What Are You Reading? 3

[chris.ph]

the tenth dresden novel

 

[Alanz]

I'm just about to start "Soul Music"......

 

[Tonyblack]

I'm just about to start "Soul Music"......

Another Spot the References book. Some great jokes in there - see how many you can spot.

 

[Alanz]

I've just finished "Lords and Ladies" and i recall Nanny Ogg saying that when she Married Mr Ogg they had 3 dozen Oysters for their Wedding feast,Though not all of them worked. So i'll be looking for some in Soul Music.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Soul Music has a huge amount of musical references, so of which I'm sorry to say still go right over my head!

 

[Tonyblack]

Soul Music has a huge amount of musical references, so of which I'm sorry to say still go right over my head!

"THANK YOU!" said the grateful Death. It still cracks me up.

 

[Ghost]

Just started reading Warm Bodies it's okay a bit meh
out of the romantic sub genre in zombie horror I prefer Breathers for pace

 

[Alanz]

Well i've just started reading Pyramids this morning, and it's ok so far

 

[Bouncy Castle]

'Tis hilarious.

 

[Tonyblack]

Well i've just started reading Pyramids this morning, and it's ok so far

What did you think of Soul Music? How many of the musical references did you get?

 

[chris.ph]

dresden number 11

 

[Dotsie]

Red Dwarf. Needed cheering up

 

[Tonyblack]

Red Dwarf. Needed cheering up

That first book has one of the saddest endings I've ever read in a book.

 

[Dotsie]

Damn. Forgot that

 

[Sister Jennifer]

Red Dwarf. Needed cheering up

That first book has one of the saddest endings I've ever read in a book.

But, of course, in Bedford Falls it was always Christmas Eve.

Did I ever mention how much I love the Red Dwarf books? Remind to mention it some time if I haven't.

I've had a few crappy days as well Dotsie & needed cheering up. I'm reading the illustrated version of Eric, I enjoy immensely looking at Josh Kirby's art.

Pyramids is a very good DW book.

 

[Alanz]

Well i've just started reading Pyramids this morning, and it's ok so far

What did you think of Soul Music? How many of the musical references did you get?

I really enjoyed it Tony, But i have a mind like a sieve so can't remember much, but yea it was good...Nanny Hogg doing the drinks trolly springs to mind

 

[Tonyblack]

That sounds more like Maskerade.

 

[Quatermass]

I'm not reading them yet. In fact, I might not read them for a while. But soon, I will be reading a number of books, including The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, and the first volume of the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! I've also got books like Bloom by Will McCarthy and Lamb by Christopher Moore. Oh, regarding Lamb, has anyone else here read it? I heard it was good, but I'd like some other opinions.

 

[Catch-up]

Lamb was really good, but not my favorite of his.

 

[raisindot]

Lamb is my favorite Christopher Moore book. I'm not Christian, but the speculative 'biography' of Jesus that Moore creates in Lamb is a far more appealing one than the Jesus of the New Testament.

I'm currently reading Moore's newest book, Sacre Blue. It takes place in Europe during the period of the Impressionists and is a story of supernatural forces that influence the creations of Van Gogh, Manet, Monet, Pisarro, Talouse La Trec, Whistler, Renoir and other painters. It's very different than most of Moore's work, more intellectual, less slapstick, and offers a neat little art history overview of the times. It includes black and white photos of many of the paintings mentioned in the text (a color version would be much better).