What are you reading right now! - Page 4

heat · 09 Jun 2003, 07:19

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Originally Posted by Kat

Methinks Heat is after a smacked botty!!

Ohhhh...is that a promise, Kat????

Chris · 20 Jan 2004, 21:18

Just thought it was time to resurrect the topic and raise the thread from the dead etc..

So, what are people reading:

I have just finished Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

Am now reading
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
Misery - Stephen King
The Well Of Lost Plots - Jasper Ffordes (if anyone likes comedy-fantasy and is a fan of the fiction world, read this author He has done three so far - in order - The Eyre Affair, Lost in A Good book and The Well of Lost plots)
Salmon Of Doubt - Douglas Adams - A posthumous book containing all fo the plot lines etc and random text files he hadon his laptop when he died (including the incomplete book 6 of the Hitchhiker Trilogy)

And finally,

A book that i bought yesterday and have been unable to put down!!! It is Robert Rankin- The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. It is a comedy/fantasy/thriller set in Toy City where toys are being murdered by the town's seedy underworld!!!!

Gez · 20 Jan 2004, 21:23

Chris, a wee bit of Garlic and large cross should hang above your bedroom door

Do you sleep with light on .......or.stare.into.the darkest.corner .of .the.room

SH*t, I'm scaring myself here

evil nickname · 20 Jan 2004, 23:35

This morning I started in Stephen King's "Wolves Of The Calla", after finishing Anne Rice's "Interview With The Vampire" the day before.

Past year, I read a huge amount of Stephen King (It, The Stand, Dreamcatcher, parts One to Four of the Dark Tower series, Hearts In Atlantis, and then some), Umberto Eco's "Baudelino", Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", Harry Potter 5, and some more I don't really recall. I read a lot...

On my "this year I have to read" list there is room for more King, Shakespeare, and Anne Rice. Anyone any recomandations for the last two?
And then there are some books/writers I really should check out (or so I think): "Lord Of The Flies", because it was featured in "Hearts In Atlantis", and it sounded pretty interesting, and Terry Pratchet, just because my neighbor says I'll like it...

Lauren · 20 Jan 2004, 23:53

Just finished the rigante series by david gemmell - a definate must read

*AndyK* · 21 Jan 2004, 00:16

Just started the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake page two so far so can't comment too depply on it

Prior to that Brave New World and before that the complete Lord Of The Rings (again - just in time for the film)

Skeleton · 21 Jan 2004, 09:50

I have red all John Grisham´s books except Skipping Christmas and Painted house. But I don´t own A time to kill, The Rainmaker, Skipping Christmas and Painted house.

And I like Stephen King too. Especially in the middle of night. If I can´t get sleep I read King´s stories and I can go to sleep easily. (I have never seen nightmares in my whole life)

And there´s only one autobiography what I have red and it´s To Hell And Back. When I get it I red it immedietely and next day I red it again.

By now I have red it four times ´couse it´s wonderful. Or what you think about?

DebGreaves · 21 Jan 2004, 17:57

Am currently reading Inconceivable by Ben Elton

native texan · 21 Jan 2004, 17:57

Man, I envy you all. I'm lucky if I have time to read the paper every day!

sherrie87 · 21 Jan 2004, 19:57

Chris, thanks for resurrecting one of my favorite topics! (As a librarian, I love books and talking about books!)

The last book that I finished was Stephen King's Wolves of the Calla. I've read other books since, but only as part of my job reviewing books for a magazine- they are not books I would have chosen on my own so they don't really count. I'm going to look into that new Douglas Adams book- it sounds right up my alley!

BTW- hurrah, this is post ONE THOUSAND for me!

Sherrie

Kitty Kat · 21 Jan 2004, 20:31

I don't tend to buy books as I am one of those people who cannot bear to read a book more than once, so I am a very regular visitor to the local library.

Favourite authors are:
Robin Cook
Jonathan Kellerman (with or without Alex Delawere)
Judith Kellerman (wife of the above)
Jeffrey Deaver (the Bone Collector, maidens Grave etc)
Patricia Cornwell
Lisa Scottoline (Like a female John Grisham)
John Grisham

As you can see my taste in reading veers towards the gruesome

Gez · 21 Jan 2004, 20:46

Are Disney books included here

Chris · 21 Jan 2004, 21:10

My problem with books is that i am one of those people who latches on to an author and then reads their entire back-catalogue!!

