So, anyone read any good books recently?
*watches tumbleweed blow across the board*
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:16, archived)

i read the outsider

( sleepybinky, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:17, archived)

before that i read queen camilla, and it was shit.
and before that, white teeth, which was good.
( sleepybinky, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:17, archived)

I liked White Teeth too.
I have Cloud Atlas in my bag, ready to start.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

I couldn't be arsed with that...
I watched it on the Spacker-box and it was ok
(likeajackhammer, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:33, archived)

I'm still reading the first wheel of time book
but I should be done by the end of next week.
I'm a bit miffed by the sheer amount of deus ex machina in there, but it's been an OK read.
( SuperMatt, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:17, archived)

I am currently ploughing through all of the books written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Its ace stuff
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:19, archived)

It took me about a year to get through all 11 books.
I only read when on the trains to/from work and travelling on holidays, hence why it took me so long. Mrs Eddache could read all 11 of those books with 6 weeks.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:26, archived)

still waiting for the last book though

( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

It's apparantly being split in half.
Book 12a should be out later this year or early next.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:42, archived)

It's taken me about 2 months to get through the first book
but I've also been reading some comics. And I too have only been reading on the bus, but that only takes 20 minutes.
( SuperMatt, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

There's good
I enjoyed them.... it's the ones with Rand Al'thor?
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:26, archived)

Yuppers

( SuperMatt, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

Wheel of Time gets drastically better in the second book
And is consistently good up until book 7, when it rapidly descends into some of the shittest writing I've yet seen
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:27, archived)

My favourite books
are by Terry Goodkind, the Sword of Truth. I loved them.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:32, archived)

Never read them
I heard they sort of got a bit preachy
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:33, archived)

I didn't think so
but I enjoyed all of the Wheel of Time. Each to their own.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:34, archived)

I just thought after book 7 it creaks to a halt, and the main character of the series becomes a shit and even disappears for an entire book

( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:35, archived)

yeah he did
but I really enjoyed the last one, and I'm looking forward to the next story.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:36, archived)

Yeah the last one picked right back up
Next book is going to be split in two, so even more waiting for the resolution.
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:37, archived)

Fucking hell

( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:40, archived)

I'm reading Raymond Feist at the moment
The Serpent Wars
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:39, archived)

Oh man, not read his stuff either
Big names in Fantasy that I've ignored
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:40, archived)

I've only just started reading his stuff
it's very good.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:44, archived)

From what I recall, the series was originally conceived as a 7 book series.
But it was decided it should be 12 and there's a bit of padding. But you're right. I really liked Rand until around that point.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:41, archived)

I like the wolf chap
I can't remember his name.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:43, archived)

Perrin
I liked him until Winter's Heart. He gets a bit mopey after that
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:45, archived)

That's him
he's is a bit, but he's still one of me favourite characters.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:47, archived)

I understand it starts focusing on some of the smaller characters, which people hate
It's a compliant I've heard from a fair number of people.
( SuperMatt, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:35, archived)

The smaller and more annoying characters
I just want the story, not the Life and Times of Background Person #781
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:36, archived)

just re-read The Green Mile

( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:18, archived)

is it a Choose Your Own Adventure book?

(likeajackhammer, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:26, archived)

This is what is sounds like....when doves cry.
COOhoohooo...*sniff* ACOOhoohooo....
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:18, archived)

Also, I read about the News Of The World tapping Vanessa Feltz's phone, I bet that was a very diverse log:

Vanessa Feltz Phone Tap - - -

Tuesday 13th May 2008
(10:31)Pizza Hut - Ahhh hello! I'll have my usual breakfast please, 2 large Meat Feasts in a coffee cup

(10:56)Pizza Hut - Hiya, Can I have a Margarita Dustbin lid please. Hold the anchovies...hahah I love that joke, 'course don't hold them! I'll fucking eat anything me! gwuff gwuff!

(11:04)Pizza Hut - I'm ready for pre lunch now, send the Salad Skip please.

(11:14)Pizza Hut - I can't wait for lunch, send me the 6 Meat Feasts and 18 garlic breads...And just to let you know I ate the last delivery boy...May need to get another.

(11:35)Pizza Hut - OOOO NOW IT BE DA BEST BIT NOW IT BEE CAYKEE TIEM!!! GET MY GULLET SHOVEL!

(12:03)Pizza Hut - guuuh, call the Jambulance...I've had too much dessert....*snigger* HAHAH only joking! I right funny me! MORE TRIPLE DECKER PIZZAS PLEASE! KEEP THEM COMIN YOU SLAGS!
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:18, archived)

what do wolves shagging sound like?

( sleepybinky, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:18, archived)

You...will go on my first whistle...
*paw hands*
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:19, archived)

Haha, you funny bastard.
That was good.
( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:21, archived)

Yiff

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:21, archived)

when my missus was ill recently, I read A Place Called Here to her...
I did all the Oirish Accents Peerfectly too
(likeajackhammer, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:19, archived)

I read a book by a Russian guy
about fox spirit werewolf things. It was rather wordy and a bit ridiculous.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:26, archived)

I recently finished Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.
I'm now onto Interesting Times.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:27, archived)

winter in madrid
ghosts of spain

winter in madrid is very good. if you like history, concentration camps and some action.
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

I read The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
and Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness (Taking Refuge in the Buddha) by Chris Mitchell
( custard, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:28, archived)

I read a terrible book the other day
Called 'Demon Download'. It was brilliantly laughable. It's so futuristic that they listen to MP7 players but for some reason reference Hanson and Billie Piper. With a demon that's a computer virus. And a nun who's an assassin for the vatican.
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:29, archived)

that sounds like the most AWESOMELY RAD book in the world!

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:42, archived)

It's rude man, rude and whack

( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:47, archived)

Moondust is good
As is A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory.

Looking forward to the latest Robert Holdstock (Avilion) which comes out towards the end of July.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:29, archived)

Reading Galilee by Clive Barker at the moment.
Loving it.
( Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:30, archived)

books are shit, if it's not on a web page then I'm not interested
fuck off books
( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:30, archived)

I'm reading Mark Gatiss' Lucifer Box books currently.
They're not exactly taxing, but enjoyable romps none the less.
( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:30, archived)

I read part of the Caché ObjectScript reference guide
Recently I read a book about AI philosophy
( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:31, archived)

Since when has "Build your own sexbot" counted as AI philosophy?

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:40, archived)

litrasy is ovr8d

( spacefish bong!, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:31, archived)

MY EYES!

( The Baroness The Harlot Pimpernel, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:39, archived)

The Revelation Of John The Divine
hilarious.
( wotofco pissing in your swimming pool, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:33, archived)

I'm re-reading the Riftwar saga by Raymond E. Feist
I'd forgotten how good the books were, even though the first time I read them I chewed through two in three days.
( The Baroness The Harlot Pimpernel, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:39, archived)

The Mikado
Handbook for Vbar electronics.
( M o D, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:42, archived)

Lots.
Just finished rereading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. Outponce that.

Also just started and enjoying The Story of English, by David Crystal.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:45, archived)

www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk/section5/tr561.htm
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:55, archived)