peasy23 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis, found it very hard going tbh even though I saw the film a good few years ago and knew more or less what to expect. Now started on Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Also, I've purchased a few of the Marvel Essential volumes, which do whole batches of reprints of the early superhero comics from the 60s. Reading superhero comics at 41 is the new black, folks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBairn1876 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Divided City, Theresa Breslin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 1984. For about the 1984th time. Brilliant book. I don't even read much fiction but this is top drawer. And the bit at the end detailing Newspeak .... genius. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 1984. For about the 1984th time. Brilliant book. I don't even read much fiction but this is top drawer. And the bit at the end detailing Newspeak .... genius. Thanks for reminding me. Reading this has been on my 'to do list' far too long... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Lee evans - the life of lee. Really enjoyed it. 8/10 Currently 2/3 off the way through three hunger games by suzanne collins. Absolutely brilliant read so far, looking forward to the other two books in the series. 10/10 so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebanda's Handyman Services Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Skagboys. Brilliantly enjoyable book which basically documents how all of our favourite characters from Trainspotting came to be the f**k-ups that they are. Welsh's characters always feel like real people. I'm not sure if that's to do with his writing skills or the probability that a lot of us grew up around characters like the ones in his books. Great read. Would highly recommend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Where the Bodies are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre. Quite enjoyed this after having been disappointed by Pandaemonium. Bit of a change in style, though, with less humour than in previous outings. Now reading Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Also reading the Orcs: First Blood trilogy by Stan Nicholls. I'm halfway through Bodyguard of Lightning, the first book, and I've got right into it. I bought the Omnibus edition being confident I'd enjoy it, so likely to read them straight through. There was a rapid pace to this trilogy and not a dull moment to be had. Some cringeworthy dialogue, but looking past that it delivers what you hope for. Worth a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Skagboys. Brilliantly enjoyable book which basically documents how all of our favourite characters from Trainspotting came to be the f**k-ups that they are. Welsh's characters always feel like real people. I'm not sure if that's to do with his writing skills or the probability that a lot of us grew up around characters like the ones in his books. Great read. Would highly recommend. Got it on order at the library, heard a few folk saying it's very good. Just finished Ian Fleming's Commandos by Nicholas Rankin, which was very good and all about 30 Assault Units exploits in WW2. About to start A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. Glasgow libraries are running a series of 50 books every man should read, so I've picked up a couple I would probably have ignored otherwise, and the ones I have read so far have been good reads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint dave Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Siberian Education by Nicolai Lilin About a boy growing up in the Siberian criminal fraternity. The narrative jumps back and forth , but, it's a good read all the same. Irvine Welsh writes a review about it : http://m.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/10/siberian-education-nicolai-lilin-review?cat=books&type=article 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Now reading Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant. Finished this and found it very readable, which isn't always the case with French classics. Also read and enjoyed When the Devil Drives by Christopher - whoops, I mean Chris - Brookmyre. Now reading La Curée by Emile Zola. It's the second of the Rougon Macquart, and I'm finding it tough going so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 A Connecticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur - a short novel by Mark Twain. Quirky and nice, but not a classic like Huckleberry Finn. I got it free on Kindle - that's my favourite price. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 A Connecticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur - a short novel by Mark Twain. Quirky and nice, but not a classic like Huckleberry Finn. I got it free on Kindle - that's my favourite price. Since you enjoyed the above, try his " Innocents Abroad "....it's a really good read and I think that you might get it at your favourite price . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Marabou Stork Nightmares By Irvine Welsh. Best book ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Since you enjoyed the above, try his " Innocents Abroad "....it's a really good read and I think that you might get it at your favourite price . I got the entire works of Mark Twain for £1.45! I shall read as you suggested, chuckles. Presently reading "What Is Man?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Is The Baw Burst by Iain Hyslop. Quite a funny read about 1 football fan, 1 season and visiting 42 senior grounds/games in Scotland. The writer gives his views on the state of Scottish football. EDIT: Don't know if this will work, but here's a sample, and his thoughts on Ayr United. Not too scathing a report for a Rangers fan who moved down to Ayrshire. Edited June 19, 2012 by Tryfield 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Just finished Skag Boys. Decent prequel to Trainspotting. Far better than Porno, but nothing on Marabou Stork Nightmares or Filth. Very enjoyable all the same. Gonna start on The Brothers Karamazov now. Will add to this thread again in about 6 months..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I got the entire works of Mark Twain for £1.45! I shall read as you suggested, chuckles. Presently reading "What Is Man?" Wow ! Now that's a bargain ! I'm a long time admirer of Twain, both as a writer, and as a person ....they guy lived the Tom Sawyer/ Huck Finn lifestyle and his pen name is, of course, taken from his time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, "mark twain " (two fathoms ) was the call as they sounded the depth in various stretches of the river . Actually, his life story makes for a nice wee read on its own . Anyway, happy reading ....it's hard not to feel better after spending time with Mark Twain ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I know someone who works in a library and they were telling me they had a 90 year old customer recommending this........... http://www.thesun.co...-paperback.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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