However, the only problems with this is that I tend to catch up with them and end up wiating for the next book to be published and i tend to find they become quite formulaic.

For example, I read the entire Tom Clancy - Jack Ryan series and found that I got bored by the end (Executive orders) because Ryan had worked his way up the ladder until eventually he was president and it just got a bit boring for me. Having said that I have enjoyed Red Rabbit as it looks back on Ryans early cases.

Similarly Grisham tends to follow a formual when writing and his books start to become the same.

I am currently looking for new authors to read as I ahve finished all my faves!!

If anyone has any suggestions I like thrillers and political novels, medical dramas (such as robin Cook) and authors like Grisham, Clancy, kellerman, Cook, Crichton. You get the gist!!!

Lauren · 21 Jan 2004, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Kitty Kat

I don't tend to buy books as I am one of those people who cannot bear to read a book more than once, so I am a very regular visitor to the local library.

Favourite authors are:
Robin Cook
Jonathan Kellerman (with or without Alex Delawere)
Judith Kellerman (wife of the above)
Jeffrey Deaver (the Bone Collector, maidens Grave etc)
Patricia Cornwell
Lisa Scottoline (Like a female John Grisham)
John Grisham

As you can see my taste in reading veers towards the gruesome

Like u i'm an avid jonathan kellerman fan, i own all his books (cept the latest -must get) but i prefer them with alex delaware btw isn't he married to faye kellerman?

Kitty Kat · 21 Jan 2004, 23:10

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Originally Posted by Lauren

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitty Kat

I don't tend to buy books as I am one of those people who cannot bear to read a book more than once, so I am a very regular visitor to the local library.

Favourite authors are:
Robin Cook
Jonathan Kellerman (with or without Alex Delawere)
Judith Kellerman (wife of the above)
Jeffrey Deaver (the Bone Collector, maidens Grave etc)
Patricia Cornwell
Lisa Scottoline (Like a female John Grisham)
John Grisham

As you can see my taste in reading veers towards the gruesome

Like u i'm an avid jonathan kellerman fan, i own all his books (cept the latest -must get) but i prefer them with alex delaware btw isn't he married to faye kellerman?

you are right - it is Faye kellerman. where I got Judith from I have no idea. Must have been having a senior moment

shadow1000001 · 22 Jan 2004, 00:33

I just finished reading Stephen King "Wolves of the Calla" and I am anxiously awaiting the next book in that series.
Now I am reading Anne Rice "Servant of the Bones"

Maria

Chaos · 23 Jan 2004, 23:01

I see lots of folks are like me and need to have at least 5 books on the go at the same time. Finished harry Potter and The goblet Of Fire today. But, I'm reading:

Stephen King "IT"
Stephen King "Dreamcatcher"-can't see me finishing this. Can't get into to it at all.
Edgar Allan Poe "The complete Works And Poems"
JK Rowling "Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix" again.

heat · 23 Jan 2004, 23:17

At moment i have just started reading BRAVEMOUTH by Pamela Stevens. Being married to Billy Connelly must be like being in a panto at times, but having read BILLY and found it utterly superb, i bought hubbs the sequel for crimbo.

black dog · 24 Jan 2004, 00:08

Currently reading Into The Garden By Virginia Andrews.

Read most types of books. Have read most of Stephen Kings books and all the Anne Rice books I could find at the library. I love her Vampire series. Also like Brian Lumley's Vampire Trilogy and Necroscope books. God this makes me sound terrible. At the other end of the scale I can read Catherine Cookson, Auto/Biographies (read several on the Russian Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandria) also like mystery books.

sherrie87 · 24 Jan 2004, 04:16

Chaos said:

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Stephen King "Dreamcatcher"-can't see me finishing this. Can't get into to it at all.

I had the same experience with "Dreamcatcher"- it seemed endless and I really just couldn't get into it. But, having read nearly all of Stephen King's book I just couldn't give up on it. So, I borrowed the book on tape from the library and listened to it instead- it was much more tolerable that way. BTW, if you haven't read King's "Bag of Bones" or "Insomnia", do so immediately- both (particularly Bones) are the best thing he's written in 15 years.

Sherrie

black dog · 25 Jan 2004, 13:14

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Originally Posted by Chaos

Edgar Allan Poe "The complete Works And Poems"

I don't think I could read this. I watched a short film once The Pit and The Pendulum (I'm sure that's what it's called) and couldn't shut my eyes afterwards. It really frightened me so have never had the courage to read Edgar Allan Poe. The silly thing is I don't get frightened during horror books or films normally.

