Man-lit

Slow Motion

There seems to be a trend of stealing ideas from the ladies recently so *jumps on bandwagon* Who do you read for a bit of adventure, not talking Joyce or anything particularly intellectual here, more the brain candy stuff. I'm partial to the occasional Clive Custler, Wilbur Smith or Robert Ludlum, what's on your shelves.








*Was going to title this dick-lit but thought better of it:D

The Hill Billy

Ian Rankin

Tom Dunne

Bill Bryson. Though his latest one on Shakespeare is a tad, well, crap.

Thunderbolt Kid, ftw.

H.O.T.A.S.

Tom Clancy is always good except for the op-centre crap

Hagar

Dust.

tribulus

House To House by David Bellavia

Really intense, I've read it a few times already.

http://www.davidbellavia.com/

barneysplash

If you want real man's book you have to read "The Road" by Cormac McCarty

Set after an unspecified apocalypse, it the the story of a man and his son,
ass they journey along deserted highways, in a desperate attempt to survive
and get to safety. The world is gone absolutely mad, barbarians rome the land, no
food grows or social structure exists - but the man and his son keep going.

I read it in a day, I could not put it down.




For a laugh, you can't beat M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker. Forget the rubbish sitcom, or
the reasonably funny motion picture, the book is the real deal about American Army
Surgeons trying to stay sane in madness of the Korean War.
Very funny stuff.

pretty-in-pink

Ian Rankin, Jodi Piccoult, PJ Tracy

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. That is all.

Slow Motion

Hagar wrote: »

Dust.

I know brevity is the soul of wit, brother Hagar but a little more info is required there, is that the book, the author or what you think of this thread?:D

Dont be at yourself

Tom Clancy is the man.

I read 'Scarecrow' by A.N. Idiot over the summer. It is the most over-the-top, rubbish book eve - it's brilliant!

Wisesmurf

Mr Nice

Hagar

Slow Motion wrote: »

I know brevity is the soul of wit, brother Hagar but a little more info is required there, is that the book, the author or what you think of this thread?:D

No, all that's on the shelf is dust. I must talk to herself about the housework next time I get up.
I discovered "books for the blind" on tape. They read the book to you, does away with all that tedious licking your finger to turn the page etc.

Slow Motion

Hagar wrote: »

No, all that's on the shelf is dust. I must talk to herself about the housework next time I get up.
I discovered "books for the blind" on tape. They read the book to you, does away with all that tedious licking your finger to turn the page etc.

Ah! Impressive brother, impressive:D

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Deleted User wrote: »

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. That is all.

Yes indeed, a quality series, second only to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy by Douglas Adams imo.

I read a lot of King actually, he's probably my favourite author.

smashey

Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler.

harmacist

Instead of chick-lit,
chap-lit maybe?

MoominPapa

Iceberg Slim

watna

tom dunne wrote: »

Bill Bryson. Though his latest one on Shakespeare is a tad, well, crap.

Thunderbolt Kid, ftw.

I love Bill Bryson, they're dangerous to read in public though because of the snorting laughter!

I saw him on tv a few times, he actually seems quite boring in real life, Boo!

I did think that the thunderbolt kid was ever so slightly self-indulgent though!

Beruthiel

Hagar wrote: »

No, all that's on the shelf is dust.

And there was me thinking you were being hip by seeing how may people read His Dark Materials. Which I'm reading for the second time round before I go see the film.

ruthiedv

I thought all you BGRH guys would be Nick Hornby fans:)Or Hunter S Thompson.
I love John Irving meself and Tove Jansson at the minute.

Kazobel

Anything by Terry Pratchett is great for a laugh

Beruthiel wrote: »

And there was me thinking you were being hip by seeing how may people read His Dark Materials. Which I'm reading for the second time round before I go see the film.

