Books

[Maggot Colony]

Currently flying through The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks. I'm not the biggest sci-fi fan, besides Dune and Hyperion, but this is brilliant stuff.

[StoutAndAle]

Just finished Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe, sterling stuff, must hunt down some more by him.

Love that one too. For some reason I'm really into the yuppie genre in general. American Psycho is an obvious one, but if you liked Bonfire of the Vanities, maybe check out Bright Lights, Big City. Similar to Bonfire, though without the legal angle. It's possibly my favourite book ever.

Cool ,I'll stick that on my list, thanx man

Another shout here for McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City".

On the same note - I arrogantly recommend "Then We Came To The End" by Joshua Ferris which is set in an ad agency during the tech slump of the late 1990s.

[Thorn]

I'll stick that on the list too Stout, cheers

[Don Gately]

Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

[Eoin McLove]

I finished up Caledonian Road by a Scottish writer named Andrew O'Hagan this morning. A bit of an epic at over 600 pages but a real breeze to read. Highly engaging stuff. He is new to me so I'll have to pick up his earlier works.

I bought Flames by Robbie Arnott this afternoon after watching Sonic 3 in the cinema (oh my god was it good? Yeah it was amazing! Really? I was hoping to go and see it, it's worth it? No, it was complete and utter dogshit, but at least I caught a few Zs). A young Aussie writer, I've recently discovered him and read a couple of his recent releases which were excellent. This is his first one from 2018/19 and it's off to a great start.

[leatherface]

Dune (Frank Herbert).

Picked up recently second hand, OG film poster art, will see if better than the movie (or vice versa).

[Eoin McLove]

Dune (Frank Herbert).

Picked up recently second hand, OG film poster art, will see if better than the movie (or vice versa).

I gave up on it. An incredibly dull piece of writing.

[Carnage]

I found it gripping, once I got used to his style. Very matter of fact and deadpan, but the constant plotting within plots kept me engaged.

[Eoin McLove]

I found the lack of differentiation between characters a chore. The only one who stood out was the one added for comic relief and he was like a cartoon pirate. I found the whole thing a bit thick    I can't take the plot seriously if I can't take the characters seriously.

[Necro Red]

I found it gripping, once I got used to his style. Very matter of fact and deadpan, but the constant plotting within plots kept me engaged.

only read it awhile back too. I enjoyed it for the most part, it is a long read to be fair.

[Mooncat]

Currently reading Dracula. Really enjoying it so far, except for the annoying aside that I can't help but read Jonathan Harker's diary entries in Keanu Reeves' voice...

"and he, uhhhh, like totally crawled down the wall like a lizard dude. Most non-triumphant."

[Thorn]

   yeah that would kind of ruin the atmosphere alright

[Eoin McLove]

Currently reading Dracula. Really enjoying it so far, except for the annoying aside that I can't help but read Jonathan Harker's diary entries in Keanu Reeves' voice...

"and he, uhhhh, like totally crawled down the wall like a lizard dude. Most non-trumphant."

  superb atmosphere building in that book. It is a bond long winded in places but well worth a read. Can't wait to see Nosferatu on Sunday 

[Ollkiller]

Dune (Frank Herbert).

Picked up recently second hand, OG film poster art, will see if better than the movie (or vice versa).

Edit. The films are great but the book is far superior. In all honesty the book should be 3 films are the amount the left out was vast.

Have just read the first 3. Dune, Messiah and Children of Dune. I read Dune a few years back. Fantastic book that gets better as it goes on. The underlying thems of religion and politics are fascinating. Messiah and Children of Dune were great in their own way. Messiah is a short book any and Children of Dune builds on Paul's prophecies and how his children use that knowledge.
Started God emperor this week. It's getting weird now. I'll finish the 6 books by Frank Herbert anyway. By all accounts the later books written by the son are dismal in comparison.

[91/30]

'Voices from the Grave' Ed Moloney, after watching 'Say Nothing' on Disney.  I'll probably only read the 1st half.