What happens in the end? I fell asleep about halfway through when I read it at Uni

I still have it though - I must look it out.


Last night I read the Sunday Times magazine - I really must try harder... although it had a very interesting interview with Martin Amis

He decides to write a book to stave off the Nausea, and makes it his passion and reason for existence.

Les Gouttes de Dieu - it's a manga about wine!

Unusual! I used to watch a lot of Anime films but for some reason stopped buying them yonks ago..

I'm reading book 2 of the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb Love it!

A Journey with Fred Hoyle: The search for cosmic life by Chandra Wickramasinghe

My bedtime reading at the moment is Harmony in Practice. (Sad or what? )

One of the Michael Jecks mediaeval murder mystery books - light reading at bedtime.

Regen SW annual impact review 2008/2009.

Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde

A Book for All People by the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society

I'm at work reading the AB Guide to Music Theory part 11 (blue), but the stuff I wanted to mug up on (ornamentation) is in the pink book, which is at home!

I have at last finished Alison Weir's book on Isabella of France. It wasn't a bad book, but it has taken me months to finish.

I'm now re-reading CJ Sansom's Dissolution.

I'm currently reading iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business - Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon

With the passing away of JD Salinger , announced yesterday, I intend to start 'The Catcher in the Rye' again. Always was one of my favourites, but havent read it for at least 30 years! I hope that, with his passing, some unpublished works may now eventually be published.

Is it out??? Well, obviously it is, or you wouldn't be reading it I ordered it from Waterstones before Christmas and they haven't let me know it's in, so I forgot all about it It's a belated Christmas present for either my OH or my elder son. Is it good?



I think I might do the same. And yes, wouldn't it be fantastic if there was some more? I did read Franny and Zooey (sp?) once, but remember very little of it.

I've read three books in the past two days - the first is Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater; then Stolen: a Letter To My Captor by Lucy Christopher; and finally, today, A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb! All three of them were amazing.

My current bedtime reading = Fermat's Last Theorem, Prime Obsession, and Music of the Primes. Oh the joys of mathematics

Approximately halfway through the book and thoroughly enjoying it, however, I’m a little disappointed with Tony Hawks, he may be an excellent writer, but considering he went to all the trouble of transporting his piano to the Pyrenees, he doesn’t seem to practice much.

Half of Plato's Republic, til I realised that I could just quote from like... the second sentence of the introduction. Various chapters of "Utopia: The Biography of an Idea", Utopia, again, 'Plato's Variations in Form'. Can anyone guess what my next essay is on?

Then The Importance of Being Earnest - to cheer me up. It's been a fairly heavy day.

Ecovillages: A practical guide to sustainable communities by Jan Martin Bang

Burns The Freemason edited by John Weir

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. Quite possibly one of the greatest Fantasy books I have read, and I would recommend it most thoroughly.

Just finished Henry James' Turn of the Screw.

Next on the list: Dante's Divine Comedy .

Finished Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell last night. Need something else now. Perhaps something by Matthew Reilly (A re-read, of course!)

My friend pre ordered it for me as a surprise Christmas present, as we are both Jasper Ffans. It arrived last week from Amazon. Hopefully yours will arrive soon! (if it hasn't already). I'm about half way through and am really liking it so far. Though thre is a lot of scene setting of the world so the story is a bit slow to get going. Very interesting concept though.

Hope you all enjoy it too!

I've just finished Breaking Dawn from the Twilight saga (not my usual type of book-I tend to like my vampires rather more scary and with big pointy teeth ) as I'd read the first three and with a Twilight-obsessed friend, I'd been badgered into a little bit

Just got three new books yesterday, Turbulent Sea bu Christine Feehan, The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff and Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz-but now I don't know which one to read first!!

Just picked up Theodor W. Adorno's Philosophy of Modern Music from Oxfam today. So; lots of long words to contend with.

Have you read Christine Feehan's Dark series? It's very good

Isn't he a forumite ?

Yes I have seen the name come up ..... the original died Aug 69, according to wiki.
He is an author to be commended for taking on something of a difficult topic intelligently.

I have recently completed the four 'Red Riding' books (1978,1981,1984 and 1987) by David Peace. Three were serialised on TV. They are based in the period the Yorkshire Ripper was at large ! Even with my relatively broad mind , they were a bit on the graphic side from a violence and a sexual point of view. Some was necessary from the point of view of the plot, but I think rather OTT at times.

I read a little bit of one of these (the second, I think) didn't get very far into it until my parents happened to pick it up and read a section of it!

I can now visualise lots of forumites rushing out to buy them !!

If I wanted Red Riding-hood I'd go for Angela Carter first.

The Company of Wolves is possibly my favourite retold fairy tale ever! I love Angela Carter.

I'm in an awfully girly mood atm (shopping, nail-painting - the whole sugary shebang ), so I'm working my way through my Meg Cabot collection I'm on Avalon High at the moment...

Arsènal: The making of a modern superclub by Alex Fynn and Kevin Whitcher

I'm reading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving at the moment. I heard it serialised on the radio ages ago and wanted to read it so I suggested it for our January book at the little book club I go to. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get it read in time for the meeting so I've bought the audiobook (downloaded from Audible books), put it on a borrowed ipod and I listen to it while I'm walking the dogs. It's an improvement on talking to myself while I walk the dogs. Next book for book club is The Art of Racing in the Rain, which I'm really looking forward to.

Dear Blue Peter: The best letters sent in to Britain's favourite children's programme, selected and introduced by Biddy Baxter
Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella

I'm reading Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz and Lord Of The Flies for English, they're both fab!

Captain Corelli's Mandolin. It's very good.

Also been reading the 3rd and 4th Percy Jackson series books. (The film of the first one has just come out.) They were free with a voucher in the newspaper, so I cycled into town on two days in the half term to collect them.

Just finished the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

I would thoroughly recommend this book as it gives a wonderful insight into the German occupation of Guernsey in WW2.

The Return of Sexism - Natasha Walter - a great read that has made me want to do something to fight against the stereotypes and expectations of society. Today I have dressed my twins in pink and blue - girl in blue and boy in pink - well, every little helps!!

What a great idea!... I'd love to get my little brother wearing pink, but unfortunately his view is 'priests are the only men who wear pink'. I'm sure other people do as well...

Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour.

A selection of poetry by Alfred Lord Tennyson - great stuff! Brought on by singing 'Crossing the Bar' at a recent funeral - incredibly moving song. Loving the rest of his stuff as well...

I'm reading the Faerie Queene Book I. I was dreading it so much, but I'm finding it surprisingly amusing!

Um.

The Adventures of Tintin, Tintin in Tibet.



Yes, I know I know. But I'm just a big kid, really!

I love Tintin - have the whole set in both English and French!

At the moment I'm reading The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

Still reading A Prayer for Owen Meaney - well it is 600+ pages. I now have 7 unread books on my bedside table and am determined not to start them until I finish this one.