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frasiercrane (1,843 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 12:55	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
frasiercrane (1,843 Posts)	Just curious to see how many prople on this forum read books on a consistent basis and what sort of stuff do they read. The Killing Kind by John Connolly True Grit by Charles Portis The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson All Quiet on The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Roseanna by Maj Sojwall & Per Wahloo Glitz by Elmore Leonard For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Casino Royale by Ian Fleming A Murder of Quality by John Le Carre To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Black Ice by Michael Connelly Skippy Dies by Paul Murray The English Patient by Michael Ondatagee Carrie by Stephen King Currently Reading: We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver I tried to read Lolita but gave up after about 100 pages.I was just fairly indifferent about what happended even though he is a really good writer the opening paragraph is brilliant. Skippy Dies was an incredible book its hard to believe how much is in it and it is a really enjoyable read and hilarious at times aswell as being a very sad and moving book. True Grit is another which goes on my all time favourite book I cant think of a more purely enjoyable book its a terrific book which I have a feeling not as many pople have read compared to watching the films. The English Patient isnt as good as the film in my opinion althpugh that may be because I watched the film before I read the book
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 13:08	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	I often find myself reading 2 books at a time. Currently brian cox the quantum universe, everything that can happen will Roberto Bolano, nazi literature in the americas (complete work of fiction btw : ) Ive read 3 haruki murakami books, the most notable being the wind up bitrd chronicles The incident of the dog in the night 2 other bolano books, the best being the savage detectives. Ive read pieces of ASP.NET 4 c# 2010! Post office by charles bukowski 2 cycling books, martin duggards slighty annoying chasing lance and the excellent through the dark david millars biography. I may have read something from the Wallander series this year. ive read night train to lisbon, forget who wrote it and the angels game , i think it was by carlos rui zafon (great premise, the devil commissions a writer to write a type of bible ) oh i read something by pd james, very stiff style, people always drinking tea, that sort of thing old chap! Notable absences are any of the matt cooper, david mcwilliams or fintan o toole books on how things got so messy. I am scared i`ll commit mass murder if i read that!
frasiercrane (1,843 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 13:38	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
frasiercrane (1,843 Posts)	Originally posted by ofiann: I often find myself reading 2 books at a time. Currently brian cox the quantum universe, everything that can happen will Roberto Bolano, nazi literature in the americas (complete work of fiction btw : ) Ive read 3 haruki murakami books, the most notable being the wind up bitrd chronicles The incident of the dog in the night 2 other bolano books, the best being the savage detectives. Ive read pieces of ASP.NET 4 c# 2010! Post office by charles bukowski 2 cycling books, martin duggards slighty annoying chasing lance and the excellent through the dark david millars biography. I may have read something from the Wallander series this year. ive read night train to lisbon, forget who wrote it and the angels game , i think it was by carlos rui zafon (great premise, the devil commissions a writer to write a type of bible ) oh i read something by pd james, very stiff style, people always drinking tea, that sort of thing old chap! Notable absences are any of the matt cooper, david mcwilliams or fintan o toole books on how things got so messy. I am scared i`ll commit mass murder if i read that! How the hell can you read 2 books at a time?
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 14:47	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	Originally posted by frasiercrane: How the hell can you read 2 books at a time? Have you ever sat at a bar, with a hot whiskey and a guinness? I suppose its a queer habit ive developed over the last couple of years.
Legalalien (1,681 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 14:50	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Legalalien (1,681 Posts)	Originally posted by ofiann: Have you ever sat at a bar, with a hot whiskey and a guinness? I suppose its a queer habit ive developed over the last couple of years. I often read 2 books at a time but usually completely different genres and will pick up whichever is most approporiate for the mood I`m in.
level da hoor on tour (1,170 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 14:56	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
level da hoor on tour (1,170 Posts)	Originally posted by ofiann: Ive read 3 haruki murakami books, the most notable being the wind up bitrd chronicles i read in the miso soup last month.. better than i expected. Wonderfully graphic murder scenes. I enjoyed Skippy too this year. the writing and craic between the lads brought me back to being 14 again. I also read the passage by Justin Cronin.. its an epic of a book... he is writing a follow up to it which i cannot wait for. i read about 20 - 25 books a year.. always have one on the go. Iv read all the stephen king books and go back to them every now and then. they are the only books i will read a second time. Also i only read fiction. Cannot stand biographies or factual sports/politics books.. it has to be a new story for me. Something that stems from that is that i dont read the book if i have seen the film. Its odd i know but reading is an escape for me.
