What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (6 Viewers)

[pete]

http://thumped.com/bbs/profile.php?do=editprofile

add your goodreads.com user ID down the bottom. blame Shaney;

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Europe Central is brilliant!

 

[jonah]

Two strong recommendations then, looking forward to it.

Anyone want to give the "book club" another go, then? Maybe with a more inspiring book for February?

Also I'm being very stupid but am not being presented the option to add that goodreads to my profile. I'm ciarajburke there if anyone has a profile.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I would but my reading time is all tied up for the next while.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Two strong recommendations then, looking forward to it.

Anyone want to give the "book club" another go, then? Maybe with a more inspiring book for February?

Also I'm being very stupid but am not being presented the option to add that goodreads to my profile. I'm ciarajburke there if anyone has a profile.

yeah i'm up for it. you going to choose the book?

 

[pete]

Also I'm being very stupid but am not being presented the option to add that goodreads to my profile. I'm ciarajburke there if anyone has a profile.

should be right below the last.fm option. i added it in for you anyway.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Finished The Marriage Plot on the bus to work yesterday. Have to say scutter; I mostly really liked it. There were elements towards the last third that had me driftin', but on the whole, it kept me engaged (ho ho). Yourself and Jill Hives ; were discussing it somewhere I can't find, but I'll give it....

Seven point five out of Ten

Just stated the new Murakami

So far, so Murakami. Strange but interesting girl, right off the bat...

 

[Squiggle]

Also I'm being very stupid but am not being presented the option to add that goodreads to my profile. I'm ciarajburke there if anyone has a profile.

Actually, I can't see it either (no last-fm either). What am I missing? finally made a few updates to goodreads 'nall

 

[rettucs]

read this last week

and most of this since tuesday

the Updike book is good. Its a pain in the hole at times with long, boring passages, but overall its good and I reckon I'll complete the series.

The Stephen King book is a bit meh. Its ok. Typical enough fare from him. It was something to read while traveling and certainly wouldn't tax the brain too much.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Let us know how it turns out.

I'm ashamed to say I packed it in about half way through,I got very bogged down in the middle ages and once I got past that all interest had been sucked out of me.I will return to it in a month or two and just pick up from WW1 on.

Anyway,back with the Russians again

This one's fascinating so far,some scary statistics in it and I've yet to reach the chapters dealing with the world wars/Stalin's reign.Pertinent too considering Putin's recent talk of arresting and reversing the alarming population decline Russia has been experiencing (Although this article paints a better picture than most)

 

[jonah]

I read

To echo I is John, its lovely. Very sad but very easy to get through. Usually when books get very meloncholy I sort of slow, but this was just lovely. Looking forward to getting through some more of her stuff. It's weirdly rare for me to like a protagonist so much.

I started reading "Norweigan Wood" and had to stop about 60 pages in. Really, really not my thing. I thought it was boring, indulgent, emo as all holy hell and the girl we were supposed to give a fuck about was the most annoying...agh. I stopped. I might try "Kafka on the Shore" just to make sure it wasn't a once off.

In the meantime I have moved on to

Which I'm really enjoying. Thanks to those who posted it in this thread. It's quite a jarring perspective but its making me laugh. Also too close to my current working environment for comfort

 

[pete]

Actually, I can't see it either (no last-fm either). What am I missing? finally made a few updates to goodreads 'nall

HMMM

 

[Squiggle]

HMMM

There is an "additional information" heading down the bottom of the Edit Profile screen but just the heading, nothing under it.

 

[rettucs]

the less said about the plot of this book the better. i can however say that it is pretty fucking ace

hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[pete]

There is an "additional information" heading down the bottom of the Edit Profile screen but just the heading, nothing under it.

ok i'll check that out. odd.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I haven't read a proper novel in ages I must pick one out in work today. It's a pain trying not to break the spine though.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

hmmmmmmmmmm

it turned out to be not so great. i got bored

 

[rettucs]

it turned out to be not so great. i got bored

I'm reading it. I lost interest at the first mention of 'claws'

I'll persist another while

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I'm reading it. I lost interest at the first mention of 'claws'

I'll persist another while

thought it was a good idea which ran out of steam way too quickly

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I haven't read a proper novel in ages I must pick one out in work today. It's a pain trying not to break the spine though.

Well I settled for

Typical Bryson, very readable but you wouldn't want to take everything he writes as 100% truth or anything.