What are you reading?

daveldn · Post by **daveldn** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:35 am

sneaker freaker, the book.

ands · Post by **ands** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:13 am

I need to read this thread for some recommendations.

All of my books are in storage halfway across the country. No money for new ones, might hit up the library around the corner soon.

Received this one as a gift at Christmas. Currently an easy read, recommended. Essential points are made throughout.

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:24 pm

some short stories by China Mieville... on eor two are excellent.

Rob H · Post by **Rob H** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:43 pm

audiopie · Post by **audiopie** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:55 pm

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:04 am

From the sublime

To the ridiculous

-blade- · Post by **-blade-** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:09 am

information and apocalypse by paul virilio

flipw · Post by **flipw** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:10 am

Jack Kerouac
Big Sur

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:00 pm

Just finished 'Neuromancer', Shit! I had no idea. William Gibon... Invented the matrix and all that, wrote it in 1984! This book is so dope, dude invented the concept of virtual reality way before it appeared.

If you liked the matrix, read this, its like the great grandpappy of a lot of sci-fi about nowadays.

*decibella~~ · Post by *decibella~~ » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:17 pm

EAST OF ACRE LANE BY ALEX WHEATLE

jus started reading this about the brixton riots and its great.....

its 1981. Biscuit lives with his mother, brother and sister. He helps out by hustling on the frontline for the south london badman Ninchaks. He doesnt want to be doing this for the rest of his life but its difficult to get out fo the trap. A searing account of a young mans attemtp to do the right thing set against the back drop of the Brixton Riots. Its a gripping thriller set in a society on the verge of exploding. As the patience of the community breaks and the riots begin to errupt, Biscuit has to make a chioce that could change his life forever.

interview with the author....
http://www.readinggroups.co.uk/Authors/ ... 5&aid=6119

the auther has writted one before this called Brixton Rocks.....think another purachse for dessert.

j dub u · Post by **j dub u** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:33 am

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:32 pm

I read Neuromancer recently, great book..got Count Zero on the 'to read' pile..

I'm reading Moby Dick at the moment..it's a bit of a mission though, and technical info about whaling etc, but generally a good read..

scruffy herbert · Post by **scruffy herbert** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:22 pm

Just finished reading Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Read it in 2days, couldn't put it down. Its memoirs of a glue sniffin' coke head alki who goes into rehab. Recommend it to everyone.

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:51 pm

dubsi wrote:Just finished reading Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Read it in 2days, couldn't put it down. Its memoirs of a glue sniffin' coke head alki who goes into rehab. Recommend it to everyone.

he made it up tho... got pulled up on oprah!

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:59 pm

scruffy herbert · Post by **scruffy herbert** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:18 pm

benjybars wrote:
dubsi wrote:Just finished reading Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Read it in 2days, couldn't put it down. Its memoirs of a glue sniffin' coke head alki who goes into rehab. Recommend it to everyone.

he made it up tho... got pulled up on oprah!

yeh i know my copy has the authors notes in it, still a good read fact or fiction. Oprah needs to get God on her show, the amount of shit that his book chats is beyond belief.

i have the second book, My Friend Leonard but wont give it a read for a few months. Hopefully it'll be just as good.

spelf · Post by **spelf** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:31 am

benjybars wrote:

I still have that one lying around, let me know if it's any good... I didn't like snow all that much, so I'm kind of hesitant to start with this one.

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:28 am

Just finshed Luna Park by Bret Easton Ellis, and about to start The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, anyone read this??

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:58 pm

Just Finished 'Count Zero' by William Gibson, 2nd book to Neuromancer, wicked books!
If you're into Sci-fi, you HAVE to read this guys stuff, some of THE best sci fi written to date.
Word.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:30 pm

LEQ wrote:Just finshed Luna Park by Bret Easton Ellis, and about to start The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, anyone read this??

YESSSS! Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is probably my favourite novel ever (and I've read loads cos I'm dead brainy). Haruki Murakami is a BADMAN. He should get the Nobel Prize for Literature. And the Nobel Prize for Being a Badman

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