another good choice :)

iv read alot of paulo coehlo books, really inspirational writer, does bring god into the subject though which is the only snag. i guess you can intrepret "god" anyway you want though.

[Tank Girl]

iv read alot of paulo coehlo books, really inspirational writer, does bring god into the subject though which is the only snag. i guess you can intrepret "god" anyway you want though.

same, I really liked 'veronica decides to die'

[process]

I also read a lot of Sci-Fi and Fantasy for escapism. My favourite authors (atm) are Terry Pratchett and Phillip Pullman, and I've read 'The Lord of the Rings' at least three times!!
yeah terry pratchett's quality, ive just started re-reading some of his books, think ive read pretty much everyone he's done. Not sure what the most recent one is tho?

Does phillip pullman write the same sort of stuff? might have to check him out. Any specific ones you recommend?

[Heavy]

On the Road is quality.

What about the bit where they are driving the car back to New York, and as the city comes into view, they wrap their jumpers round their heads and faces, and pretend to be Arabs going to blow up New York.

Pretty spooky considering it was written in 1940's?

[Tank Girl]

yeah terry pratchett's quality, ive just started re-reading some of his books, think ive read pretty much everyone he's done. Not sure what the most recent one is tho?

Does phillip pullman write the same sort of stuff? might have to check him out. Any specific ones you recommend?
I'd say Terry pratchett has much more humor in his books,

I've read a lot of the discworld ones and remember laughing out load,
The northern lights isnt like that - easy to follow the different worlds and charachters and I found I got quite into it all but wouldnt compair the 2 personally

[process]

I'd say Terry pratchett has much more humor in his books,

I've read a lot of the discworld ones and remember laughing out load,
The northern lights isnt like that - easy to follow the different worlds and charachters and I found I got quite into it all but wouldnt compair the 2 personally
yeah terry pratchett cracks me upto!

[DaftFader]

ervin welsh ..any thing by him is wkd .. haven't read a book in a few years now ... need to get back into it:bounce_fl

[Greb]

Huge Terry Pretchett fan here too! :bounce_g: But didn't you hear that he's been diagnosed with altzimers disease? so dunno how many more discoworld books we're going to get. :cry:

Had 'Naked Lunch' by Burroughs reccomended to me, so I might check that out next.

Oh yeah, big LoTR fan too, has anyone read the *new* book? It's made partially from Tolkiens notes i think.

[Tank Girl]

Huge Terry Pretchett fan here too! :bounce_g: But didn't you hear that he's been diagnosed with altzimers disease? so dunno how many more discoworld books we're going to get. :cry:


yeh there was a thread about it on here a while ago - as with anyone with this sort of illness its a huge shame

[process]

ervin welsh ..any thing by him is wkd .. haven't read a book in a few years now ... need to get back into it:bounce_fl
i could never really get into irvine welsh tbh , i just cant get my head round the way its written, i have to pretty much say every sentence aloud in a glasgow accent to understand what the fuck he's going on about!

[Tank Girl]

i could never really get into irvine welsh tbh , i just cant get my head round the way its written, i have to pretty much say every sentence aloud in a glasgow accent to understand what the fuck he's going on about!

I do the same :wink:
read it through in my head with what I believe could possibly sound glaswegian!
Have read all his books but didnt like filth too much
saw him talk last year and was suprised as his accent wasnt what I'd think it'd be and didnt swear once :laugh_at:

[marysometimes]

Had 'Naked Lunch' by Burroughs reccomended to me, so I might check that out next.
do read it!

Oh yeah, big LoTR fan too, has anyone read the *new* book? It's made partially from Tolkiens notes i think.
I've seen it in bookshops a lot, but i haven't even picked it up , i'm kinda hoping someone tells me if it's worth reading or not.
LOTRraaa

[DaftFader]

i could never really get into irvine welsh tbh , i just cant get my head round the way its written, i have to pretty much say every sentence aloud in a glasgow accent to understand what the fuck he's going on about!ahh thats were your going wrong ... he wrights from the point of view of some one from edinbourgh ... :laugh_at: .... you should try to get round that m8 as they are fucking awesome books ...


