What are you reading?

[chris.ph]

Finished Maurice, now I'm onto Christopher Moore's Dirty Job. Third book I've read by him recently. Forget who on here recommended him, but thanks! (Might have been Catch Up?)

it was catch up dotsie ive got the first two of them

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I have got to get one of his to give it a try,couple of people have recomended him trouble is I bought one last year that someone recomended it's still on the to be read pile.

 

[The rat]

Finished Maurice, now I'm onto Christopher Moore's Dirty Job. Third book I've read by him recently. Forget who on here recommended him, but thanks! (Might have been Catch Up?)

it was catch up dotsie ive got the first two of them

I think he is the US version of Terry. I think that Dirty Job is the second best of his, with Lamb being the first! I have seen him in person a couple of years ago when he was doing a tour for You Suck: A love Story.

It was just before Valentines Day and he said that there are two good things about this book. One, it being a love story, and second he said "And girls... ***tapping the title of the book with one finger and grinning devlishly*** take the hint!"

 

[chris.ph]

way of the cat by e e knight the second vampire earth novel

 

[Catch-up]

Finished Maurice, now I'm onto Christopher Moore's Dirty Job. Third book I've read by him recently. Forget who on here recommended him, but thanks! (Might have been Catch Up?)

Glad you've been enjoying them! A Dirty Job is my current favorite.

I'm reading The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway. Good so far, but very, very long.

 

[kakaze]

I'm busy plowing through Oliver Twist (don't give me any spoilers please).

I was hoping to finish it in time to re-read Murice before the discussion began, but with the move and all I didn't have time.

 

[bikkit]

Odds and Gods by Tom Holt. I had one of those "laughing in public" moments.

 

[WannabeAngua]

Odds and Gods is one of Tom Holts better books

Finished The company of strangers the other day. For some reason I can't seem to take to Robert Wilsons writing. Haven't really liked any of the ones I've read

Just grabbed the first book I found in the book shelf, turned out to be Bridget Jones, so now I'm reading that again.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Recently finished Snuff Fiction (Robert Rankin), and there were some hilarious bits near the end that were even more funny because of recent events.


Just picked up Mort again.

 

[swreader]

Have just finished reading what is one of the best books I've read in a long time (leaving Pratchett aside). It has the improbable title of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

It's a first (and only) novel by Mary Ann Shaffer who died before it was actually published, and the final re-writes were done by her niece (also a writer). The blurb on the back reads:

January 1946: Writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name."

The Library Journal said of it "Marvellous... Reminiscent of Helene Hanff's 84 Charing Cross Road, this is a warm, funny, tender and thoroughly entertaining celebration of the power of the written word."

I finished it in 2 days--and if I hadn't had to get up the next morning, I'd have read the last 50 pages that night. This is a joy and a delight both for historical fiction readers and for those who love to read.

 

[Tonyblack]

Have just finished reading what is one of the best books I've read in a long time (leaving Pratchett aside). It has the improbable title of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

It's a first (and only) novel by Mary Ann Shaffer who died before it was actually published, and the final re-writes were done by her niece (also a writer). The blurb on the back reads:

January 1946: Writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name."

The Library Journal said of it "Marvellous... Reminiscent of Helene Hanff's 84 Charing Cross Road, this is a warm, funny, tender and thoroughly entertaining celebration of the power of the written word."

I finished it in 2 days--and if I hadn't had to get up the next morning, I'd have read the last 50 pages that night. This is a joy and a delight both for historical fiction readers and for those who love to read.

I'm looking forward to borrowing this one when I come over in October.

 

[Dotsie]

I've ordered it from the library, like I always do when someone says a book is brilliant

 

[Tonyblack]

Hope it comes free of bogies.

 

[Dotsie]

I suppose it could be worse!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Nearly read the whole of Mort last night, but fell asleep - lights on, specs on, book on floor!

 

[mau3312]

Nation

hi, im reading Nation it's amazing, ive only got 50 more pages to go and have been reading it for Ten days now

 

[Tonyblack]

Hi there mau3312 and welcome to the site. Is this your first Terry Pratchett book?

 

[chris.ph]

welcome to the site mau

 

[Tina a.k.a.SusanSto.Helit]

Welcome Mau and Yes Nation is a fantastic book. You can find my opinion about it in another thread. I read it twice and it dawned on my what it was about, and I just cried.

Edit: Here is the thread http://terrypratchett.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=657
Anyway, Welcome to the Looney Bin!! feel free to join in any discussion and don't worry about any of us, we are all unique and actually care about each other... GASP ain't that amazing?

 

[bikkit]

Greetings from a world of my own!