what are you reading?

matt303 · Post by **matt303** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:07 am 0

I'm currently reading the UI section of the Xbox360 dev documentation.

nyarla · Post by **nyarla** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:54 am 0

I am reading The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie, and surprising myself by really enjoying it.

I've only read one other book by him, The Moor's Last Sigh, when i was 13 or so...don't really remember it. Might have to get Satanic Verses next and see what all teh fuss is about.

F-ZeroOne · Post by **F-ZeroOne** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:30 pm 0

Has anyone mentioned Stephen Baxters The Time Ships, his "sequel" to the The Time Machine...?

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:39 pm 0

Legends of Dune - The Battle of Corrin

amanset · Post by **amanset** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:04 pm 0

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, so I can remind myself of the bits they left out of the film.

legion · Post by **legion** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:09 pm 0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Sid James · Post by **Sid James** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:16 pm 0

legion wrote:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

How?

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:28 pm 0

legion wrote:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Same here ......... well, I will when Amazon deliver it.

(thought I may as well read the 'last' one just to finish off the story, even though I didn't think that the last three were 'great' by any means).

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:38 pm 0

Finished Vulcan 607 last night so now a couple of days catching up on magazines before HP arrives (from Tesco Direct).

Got Glen McReady reading Andrew Smith's Moondust in my phone right now. Not quite as good as the paper version as he will insist on pronouncing LM as L-M not Lem.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:04 pm 0

wanye · Post by **wanye** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:42 pm 0

not long finished "As used on the famous Nelson Mandela" by Mark Thomas. which was ace. its all about his exploits setting up a fake arms dealership and getting a nun and a bunch of catholic schoolgirls to import stone cannons into ireland. really funny read, and written in the same way mark delivers his "stand up" gigs. top stuff (and signed by the man himself when i got it at glasto this year

i've now moved on to "crucify me again" by mark manning (Z from zodiac mindwarp) its a bunch of stories about his life written in his own exaggerated style (killing hookers, growing up in leeds, scat movies and the usual antics of an international touring megastar) most chapters are only a couple of pages long at most (each one is a different story with the chapters broken into sections (school, girls, drugs, etc). im really enjoying it, and its a compelling toilet read (because the chapters are so short though, i find myself thinking "i'll just do another chapter before finishing" and end up with a sore ass from sitting there too long

next up, im not sure, i'm out of books... i usually go and pay fopp a visit, but i guess thats not an option anymore

Orava · Post by **Orava** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:53 pm 0

I just finished Fried Eggs with Chopsticks by Polly Evans.

Nod, I'm sadly altogether out of books to read - I should have some new books by now - but it seems the postal strike is having an effect... Might have to trawl through the bookcases and find something.

Chuffmeister · Post by **Chuffmeister** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:55 pm 0

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being - Milan Kundera.

HippyDave · Post by **HippyDave** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:51 pm 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:Legends of Dune - The Battle of Corrin

Me too, actually. Considering the short shrift some of the diehard Dune fanboys have given the 'Legends Of Dune' series, I'm a little surprised at how much I've enjoyed it.

Well worth a read for spice addicts...

legion · Post by **legion** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:57 pm 0

Sid James wrote:
legion wrote:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
How?

Digital copies are all over the web, just look in the usual places. Will be buying the hard back on Saturday.