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Old 9th February 2008, 03:16 PM
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
let me know if it is any good hamstrung, I have been holding out for that to be published in paperback but it doesnt seem likely now.

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Re: What book are you currently reading?
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Falling Sideways wasn't great. I am now going to read High Fidelity & then something about the history of tractor farming in slovakia (or something).
Do you mean 'A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian'? The wife has just got it and she never reads books. Seems to think its quite good.
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Do you mean 'A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian'? The wife has just got it and she never reads books. Seems to think its quite good.
That's the one. Anny Road I will prioritise it.
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Is that like "Where's Wally?"?
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Just finish Relentless - Simon Kernick really good thriller
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Is that like "Where's Wally?"?
I see what you did there.

But where is the hairy madman?
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
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Just finished The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, which is... unforgettably bizarre.
Sorry I've not read through this thread so apologies in advance for any repetition.

Love Iain Banks. Recommend 'Walking On Glass'; it's one that leaves you scratching your head for a while afterwards. Also, though from Iain M Banks 'Feersum Endjinn' is just...no idea...absolutely amazing but odd.

I love all of his work. I'm not a Sci-fi man but his work is worth casting aside prejudices toward the genre, start from the beginning and just get stuck in to all of them. The one 'weak' novel is 'Inversions' but what the book lacks in riveting storyline is more than made up for in descriptive skills. It's almost just a book where he shows off how well he can put the images in his imagination into ink.

A more modern story is 'Dead Air' and I recommend anyone who hasn't yet to read it next.

Back to the original question I'm going through a Haruki Murakami phase. 'Kafka On The Shore' is great but 'The Wind Up Bird Chronicles' is just something else. It's the Russian Doll of the literary world. Just finished his collection of short stories 'Blind Woman, Sleeping Willow' and it's just beautiful. Stories of life, death, time - a modern day Jorge Luis Borges (hence my name) - but I'd recommend reading the above two first.
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Old 10th February 2008, 12:15 PM
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let me know if it is any good hamstrung, I have been holding out for that to be published in paperback but it doesnt seem likely now.
Read about half of it yesterday. Very enjoyable.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Originally Posted by Jorge Borge View Post
Sorry I've not read through this thread so apologies in advance for any repetition.

Love Iain Banks. Recommend 'Walking On Glass'; it's one that leaves you scratching your head for a while afterwards. Also, though from Iain M Banks 'Feersum Endjinn' is just...no idea...absolutely amazing but odd.

I love all of his work. I'm not a Sci-fi man but his work is worth casting aside prejudices toward the genre, start from the beginning and just get stuck in to all of them. The one 'weak' novel is 'Inversions' but what the book lacks in riveting storyline is more than made up for in descriptive skills. It's almost just a book where he shows off how well he can put the images in his imagination into ink.

A more modern story is 'Dead Air' and I recommend anyone who hasn't yet to read it next.

Back to the original question I'm going through a Haruki Murakami phase. 'Kafka On The Shore' is great but 'The Wind Up Bird Chronicles' is just something else. It's the Russian Doll of the literary world. Just finished his collection of short stories 'Blind Woman, Sleeping Willow' and it's just beautiful. Stories of life, death, time - a modern day Jorge Luis Borges (hence my name) - but I'd recommend reading the above two first.
I've read all of his non SF stuff and gotta say I love his writing, the majority of his books since the mid 90's has been more contemporary than ever. As for Murakami, I read "Wind up bird Chronicles" and found it to be laboured (not sure if anything is lost in the translation) but still enjoyed.

As for current reading I've just started Vurt by Jeff Noon - very cool so far.
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Michael Palin's New Europe.

I've never read any of his before but got bought this last week, definitely looking to get hold of some of his others and also visit some of these places.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
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Michael Palin's New Europe.

I've never read any of his before but got bought this last week, definitely looking to get hold of some of his others and also visit some of these places.
He's amazing, such a great man. My old housemate had the complete DVD boxset of his programs and his charm and love of the world just shines through. You can't help but mentally write up a check-list of all the places you suddenly NEED to visit.

Getting even further off topic, a friend of mine came up with the concept for a tv program called 'Thoroughly Nice Men' and it basically involves Michael Palin, David Attenborough and Ray Mears sitting around, having a drink and sharing anecdotes of their travels. I'd watch it.
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Was going back through some of No War last night, a collection of work from different authors on the war in Iraq. Superb little book and essential to understand where the "alliance for the free market" where coming from when they invaded.
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Was going back through some of No War last night, a collection of work from different authors on the war in Iraq. Superb little book and essential to understand where the "alliance for the free market" where coming from when they invaded.
This is not a criticism at all, Stu. However, there's not a single bit of me that could even be arsed reading something like that, nevermind actually enjoy it. Tastes, eh?
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Old 11th February 2008, 06:09 PM
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