What book are you reading?

[Behan]

Trinity Leon Uris

[Christine]

Nancy Drew secret in the stars

Was it good?

My daughter used to love Jacqueline Wilson and Malorie Blackman - are they popular where you live?

[CraigBatty]

"Unseen Academicals" - Terry Pratchett.

In a metaphorical potpourri of no particular proportion or rank,this man, along with Stephen Fry and Sensei Phil give me hope in not only the English-speaking world, but in mankind's humanity in general.

Congratulations, Mr. Pratchett on this, your 37th (!) Discworld novel. I'm looking forward to number 40. Get on with it. Time is short.

[irish hillbilly]

Lincoln's Advocate: The Life Story Of Judge Joseph Holt-Susan B. Dyer

[Christine]

"Unseen Academicals" - Terry Pratchett.

In a metaphorical potpourri of no particular proportion or rank,this man, along with Stephen Fry and Sensei Phil give me hope in not only the English-speaking world, but in mankind's humanity in general.

Congratulations, Mr. Pratchett on this, your 37th (!) Discworld novel. I'm looking forward to number 40. Get on with it. Time is short.

Pratchett's Nation is this year's Christmas play at the National Theatre here, by the looks of it this should be fantastic. I hope I can talk my kids into coming, bit embarrassing to go without the excuse.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/49671 ... ation.html

[Low D]

Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music... From Hank Snow to The Band, by Jason Schneider. As the title suggests, it takes us only to the 70s. But much of that is not news to me, the earlier stuff is more interesting. Like, I didn't know that Col. Tom Parker used Hank Snow & his money in their joint company as leverage in getting Elvis - but cut Hank out & kept Elvis for himself.



Hank Snow with Elvis Presley. Not pictured, COl. Tom Parker, the man who came between them.

Got Four Strong Winds stuck in my head, though.

[Irishbookish]

Just finished every book in the 44 Scotland Street series after reading all (but one) of the Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith and have started the The Sunday Philosophy Club. Nice books to read in between others!

[irish hillbilly]

The Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway

[Cdn Steve]

I liked reading of the behind the scenes interaction between these two great artists.
Reminds me how good a writer Thompson was - now I've got to dig out some of his older stuff...
Steadman has some great art for sale on his website, too.

[Cdn Steve]

Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child In the Final Days of the American Century - Hunter S Thompson, 2003

"We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world, a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us. No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we’ll kill you. Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads? Who among us can be happy and proud of having all this innocent blood on our hands? Who are these swine? These flag-sucking half-wits who get fleeced and fooled by stupid little rich kids like George Bush? They are the same ones who wanted to have Muhammad Ali locked up for refusing to kill gooks. They speak for all that is cruel and stupid and vicious in the American character. They are the racists and hate mongers among us; they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis. And I am too old to worry about whether they like it or not. Fuck them." - HST

[Doktor Avalanche]

Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol." Quite entertaining, especially if you've lived in DC and know all the locations.

[CraigBatty]

"Unseen Academicals" - Terry Pratchett.

In a metaphorical potpourri of no particular proportion or rank,this man, along with Stephen Fry and Sensei Phil give me hope in not only the English-speaking world, but in mankind's humanity in general.

Congratulations, Mr. Pratchett on this, your 37th (!) Discworld novel. I'm looking forward to number 40. Get on with it. Time is short.

Pratchett's Nation is this year's Christmas play at the National Theatre here, by the looks of it this should be fantastic. I hope I can talk my kids into coming, bit embarrassing to go without the excuse.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/49671 ... ation.html

You've GOT to go! Wow. 'Nation' was an incredibly moving Pratchett novel, and one of my favourite of his non-Discworld canon. To have have written such an incisive, powerful, gentle and wise tale in the 'wake' of the Boxing Day Tsunami disaster was an act of true and literal Gods-given inspiration. I'd LOVE to see that production. Take the kids. Go thee without them, if theye wish to ungaryteful wretches bee. But go.

'Unseen Academicals' was a BRILLIANT Discworld tale, yet again. A novel that can re-awaken even my faded interest and admiration of 'the beautiful game' of Foot-The-Ball is surely a good thing with pages in it. You'll laugh. You'll tear up. You'll LAUGH. You'll kick the can/ball. Go. Read.

Score: Seventeen bananas!

[Irishbookish]

Clay - David Almond (found in youth section at school

[RoddyRuddy]

Michael Connelly - Angels Flight
Michael Connelly- Chashing The Dine
Michael Connelly - City Of Bones

Only just recently found Michael Connelly books and finding them very addictive.

Razor Smith - A Few Kind Words And A Loaded Gun

Gave this a go just because of TMTCH connection, was not dissapionted as it is a great read.


Daniel Lux - Camden Parasites

Never read a more aptly titled book.

[CraigBatty]

MUST get that STAT.