What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (4 Viewers)

[Jim Daniels]

Started this one today.
On a separate note - I'm interested in reading some Neil Gaiman, maybe his short stories, but I'm pretty open to anything. Can anyone recommend a good place to start with his stuff?

Love The Goon Squad! Have re-read it a couple of times.

Spoiler: Mild Spoiler - character map

Tessie Girl: A Visit From The Goon Squad in flowchart form...

Apart from some short stories, Ive only read American Gods by Neil Gaiman, which was very good, but quite hefty. You might be better off starting with some of his slimmer books. The Ocean at the End of the Line got some nice reviews.

This site is quite comprehensive

Neil Gaiman  |  Neil's Work | Books

 

[eoinzy2000]

Started Doughnut by Tom Holt to get over Putin book. Watery auld shite so far to be honest. Looking for a way out, but will persevere as long as I can. The book about Putins Russia (who owns Russia or something) was interesting thought. Crazy shit. Ireland is a hotbed of honest politics and transparency in comparison.

 

[travispickle]

Love The Goon Squad! Have re-read it a couple of times.

Spoiler: Mild Spoiler - character map

Tessie Girl: A Visit From The Goon Squad in flowchart form...

Apart from some short stories, Ive only read American Gods by Neil Gaiman, which was very good, but quite hefty. You might be better off starting with some of his slimmer books. The Ocean at the End of the Line got some nice reviews.

This site is quite comprehensive

Neil Gaiman | Neil's Work | Books

Cheers, I was on there the other day. Have a recommendation for Trigger Warning so might start there.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Recent reads:

 

[Lili Marlene]

AND WERE THEY ANY GOOD?

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

AND WERE THEY ANY GOOD?

Yes, all of them. The Sacks book is a travelogue about going to Mexico with the American Fern Society, I learned a lot about ferns despite having no interest in plants beyond eating them.

The Dark Tower books are great, second time reading the whole thing in full.

Stanislaw Lem's short stories are fun, like a more hardcore Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All about logical paradoxes, humour is drier but still worth a punt.

The Gombrowicz is a strange one, mixture of Agatha Christie melodrama/mystery and proper weird fiction headfuckery. Some great atmosphere and creeping dread in between social class commentary and tennis matches.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

The Gombrowicz is a strange one, mixture of Agatha Christie melodrama/mystery and proper weird fiction headfuckery. Some great atmosphere and creeping dread in between social class commentary and tennis matches.

i just ordered this based on your review, looking forward to them.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

i just ordered this based on your review, looking forward to them.

Cool, they sound really interesting. I haven't read anything else by him, I only bought this when I was in Krakow in April and found it on special offer in one of my favourite bookshops in the world:
Massolit Books, Books in English, used and new, cheap prices, academic titles, in Krakow, Poland

 

[hugh]

Art critic and poet Maggie Nelson's account of meeting, marrying and having a child with her transgender lover. Liberal doses of queer and feminist theory sprinkled throughout. Brilliant.

 

[travispickle]

Started this one last night, seems to be on a lot of "summer reading" type lists - really liking it so far

 

[David Kronenbourg]

right! Started this last night, here we go

Here, @Lili Marlene, how are you getting on with this? I've managed about 25 pages in two months.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Here, @Lili Marlene, how are you getting on with this? I've managed about 25 pages in two months.

Slow enough alright, although that's more because i've had a TV heavy week. I'm about 60 pages in and enjoying it but it's not exactly addictive reading is it? I'm hoping SOMETHING BIG happens before the end of book 1 to hook me in proper.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Slow enough alright, although that's more because i've had a TV heavy week. I'm about 60 pages in and enjoying it but it's not exactly addictive reading is it? I'm hoping SOMETHING BIG happens before the end of book 1 to hook me in proper.

Yeah, I'm the same. Feels like something mysterious and interesting is afoot but then I remember that I've 800+ pages to get through and it fills me with dread.

 

[hugh]

Only of interest if you have seen and are interested in Tarkovsky's Stalker film. A quick read. Enjoyable and informative. But as much about Geoff Dyer as it is about the film.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Genevieve Valentine: Mechanique

About a circus...and it's really really good.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Cool, they sound really interesting. I haven't read anything else by him, I only bought this when I was in Krakow in April and found it on special offer in one of my favourite bookshops in the world:
Massolit Books, Books in English, used and new, cheap prices, academic titles, in Krakow, Poland

Just started Cosmos (it took an age to arrive). Only 30 odd pages in but enjoying it so far.

 

[travispickle]

Just started The Importance of Music to Girls by Lavinia Greenlaw. Liking it so far, really well written.

 

[rettucs]

Reading this

I'd read good reviews about it, though some of the reviews were qualified with, 'if you're from London you'll love it'.

About a third of the way in and I'm not really feeling it, to be honest. It still feels like she's introducing her life as a bike courier. I have a bad feeling the whole book will be like that, rather than imparting any amazing tales and/or anecdotes.

Its not very long though, so I'll finish it out.

this turned out to be an enjoyable little read. Nothing earth-shattering or amazing, but if you cycle in cities, theres lots to relate to.

Even if not, the insight to the world of the cycle-courier is interesting in itself.

 

[IFF]

sounds interesting

currently

liking it so far

it did give me a thought before reading (occasionally these things happen)

I remember as a child watching the Jetsons and thinking "Wow cool, all this is just a few years away". Now things set in the future are a bleak collapsed post apocalyptic world with round the clock surveillance. and to apply the same thought would be "F**k, this is in only a couple of years time" Most things set in the future nowadays are set in a bleak bleak future time.

 

[rettucs]

Started this last week

an odd choice for me given I'm not that big a soccer fan. I was curious to read it though because of a recent interest I have in the Spanish civil war. I know the history of these clubs is very closely tied up with the civil war so its more than just a book about football. Good so far.