Whats everyone reading

[RichBamf]

I just finished Spear by James Herbert, very cool book.

I don't know what to go for now, I have to wait until the Mrs finishes 'Replay' (thanks Zurb) before I get to read that.

Anyone got any suggestions? I'm open to anything really, give me a synopsis though, just quoting the title won't get me piqued.

[JLM]

Rich, check out Holes by Louis Sachar. It's about a kid called Stanley Yelnats who is sent to a juvenile detention centre, Camp Greelake (it's not green, and there's no lake). All the kids are made to do is dig holes all day.

Sounds dull, but it moves quickly and ties in with the two other story strands of Stanley's no good, pig stealin', great grandfather and the outlaw Kissing Kate. Check it out - my whole family's read it. My sister (when she was teaching) got her class to read and it they loved all it.

[Sinatra VonDoom]

Reading American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis now. I hate reading a book after I have seen the movie, but I'll make an exception. The Pirate coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 by Robert Zacks is up next. Don't know how this one got so far down the "to read" pile. I loved his book The Pirate Hunter, and his Underground Education book was a fun book to pick up and read here and there as I had time.

[Babytoxie]

I'm about 1/3 of the way through Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. It's a beautifully-written novel, and Nabokov's command of English is amazing. I can see why the subject matter may outrage some people, but I certainly wouldn't advocate it being banned.

Next on my list: The Three Musketeers and The Witches of Eastwick

[cblakey1]

The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi.

It's brilliant. As was Heler Skelter, as was The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President.

Next up.. What Happened by Scott McClelland

[rilynil]

I'm just about to start "A Good and Happy Child" by Justin Evans. It's described as "a physcological thriller in the tradition of Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" with shades of "The Exorcist." Sounds good to me!

[Sinatra VonDoom]

Originally Posted by rilynil

I'm just about to start "A Good and Happy Child" by Justin Evans. It's described as "a physcological thriller in the tradition of Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" with shades of "The Exorcist." Sounds good to me!

I loved "The Secret History," I have had another one of her books on my to read pile for a while, it keeps getting leapfrogged by other books though.

[Zurbaran1]

Originally Posted by RichBamf

...I don't know what to go for now, I have to wait until the Mrs finishes 'Replay' (thanks Zurb) before I get to read that...

You're welcome. I just really love that book.

[RichBamf]

Originally Posted by JLM

Rich, check out Holes by Louis Sachar. It's about a kid called Stanley Yelnats who is sent to a juvenile detention centre, Camp Greelake (it's not green, and there's no lake). All the kids are made to do is dig holes all day.

Sounds dull, but it moves quickly and ties in with the two other story strands of Stanley's no good, pig stealin', great grandfather and the outlaw Kissing Kate. Check it out - my whole family's read it. My sister (when she was teaching) got her class to read and it they loved all it.

Read it, loved it, hated the film.

[RichBamf]

Originally Posted by Sinatra VonDoom

Reading American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis now.

Read it, loved it (what does that say about me?) hated the film