What book are you reading atm??

x_Ellie_x

The Last Girl by Jane Casey and One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf.

Shryke

Cokeistan wrote: »

Read it a few weeks back. Absolutely fantastic book, one of the best from 2012 so far.

I'm reading Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb at the moment, its fairly slow to start off but addictive all the same.

Ya I was impressed. Finished it pretty quickly too. Good trilogy you're starting, her best to be honest.

Reading Letters to a Young Contrarian - The Hitch.

Pumpkinseeds

I'm reading the Pleasures of the Damned, by Charles Bukowski, it's a book of poetry and I'd highly recommend it.

MOC88

Shryke wrote: »

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. His first novel and it's really good so far. I'm about half way through and bought it today, I just put it down for a bit there.
It's all about the 1980s and video games/general nerdage, while set in the future and mostly taking place in a kind of virtual reality that allows for some really cool stuff to happen.
The front cover of the book has it being called Willy Wonka meets the Matrix, which I don't think is too apt but does give not a bad impression.
It definitely owes a bit to Snow Crash and the like.

I thought Ready Player One was brilliant. Its definitely a nostalgic book. I'd reccomend it to anyone. The author actually put an online competition similar ot the gates in the book. The prize was only a replicat of the back to the future car though

aujopimur

Brian Keenans, I'll tell me ma.

jimthemental

Barna77 wrote: »

Same here, yeah they are big books but you so fast to read. I'm about 300 pages on and started it a few days ago.

Started a few weeks ago and now I'm nearly finished A dance with dragons. Brilliant books.

shockwave

Palytoxin wrote: »

Cryptonomicon by Neil Stephenson, started it a few times then never got back to it, started again now.

Ive tried to read this a couple of times.....hard work.

housetypeb

Just bought Flashback by Dan Simmons and am expecting (and hoping )that it's as good as his other novels.

MOC88

Cokeistan wrote: »

Read it a few weeks back. Absolutely fantastic book, one of the best from 2012 so far.

I'm reading Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb at the moment, its fairly slow to start off but addictive all the same.

The assasin series is quite good but she keeps writing the same story with different characters/worlds but the assasins apprentice is definitely one of my favourite series

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I'm amking my way through the terra incognito series atm

Martin_ie2012

the hypnotist by Lars Kepler
relly good thriller, well written similar to other scandinavian crime thrillers but I enjoy that genre. Am waiting for the price to come down on his new book before i buy it but am looking forward to getting it.

Shryke

Reading Money by Martin Aims. Early days but it is excellent.

Slattsy

A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.

Just picked it up earlier, cant wait to get stuck in!!

steddyeddy

If anyone is after a good science book I would reccomend the epigentics revolution by nessa carey.

Barna77

Slattsy wrote: »

A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.

Just picked it up earlier, cant wait to get stuck in!!

Started it last year... and gave up. Dickens is not for me, got sick of him in college

AllWasWell

Looking forward to reading JK Rowling's new book The Casual Vacancy..its out pretty soon i think

Red Hand

The World of Jeeves by PG Wodehouse.

Rereading the dashed rummy thing...bit of a corker, I say.

nacho libre

Young and Kent: International Relations since 1945 A Global History

holystungun9

Yes Man by Danny Wallace. He seems like a twat to be honest. The humour is a bit Hugh Grant-ish for my liking.

JohnMearsheimer

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. I bought it in 2008 during the hype of the last US election and gave up on it after a few pages. 2012 has been great for reading books I gave up on. I want to get through the books I already own before I buy any new ones. Reading Obama's book at this point in time coming up to a new US election has been very interesting. It's interesting to see what he has achieved and what he has not.

kincsem

Born To Perform: Gerard Hartmann
Worth a read imo.

Callan57

At this moment I'm reading Dr Zhivago and absolutely loving it .... can't believe I never got around to reading it years ago

holystungun9

Slattsy wrote: »

A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.

Just picked it up earlier, cant wait to get stuck in!!

Barna77 wrote: »

Started it last year... and gave up. Dickens is not for me, got sick of him in college

Barna, I think I'm with you on this one. I had a couple of books ready to read and had a stab at Two Cities. I just didn't have the head on me to deal with it that day so I went with My Booky Wook by Russell Brand :pac:. I will get back to it as I like to balance my books by alternating light/entertaining and then 'proper' stuff.

JohnMearsheimer

I'm just after starting Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. I loved the film so I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it.

Barna77

A Storm of Swords. Steel and Snow

PucaMama

Earth Abides

11/22/63 by Stephen King.

emeraldstar

AllWasWell wrote: »

Looking forward to reading JK Rowling's new book The Casual Vacancy..its out pretty soon i think

September 27th. I'd say I'm more curious about it, than actually looking forward to it.

charlietheminxx

I just finished Game of Thrones (the first book in the series). Dying to read the next one, it was fantastic!

Auldloon

Just finished A feast for crows and will be starting A dance with dragons later this evening:)

Brinimartini

Barna77 wrote: »

Started it last year... and gave up. Dickens is not for me, got sick of him in college

What a shame to get sick of Dickens.....these things happen but what a pity.