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 15:25	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
ofiann (1,224 Posts)	Originally posted by level da hoor on tour: i read in the miso soup last month.. better than i expected. Wonderfully graphic murder scenes. I enjoyed Skippy too this year. the writing and craic between the lads brought me back to being 14 again. I also read the passage by Justin Cronin.. its an epic of a book... he is writing a follow up to it which i cannot wait for. i read about 20 - 25 books a year.. always have one on the go. Iv read all the stephen king books and go back to them every now and then. they are the only books i will read a second time. Also i only read fiction. Cannot stand biographies or factual sports/politics books.. it has to be a new story for me. Something that stems from that is that i dont read the book if i have seen the film. Its odd i know but reading is an escape for me. I reckon i get through a book a month, where you get through two, its a fair haul. I can be a fairly slow reader at times, and i have to say the quantum stuff is really slow going. I started reading the dark tower stuff from King, but there was such a gap between 3 and 4 that i lost interest. I would also say that 60% of the fiction i read is based on fact. Much of the bolano stuff is autobiographical.
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 15:30	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
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stones_off (2,815 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 15:35	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
stones_off (2,815 Posts)	Originally posted by level da hoor on tour: i read in the miso soup last month.. better than i expected. Wonderfully graphic murder scenes. I enjoyed Skippy too this year. the writing and craic between the lads brought me back to being 14 again. I also read the passage by Justin Cronin.. its an epic of a book... he is writing a follow up to it which i cannot wait for. i read about 20 - 25 books a year.. always have one on the go. Iv read all the stephen king books and go back to them every now and then. they are the only books i will read a second time. Also i only read fiction. Cannot stand biographies or factual sports/politics books.. it has to be a new story for me. Something that stems from that is that i dont read the book if i have seen the film. Its odd i know but reading is an escape for me. I usually have 2 or 3 books on the go at the same time. I`m currently reading The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and the Road to World War One, King Dan-The Rise of Daniel O` Connell and Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil`s Forgotten Footballing Hero. I read nearly exclusively factual books. I find it very hard to get through an entire fiction book, too much hard work. The only fiction I really read are short stories, like Sherlock Holmes, which can develop a character over a number of short stories. I do find that if see a film, then read the book, you`ll read it way quicker, because you`ll have the characters and images in your head.
Hidalgo (2,114 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 17:03	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Hidalgo (2,114 Posts)	Originally posted by ofiann: I reckon i get through a book a month, where you get through two, its a fair haul. I can be a fairly slow reader at times, and i have to say the quantum stuff is really slow going. I started reading the dark tower stuff from King, but there was such a gap between 3 and 4 that i lost interest. I would also say that 60% of the fiction i read is based on fact. Much of the bolano stuff is autobiographical. I`d recommend sticking at the dark Tower series, Book 4 does drag a bit but really gets going again near the end. Books 6 and 7 are quality. There was talks of the series being made into either movies or a mini-series with Ron Howard but it all seems to be in limbo for now.
Habanerocat (2,252 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 17:13	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Habanerocat (2,252 Posts)	What about these Kindles. Are they any good? Are the books freely available. How do you download a book. Can you then share it?
1944 (1,054 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 18:33	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
1944 (1,054 Posts)	I`m not much of a book reader. Only sports books can keep my interest. Read Cascarinos book, was a great read. He was a madman at times, lived a great life! Read Agnews Forza Italia too, was ok....had interesting chapters & some very boring ones too. Nearly finished Life too Short, the Robert Enke book, and this is just brilliant. Best book i`ve read in years, it`s mad the stuff that might be going on in top footballers heads u have no idea about. I won`t spoil it by saying anymore, but I highly recommend this to anyone who still has a present to get for a soccer fan...or just a fan of any sport. Won book of the year and and can see how.
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 20:07	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	I reckon I`m up to about 20 or thirty for the year, possibly more.
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 20:09	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	Originally posted by Hidalgo: I`d recommend sticking at the dark Tower series, Book 4 does drag a bit but really gets going again near the end. Books 6 and 7 are quality. There was talks of the series being made into either movies or a mini-series with Ron Howard but it all seems to be in limbo for now. If you enjoyed the Dark Tower series, read George RR Martin`s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, or Robert Jordan`s "Wheel of Time" series, both brilliant
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 20:11	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
An Early Bath (550 Posts)	Originally posted by Habanerocat: What about these Kindles. Are they any good? Are the books freely available. How do you download a book. Can you then share it? I have an ebook reader, the BeBook Neo, it`s amazing. Brilliant for planes, buses etc. Hardly put it down since I bought it. I went for that one because it`s the easiest for uploading your own books, and books you downloaded Ahem by less than convenient methods. Plus it can handle more file formats than the Kindle can.
