David Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I had a quick search, but found no thread that I could use for such discussion. Apologies if I missed it. Â Anyway, with Christmas fast approaching, some of us must be hoping to find books under our Christmas tree? If so, what are you looking for, and what would you recommend? Â At the moment I'm reading through some of Ray Banks stuff. He's probably my favourite author at the moment. Just bought No More Heroes today in a sale in HMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm currently reading This Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Burchill's Buddy Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm still ploughing through 'A Song of Ice and Fire', I'm about halfway through the first part of A Storm of Swords (so book 3). The scale just seems to expand exponentially the further through the series I get, just when I think I'm familiar with all the characters he'll introduce another 20 out of nowhere. It's fantastic though and I'm hoping with Christmas I'll have some time to get a lot further on. Â Disclaimer: If discussion starts on the series and I get even a hint of a spoiler, I will fucking hunt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Read?! What are you some kind of homosexual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nexus Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 The ASOIAF series is brilliant. Â I'm reading The Sisters Brothers, which is a Western book. It was shortlisted for one of the prizes. Advantage of having a gf who works for Waterstones = cheap books. (40% off bitches) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Ok, in all seriousness, if we're going to have a new thread... Â I started the LOTR series and its...well, its not very good. Whats the deal? Theres not much depth to any of the characters so far, its not really well written, huge amounts of shit, meadering descriptions of locations (same shit happens in later ASOIAF books.) I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 20, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2011 I've never finished LOTR though I tried a couple times. It was just boring. Â Read The Hobbit loads of times though. Â Â Currently I'm reading Salman Rushdie - Luka and the Fire of Life. Â It's a sequel to Haroun and the Sea of Stories, which is a great kids' book that I loved when I was about 10. I read all his books anyway, but I'm enjoying this so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Never seen that thread. Perhaps some kindly mod would merge these two threads for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattshutter Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5 Â (pretty much anything by Vonnegut is gold) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nexus Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 The first LOTR book is rubbish. Two Towers and Return of the King are much better. He spends less time setting the scene and actually starts the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I am currently reading 9/11 Culture, by Jeffrey Melnick, and it's giving me indigestion with its soundbite sociology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm reading the Lord of the Rings series too at the moment and I have to say that while I'm enjoying it I don't think I would if I hadn't already known a bit about the myths and cultures he's working with. But then, without trying to sound like a bit of a git, I assume most of the people who have read the books and enjoyed them haven't read the Prose Edda and so forth, certainly not before LotR so yeah, I'm meh on how they're as massively popular as they are. I suppose they're pretty decent reflections of war and friendship and don't do it in a pretty light way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Galt Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Unless you're a child, all forms of LOTR are shit. I finished LaBrava today and based on this thread, I'm going to finally crack into A Game of Thrones. Look at it, in the pile of books I've got left to read before I buy a new batch, I really hope it's food because it's the same size as Casino Royale, The New York Trilogy and Call For The Dead stacked together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Foale Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I recommend the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, gripping stuff. Â Oh and Shantaram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted December 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Unless you're a child, all forms of LOTR are shit. I finished LaBrava today and based on this thread, I'm going to finally crack into A Game of Thrones. Look at it, in the pile of books I've got left to read before I buy a new batch, I really hope it's food because it's the same size as Casino Royale, The New York Trilogy and Call For The Dead stacked together. Â Â It is really food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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