I finished Fraction of the Whole recently. I thought it was wackily different and quite enjoyable. How about you?
What book are you currently reading?
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I finished Fraction of the Whole recently. I thought it was wackily different and quite enjoyable. How about you?
goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
Really enjoying it so far, Rich.
Have you ever read "A Confederacy Of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole? I think you'd really enjoy that too.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
'The Best of Dear Bill' is the nighttime read at the moment.
"tell the lads I went down still holding the bottle"
"tell the lads I went down still holding the bottle"
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry by Les Goring
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
That brings back memories! Genius indeed.
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
That brings back memories! Genius indeed.
mac1
Aggravating bore magnet
- Location
- Basingstoke
"Hellfire" by Ed Macy, an Apache attack helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. Not just fascinating, but you can visit the associated website and look at photos, listen to commentary from the author and watch videos too. The pages have icons and their numbers are listed on the site. Pretty nifty I thought.
Slim
Über Member
- Location
- Plough Lane
A Life Inside by Erwin James
A compilation of the "A Life Inside" column in The Guardian from years back. A very well written glimpse inside a world most of us have never seen.
A compilation of the "A Life Inside" column in The Guardian from years back. A very well written glimpse inside a world most of us have never seen.
Gerry Attrick
Lincolnshire Mountain Rescue Consultant
I'm halfway through Mark Cavendish's "Boy Racer." It makes interesting reading with much disclosure of goings-on behind the scenes. He comes across as far more caring and sensitive than his public persona may suggest, but then I assume he wrote it.
Nevertheless, I have found it one of the better cycling related books.
Nevertheless, I have found it one of the better cycling related books.
Proto
Legendary Member
- Location
- East Devon/West Dorset
Very good read indeed. If you thought that was bleak, try his The Road
Currently reading The Locked Room by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall. Number eight (of ten) in the 'Martin Beck' series. All highly recommended.
swee'pea99
Squire
<yawn smiley>Everyone reads those two.</yawn smiley>
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
A classic and should be near the top of the list of books kids should read before they are 18. I think it was an O-level text in years gone by. Kids probably don't actually have to read books anymore to get an English Lit. qualification ..............
Anyway I had John Candy lined up to play Ignatius as he would have been perfect, but sadly he died.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I will be reading The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins this week.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Just read Nekropolis by Maureen F. McHugh. Another nice slice-of-future-life but not quite as convincing as her first two novels in a similar style, China Mountain Zhang and Half the Day is Night. If you like intelligent SF with a social conscience then all of them are worth reading.
longers
Legendary Member
goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
I was delighted when, on my first ever trip to the US in 2004, I stumbled across Ignatius in New Orleans. There's a life-sized statue of him in front of the building that used to be the hotel in the book. I didn't even know there was such a thing and discovered it purely by accident when out walking one day. Really made my day
I think I've read the book four or five times now; it's brilliant.