Diddo, I'm about halfway through The Subtle Knife

John Mason

Mine is John fowles at the moment

Just finished reading the magus for the third time, still have no idea whats going on

and have just started The Collector and the the French Lienuants wife (sp) ready to go.

but my favourite book ever is The Godfather must have read it about 10-15 times in the last 16 years.

Hagar

I've a better chance of getting a hip replaced than becoming hip.
I saw the Golden Compass... what a load of twaddle, very disappointing.
The book must have been better.

Zaph

For seriously manly books the Brothers should read Carl Hiaasen or Christopher Brookmyre. Loads of what can only be described as improbable violence, particularly in Hiaasen books, and hilarious as well.

In addition to these I'd also be a fan of the aforementioned Adams (obviously!), Pratchett and Bryson.

big b

Stephen King & Michael Crichton

Liked Cussler for a while, but got fed up with him.

John Mason

zaph wrote: »

In addition to these I'd also be a fan of the aforementioned Adams (obviously!), Pratchett and Bryson.

and Robert Rankin

clawsthefirst

If you really want manly read Oro by Cizia Zykë

Lands Leaving

Anything by Norman Mailer is super manly mannish.

An American Dream particularly.

Trev M

Last Light - Alex Scarrow Pretty decent fictional book about the beginning of the end follwoing peak oil.

Coversations with Tom Petty - is pretty cool for any fans. A lot of stuff even the most ardant fans may not know in there.

Fear and Loathing - HST a classic , the movie was rubbish , read the book its far funnier.

On the Road -Jack Karouac , if ya havent read it ya should .... its kinda got a bad rep cause a lot of spas read it and become some kinda converted anti establishment anti everything moron but its a good story.

A short history of nearly everything - Bill Bryson is pretty good a bit nerdy I guess but full of pretty much useless information hahah

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Brett Easton Ellis' American Psycho is a qualith book.

Especially the scene where he (don't read this if you are in any way squeamish) :

places some cheese inside a girl's minge, then sticks a tube up, then sends a rat up the tube to eat the cheese, and the lady in question

Did you read it? Are you disgusted? Don't say I didn't warn you...

tribulus

^^^ I can't remember if that was in the film, probably a bit too far lol

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tribulus wrote: »

^^^ I can't remember if that was in the film, probably a bit too far lol

It wasn't in the film. The bit of the film that made me lol was the bit where he

threw the chainsaw down the stairs after the woman

Slow Motion

I have read pretty much all of David Gemmels books, Druss the Legend, now there's a manly man!

Dr Strange

My kind of books:

r3nu4l

Too many to list but I'll try:
Terry Pratchett,
Douglas Adams,
Neil Gaiman,
Stephen King,
Ian Rankin,
Lee Child,
Peter Robinson,
Wilbur Smith,
Robert Ludlum,

Now, someone who hasn't been mentioned yet!!!

Alastair MacLean!

WTF? Who?

Just think of "The Guns of Navarone" and "Where Eagles Dare"
I picked up 24 of his books at a charity hop for £5 last year The ultimate in manly books

Younger BG&RH members ask yer Da about those books!

trout

John Irving
Terry Pratchett
Douglas Adams
Ian Rankin
Robert Rankin - even if you like sprouts! Pratchett rates him highly.
PJ Farmer
Harry Harrison
Harry Turtledove
Joseph Wambaugh
Michael Connolly - Hieronymous rhymes with Anonymous
John Connolly
Louis L'Amour - excellent cowboy books ... ye can't bate the cowboy books.
Zane Grey - as above.
Lois McMaster Bujold - best space opera ever.
Robert B Parker - Spenser series is criminally under-rated
Laurence Shames - excellent comedy
Robert M Pirsig - even if you didn't like Zen, you should try Lila
Ken Kesey
Isacc Asimov - 'nuff said.
Joseph Heller
David Brin
Orson Scott Card - Ender Wiggins ftw! Speaker for the Dead is a yearly read for me.
Stephen Donaldson - quite magnificent.
Carl Hiassen - slow burner.
Brian Aldiss
George Orwell.
Piers Anthony
Poul Anderson
Tom Holt
Tom Sharpe
Joyce Porter - the Dover series is so good.
Barbara Hambly - the Dark, excellent series.
Bill Bryson - whimsy, but very entertaining.
Irvine Welsh - even with the regional accents
Margaret Atwood
Sven Hassel ... and the list goes on.

