What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (3 Viewers)

[rettucs]

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.31...lBZmQPALguUTRD0Ln5umOQ&cbp=12,248.09,,0,17.39

there ya go

 

[Jim Daniels]

Just on the Skippy home straight myself. Great book and yes, uncomfortably dark at times. Wouldn't fancy having a 14 year old daughter these days, if it's as he tells it.

Room is also a great. When you finish, you'll find it hard to adjust to a new narrator for a while....

finished this yesterday. A good read. Very funny moments in it, but incredibly dark at times too.

staying on the Booker prize shortlist, gonna give this a go next;

 

[jonah]

Finished Ford Madox Ford and on to Conrad for next week. Revisiting. I actually quite like Conrad, particularly the secret agent, but its not the most... exhilarating of reads. Anyway.

 

[IFF]

 

[David Kronenbourg]

the book of evidence. banville is so fucking good

 

[rettucs]

gonna give this a go next;

finished this on saturday. Good enough read but probably not really my cup of tea. Its easy-going enough so would be ideal for something to read while on holidays or whatever.

Sticking to booker lists (long-list in this case), gonna try this (the last of the 3 for 2 I got in Waterstones the other week);

and also, gonna start this as my luchtime at work read;

out of curiousity more than anything else

 

[hugh]

Great ideas. Underground London of magic cults and occult religions going crazy because of an impending apocalypse triggered by the theft of a giant squid. It's a lot of fun - for a while - but it goes on way too long and the plotting and characterization are a bit crap.

 

[rettucs]

The Booker prize award winner gets named today.

 

[rettucs]

Howard Jacobson won this with The Finkler Question.

bah

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Really enjoying this. Full of eye opening findings.

Also working through this. Very funny.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Howard Jacobson won this with The Finkler Question.

bah

who were you up for?

 

[Jill Hives]

I is John what was that book I should read? I know you said Jim Daniels read the wrong one but there is too much to sort through in this thread. I'll bring it on my holiday. I have about three to bring with me so a fourth would probably be perfect.

 

[Lili Marlene]

You know there's such things as private messages Jill Hives.

or even visitor messages.


anyway it's this

'pretententious and predictable' with 'unnecessary adverbs 'and 'questionable similies' according to one review so you'll likely hate it.

 

[rettucs]

who were you up for?

Ireland

even though I didn't really like the book that much myself

 

[Lili Marlene]

'pretententious'

er, that's the pretentious way of spelling pretentious.

 

[Jill Hives]

You know there's such things as private messages Jill Hives.

or even visitor messages.

But I was IN THIS THREAD looking for it. My time is precious, I can't go off and construct personal messages. Sheesh.
Thanks.

Also How I Live Now is the only one I can get my hands on now.... any use?

 

[Lili Marlene]

*sigh*

yes Jim.

Actually, How I Live Now is a pretty amazing, i'd say that's her second best, tied with The Bride's Fairwell. The opening pages set it up as a certain type of book which it really turns out not to be.

 

[Jim Daniels]

'pretententious and predictable' with 'unnecessary adverbs 'and 'questionable similies' according to one review so you'll likely hate it.

Unnecessary adverbs! Haven't seen that one before! Thats hilarious. She must have really rubbed that critic up the wrong way...

 

[jonah]

I have to read DH Lawrence this week, 'Women in Love' ; everything in my body is rejecting it, everything. I. Hate. You. D. H. Fucking. Lawrence.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Have just read The Mayor of Casterbridge. Enjoyed it thoroughly. A lot more happens in nineteenth century novels, doesn't it? The customary serialisation enforced that I suppose.
Anyway, here we go.