tightbreeks Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The kite runner's a good yarn...much..better...than...the...film. . . book that stands out with me, james herbert, The Rats. Link to comment
Lang Bar Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Have read Catcher In The Rye and nae 100% sure what the fuss is about. Amazed at how short a story it is, so it would be a good sized book for non readers to appraise. I quite like Irvine Welsh and my favourite of his is Marabou Stork Nightmares. Very witty and very clever.Another contemporary Scottish writer who I like is Des Dillon. His books Return of the Busby Babes and Me and Ma Gal are brilliant reads. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt.Them - Nathan McCallRemedy is None - William Mcilvanney The Silver Darlings by Neil M Gunn really is a must read as is a superb book with it's roots in Scotland but ending up firmly in Canada, No Great Mischief by Alistait Macleod. Link to comment
360 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 A Clockwork OrangeRequiem For A DreamA Study In Scarlet Animal Farm1984Utopia Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I didn't read much when I was at school, I would prefer sitting on my Playstation than reading books. Even for my RPR I ended up reading half of it, then the end and just kinda filling in the blanks myself! I left school and ended up reading things like 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Down and Out In London and Paris, Brave New World etc. I agree with others, Catcher In The Rye...didn't see the fuss. Maybe I should read it again? I have to admit i've read all Dan Brown books. They aren't exactly thought provoking or well written, but they definitely fill the "easy to read and easy to get into" market! Read a number of Stephen King novels, thought i'd be a big fan but they are far too long winded. He spends far too long filling the reader in on the characters background. The Shining is good read though, as was the Green Mile. Bret Easton Ellis is one of my favourite authors, although he's far too slow in writing new books that i'm losing interest! Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Anyone read Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks? What a book!Horrific description of the trenches. A fair old bit of rumpy pumpie in it too which is always good. Link to comment
CrazyBullSheep Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Only started getting into books when I started working overseas. I like Christopher Brookmyres stuff quite satyrical and pretty funny. Also Dean Koontz for a wee bit of scary nonsense. Have read a few of DB's and wish I hadn't not my kind of read. And of course a classic from my younger years "the owl who was afraid of the dark" who ever wrote that book and called the main character "Plop" was a f**king genius. Link to comment
360 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Currently reading "Crime and Punishment". Only up to chapter 4 but enjoying it already. Link to comment
Coopy100 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I iz reeding a buk on gallipoli. Itz really gud and I am only 44 pages in. It haz helped my speling as well. Link to comment
deco_1985 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Saw this book, for those people who have a 'different' sense of humor its worth checking out, just for a laugh! "should you be laughing at this" by hugleikur dagsson Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Just bought the clash of kings, don't want to wait a year after seeing game of thrones Link to comment
phoenix Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Been reading quite a few works to do with Soviet History recently, including: Bulgakov- The Master and MargaritaShalamov- Kolyma TalesZamyatin- WeSerge- The Case of Comrade TulayevScott- Behind the UralsHindus- Red BreadMochulsky- Gulag Boss: A Soviet MemoirBogdanov- Red Star The Master and Margarita is epic and there is ongoing debate as to whether or not it is the best Russian novel.....ever. Big in the '60s 'Sympathy For The Devil' was the Rolling Stones response after reading. It came to my attention recently that Russian TV serialised it in 2009 in nine parts , three of which can be found on YouTube. I could only find the three parts but these were good and I desire to see the whole series. It is well done but nothing can match the wild romp of the imagination invoked by reading the book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61s7jRmT6M Link to comment
JFK Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 The Master and Margarita is epic and there is ongoing debate as to whether or not it is the best Russian novel.....ever. Big in the '60s 'Sympathy For The Devil' was the Rolling Stones response after reading. It came to my attention recently that Russian TV serialised it in 2009 in nine parts , three of which can be found on YouTube. I could only find the three parts but these were good and I desire to see the whole series. It is well done but nothing can match the wild romp of the imagination invoked by reading the book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61s7jRmT6M Not sure if you're aware of this, but the whole Master and Margarita miniseries is available on You Tube. Here's the first episode, the button in the bottom right hand corner next to the plus sign turn on the subtitles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxSkjGFVZpM Link to comment
At The Border Guy Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 The Silver Darlings by Neil M Gunn really is a must read as is a superb book Excellent book. Read Sunset Song immediately after it, but found it tedious by comparison. Need to give some other Neil Gunn stuff a try. Link to comment
360 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Finished Crime and Punishment a few days ago. Very good. 1984 and The Brothers Karamazov came through my door today Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Finished Crime and Punishment a few days ago. Very good. 1984 and The Brothers Karamazov came through my door today Link to comment
Big Man Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 On holiday for two weeks from tomorrow, and need to free my mind of work. Just ordered the following from amazon in an attempt to achieve this: 1984 = Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 On holiday for two weeks from tomorrow, and need to free my mind of work. Just ordered the following from amazon in an attempt to achieve this: 1984 = Link to comment
phoenix Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Topical: This is a bold expose of science's mavericks. For more than a century, science has cultivated a sober public image for itself. But as bestselling author Michael Brooks explains, the truth is very different: many of our most successful scientists have more in common with libertines than librarians. This thrilling exploration of some of the greatest breakthroughs in science reveals the extreme lengths some scientists go to in order to make their theories public. Fraud, suppressing evidence and unethical or reckless PR games are sometimes necessary to bring the best and most brilliant discoveries to the world's attention. Inspiration can come from the most unorthodox of places, and Brooks introduces us to Nobel laureates who get their ideas through drugs, dreams and hallucinations. Science is a highly competitive and ruthless discipline, and only its most determined and passionate practitioners make headlines - and history. To succeed, knowledge must be pursued by any means: in science, anything goes. Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Currently enjoying Skeem Life, about growing up in Fintry, Dundee in the 70s. Like going doon memory lane Link to comment
Henry Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Just started Brookmyre's new one. Good so far. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Currently enjoying Skeem Life, about growing up in Fintry, Dundee in the 70s. Like going doon memory lane Ghost written book clearly as the whole of Fintry and Dundee if truth be told is illiterate. I've just finished a book about the history of glue. Couldn't put it down. Away to start a book about the history of British Coal mines. A dark read apparently. I was going to read Best British Bank Safes but I just couldn't get into it. Link to comment
360 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Some good puns in there, boofon. I'm reading one about the way a claw-crane vending machine works, it's gripping. Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I was reading a book about caving. Very disappointing. Full of pot holes. Link to comment
phoenix Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Read the story behind 'First Bus' recently. I was transported. Now on 'Robots' by Anne Droid Link to comment
Henry Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Reading 'A History of Comedy' by Joe King. Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I recommend the book about running marathons I was just reading. A hard slog, but I was desperate to finish it. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm reading Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley, I'm hooked. Link to comment
360 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I spilt water on my the book I was reading, it was a shame because I was absorbed. Link to comment
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