Have just started reading - E Branch Invaders by Brian Lumley

When I wrote about these the other day decided I wanted to re-read some of the books.

Wild_Honey · 29 Jan 2004, 13:19

Hmmm.... Well my all-time favs are

Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo - Christiane F.
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis
'Round Ireland With A Fridge - Tony Hawks
Dead Poets Society - Kleinbaum
The Lord Of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
My Angel And I - Karina Silberweg

and everything written by Maeve Binchy!!! :) I also like Shakespeare, and the latest book I've read was "Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.

Di · 30 Jan 2004, 22:32

Anne Rice "Blackwood Farm" (LOVE the Vampire Chronicles!)

Picking at LOTR *again* (Read it once a year just about...)

Terry Prachett "Men at Arms" (Been *trying* to get to this one, but I keep setting it down for other things.... argh!)

black dog · 30 Jan 2004, 22:54

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Originally Posted by Di

Anne Rice "Blackwood Farm" (LOVE the Vampire Chronicles!)

CHSIB I've just borrowed this from the library so will be reading it when I've finished the one I'm on.

black dog · 10 Mar 2004, 00:16

Haven't started reading Blackwood Farm yet. Got sidetracked and started reading David Copperfield instead. Decided to read if after seeing the school play

20 Jan 2004, 21:18	#77
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Just thought it was time to resurrect the topic and raise the thread from the dead etc.. So, what are people reading: I have just finished Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett Am now reading Dracula - Bram Stoker Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett Misery - Stephen King The Well Of Lost Plots - Jasper Ffordes (if anyone likes comedy-fantasy and is a fan of the fiction world, read this author He has done three so far - in order - The Eyre Affair, Lost in A Good book and The Well of Lost plots) Salmon Of Doubt - Douglas Adams - A posthumous book containing all fo the plot lines etc and random text files he hadon his laptop when he died (including the incomplete book 6 of the Hitchhiker Trilogy) And finally, A book that i bought yesterday and have been unable to put down!!! It is Robert Rankin- The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. It is a comedy/fantasy/thriller set in Toy City where toys are being murdered by the town's seedy underworld!!!!

20 Jan 2004, 21:23	#78
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,636	Chris, a wee bit of Garlic and large cross should hang above your bedroom door Do you sleep with light on .......or.stare.into.the darkest.corner .of .the.room SH*t, I'm scaring myself here

20 Jan 2004, 23:35	#79
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	This morning I started in Stephen King's "Wolves Of The Calla", after finishing Anne Rice's "Interview With The Vampire" the day before. Past year, I read a huge amount of Stephen King (It, The Stand, Dreamcatcher, parts One to Four of the Dark Tower series, Hearts In Atlantis, and then some), Umberto Eco's "Baudelino", Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", Harry Potter 5, and some more I don't really recall. I read a lot... On my "this year I have to read" list there is room for more King, Shakespeare, and Anne Rice. Anyone any recomandations for the last two? And then there are some books/writers I really should check out (or so I think): "Lord Of The Flies", because it was featured in "Hearts In Atlantis", and it sounded pretty interesting, and Terry Pratchet, just because my neighbor says I'll like it...

20 Jan 2004, 23:53	#80
Lauren Super Loafer Join Date: 19.11.2003 Location: Rotherham, UK Posts: 224	Just finished the rigante series by david gemmell - a definate must read

21 Jan 2004, 00:16	#81
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Just started the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake page two so far so can't comment too depply on it Prior to that Brave New World and before that the complete Lord Of The Rings (again - just in time for the film)

21 Jan 2004, 09:50	#82
Skeleton Mega Loafer Join Date: 13.10.2003 Location: Grinning, Ducking & Running Posts: 3,668	I have red all John Grisham´s books except Skipping Christmas and Painted house. But I don´t own A time to kill, The Rainmaker, Skipping Christmas and Painted house. And I like Stephen King too. Especially in the middle of night. If I can´t get sleep I read King´s stories and I can go to sleep easily. (I have never seen nightmares in my whole life) And there´s only one autobiography what I have red and it´s To Hell And Back. When I get it I red it immedietely and next day I red it again. By now I have red it four times ´couse it´s wonderful. Or what you think about?

21 Jan 2004, 17:57	#83
DebGreaves Senior Loafer Join Date: 24.11.2003 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 167	Am currently reading Inconceivable by Ben Elton

21 Jan 2004, 17:57	#84
native texan Super Loafer Join Date: 03.01.2004 Location: I was gambling in Havana Posts: 232	Man, I envy you all. I'm lucky if I have time to read the paper every day!

