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Last year was my worst ever for reading books,
since I was seven.I wonder was that coincidental with membership of this site,
and if others are having a similar experience?Or is it only me?
This year, I’ve vowed not to let it happen again,
and I’m nearly all the way through the introduction of
‘Tragically, I was an Only Twin’,
The Complete Peter Cook,
Edited by William Cook.So what are you reading at the moment,
or are books only for the beach?j
I’ve a pile from Christmas and I keep starting new ones so I’m reading in rotation:
1. The Ancestor’s Tale – Richard Dawkins
2. The Eliza Tales – Barry Pain
3. Notes from a Small Island – Bill Bryson
4. An Ajax programming book – can’t remember the nameIn order to fit in the right amount of reading, and cope with the addiction to this site, I’ve decided to give up sleeping from Monday to Thursday.
jb7 wrote:
Last year was my worst ever for reading books,
since I was seven.
This year, I’ve vowed not to let it happen again,
and I’m nearly all the way through the introduction of…:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Very good Joseph. I know the feeling well.
Imagine how much reading we all might get through if the entire internet
were to crash for a week. :shock:My current bedside locker clutter:
The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
Darkness Visible – William Styron
The Devil’s Dictionary – Ambrose Bierce (This one’s a permanent fixture)
The Witches Trilogy – Terry Pratchett
Candy is Dandy – Ogden Nash (Another long-term resident)Pierre le Bloke wrote:
In order to fit in the right amount of reading, and cope with the addiction to this site, I’ve decided to give up sleeping from Monday to Thursday.
Sleeping is for wimps :lol: :lol:
Rob.
My list:
Gordon Ramsay – Autobiography
Martin Evening – Photoshop CS2 for photographers (one day I’ll finish this!!)
National Geographic – WIDE ANGLE
PJ Tracy – Live Bait (half way through and have lost the book!!!!)A thought, based on the title… how about sorting out a PI book swapping system? Must all have a ton of photography books each other would like to read?
Just a thought….
Tim
Just finished Whit by Iain Banks, currently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and up next is Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.
I’m loving One hundred Years of Solitude though I’ve only just started it. Whit was enjoyable, Banks is a great writer and this was a great book by most standards but nowhere near as good as The Crow Road, Dead Air or The Wasp Factory, all of which were amazing. I’ve read a good bit of Murakami’s stuff and I’ve loved it all, Norwegian Wood is a good introduction as it?s set entirely in the real world, Kafka On The Shore is also a great book but it plays with the supernatural pretty heavily, so it’s not for a Murakami novice.
//Cian
I have discovered audio books which I get from the local library, though I have been known to buy the occasional one.
I also download from audible.co.uk to my mp3, a book a month for a small fee. It’s the only way to get in a bit of reading – for me.
Hmm….
Microsoft SMS 2003 Resource Kit
Microsoft Windows 2003 Security Resource Kit
Update to Mastering Windows 2003 – SP1 and R2I think there was an Andy McNabb thriller in there somewhere…. maybe last May when I was up in Shenandoah with no TV.
A very interesting set of books ;-)
These days, my only time for reading is work related. Even then, it’s tough. I only read the above because I was commuting on the train at the time. There just isn’t enough hours in the day for everythign I want to do in life.
I find that the computer really does curtail my reading. I used to be a voracious reader, but have definitely slipped in the last few years. but then again…I’m reading most of the time I’m online!! Books currently cluttered around the side of my bed include The Great War for Civilisation by Robert Fisk, numerous photography books..owned and library borrowed, The Photoshop CS2 Bible by Deke McClelland and Laura Ulrich Fuller, ..Out of Egypt by Anne Rice..which has been there for ages but I haven’t had the heart to start…I’m a huge AR fan…but she has gone over to the dark side..and has found religion in a serious way apparently…
I also like audiobooks and find they help make the drive to and from work more bearable..currently listening to Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice…unabridged. They have a great collection in Blanchardstown Library for anyone in the area.
Anyway..that’s me…and my books right now 8)
Robbie
Currently reading all of…
“The Nasty Bits” – Anthony Bourdain. No “Kitchen Confidential” but still a good read
“Primary Colors” – Anonymous. Been on my to-do-list for years
“Professional Photoshop 5th Edition” – Dan Margulis. Only on chapter 2, but something must be seeping in. I was spotting colour casts while watching telly a few minutes ago.I buy books faster than I finish them so there’s about another 10 waiting for me to start.
Recently finished
“The Algebraist” – Iain M Banks
“A Devil’s Chaplain” – Richard Dawkins. I won’t read The God Delusion until it’s in small format paperback.
“Extremely Load and Incredibly Close” – Jonathan Safran Foer. For the most part I agree with the Amazon reviewer whose review is titled “What a load of crap”Exit Music by Ian Rankin
and
Nigel Lawson’s Global Warming Denial Book (not called that, but can’t be bothered to go and look)Ian Rankin’s books are really excellent for a light read between weightier tomes,
I recommend them highly.I just can’t go asleep unless I read for 30 minutes or so.
Usually have buy 3 or 4 books when the paycheck lands, and that keeps me going for the month.
I’ll borrow thrillers from anyone around me just to fill the gaps.Bill Bryson:
Shakespeare: The World as a StageNaomi Klein:
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster CapitalismJeremy Scahil:
Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary ArmyNatsuo Kirino
GrotesqueRobert Harris:
FatherlandMurakami can’t write books fast enough for me – The Wind Up Bird Chronicles & Kafka On The Shore are mad and brilliant.
Robert Harris’s books are good. I read Imperium a few weeks ago. The only one
I couldn’t get into was Archangel.Bill Bryson can be laugh-out-loud funny and send-to-sleep boring by turn. I have
enjoyed some of his books enormously, though.Must check your other authors Mick….when I’ve read the 134 books in my current pile.
Born on a Blue Day ~Daniel Tammet (finished last night)
The Jungle~ Upton Sinclair (started last night..like to read what my kids are reading..so I have to steal in the middle of the night)
A Hope In The Unseen ~Ron Suskind (same as just above)
Suzy Zeus Gets Organised ~Maggie Robbins (most delightful.. being reread again and again)
By The Lake~ John McGahern (gorgeous)
PeteTheBloke wrote:
Robert Harris’s books are good. I read Imperium a few weeks ago. The only one
I couldn’t get into was Archangel.
.Robert Harris is magnificent. Imperium is one of my favourite books ever. I couldn’t put it down. I’m half way through Ghost at the moment.
I enjoyed Archangel, at least something was happening from the start. In his early novels (Enigma and Fatherland) he took an age to get the story moving, well over 100 pages until they both got gripping.
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