pass some this way please
my grass is looking in a very poor state indeed.

y'alright?
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:28, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

yeah I'm good ta.
had the weekend off studying for once. Read a good book and saw Inception and witnessed the flooding.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:30, Reply)

very nice
it's always good to turn off the brain and get away from it for a while

What was the book?
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:34, Reply)

The City &The City by China Mieville.
very good.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:40, Reply)

ah cool!
I have that in my 'to read' pile, i'll elevate it up to next in line then as the last one you recommended was an absolute corker
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:42, Reply)

I'm re-reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Bloody excellent book.
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruis Zafon was brilliant as well.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:45, Reply)

American gods
is an awesome book, as are all of the Joe Abercrombie books, just read them, honestly haven't read anything better for years
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I'll put Joe Abercrombie on my list then
Was it him that did the Books of The Law?
Also, The Lies of Locke Lamora and the follow up by Scott Lynch were superb, very much in the same vein.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:49, Reply)

t'is indeed
Yep read them as well, not too bad at all. the last one is lurking on my amazon wish list at the moment, although think it clashes with the new Iain M Banks release so might have to wait.

Robert V.S. Reddick may be worth a punt as well, slightly more traditional but is a fairly good romp
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:53, Reply)

Hahaha, romp.
Are you a sub-editor for the Sun?
Love it when they refer to sex as a romp. Surely noone has romped since 1826!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:58, Reply)

hah!
no its an easy read, unlike the wheel of fucking time!
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:59, Reply)

I've re-read AG numerous times
and it never fails to blow me away. The twists are incredible.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:16, Reply)

I forgot they did something
I was like, oh fuck! Didn't see that coming!

Woops, sorted. Sorry!!!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:23, Reply)

Thanks for the spoiler, cunto

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:23, Reply)

the butler did it

(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:25, Reply)

with Odin

( Theoban What of it, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:29, Reply)

theres another spoiler
right there, edit it before you enrage the la scouser!
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:32, Reply)

Considering where they did it, neither did he.
NOW REMOVE THAT SPOILER
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:26, Reply)

*hiss*

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:30, Reply)

*fears*

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:32, Reply)

Me too!
I've got about 3 chapters to go. I adore Neil Gaiman, especially AG, Anansi Boys and Neverwhere.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 17:26, Reply)

I concur that this book is Very Good

( Theoban What of it, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:46, Reply)

mmm I really enjoyed it. I'm going to try to get my hands on some more of his books.

(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 1 Aug 2010, 11:58, Reply)

Apparently
he wants to re-define each and every genre of books so no two of his are the same.

Cityx2 was his crime novel, and I have Perdido street station that is his sci-fi outing buried somewhere, if you like him you might enjoy the Arabesk trilogy by Jon Courtenay Grimwood which is excellent, friend who gave them to me said its along the same line as cityx2
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:06, Reply)

Perdido Street Station was a great 'world' but the storytelling was a bit shit
Avoid the Scar
Iron Council is ace
Kraken is alright but he introduces too many characters and then just moves on from them, no development other than 'hey new character!'
UnLunDun is ace
( Theoban What of it, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Ooh!
I read that a couple of weeks ago, after reading "Kraken" by him. Good stuff!
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 17:25, Reply)