21 Jan 2004, 19:57	#85
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	Chris, thanks for resurrecting one of my favorite topics! (As a librarian, I love books and talking about books!) The last book that I finished was Stephen King's Wolves of the Calla. I've read other books since, but only as part of my job reviewing books for a magazine- they are not books I would have chosen on my own so they don't really count. I'm going to look into that new Douglas Adams book- it sounds right up my alley! BTW- hurrah, this is post ONE THOUSAND for me! Sherrie

21 Jan 2004, 20:31	#86
Kitty Kat Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.09.2003 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 198	I don't tend to buy books as I am one of those people who cannot bear to read a book more than once, so I am a very regular visitor to the local library. Favourite authors are: Robin Cook Jonathan Kellerman (with or without Alex Delawere) Judith Kellerman (wife of the above) Jeffrey Deaver (the Bone Collector, maidens Grave etc) Patricia Cornwell Lisa Scottoline (Like a female John Grisham) John Grisham As you can see my taste in reading veers towards the gruesome

21 Jan 2004, 20:46	#87
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,636	Are Disney books included here

21 Jan 2004, 21:10	#88
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	My problem with books is that i am one of those people who latches on to an author and then reads their entire back-catalogue!! However, the only problems with this is that I tend to catch up with them and end up wiating for the next book to be published and i tend to find they become quite formulaic. For example, I read the entire Tom Clancy - Jack Ryan series and found that I got bored by the end (Executive orders) because Ryan had worked his way up the ladder until eventually he was president and it just got a bit boring for me. Having said that I have enjoyed Red Rabbit as it looks back on Ryans early cases. Similarly Grisham tends to follow a formual when writing and his books start to become the same. I am currently looking for new authors to read as I ahve finished all my faves!! If anyone has any suggestions I like thrillers and political novels, medical dramas (such as robin Cook) and authors like Grisham, Clancy, kellerman, Cook, Crichton. You get the gist!!!

22 Jan 2004, 00:33	#91
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	I just finished reading Stephen King "Wolves of the Calla" and I am anxiously awaiting the next book in that series. Now I am reading Anne Rice "Servant of the Bones" Maria

23 Jan 2004, 23:01	#92
Chaos Loafer Join Date: 03.12.2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 56	I see lots of folks are like me and need to have at least 5 books on the go at the same time. Finished harry Potter and The goblet Of Fire today. But, I'm reading: Stephen King "IT" Stephen King "Dreamcatcher"-can't see me finishing this. Can't get into to it at all. Edgar Allan Poe "The complete Works And Poems" JK Rowling "Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix" again.

23 Jan 2004, 23:17	#93
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	At moment i have just started reading BRAVEMOUTH by Pamela Stevens. Being married to Billy Connelly must be like being in a panto at times, but having read BILLY and found it utterly superb, i bought hubbs the sequel for crimbo.

24 Jan 2004, 00:08	#94
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Currently reading Into The Garden By Virginia Andrews. Read most types of books. Have read most of Stephen Kings books and all the Anne Rice books I could find at the library. I love her Vampire series. Also like Brian Lumley's Vampire Trilogy and Necroscope books. God this makes me sound terrible. At the other end of the scale I can read Catherine Cookson, Auto/Biographies (read several on the Russian Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandria) also like mystery books.

29 Jan 2004, 13:19	#97
Wild_Honey Super Loafer Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Windeck, Germany Posts: 606	Hmmm.... Well my all-time favs are Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo - Christiane F. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis 'Round Ireland With A Fridge - Tony Hawks Dead Poets Society - Kleinbaum The Lord Of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien My Angel And I - Karina Silberweg and everything written by Maeve Binchy!!! :) I also like Shakespeare, and the latest book I've read was "Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.

30 Jan 2004, 22:32	#98
Di Super Loafer Join Date: 15.04.2003 Posts: 317	Anne Rice "Blackwood Farm" (LOVE the Vampire Chronicles!) Picking at LOTR again (Read it once a year just about...) Terry Prachett "Men at Arms" (Been trying to get to this one, but I keep setting it down for other things.... argh!)

10 Mar 2004, 00:16	#100
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Haven't started reading Blackwood Farm yet. Got sidetracked and started reading David Copperfield instead. Decided to read if after seeing the school play