what book are you reading at the moment ?

[mollymandy]

Who wrote it and what did you think of it ?

[raysparx1]

Hi Molly, I am reading 3 books at the moment,

1 The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie, really good.

2 Moore than a legend by Phil Daniels good read for bobby moore fans

3 Tommy Cooper by John Fisher, just started this one, some very funny bits

[spudqueen]

A Pattern of Islands by Arthur Grimble. As a young man he went to work for the High Commission in a group of islands in the Pacific - this was 1914. It is his story of life on these islands. I'm really enjoying it actually, some very telling tales of life on the islands and also some joyously funny bits!

[Wozzawasp]

Stephen Fry. Moab is my washpot. God! he does go on!!

[andy-hughes]

Part way through 'Darker Than The Deepest Sea - The Search For Nick Drake' by Trevor Dann.

It's nicely balanced - putting ND in context of his time and talent, and not getting lost in mawkish adoration, as so many biographies do.

[teddybon]

Thunderbolt kid- bill bryson it's v.good but i'm so tired i keep falling asleep!

[tickledtrout]

Scared to Live by Stephen Booth, just getting gripping

[saxy_jag]

Kevin Brooks' Being. It's about a kid who finds out that he's not who - or what - he thought he was, and it's SPOOOOKKKEEEEEE!!!

Choosing a Kevin Brooks novel is like picking from the proverbial box of chocolates - they're all different and you never know what you're going to get.

[Clanad]

Rereading (after many years) Something of Value by Robert Ruark. Set in Kenya during the beginning of the Mau Mau uprisings in the 1950's. Ruark was unquestionably one of the most knowledgable writers to engage the uprisings during th last days of the British colonial rule. His familiarity with the Kikuyu tribal customs, British farmers and White Hunters is apparent. He writes, as usual,(see Uhuru) a suspense filled and often gorily bloody description of the struggle between Peter, the son of a British farmer and his childhood Kikuyu friend Kimani during the murderous rampages of the Mau Mau. The women's characters are a little undefined but, overall an exciting read...

[shaneystar2]

I have just finished Winter in Madrid by CJ Sansom ..spies and the Spanish Civil War with a bit of a love story thrown in. . I really enjoyed it .
Now reading The White Corridor by Christopher Fowler ..a Bryant and May mystery ..two bumbling old detectives who should have been put out to grass years ago but always get a result from the most ludricrous scenarios . ....hilariously funny . I have read the whole series of these and they are great.
Then next on my pile is Sovereign by CJ Sansom ..the Shardlake mysteries ...lawyer working for Lord Cromwell during the dissolution of the monastries .

[Golem]

Yann Martel, who won the Man Booker prize for 'Life of Pi' in 2002, has begun a project to send the current Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, a book every two weeks. Martel explains why, and describes each book on the website,

http://www.whatisstephenharperreading.ca

This week, Mr Harper has been invited to read 'Candide' by Voltaire.

That's what I'm reading too. But only started it yesterday, so too early to comment.

'By Grand Central station I sat down and wept' by Elizabeth Smart is an amazing cry from the heart of the highs and lows that a passionate love can take a person. Written in poetic prose, I'm very glad to have learned about this book from Martel.

[bigmamma]

I love reading a good book and am into murder mystery ,
police , forensics type ones.
Currently it's Faithless by Karin Slaughter.
What about you mollymandy ?

xx

[Trinny]

Getting rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon. Its a nice "light" read.

[bensmum]

Reading 2 at present
Biography of Jimi Hendrix "Room Full of Mirrors" by Charles Cross. It's very good.
Also nearly finished "Eleven Minutes" by Paul Coelho. Again it's a good book but I do find him a bit intense at times.

[pingping]

reading three at the moment:

1. Nineteen minutes by Jodi Picoult - which is about a teen shooter in an American High School. I love Picoult usually, but am struggling to engage with any of her characters in this one.

2. Jacquot and the Fifteen - Martin O'Brien - one in a series of detective novels set in France, love them!!

3. Just finished Sovereign by CJ Sansom - even though I haven't read his previous two in the series, this one stands really well on its own and gives a fascinating insight into the times of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and all the politics of Henry VIII's court.

I'm about to start re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince....I know, I know!

[LeMarchand]

George R. R. Martin's "Dreamsongs". It's a selection of his works interspersed with autobiographical chapters. As a fan who's read most of his stuff anyway, I obviously consider it good! The biographical stuff is interesting, though disappointingly light on his time on "Beauty and the Beast" and on the background to his novels "Dying of the Light" and "Fevre Dream".

Worth a read if you're already a fan or you like SF/Fantasy.

[fairkatrina]

Reading 3 at the minute.

1. Stephen Fry - Paperweight. I've got all Fry's books, just got this one, and it's a dip in dip out kind of book, all the articles etc he's written, it's quite entertaining but heavy going in places.

2. Bill Bryson - Mother Tongue. I adore Bryson, this is a theory book on the development of the English language, and it's wonderful, very funny and learned!

3. Why Do Men Have Nipples? This is a book of answers to medical questions you always wanted to ask, and it's great for dipping into before going to sleep. Fascinating and a little gross at the same time!

[Octavius]

Now: The Ship of Fools by Gregory Norminton
Next: Troy: Shield of Thunder by David Gemmel

[nellypope]

Its great to see so many people reading!!! I am reading, Johnathon Strange and Mr Norrel, by Susannah Clarke, It is truly fantastic, this will be the third time. ;-)

[shaneystar2]

Ooooh thank you pingping ..I didn't realise there was a new
Jacquot out . I slipped up there !
Just reserved it from the library ....I have really enjoyed the others too.