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What book are you reading atm??

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    #4982
    baron von something
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭baron von something


    Thargor wrote: »
    You know theres Forever Peace and Forever Free afterwards dont you?



    well I do now 😁


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    #4983
    Magico Gonzalez
    Registered Users Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Magico Gonzalez


    Aglomerado wrote: »
    I really enjoyed this book. And the BBC made a mini series from it which aired recently... Have not seen it yet but I have it on Sky+....

    Am overseas so I wasn't aware of the mini-series, I'll definitely download the series if I can after I finish the book !


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    #4984
    tomglsn
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭tomglsn


    Just finished Stephen King's Revival. I really enjoyed it. Starting Glue by Irvine Welsh now.


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    #4985
    anotherfinemess
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭anotherfinemess


    Just finished reading Henryk Sienkiewicz's epic trilogy. Free on the Kindle. Like Lord of the Rings only real. Historically accurate novels of 17th century wars in Poland and the Ukraine. Warriors rescuing princesses from castles, blood, thunder & romance.......unputdownable.


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    #4986
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    anotherfinemess wrote: »
    Just finished reading Henryk Sienkiewicz's epic trilogy. Free on the Kindle. Like Lord of the Rings only real. Historically accurate novels of 17th century wars in Poland and the Ukraine. Warriors rescuing princesses from castles, blood, thunder & romance.......unputdownable.

    Thanks for that.

    Free you say?:D I will give that a shot.

    Am reading "The Legendary "LUGS" Brannigan" . about a third of the way in, fairly interesting so far.


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    #4987
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,938 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Is the God Delusion worth a read in peoples opinion?


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    #4988
    FreeFallin94
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭FreeFallin94


    The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. I love a good post-apocalyptic novel! :)


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    #4989
    Birneybau
    Registered Users Posts: 10,319 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Thargor wrote: »
    Is the God Delusion worth a read in peoples opinion?

    Read it years ago but yeah.

    I'm reading a book about Rasputin, not great, and Kim Gordon's (Sonic Youth) memoir, great.


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    #4990
    SpaceSasqwatch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 768 ✭✭✭SpaceSasqwatch


    Just finished 'the stand'by stephen king.

    Again he bored the tits off me but it was a good story in fairness.Much prefer his short stories.


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    #4991
    baron von something
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭baron von something


    Endymion - Dan Simmons. I loved the first 2 Hyperion books so I hope this one is as good


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    #4992
    the evasion_kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,740 ✭✭✭the evasion_kid


    Cosmos - carl sagan


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    #4993
    Shenshen
    Registered Users Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Magico Gonzalez wrote: »
    The Casual Vacancy - by yer one that gave the world Harry Potter. It was a gift and I resisted reading it as I am not a fan of H.Potter, but so far I have to say the Casual Vacancy is a very pleasant surprise. I picked it up as it was given to me by someone I'll see next weekend and I wanted to be able to say I'd started reading the book without having the obligation of having to make much in depth commentary. Picked it up on Friday and read a few hundred pages over the weekend.

    Story of a small town council and the "casual vacancy" after the death of one of it's councillors.

    I remember it was torn to bits by the critics when it first came out, but I have to say I really enjoyed reading it.
    Yes, the social conscience was laid on a bit thick, but overall most characters were well rounded and believable, and the story had a good, easy flow to it.


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    #4994
    Shenshen
    Registered Users Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Thargor wrote: »
    Is the God Delusion worth a read in peoples opinion?

    Depends on you, really.

    It's nowhere near as foam-at-the-mouth hateful as some people would have you believe, Dawkins lays out the reasoning for his arguments in simple, clear language. So if you're just curious, by all means go for it.

    If you're looking for an in-depth, philosophical approach you might be disappointed, though. People tend to forget that Dawkins is a biologist, not a theologian or philosopher, so this book is rather more simple than you might expect.


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    #4995
    B_Wayne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭B_Wayne


    Thargor wrote: »
    Is the God Delusion worth a read in peoples opinion?

    I personally think 'God is not Great' by Christopher Hitchens is a much better read.


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    #4996
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    FreeFallin94 wrote: »
    The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. I love a good post-apocalyptic novel! :)

    Few beat it in its genre. Other John Wyndham books are very much worth checking out too.


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    #4997
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    FreeFallin94 wrote: »
    The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. I love a good post-apocalyptic novel! :)
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Few beat it in its genre. Other John Wyndham books are very much worth checking out too.

    Read a synopsis there and it sounds pretty intriguing, I take it you'd recommend it?

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #4998
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Read a synopsis there and it sounds pretty intriguing, I take it you'd recommend it?

    I do. It's not a long book but it crams a lot in to its story and there's a lot more to it than just killer plants on the rampage.


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    #4999
    Custardpi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭Custardpi


    Another vote for Day Of The Triffids here. Read it years ago & there's so much more going on in it than the plants thing. In fact you could almost take that element out & still have a great novel. Themes range from the relationship between humans & their technology to power structures & the caprices of fate which can place one in the ranks of the master or servant. Absolutely fascinating & elegantly written book which should stay in your memory for long after you read it.


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    #5000
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    Another vote for Day of the Triffids here too! Excellent stuff.


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    #5001
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    I'll add it to the list so ;)

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #5002
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Just read a sample of Day of The Triffids - gotta love Kindle :) - and it looks great so just bought it to add to my ever increasing to read list.


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    #5003
    gutenberg
    Registered Users Posts: 984 ✭✭✭gutenberg


    Started The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell.


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    #5004
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,860 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I'm dying to read that... His books are amazing! Although... I found Number9Dream too gruesome and violent in parts (for instance, the bowling scene is something that I'll never be able to erase from my memory), and I didn't find Black Swan Green as engaging as his other books, but he writes so well they're a pleasure to read regardless.


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    #5005
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,860 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I've just started reading Lila by Marilynne Robinson, and I can tell even from the first few lines that I'll have to add it to the 'Books that changed your life' thread.


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    #5006
    KH25
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭KH25


    Stephen King - 'The Dead Zone'. About 35% of the way through (thanks kindle :D). It's interesting so far. Not sure where it's going to go though!


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    #5007
    Hugo Stiglitz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,891 ✭✭✭✭Hugo Stiglitz


    The Silo Series


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    #5008
    py2006
    Registered Users Posts: 9,847 ✭✭✭py2006


    Over 5000 posts!!! Loving this thread. Thanks all for your posts.

    I'm picking up 11/22/63 by Stephen King again. I put it down half way through and I'm not sure why...

    Looking forward to getting back into it.


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    #5009
    Uncle Ben
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭Uncle Ben


    I've just finished Truman Capote's 'in Cold Blood'. Far better the second time around and similar to a certain case that concluded this week in Dublin, it really is the little things and good police work that catches killers.


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    #5010
    gutenberg
    Registered Users Posts: 984 ✭✭✭gutenberg


    Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »
    The Silo Series

    Is that the series with Wool, Dust etc? I read Wool as I was intrigued by the concept, but I just found it so hard-going and tedious in places. It does liven up at certain moments, but I did give up after the first book as I couldn't face the idea of reading the rest.


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    #5011
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes. Its about Australian women during WW2 who travelled to the UK to marry British soldiers.


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