What are you reading?

[larrysputnik]

Currently I'm into a biography about Frank Zappa by Buddy Miles. What are you guys reading?

[Robusto]

The band takes me out many evenings, so in truth there is little time for reading.

The last book I read was in France. Richard Hammond's autobiography.

The next book I will read will probably be the new Stephen King. People are snotty about him, but I think he writes some fantastic descriptive prose.

Or I will pick up on one of the various cigar-related books recommended by guys on here over the last few weeks.

I've been told the Rik Mayall autobiography is a bloody good laugh, so I will pick that up one day.

[Deano]

5.5 volumes through Churchill's 2nd world war at the mo, 6 in total...

[Uncle Chop Chop]

The Watchmen, the only graphic novel in the top 100 times list of must reads, thought i'd give it a go, not bad!

Think - a book about thinking, bit deep for me, does my head thinking about some of the stuff in it, but interesting, lots of philosophy in it.

The Man in the High Castle, Philip K Dick - only about 20 pages in, again interesting.

I tend to have about 4 books on the go at once.

Finished Cell by Stephen King not long back, enjoyed that, back to the old Stephen King stuff.

One of my favourite books when i was a bit younger was King Rat by James Clavell, couldn't put that one done, i'm going to read it again to see if it was as good as i remember.

Don't do autobiography books out of principle, in the UK the average author/writer will earn less than ?10,000 per annum (ithinks it about ?7000, if you take all the celebrity autos away), so it galls me that some no mark 'celebrity will get a 6 figure sum just to get a ghost writer to write their 'story' ffs.

anyways i'll stop ranting.

Phil

[cohibaIV]

I am reading Ranulph Fiennes autobiography at the moment - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know.. a Very good read.

Then going onto '2 Para' about them in the first weeks of the Afgan war, meant to be really good.

[cohibaIV]

Or I will pick up on one of the various cigar-related books recommended by guys on here over the last few weeks.
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Which books are they mate, never read one???

[Drewmidorn]

The Watchmen, the only graphic novel in the top 100 times list of must reads, thought i'd give it a go, not bad!

Think - a book about thinking, bit deep for me, does my head thinking about some of the stuff in it, but interesting, lots of philosophy in it.

The Man in the High Castle, Philip K Dick - only about 20 pages in, again interesting.

I tend to have about 4 books on the go at once.

Finished Cell by Stephen King not long back, enjoyed that, back to the old Stephen King stuff.

One of my favourite books when i was a bit younger was King Rat by James Clavell, couldn't put that one done, i'm going to read it again to see if it was as good as i remember.

Don't do autobiography books out of principle, in the UK the average author/writer will earn less than ?10,000 per annum (ithinks it about ?7000, if you take all the celebrity autos away), so it galls me that some no mark 'celebrity will get a 6 figure sum just to get a ghost writer to write their 'story' ffs.

anyways i'll stop ranting.

Phil

The Watchmen is a great book. You should grab a copy of V for vendetta if thats your sort of thing. I'm looking forward to the movie of Watchmen. I'm ashamed to say I have all of the first edition DC prints of the watchmen.

D

[Robusto]

Have just bought Churchill's Cigar and intend to have a quiet afternoon's reading to break into it.

The author writes in the liner that his personal favourite cigar is a Cohiba Robusto. He's clearly a man of taste.

[SmokinCohibas]

Steven Saylor - Roman Blood

Rome, 80 B.C.: When an aspiring young advocate named Cicero takes on his first big murder case, he draws the wrath of the dictator Sulla...and turns for help to Gordianus the Finder.

http://italian-mysteries.com/SS01.html

[Deano]

Raising this thread from the archives!

Just finished Peter Hamilton's Void trilogy, after reading his Night's Dawn trilogy - both bloody excellent.

Now moving on to the Dune books...

[Bad-Yeti]

Not reading as such but am currently working on writing 3 books, well actually 2 and a further trilogy......yeah not the wisest thing to do all at once, yet to see if I can get any of them published.

[Zigatoh]

Writing a book? 3 books even?? at once?!? Give us a bit more detail you crazy fool!

[Bad-Yeti]

Hmmm well one is a look at the decline of Society and the failure of the democratic system but from a slightly humourous standpoint.

The Trilogy is about Earth being born from a seed ship from tens of thousands of years ago and our re-integration into the human Empire. Such delights as off world records showing the the ships captain was names Abraham and the lead Bioengineer was named Alha (may have to change these though to get published).

The third is a screenplay which I really really want to talk about but can't until it's more fleshed out.

We will see though, i'm a) not a great writer b) lazy and c) prone to very erratic thoughts.

[Zigatoh]

Well if you ever need a wodjamacallit, reader person, what comments on stuff they reads for writers like, y'know what I mean, then I'm game - As you can see I'm highly literrerous!

[Bad-Yeti]

May well do chaperoo

Oh and as for reading, just bought a new copy of The Empyrean Age to ready for the umpteenth time, awesome book if you like SciFi.