What's the last good book yuh read??

[cinco]

read 50 shades of grey over teh weekend

wut
ive actually been reading Rick Riordan kiddie books but entertaining none the less.
Actually finished them all
need something new

[Trini Hookah]

Republic Reader

[Dizzy28]

Currently reading Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, The Power of Thinking without Thinking. Read Outliers in August and also bought Tipping Point.

His books are really thought provoking. He's the guy Lok Jack GSB bought down in April this year.

[Centric]

Fifty Shades of Grey

[Stephon.]

I am into comedy, and I don't like books with much words, and it's hard to find books with endless comedy yet filled with pictures, that's why the PNM Manifesto was the last good book I've read. It was non stop laughter from beginning to end with minimal words.

I can't believe I said this lol

[Les Bain]

Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris. Really well written drama-comedy set in an ad agency at the time the world financial crisis began. Amazing read.

Trying to read A Brief History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson since the year began, but hardly can find the time.
There's Also Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell but it seems like I won't be able to do any reading for enjoyment sake till mid-late 2013.

[rollingstock]

SK's IT.

[original_lollybob]

one book you should NOT read is

Gayle Forman - If I Stay...

rubbish

[babysmurf]

A Song of Ice and Fire series - George R.R. Martin

much much better than the tv series!

[Bizzare]

I enjoyed the Boyo and Carla series. It's English was simple, packed with images, short and sweet.

[kermit the gorf]

The last novels would be:

The Diamond Hunters - Wilbur Smith

before that...

Hungry as the Sea - Wilbur Smith

This man's incredible. Fantastic story,great twists, and lots of technical tidbits. By the time you've finished one of his books, you feel you can pilot the ship, or do exactly what the characters were doing. Very visual.

Since these, I've probably read about 75 books on photography

I thought I was the only one who knew of this man's genius and his stellar descriptive writing skills. My two favourites by him are River God and Seventh Scroll.

[MG Man]

only recently discovered 'Hitchhiker's guide' was only the first in a 'trilogy' o 5 books......think I gonna order the bound edition on amazon, along with Bill Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' collection, maybe throw in 'Lyra's Oxford' for good measure

[Dizzy28]

only recently discovered 'Hitchhiker's guide' was only the first in a 'trilogy' o 5 books......think I gonna order the bound edition on amazon, along with Bill Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' collection, maybe throw in 'Lyra's Oxford' for good measure

A Vatican hit squad has just been dispatched!!

[MG Man]

lol I am still amazed his books got so far without the bible brigade shutting him down.....doubt they'll finish the movies tho

[Dizzy28]

lol I am still amazed his books got so far without the bible brigade shutting him down.....doubt they'll finish the movies tho

The non continuance of the movies was a bit puzzling. The Golden Compass had World Box Office takings of over $350m and the movie also won an Oscar. Guess the Church proved to be too strong. When I am done with my backlog of reading would definitely look into the Dark Materials as well.

[MG Man]

yup
the production house got a lot of backlash from the Vatican and I think it scared them off...........the sequels were touch-and-go following the economic crash, but lesser movies have had sequels...sad though.......I always had a feeling there would be just one movie........
I might re-read the series, though it was rather depressing at the end

[eurogirl]

50 shades honestly idk wht was the big hype abt

[mitsu_chick941]

^^yunno eh, its like a bad porno with a hint of romance

[crazybalhead]

me eh get tuh read in a while. Still half way in the first game of thrones book. Last good thing besides that was a vanity fair magazine. Had a few interesting articles.

[Dizzy28]

^^yunno eh, its like a bad porno with a hint of romance

There is no such thing as a bad porno

[snowman]

Haven't finshed 50 shades of Grey. Haven't finished the 4th book in the Game of Thrones series. And now I'm interested in this Dark Materials book MG man was talking about.

[MG Man]

Haven't finshed 50 shades of Grey. Haven't finished the 4th book in the Game of Thrones series. And now I'm interested in this Dark Materials book MG man was talking about.

check it out
unlike the sheep who think dan brown's silly books were controversial, His Dark Materials, while fictional, proposes some very interesting ideas about the origins of the creator, nature of the multiverse, morality etc
It makes roman catholics uncomfortable because the parallel universe in which the saga starts, is run by a 'church' not unlike the RC church of victorian times. It also parallels our research into dark matter, but they call it 'dust'...

[Bareback]

Baby girl just downloaded the Robert Ludlum collection for me, looking forward to starting it tonight!

[MG Man]

Winning is not enough: The Autobiography: Jackie Stewart
If you appreciate this era of F1, this is a must-read
Picked it up in a 2nd hand bookstore in Chaguanas, mint condition

[Soundwave]

Neil Gaiman's American Gods...

[black start]

something about materials science by some guy named callister.

[gt4tified]

Steve Jobs: The man who thought different by Karen Blumenthal.

[Dizzy28]

Over the weekend got myself from the RIK specials table

1. Tom Clancy - Against All Enemies ( $38)
2. Lawrence Booth - Arm Ball to Zooter: A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket ($20)
3. Biography of Gandhi



Still real behind on past backlog of books but I'm a stickler for a bargain.

[MG Man]

just finished the Hitchhiker's Guide 'Trilogy' (5 books)
The original HHGTTG
The Restaurant At the End of the Universe
Life, The Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for all the fish
Mostly Harmless

[Chimera]

on 5th book of game of thrones now, 500 pages left lol