Thread: What are you reading now... II!
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14th Oct 2011, 1:35 PM #251
Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell.
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14th Oct 2011, 10:25 PM #252
The silent stars go by Dan Abnett. The new 'big name' doctor who book. Only a couple of chapters in but loving it, taking me back to when I really enjoyed reading the new EDA's once a month. Much better then the Terraphiles book form last year.
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14th Oct 2011, 10:30 PM #253
I'm reading Andy Frankham-Allen's Journey to the Heart of Luna, from the new Space: 1889 and Beyond range.
It's rather good!
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15th Oct 2011, 3:36 PM #254
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Now that name rings a bell...
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin, in which Jack the Ripper and Professor Moriarty are one and the same. After that, I'll be reading Charles Dicken's famous book about an attempt to start a vineyard in Greenland - Grape Expectations. Either that or my eyesight's going...
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15th Oct 2011, 3:53 PM #255
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15th Oct 2011, 3:55 PM #256
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How much did he pay you to say that?
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15th Oct 2011, 3:57 PM #257
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15th Oct 2011, 4:23 PM #258
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Shall I send The Lads round then?
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24th Oct 2011, 7:42 PM #259
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
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26th Oct 2011, 1:24 PM #260
Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett.
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26th Oct 2011, 5:26 PM #261
Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible by Marc Platt
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26th Oct 2011, 9:18 PM #262
I finished Turned Out Nice Again - The Story of British Light Entertainment by Louis Barfe last week which was a fascinating read, if a little dry in places. Now I'm reading David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, which is beautifully written, but it's not grabbing me in quite the same way that number9dream and Black Swan Green did. But I'm only 100 pages in, so there's still plenty of time.
"RIP Henchman No.24."
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27th Oct 2011, 9:02 AM #263
'Thousand Autumns' is a great book in the end, but it's a bit more about the feel and style of the place than the actual story. I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll give you a one-word clue as to why you should keep reading: Pirates.
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29th Oct 2011, 1:08 AM #264
Oh I'm definitely enjoying it enough to stick with it, but it just didn't have the immediate grab that Mitchell's other books have had. Still, I'm definitely intrigued by your clue, and how he might portray them. I'm guessing / hoping it won't be in a Johnny Depp-esque way, though.
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30th Oct 2011, 10:11 AM #265Close embrace
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Snuff by Terry Pratchett. About twenty pages in and so far much better than the disappointing Unseen Academicals.
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31st Oct 2011, 12:58 PM #266
I'm hoping I haven't mis-remembered the ending of 'Thousand Autumns' now!
I'm reading Rama II, which is the sequel to Rendezvous With Rama.
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31st Oct 2011, 2:11 PM #267
I never finished Rama II. Just seemed a bit dull really.
I've starting trying to read all of H P Lovecraft's stories. About halfway through At the Mountains of Madness.
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31st Oct 2011, 3:28 PM #268
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Appropriate given the date.
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31st Oct 2011, 3:49 PM #269
Oh no, not another dull bloody book!
Must... find... something good to read...!!!
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31st Oct 2011, 6:03 PM #270
I can't remember if we've discussed this before, but if you haven't read Carter Beats The Devil, rush out and do so now!
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2nd Nov 2011, 3:50 PM #271
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I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett. Rather dark so far, for a children's book, given two deaths, one a baby; arson by a mob; and the attempted suicide of the drunken father of the baby.
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4th Nov 2011, 10:11 AM #272
Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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4th Nov 2011, 10:43 AM #273
Finished Rama II, which was OK in the end. Not great, but OK.
I've picked up one of the Jeeves books, which I'll be starting later today.Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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7th Nov 2011, 3:29 PM #274
I've just finished Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography - from Deep Purple to Black Country Communion.
What a read it was. It may sound cliched, but I laughed and I cried. I've never read any star being more sincere about their demons than Glenn was in that book. I started it at around 11pm last night, and was finished by 9am. I was so into it, that I only slept for five hours in that time!
One of the few autobiographies that I've truly enjoyed.
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12th Nov 2011, 3:39 AM #275
I've finished The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet now and have mixed feelings. It's certainly a very enjoyable and rich novel, and one with some beautiful writing in it, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as Mitchell's other work, it's certainly a much bleaker novel than number9dream, Black Swan Green and even Cloud Atlas. But then they're two of my favourite novels of all time, and perhaps it's unfair to always expect his work to appeal to me that much every time.
I'm now reading Nick Cave's The Death of Bunny Munro, which I'm enjoying a lot, it's surprisingly accessible but nicely stylish stuff so far.Last edited by Alex; 12th Nov 2011 at 3:44 AM.
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