Jabberwocky Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 If you haven't read it, you are closer to the zany plot than you think. The newest book Ive read for years is a Terry Pratchett book and thats a year old now. Ill have a look for the toyminator when we go to town on thursday. It looks like its the kind of thing I go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Brisbane theres a funny Chick lit novel i read ages ago called 'Can you Keep a Secret?' by Sophie Kinsella which i found a very easy, light hearted funny book which made me laugh out loud many times. I fancy reading this.Am going to the library on Thursday so will ask for it.(Saves money if you dont like it) but what does "Chick lit" mean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 PD James The Children of Men. It's very different form the film, and to be honest, I think I prefer the film. I also recently read David Mitchell's Black Swan Green. I preferred it to CLoud Atlas, but not much. I really don't rate his writing. And for some easy chick-lit, I read 'My Best Friend's Daughter'. Hardly a taxing read, but it carries you along easily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samc Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'm reading "The Stranger House" by Reginald Hill, who wrote the Dalziel and Pascoe books. It's a murder mystery set in the Lake District and I'm really enjoying it's blend of modern crime with historical intrigue. The heroine is a feisty redhead - right up my street! I have finished another of his - Dialogues of the Dead?? It dragged in places but it was worth it for the ending. So will try another of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Am now re-reading Maskerade by Terry Pratchett, for about the 5th time I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Have now started The Brightonomicon by the insane genius that is Robert Rankin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extaxman Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'm in the middle of Enemy Within by Paul Adam, a good story but nothing remarkable about it EXCEPT that it's written by a true Sheffielder. It goes into some amazing details about Sheffield so much so that its unnerving. For instance, it tells you the types of sandwiches served at the Millenium Galleries cafe. It also tells you about the lettering used for the floors at the Hallamshire Hospital ( and gets them correct). I'm haven't got to the bit about Hendersons Relish yet but it's bound to be there somewhere! I'm not used to seeing Sheffield mentioned in books and was so intrigued that I 'googled' his name apparently he was born in Sheffield, studied law in Nottingham and then moved back here. The book itself is about the Miners Strike and makes a lot of sense, try and read the book and see if you agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seriessix Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 This years Viz annual - The One Stringed Banjo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Nigel West's history of the Special Operations Executive CG Jung's 'Four Archetypes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I am reading a paperback from the local library. The cover looks very "Art Noveau" It's "A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery".....Murder on the Flying Scotsman, set in the early 1920s. I won't go into the details, but I was suspicious when I saw an exstensive Family Tree on the 4th page, prior to the Prologue...... It took 60 pages to get into the story, with family characters popping in and out of a bl**dy railway carriage where Miss Dalrymple happened to be seated. I virtually lost the will to live just reading the character introductions. I am now on page 161 and it's starting to get into the plot! How to write a mystery novel......NOT! I shall see it out though! I am not a quitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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