The "I am currently reading" thread

[taxman 12]

Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.

 

Didn't know what to expect when I picked it up and I'm only 4 chapters in but am enjoying it at the moment.

[joinerisme 10]

Private Down Under-James Patterson.

 

As the title suggests,it is set in Australia.I've only read the first chapter but it's gripping.

[Plain Talker 11]

Alan Cumming, "Not My Father's Son".

 

Alan Cumming's autobiography. An absolutely excellent read so far.

[Waldo 96]

Currently reading, The Tao of Abundance, by Laurence Boldt. Second time I've read it, highly recommened.

[ambid1 10]

Just finished the book Boys Don`t Cry, really enjoyed it a good read.

[North Shore 10]

Just read "Judge Dredd - The Mega Collection: America" (published by Hachette)...

 

Brings back fond memories of when I bought 2000AD as a kid in the early 80's!

[Guest]

'Life Moves Pretty Fast: the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies any more)' by Hadley Freeman. If you were a young girl in the 80s the significance of 'Dirty Dancing' might have passed you by as you gazed in silent awe at Patrick Swayze. Read this book to discover what your fifteen year old self missed, and then plan on spending more time with Netflix and your DVDs.

[metalman 21]

Just finished The Dyfed Enigma by Randall Jones Pugh and F.W. Holiday, all about UFO sightings in Wales in 1977. Now onto Just Another Word by Ivor Brown, which is one of a series of books he wrote about archaic words; essentially the sort of book that Peter Bowler does these days.

[WigglySi 10]

Currently reading: The Girl On The Train

[joinerisme 10]

Clean Burn by Karen Sandler.A detective hunting for some missing children,good so far.

[Chris_Sleeps 10]

Finished:

Germany : Memories of a Nation - Neil MacGregor [review]

 

A lovely book. Detailed yet concise, and I flew through it.

 

Started:

Between Two Worlds: How the English became Americans - Malcolm Gaskill [review]

 

Which is equally as enjoyable, so far.

[tzijlstra 11]

Since I handed in my draft I have been reading the Game of Thrones books, I haven't seen the series yet, as I like to read the books before I watch stuff like that. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with the first, but for some reason the format doesn't appeal long term. I am struggling through the final book now and I don't think I'll get the next book.

 

Coming up is the new Kazuo Ishiguoro, can't wait to start on that.