@ tank girl .. filth was a bit strange .. i didn't like the ending much ..kind of an anti climax ..the rest of his books are mint tho imo:bounce_fl

[TheWitchesCat]

Irvine Welsh - Porno, very very funny book but then bein fae Edinburgh there's no language barrier...:wink:

Just read JG Ballards Super Cannes, weird and amazing book...

Oh and The Beach much better than the movie...

[ratty303]

Just finished My Revolutions - Hari Kunzru which is a cracking good story about a 60s revolutionary who's been on the run for the past 30 odd years.

Tip for the summer, Sewerside Chronicles - By Tim Lay. Lucky enough to have read an advance copy. Well funny and got some bang on observations about alternative/underground culture.

[Benzo]

+ loads more

[Benzo]

I'm always trying to read. Life is too short, so you have to get in as much as possible while you can. Some of my faves as I remember them+ that havent been mentioned

Requiem for a dream-Hubert Selby Junior-will blow you away
A scanner darkly-Philip K Dick + anything else by Phil-they have made so many films from his stories.
The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee-Jared Diamond-human evolution described in layman terms.
Neuromancer-wiliam gibson

almost forgot-anything and everything by Michael Moorcock
+ loads more

[n.r.g]

im a total book junkie the funnies book ive read mort terry pratchit!

[Tank Girl]

A scanner darkly-Philip K Dick + anything else by Phil-they have made so many films from his stories.

I tried to read this - but just could not get in to it -

so I cheated and watched the film :wink:

[DaftFader]

Irvine Welsh - Porno, very very funny book but then bein fae Edinburgh there's no language barrier...:wink:yeah thats the sequal to trainspotting ... exsilent book .. used to love seing peoples faces when they read the tital when i was reading it on public transport :laugh_at:

[binge]

yeah terry pratchett's quality, ive just started re-reading some of his books, think ive read pretty much everyone he's done. Not sure what the most recent one is tho?

Does phillip pullman write the same sort of stuff? might have to check him out. Any specific ones you recommend?

No. Terry Pratchett is a very funny writer- his books are laugh-out-loud funny about crazy ideas and going's on. There's about 36 books in the series, and I have loads of different characters that keep popping in and out of each others books. There are also loads of levels to them- the discworld is like an ironic view of certain events and attitudes we see in the real world. For instance, for anyone who likes rock'n'roll 'Soul Music' is like a lesson in the history of rock music.

Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials are much more fantasy, but also a very interesting discussion about the effects (read: evils) of organised religion in the world. The first one was recently (not too badly) made into 'The Golden Compass'. They are possibly my favourite books ever. You should try them.

Also- gotta mention Harry Potter!

I have also recently been reading lots of Autobiographys lately- John Peal's and Stephen Fry's are pretty good.

For the guys interested in Climate Change:

When the Rivers Run Dry- Fread Pearce
The Last Generation- Fread Pearce

Are pretty heavy, and loads of climate science, but are really interesting (and up-to-date) reads.

Also: Revenge of Gaia- Jim Lovelock (The guy is a Legend!)

[Heavy]

I'll second the Peel and Fry autobiographies.

[BigAndy]

Read all of terry pratchetts books numerous times, most of irvine walshes and my bro is always buying me hero fantasy books for xmas n stuff.
Just finished the last continent for bout the 4th time, fantastic.

[rachus]

Also: Revenge of Gaia- Jim Lovelock (The guy is a Legend!)

I really wana read that book its now classed as a "modern classic" i'm glad to see some ecology readers out there :)

iv read john peels bio too, its an interestng read!

Neil Gaiman is a good author too for all u sci-fi readers too best known for stardust but gots lots of other good ones, he also done that book with pratchett about good omens? or something.. shit i should remember sci-fi is one of my sections at work!:crazy_diz

[binge]

The Red-Green-Blue Mars trilogy is fucking excellent as well if you like Sci-Fi and climate science. It's all about terraforming Mars!

[GiantMidget]

The Red-Green-Blue Mars trilogy is fucking excellent as well if you like Sci-Fi and climate science. It's all about terraforming Mars!

Sounds cool mate, Got a link for em wouldn't mind having a lookie look at em!? :wink: