What are you currently READING?
Posted by Peat
I am reading the "dark tower" series by stephen king.
Its about Roland Deschain, the Last remaining gunslinger in a world that has "moved on" and how he must find the dark tower and fix whatever is broken in the tower to cause his world and others to have broken apart.
its utterly amazing series, i have read it a few times now, as a whole (7 books) only once... last book was published in 2004 i think and the first was published in as a whole in 1982. but i have read the first 4 books alot. i dont know why i can keep re-reading them, its not often i can re-read a book, let alone a series of 7 books!!
currently im on the 2nd volume, "the drawing of the three" which i started last night
Its about Roland Deschain, the Last remaining gunslinger in a world that has "moved on" and how he must find the dark tower and fix whatever is broken in the tower to cause his world and others to have broken apart.
its utterly amazing series, i have read it a few times now, as a whole (7 books) only once... last book was published in 2004 i think and the first was published in as a whole in 1982. but i have read the first 4 books alot. i dont know why i can keep re-reading them, its not often i can re-read a book, let alone a series of 7 books!!
currently im on the 2nd volume, "the drawing of the three" which i started last night
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haven't read the whole thread, but i was going to reply "this thread" when i saw the subject
i haven't read a story book for many many years, i only read racing magazines (had a subscription to F1 Racing for the past 5 years) and racing books (i like the Steve Matcheet ones, haven't got Brundle's "Working the Wheel" yet though).
thinking of getting the Jeremy Clarkson books, i think they're called "The World According to Clarkson" or something like that, and there's a sequel too.
i saw something that looked good in a bookshop, called "The Big Bang" or something, which was a satirical look at some world issues or something.
i used to read all the Roald Dahl books when i was a kid though.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/28/2006 02:34PM by Muks_C.
i haven't read a story book for many many years, i only read racing magazines (had a subscription to F1 Racing for the past 5 years) and racing books (i like the Steve Matcheet ones, haven't got Brundle's "Working the Wheel" yet though).
thinking of getting the Jeremy Clarkson books, i think they're called "The World According to Clarkson" or something like that, and there's a sequel too.
i saw something that looked good in a bookshop, called "The Big Bang" or something, which was a satirical look at some world issues or something.
i used to read all the Roald Dahl books when i was a kid though.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/28/2006 02:34PM by Muks_C.
Abusive Australian humour about the England cricket team in the form of private messages from a certain Aussie on this forum. He knows who he is and why 2009 will be the worst year of his life. 
Muks_C Wrote:
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> thinking of getting the Jeremy Clarkson books, i
> think they're called "The World According to
> Clarkson" or something like that, and there's a
> sequel too.
Yes! Muks I have read the first volume 1 of 'The World....' and it is hillarious! Definitely recommend it to you! Have you read anything by Clarkson before? I got my dad volume 2 for christmas and also 'Schumacher: The Whole Truth' and although not a Schummi fan he said so far it is a cracking read into the Schumacher we never saw... (things like Monza when the marshall died - he made an enquiry into his family and before contacting the widowed wife, arranged for her to be 'financially secure' for the rest of her life and her children'. The press didn't get hold of that!
So yes, both books are a good read! Will give a review on volume two after my dad lends me it lol!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
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> thinking of getting the Jeremy Clarkson books, i
> think they're called "The World According to
> Clarkson" or something like that, and there's a
> sequel too.
Yes! Muks I have read the first volume 1 of 'The World....' and it is hillarious! Definitely recommend it to you! Have you read anything by Clarkson before? I got my dad volume 2 for christmas and also 'Schumacher: The Whole Truth' and although not a Schummi fan he said so far it is a cracking read into the Schumacher we never saw... (things like Monza when the marshall died - he made an enquiry into his family and before contacting the widowed wife, arranged for her to be 'financially secure' for the rest of her life and her children'. The press didn't get hold of that!
So yes, both books are a good read! Will give a review on volume two after my dad lends me it lol!
MarcLister Wrote:
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> Abusive Australian humour about the England
> cricket team in the form of private messages from
> a certain Aussie on this forum. He knows who he is
> and why 2009 will be the worst year of his life.
>
mate like i said in PM
the english cricket team has more crumbling action in it than an apple crumble.
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> Abusive Australian humour about the England
> cricket team in the form of private messages from
> a certain Aussie on this forum. He knows who he is
> and why 2009 will be the worst year of his life.
>
mate like i said in PM
the english cricket team has more crumbling action in it than an apple crumble.
NeilPearson Wrote:
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> mate like i said in PM
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> the english cricket team has more crumbling
> action in it than an apple crumble.
I don't like Apple crumble!!
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> mate like i said in PM
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> the english cricket team has more crumbling
> action in it than an apple crumble.
I don't like Apple crumble!!Its a shame the only englishman who can handle the pressure is a south african 
Everyone should read books, they're great. Its not like you've got to read anything desperately "important" like Graham Greene or something, but on the other hand perhaps a level above Clarkson's books is a good start, since those books are simply his newspaper and magazine articles in one volume - the way I see it is he got paid plenty the first time he wrote them for the original publications, so why give him another 5 million?
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She says brief things, her love’s a pony
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Everyone should read books, they're great. Its not like you've got to read anything desperately "important" like Graham Greene or something, but on the other hand perhaps a level above Clarkson's books is a good start, since those books are simply his newspaper and magazine articles in one volume - the way I see it is he got paid plenty the first time he wrote them for the original publications, so why give him another 5 million?
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She says brief things, her love’s a pony
My love’s subliminal
well i've never read the articles as i don't read newspapers, but if you have then there's no point reading them again.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Harry Potter Three (again, must be the fifth odd time)
James Joyce - The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Stanilaw Lem - Essays.
For work I just finished it's Ray Bradbury's utopian novel Fahrenheit 452 and Sam Shepard's play True West (again).
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
For work I just finished it's Ray Bradbury's utopian novel Fahrenheit 452 and Sam Shepard's play True West (again).
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
reading internet, hate books, get a headache of reading:P
Neil, what do you thing of the ending - it;s f**king awesome IMHO, yet a lot of people find it disappointing. And you should also read a few of his other books which fit in with the stories - Salem's Lot is good for catching up with Callahan's early life and The Stand gives a good insight into Randall Flagg/Walter o'Dim.
At the moment I'm currently reading The Great Hunt - the second book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series - and, in reply to Turkey's other meaning - BSc Archaeology at Durham University.
At the moment I'm currently reading The Great Hunt - the second book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series - and, in reply to Turkey's other meaning - BSc Archaeology at Durham University.
IM CURRENTLY READING THIS THREAD L0L111!!
I'm actually reading 'the palace' by Paul Erdman, it's some old school 1970's book i swiped from my dad's bookshelf, massively entertaining, so i'm quite impressed
I'm actually reading 'the palace' by Paul Erdman, it's some old school 1970's book i swiped from my dad's bookshelf, massively entertaining, so i'm quite impressed
Wow, you guys all need to do more reading. Books are the foundation of all knowledge, and knowledge is the foundation of leet stuff.
Vader: I just read Fahrenheit 452 earlier this year and it's quite odd.
Qwerty: Paul Theroux's books do have this overly verbose and sometimes rather tedious narrative but as I'm a sucker for travel writing, I've read quite a few of his books. And as far as travel books good, On The Road remains the ultimate!
Vader: I just read Fahrenheit 452 earlier this year and it's quite odd.
Qwerty: Paul Theroux's books do have this overly verbose and sometimes rather tedious narrative but as I'm a sucker for travel writing, I've read quite a few of his books. And as far as travel books good, On The Road remains the ultimate!
gary42 Wrote:
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> Neil, what do you thing of the ending - it;s
> f**king awesome IMHO, yet a lot of people find it
> disappointing. And you should also read a few of
> his other books which fit in with the stories -
> Salem's Lot is good for catching up with
> Callahan's early life and The Stand gives a good
> insight into Randall Flagg/Walter o'Dim.
I thought the ending was incredible, what i can remember anyway i read the whole book in about 6 hoursi remember i got home from work about 4am and finished it at 10am and i was that tired it wasnt funnny... i couldnt put it down!
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> Neil, what do you thing of the ending - it;s
> f**king awesome IMHO, yet a lot of people find it
> disappointing. And you should also read a few of
> his other books which fit in with the stories -
> Salem's Lot is good for catching up with
> Callahan's early life and The Stand gives a good
> insight into Randall Flagg/Walter o'Dim.
I thought the ending was incredible, what i can remember anyway i read the whole book in about 6 hoursi remember i got home from work about 4am and finished it at 10am and i was that tired it wasnt funnny... i couldnt put it down!
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> i'm currently reading "F1 Racing Magazine
> September 2000"!
The postmen must be crap where you live. I got that one ages ago.
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> i'm currently reading "F1 Racing Magazine
> September 2000"!
The postmen must be crap where you live. I got that one ages ago.
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