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Old 21st July 2008, 06:37 PM
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Re: The GF book thread
A bold claim, but I think The Dark Tower series is possibly his best work.

Thinking about it, I actually prefer The Stand, but it's a close run thing...

Am currently reading Nightwatch - is very good.

Someone mentioned The Diamond Age earlier - just tried that and couldn't get on with it so gave up. Maybe I need to persist...
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Old 27th July 2008, 10:48 PM
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Re: The GF book thread
OK, read right through this thread and I have read an awful lot of the ones mentioned but I have picked out some recommendations. I am now going to order...

Stephen King - The Stand
Don Winslow - The power of the dog
J.D Slinger - The catcher in the rye


I currently have a small pile of books to get through including; Russell Brand - My booky wook & one I picked up today; Ronnie Thompson- Screwed (about a prison guard telling it how it is).

At the moment I am reading Danny Wallace - The yes man, which is quite good but you just know he is telling a few porkies to make the book more colourful.
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Got an Iggy Pop bio and Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski to get through over the next week or two.
Is that "Open Up and Bleed"? Good read if so.
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Old 4th August 2008, 03:01 PM
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Just finished "The Yes Man - Danny Wallace". It was a good read and thought provoking. A little sad and predictable in places but a nice message behind it.
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Started reading 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown this morning. Good read so far, Im a 3rd of the way through it. Really complex plot though.
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Finished Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely and have just started The High window.

Section or any other DubyaDubyaAyeAye enthusiasts, can you recommend any decent Second world War books?
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Finished Angels and Demons today. Good read, although far too similar to The Da Vinci Code for my liking. Makes me debate whether to read the other Dan Brown book that I have. Cos I cant take much more of this religion bullshit.

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Reading Falling Man by Don DeLillo at the moment, his 9/11 book.

Pretty impressive so far.
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Re: The GF book thread
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Just finished "The Yes Man - Danny Wallace". It was a good read and thought provoking. A little sad and predictable in places but a nice message behind it.
Horrid, horrid book. Don't anybody waste their time with it as I did by getting drawn in by these sorts of reccomenders. I can only assume they are working for the publishing company.
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Re: The GF book thread
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Finished Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely and have just started The High window.

Section or any other DubyaDubyaAyeAye enthusiasts, can you recommend any decent Second world War books?
I'm reading Catch 22 at the mo. I highly recommend it. A very funny book considering it's set in WWII.

If you're after non-fiction, you can't go wrong with Anthony Beevor's books, especially Stalingrad.
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I'm reading Catch 22 at the mo. I highly recommend it. A very funny book considering it's set in WWII.

If you're after non-fiction, you can't go wrong with Anthony Beevor's books, especially Stalingrad.

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Old 7th August 2008, 06:02 PM
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Horrid, horrid book. Don't anybody waste their time with it as I did by getting drawn in by these sorts of reccomenders. I can only assume they are working for the publishing company.
What's so horrid about it then, please tell?

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Re: The GF book thread
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I'm reading Catch 22 at the mo. I highly recommend it. A very funny book considering it's set in WWII.

If you're after non-fiction, you can't go wrong with Anthony Beevor's books, especially Stalingrad.
Cheers mate. I've read Catch 22 and quite enjoyed it. I've read Beevor's book on the Spanish Civil War, so I might take a look at stalingrad.
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Old 7th August 2008, 07:14 PM
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Cheers mate. I've read Catch 22 and quite enjoyed it. I've read Beevor's book on the Spanish Civil War, so I might take a look at stalingrad.
Stalingrad and Berlin are great reads. I've just started Spain and finding it a bit hard-going in comparison to the other two.
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Horrid, horrid book. Don't anybody waste their time with it as I did by getting drawn in by these sorts of reccomenders. I can only assume they are working for the publishing company.
Sorry Tooth, you're wrong. Wallace's books are quality, very entertaining stuff.
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