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Finished reading 'Porno' last night.
Excellent read.
Excellent read.
I read a lot whilst away.
John Grisham:
The Street Lawyer
The Firm
The Rainmaker
The Runaway Jury
Robert Ludlum:
The Sigma Protocol
The Prometheus Deception
The Paris Option
James Grippando:
Beyond Suspicion
Michael Moore:
Stupid White Men
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As you can see I quite like my bestseller fiction. All the John Grisham books were excellent. All legal thrillers. The Rainmaker has a different feel to the others.
Beyond Suspicion was like a cross between Ludlum and Grisham. Less legal (although still about a lawyer) and more action. I didn't really enjoy the first 50 pages but it was really good from then on and had a fantastic ending.
I love Robert Ludlum. All of them I would definitely recommend, but my pick of the bunch is The Prometheus Deception. So many twists. Spy thriller kind of thing. So good. In saying that The Sigma Protocol was good to with an unusual plot.
Michael Moore. I started getting annoyed with the guy when reading the books. He is just so... Republican hating. He does make some good points, but you forget about them because he talks a lot of drivel and makes to many outrageous arguments.
John Grisham:
The Street Lawyer
The Firm
The Rainmaker
The Runaway Jury
Robert Ludlum:
The Sigma Protocol
The Prometheus Deception
The Paris Option
James Grippando:
Beyond Suspicion
Michael Moore:
Stupid White Men
Downsize This
As you can see I quite like my bestseller fiction. All the John Grisham books were excellent. All legal thrillers. The Rainmaker has a different feel to the others.
Beyond Suspicion was like a cross between Ludlum and Grisham. Less legal (although still about a lawyer) and more action. I didn't really enjoy the first 50 pages but it was really good from then on and had a fantastic ending.
I love Robert Ludlum. All of them I would definitely recommend, but my pick of the bunch is The Prometheus Deception. So many twists. Spy thriller kind of thing. So good. In saying that The Sigma Protocol was good to with an unusual plot.
Michael Moore. I started getting annoyed with the guy when reading the books. He is just so... Republican hating. He does make some good points, but you forget about them because he talks a lot of drivel and makes to many outrageous arguments.
The Long Walk by Stephen "the man" King.
About ... you guessed it - a long walk. 100 Teenage lads line up and begin a walk. They are not allowed to stop. They have to walk faster than 4mph and if they drop below 4mph they get a warning. after 3 warnings they are shot. There is only one winner. that's it!
A bit like the running man. I'm about 3/4 through it, reading it makes me feel tired, what with all the walking - so it's a great one to read in bed.
Pretty good, not great, but pretty good.
About ... you guessed it - a long walk. 100 Teenage lads line up and begin a walk. They are not allowed to stop. They have to walk faster than 4mph and if they drop below 4mph they get a warning. after 3 warnings they are shot. There is only one winner. that's it!
A bit like the running man. I'm about 3/4 through it, reading it makes me feel tired, what with all the walking - so it's a great one to read in bed.
Pretty good, not great, but pretty good.
'Complete Prose' is an excellent book by Woody Allen, a collection of all his short stories, absolutely hilarious in places. Very intelligent, very entertaining stuff.
Schotts original miscellany - Ben schott
Its a collection of miscellanious info that is a very entertaining and essential read.
Its a collection of miscellanious info that is a very entertaining and essential read.
The book of Blackadder scripts. Enough said.
Unbeliever wrote:
> "The Beach" by Alex Garland.
>
> Read it quite a few years ago. Very good, though. The film was
> atrocious.
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Film was great. OK, ending deviated from the book's ending. But it wasn't exactly the most cinematic ending in literature, was it? I think the first part of The Beach in particular captures the books general feeling.
Anyway, books. I read a load, so I'll just say the few that are lying about my desk.
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake. A fantasy series. Lot darker than LotR though. Was a TV series a while back, with people like Ian Richardson in. Series didn't do the book justice, believe me.
McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy. Great travel author, good idea to read if you're a bit bored of Bryson (it can happen)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Book Of Fours - Yeah, you probably don't want to read that.
Gaia by James Lovelock - Scientific book, written about 25 years ago by an evolutionary biologist. It's basically a whole different theory of evolution, based on the idea that the whole world and everything in is always in a state of dynamic equilibrium to maintain a state beneficial to everything in the biosphere. That's just a rough explanation,. Worth a read if you're incredibly boring and into science, much like me.
> "The Beach" by Alex Garland.
>
> Read it quite a few years ago. Very good, though. The film was
> atrocious.
--
Film was great. OK, ending deviated from the book's ending. But it wasn't exactly the most cinematic ending in literature, was it? I think the first part of The Beach in particular captures the books general feeling.
Anyway, books. I read a load, so I'll just say the few that are lying about my desk.
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake. A fantasy series. Lot darker than LotR though. Was a TV series a while back, with people like Ian Richardson in. Series didn't do the book justice, believe me.
McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy. Great travel author, good idea to read if you're a bit bored of Bryson (it can happen)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Book Of Fours - Yeah, you probably don't want to read that.
Gaia by James Lovelock - Scientific book, written about 25 years ago by an evolutionary biologist. It's basically a whole different theory of evolution, based on the idea that the whole world and everything in is always in a state of dynamic equilibrium to maintain a state beneficial to everything in the biosphere. That's just a rough explanation,. Worth a read if you're incredibly boring and into science, much like me.
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> "'Popcorn' (Ben Elton)
> Is the play based on the book or the book based on the play or are
> you reading the script?
I read the book. I wasn't aware there was a play based on it at all- very interesting!
I loved the way Bruce kept his arrogant, selfish streak right to the very end of the book(without spoiling too much of the story!) I also loved the ending chapter of the book- very tongue in cheek indeed!
> "'Popcorn' (Ben Elton)
> Is the play based on the book or the book based on the play or are
> you reading the script?
I read the book. I wasn't aware there was a play based on it at all- very interesting!
I loved the way Bruce kept his arrogant, selfish streak right to the very end of the book(without spoiling too much of the story!) I also loved the ending chapter of the book- very tongue in cheek indeed!
Empire of The Sun by J.G. Ballad
In Durance Vile by John Brown
Two gripping Prisoner of War novels- both autobiographical. Best novels I've read in ages.
In Durance Vile by John Brown
Two gripping Prisoner of War novels- both autobiographical. Best novels I've read in ages.
'The Palmero Ambush' is another good WWII book, but I can't remember who it's by.
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