Just finished
rereading Master and Commander (Patrick O Brian), and Fool's Fate (Robin Hobb)

Bought myself Frankie Boyle's 'My Shit Life so far' in hopes of a laugh, and Kazuo Ishiurgo's 'An Artist of the Floating World'.


*Edit* Frankie Boyle is bloody amazing. He mentioned two books he loved, that I genuinely thought nobody but me had ever read (well at least no-one I'd met). Gene Wolfe's Conciliator stuff, and Michael Moorcock's 'Warlord of the Air'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:36, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I really like Robin Hobb's stuff

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:43, Reply)

I like it
when he robs from the rich, and gives to the poor.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:48, Reply)

Tsk - Loony Lefty eh?
I bet he gives our hard earned money to forriners too.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:52, Reply)

He was a kind of proto-Ken Livingstone

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:58, Reply)

So do I
her newest series isn't as good though (The Soldier Son Trilogy)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:48, Reply)

that's disappointing
as I have read nearly all the others. just need the last liveship one....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 17:16, Reply)

They're still
much better than almost anything else on the fantasy market. But compared to her Assassins/Liveship/Fool's books, they lack a certain something
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 17:25, Reply)

well, I've got a 2 week holiday in the arse end of nowhere coming up
and I figure I'll need about 20 books with me to be safe, so those will definitely be coming.

any other recommendations are appreciated, particularly as we seem to have similar tastes!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 17:39, Reply)

Artist is a very strange book. Very enjoyable though.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:45, Reply)

it's quite
faintly surreal
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:49, Reply)