I spend a lot of time reading, when I should be working or living. :rolleyes:

r3nu4l

trout wrote: »

John Irving
Michael Connolly - Hieronymous rhymes with Anonymous
John Connolly
Carl Hiassen

Argh...how could I forget those guys? Brilliant one and all.

I also love to read:

Stephen Leather
Harlan Coben
Campbell Armstrong
Ken Bruen
and of course Brad Meltzer!!!

As with Brother Trout I enjoy reading...a lot...an awful lot...possibly to the detriment of my social life! Go to the pub to watch the game? Nah, I'd rather sit in with a pint and a book!

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trout wrote: »

I spend a lot of time reading, when I should be working or living. :rolleyes:

Reading IS living.

I love reading, always have my face in a book.

Stky10

DesF wrote: »

Did you read it? Are you disgusted? Don't say I didn't warn you...

Yeah that bit was the worst bit of the whole book.. especially when to top it off he ends up

cutting her in half, and ends up cutting the tail off the rat

johnnyskeleton

This really should be called dick-lit, you should have gone with your instincts.

The best books are the fake books used to hide your brandy and cigars, though failing that as per trout.

I'd add Paul Auster and, as the film of I am Ledgend is coming out soon, Richard Matheson.

Zaph

Another for the list, the great Kinky Friedman. It was a real shame he didn't manage to get elected governor of Texas.

Oilrig

Oh Dear...

Reading Robert Fisk at the mo...

sioda

A few ommissions IMHO

Tom Severin his viking series was fantastic
Bernard Cornwell Sharpe and Viking Chronicles
Warhammer 40000 books by Dan Abnett and James Swallow.

James Rollins great brain off page flickers

For esacpism love Matthew Reilly basically die hard in book form

Vince Flynn's mitch Rapp series are excellent. Duncan Falconer's books are pretty good too.

If submarines are your thing give Joe Buff a bash

Saw Clancy mentioned a few times change to Patrick Robinson he is the master.

Lee Child for Thriller writing no-one does it better

Yup I read a lot thats what a boring job does to ya

DublinWriter

Three pages into the thread and I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Bravo Two Zero! It has to be the ultimate in man-lit since Ian Fleming.

But real man-lit should always be non-fictional and serve a functional purpose. You're not a real man until you've got a Haynes manual on your shelf, preferably a shelf in your garage.

trout

DublinWriter wrote: »

Three pages into the thread and I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Bravo Two Zero! It has to be the ultimate in man-lit since Ian Fleming.

But real man-lit should always be non-fictional and serve a functional purpose. You're not a real man until you've got a Haynes manual on your shelf, preferably a shelf in your garage.

I must confess, I've never read Bravo Two Zero.
I giggle every time I see yer man's name though, as it's very close to a old slang term for pubic lice "Sandy McNabs == crabs".

I have two Haynes manuals. :cool::cool:

Slow Motion

What's this abouth Hyneas? Some good suggestions brothers, I'm impressed with the literary depth and breadth of the reading going on, not to mention the amount! I agree with rather having a pint and a good book than watching the footie!

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Slow Motion wrote: »

I agree with rather having a pint and a good book than watching the footie!

Wait, wait, wait.

I'd rather watch football than do anything else.

Reading comes a close second though.

AlmightyCushion

Page 3 of the sun.

smashey

Loaded.

xebec

Don't think anyone has mentioned George McDonald Fraser's Flashman books yet. Feckin hilarious, Flashman is the biggest womanising coward in the British Army and yet ends up becoming a hero and meeting the Queen numerous times.