South Limerick Referee (16,613 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 20:19	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
South Limerick Referee (16,613 Posts)	Does it strain the eyes when using it?? Originally posted by An Early Bath: I have an ebook reader, the BeBook Neo, it`s amazing. Brilliant for planes, buses etc. Hardly put it down since I bought it. I went for that one because it`s the easiest for uploading your own books, and books you downloaded Ahem by less than convenient methods. Plus it can handle more file formats than the Kindle can.
twiceasnice97 (9,233 Posts)	Posted: 19-Dec-2011 22:45	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
twiceasnice97 (9,233 Posts)	Originally posted by South Limerick Referee: Does it strain the eyes when using it?? not as much as diarmuid o flynns book review in the examiner
Hidalgo (2,114 Posts)	Posted: 20-Dec-2011 11:41	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Hidalgo (2,114 Posts)	Originally posted by An Early Bath: If you enjoyed the Dark Tower series, read George RR Martin`s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, or Robert Jordan`s "Wheel of Time" series, both brilliant I`ve read the first 3 of the Wheel of Time series. Good but for me not as catching as the Dark Tower. Wheel of Time had to be put on the backburner till next summer. A fair commitment, think the 13th book was released last year with someone else taking over since Jordon`s death. Trudi Canavan`s `Black Magician` trilogy is also supposed to be a good read.
cornafean (891 Posts)	Posted: 21-Dec-2011 10:08	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
cornafean (891 Posts)	In no particular order... Gene Kerrigan Dark Times in The City Ken Bruen The Dramatist Georges Simenon Maigret and the Millionaires Massimo Carlotto The Colombian Mule John Mortimer Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Joseph Wambaugh The New Centurions Ed McBain Killer`s Choice, Killer`s Payoff Killer`s Wedge Lady Killer James Henry First Frost Michael Chabon. The Yiddish Policemen`s Union Peter James Looking Good Dead, Not Dead Enough Colum McCann Let the Great World Spin George Pelecanos The Way Home The Sweet Forever Reginald Hill Exit Lines John Harvey Wasted Years Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö Murder at the Savoy Chester Himes The Crazy Kill Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress Robert B Parker Promised Land
cornafean (891 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 12:20	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
cornafean (891 Posts)	If anyone's interested, Forrest's Bookshop in Ferns, Co. Wexford (along the N11, next to Applegreen) is selling the entire Martin Beck mystery books by Sjöwall and Wahlöö, for €4 each or 3 for a tenner. https://www.facebook.com/pages/FORRESTS-of-FERNS/120004231350977
Twix (213 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 17:07	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Twix (213 Posts)	Originally posted by South Limerick Referee: Does it strain the eyes when using it?? It looks just like the pages of a book when reading it. The far superior Kindle Fire is out in the USA & the same price as the basic Kindle here so if you were thinking about a Kindle you should if possible contact someone traveling & get them to bring it home.
TheMonastery (154 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 17:13	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
TheMonastery (154 Posts)	Has anyone read Paul Howards latest book about Keanes dog? Is it any good, I read a review and to be honest can't see it being funny or even much good. Would be interested to here the opinion of someone who has read it, I have read some of the Ross O'Carroll kelly books and found them a very light and funny read. I am sure there are plenty of people who hate them all the same.
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 19:53	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Originally posted by cornafean: If anyone's interested, Forrest's Bookshop in Ferns, Co. Wexford (along the N11, next to Applegreen) is selling the entire Martin Beck mystery books by Sjöwall and Wahlöö, for €4 each or 3 for a tenner.https://www.facebook.com/pages/FORRESTS-of-FERNS/120004231350977 I've managed to steer well clear of Facebook, so far, and I haven't been in Ferns in over ten years, but I didn't like the increasing political sermonising that crept into the Sjöwall and Wahlöö series in the third book and I've been reluctant to return to it since. Certainly a good bargain, though
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 20:00	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Originally posted by cornafean: In no particular order...Gene Kerrigan Dark Times in The City Ken Bruen The Dramatist Georges Simenon Maigret and the Millionaires Massimo Carlotto The Colombian Mule John Mortimer Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Joseph Wambaugh The New Centurions Ed McBain Killer`s Choice, Killer`s Payoff Killer`s Wedge Lady Killer James Henry First Frost Michael Chabon. The Yiddish Policemen`s Union Peter James Looking Good Dead, Not Dead Enough Colum McCann Let the Great World Spin George Pelecanos The Way Home The Sweet Forever Reginald Hill Exit Lines John Harvey Wasted Years Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö Murder at the Savoy Chester Himes The Crazy Kill Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress Robert B Parker Promised Land Some quality stuff there; I've a whole bunch of Ed McBains to catch up on: Akira Kurosawa adapted 'King's Ransom' for his 'High and Low' I prefer the non-Maigret Simenon, such as 'The Man Who Watched Trains Go By' Check out Chester Himes 'The Real Cool Killers' if you haven't yet read it. Carl Franklin did a good film version of 'Devil in a Blue Dress', which probably owed a debt or two to 'Farewell My Lovely' I haven't read any Gene Kerrigan novel, although I'd be wary of them if he laces them with his political and social concerns
South Limerick Referee (16,613 Posts)	Posted: 19-Jun-2012 20:24	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
South Limerick Referee (16,613 Posts)	Nothing read in full. Started reading Sambo's book and Matt Hampson's book. Both were thoroughly engaging books and in another time would be unputdownable but I just dont have the appetite for reading books at the moment.

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