"Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen does not believe in accidents and believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying."
anything by Mr. John Irving. very good, very interesting, just the right levels of heavy and light and take about a week to read even if you're having a hard time putting it down!
but I always feel he starts his books strongly, before writing himself into corners. He then has to make ludicrous plot turns to get himself out of it.
actual novels or pseudo-politcal essays like blindess?
ive read the gospel according to jesus christ and the one that i think was called memorial of the convent, i liked them, he doesnt use much punctuation though, hmmm.
The Collection/Collective? - (I'm skipping this one)
The Third Policeman - Flann O'Brien (I just started it, so far so good!)
...London & Paris (is week 3)
..Work of genius?
I can't remember..I just woke up. I'll pm you when I dig out the paper if you want.
Here are my recommendations
Mortal Fear - Greg Iles - this is a fantastic book!!
Striptease - Carl Haaison (terrible movie, great/funny book)
Violent Ward - Len Deighton
Oh, the Oprah book club recommends good stuff (I know I thought they'd be shit like her daytime talk show, but that's not the case)
Qur'an?
Blast through it in a week
FACE
book
The Damned United
by David Peace.
Synopsis please.
its about leeds united
during the glory years i think.
Fiction based on
Brian Clough's 44 day reign at Leeds United, and his earlier career too - stories of corruption, power struggles, success and failure. ****
Hmm. Not for me I think.
Don't fancy football stories.
world war z!
world war z!
world war z!
haha
I could finish that in a day.
so read it seven times.
Veronika decides to die
Cell by Stephen King
Read it
I have that, I haven't read it yet
is it good?
It's alright.
Better in the early part.
Quite good tense writing, but loses the plot slightly.
it is brilliant.
King back to his best, end-of-the-world style horror. :D
Cell wasn't bad...
..quite enjoyed it. Lisey's Story on the other hand is probably the worst thing he's written.
Think I'll dig it out later!
:)
yes!
I second this.
Bit less light than that.
Please.
I meant nothing ridiculous like Dune or War and Peace.
oh, ok
intermediate light - A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving. It's the best book ever.
synopsis please.
it's ace. It's actually more about John (his best friend) than Owen though
"Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen does not believe in accidents and believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying."
Hmm.
Intriguing.
Ok. Today I will finish my current books and seek out some suggestions.
yes
anything by Mr. John Irving. very good, very interesting, just the right levels of heavy and light and take about a week to read even if you're having a hard time putting it down!
I'm reading Until I Find You at the moment
I read it every moment I get, but it's about 1000 pages long! I'll be sad when I've finished it.
Ham On Rye
by Bukowski.
Possibility...
I don't especially like
Palahniuk.
Asides from Fight Club I feel he is too motivated by a desire to shock his audience.
sounds good.
Ok. This and Bukowski.
I like Palahniuk
but I always feel he starts his books strongly, before writing himself into corners. He then has to make ludicrous plot turns to get himself out of it.
Ham On Rye is all about "his" early years
and is a very fast read.
HEY HEY YOU YOU
I WELL LIKE YOUR
"The Unknown Island"
by Jose Saramago
i like saramago
i might go buy this to read, hmmm
All The Names
is good too
are these ones
actual novels or pseudo-politcal essays like blindess?
ive read the gospel according to jesus christ and the one that i think was called memorial of the convent, i liked them, he doesnt use much punctuation though, hmmm.
Have you read Blindness?
I got this out the other day. Haven't got around to reading it yet.
i have
its pretty interesting, requires fairly good concentration to read sometimes though
Right, so I'll finish Hunger by Knut Hamsun
then the new Palahniuk, then Blindness.
try some Mishima
Good quick reads, but with some substance. Maybe a bit depressing. Otherwise try some Tom Robbins, really funny Vonnegut-esque stuff.
I just re-read
the curious incident of the dog in the night time and reminded myself of its goodness. Apples by Richard Milward is meant to be the book du jour...
Graham Greene
Pretty much ANYTHING, but The Quiet American and Brighton Rock and particularly good.
Also, I just finished The Great Gatsby having avoided it for years, and it was...great!
I second all these
Also Franny & Zooey by JD Salinger is amazing. As is Catcher In The Rye and pretty much everything else he's written.
Have you read anything by Thomas Pynchon? He might be my favourite author at the moment.
You could try the so-called DiS book club stuff
The Collection/Collective? - (I'm skipping this one)
The Third Policeman - Flann O'Brien (I just started it, so far so good!)
...London & Paris (is week 3)
..Work of genius?
I can't remember..I just woke up. I'll pm you when I dig out the paper if you want.
Here are my recommendations
Mortal Fear - Greg Iles - this is a fantastic book!!
Striptease - Carl Haaison (terrible movie, great/funny book)
Violent Ward - Len Deighton
Oh, the Oprah book club recommends good stuff (I know I thought they'd be shit like her daytime talk show, but that's not the case)