Dave Davenport
Guru
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- Hampshire
Sweet Caress-William Boyd; About two thirds through, quite enjoying it.
What are you reading
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The Hydrogen Sonata - Iain M. Banks.
Sadly his last book. In fact I didn't enjoy it, which is a shame because I've enjoyed most of his other books.
Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' - Philip K Dick , on recommendation from someone on here. So far so good.
Sadly his last book. In fact I didn't enjoy it, which is a shame because I've enjoyed most of his other books.
Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' - Philip K Dick , on recommendation from someone on here. So far so good.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
I really enjoyed the first one. The second one not so much. AS for 'mild SF' - AFAIAC they are very much SF, and Europe in Autumn won the Arthur C. Clarke award last year. There's nothing to be ashamed of in enjoying science fiction...
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
Sighing as I looked out the window just now, a long-remembered Bill Bryson quote about a journey at the end of a long English summer returned yet again:
“Sometimes it rained, but mostly it was just dull, a land without shadows. It was like living inside Tupperware.”
“Sometimes it rained, but mostly it was just dull, a land without shadows. It was like living inside Tupperware.”
Tenacious Sloth
Guru
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Just downloaded this onto my Kindle on your recommendation.
While on the book's page on Amazon I was also tempted by 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' from the 'Customers who bought this also bought...' section, and so downloaded that as well.
Amazon are so good at cross-selling.
Graham
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Back to the Sharpe series, with Sharpe's Seige on the nook e-reader.
On the kindle app, Christophe Bassons' "A Clean Break" - some impressively florid language so far, I assume from a faithful translation of the original French.
Lastly, in physical book form for once, "Following On", by Emma John. This book is so enjoyable that I've read 67 pages in one sitting, and covers the unlikely obsession of one teenage girl with the England cricket team of the '90s. The chapter on Phil Tuffnell is, I think, particularly good.
On the kindle app, Christophe Bassons' "A Clean Break" - some impressively florid language so far, I assume from a faithful translation of the original French.
Lastly, in physical book form for once, "Following On", by Emma John. This book is so enjoyable that I've read 67 pages in one sitting, and covers the unlikely obsession of one teenage girl with the England cricket team of the '90s. The chapter on Phil Tuffnell is, I think, particularly good.
YahudaMoon
Über Member
Tried reading J.G. Ballard's Crash for about the fourth time, I totally don't get it and gave up after page 15 again
Currently reading George Orwells The Road to Wigan Pier that I ordered love it
Currently reading George Orwells The Road to Wigan Pier that I ordered
love it
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
You should try The Atrocity Exhibition then... the chapter called 'Why I want to f*ck Ronald Reagan' is particularly good.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Finished Emma John's book and moved on to "Fibber in the Heat", in which Miles Jupp attempts to become a cricket correspondent by pretending that he is one. It's very funny, and seems readily available at discounters like "The Works".
Still reading Bassons' book, which is passionate and angry, although I think it suffers slightly from an over literal translation making the prose rather florid.
Still reading Bassons' book, which is passionate and angry, although I think it suffers slightly from an over literal translation making the prose rather florid.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Leviathan Wakes by James S A Corey.
Sci if...In the future, mankind has spread out into the galaxy and fragmented into rival civilisations, Earthers, Martians and Belters, those who have never felt real gravity and have evolved to suit.
It's a mix of hard bitten cop out to find a missing rich girl, a crew of ice hauliers led by an upright captain, a maniacal corporation who find an ancient doomsday weapon from another species and try to use it in almost genocidal terms to evolve humankind way beyond its current evolution.
I haven't even got to who the ancient alien civilisation are or why...but it's a really good read.so far.
Sci if...In the future, mankind has spread out into the galaxy and fragmented into rival civilisations, Earthers, Martians and Belters, those who have never felt real gravity and have evolved to suit.
It's a mix of hard bitten cop out to find a missing rich girl, a crew of ice hauliers led by an upright captain, a maniacal corporation who find an ancient doomsday weapon from another species and try to use it in almost genocidal terms to evolve humankind way beyond its current evolution.
I haven't even got to who the ancient alien civilisation are or why...but it's a really good read.so far.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
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- Leicester
Profpointy
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Tried reading J.G. Ballard's Crash for about the fourth time, I totally don't get it and gave up after page 15 again
Currently reading George Orwells The Road to Wigan Pier that I ordered
Crash is decidedly odd, even by Ballard standards. I think it has brilliance, but not a comfortable read by any means.
His more "normal" books are more accessible, and perhaps more enjoyable, but still challenging in terms of ideas and pre-conceptions. Drowned World, which has the imagination and wonder, if still still in the "genre" category, but later more polished works include High Rise and Concrete Island. All three are amongst my favourite books, and are certainly my favourite Ballard books.
The recent film of High Rise is rather good too
YahudaMoon
Über Member
This is too weird, I'm having a Ben Wheatley movie morning today (day off work) and just watched High Rise,
Whats more weird is Im now watching Ben Wheatleys 'Kill List' and just phoned a friend asking why some of my household contents have been used in the film as props
Back to the film, it's near the end
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