Your_Lion Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Just started another Doctor Who novelization: The Nightmare Fair, with the 6th Doctor, featuring the return of 1st Doctor baddie "The Celestial Toymaker".This one's a bit different, because it was never actually made on TV. It was written, and ready to be filmed, but the show was forced on hiatus for 18 months, and when they came back they made The Trial of a Time Lord series instead...so I have no idea what's going to happen. The same thing happened with Mission to Magnus, which I'm going to be reading soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Carlos Santana-The Universal Note: Bringing My Story to LightKathryn Harris-Superstorm: 9 Days Inside Hurricane Sandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ayn Rand - Anthem Read this a lot of years ago and really liked it, but I thought I'd read it again and see if I still do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlit Dreamer Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Rapture by Lauren Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1339010771l/12716010.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Xmas present so this book is on deck http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w276/custom55/2014JimmyPage_Book_030614_zpsc491c9ec.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Finished Fatherland by Robert Harris. It's a great political mystery novel that takes place in a fictional 1960's Nazi Germany that had won WW2. Compelling story and great film noir-esque dialogue. I've been wanting to read this, but it has yet to be released on Kindle. It's been awhile since I purchased an actual book but I may soon if this one remains elusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Currently reading The Black Echo by Michael Connelly. Typical US detective story. However, with just over 100 pages remaining, I'm still not sure "Who dunnit". Very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Finished Fatherland by Robert Harris. It's a great political mystery novel that takes place in a fictional 1960's Nazi Germany that had won WW2. Compelling story and great film noir-esque dialogue. I've been wanting to read this, but it has yet to be released on Kindle. It's been awhile since I purchased an actual book but I may soon if this one remains elusive. I've read Fatherland a couple times and really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I have been reading the Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) and it is quite gritty and intense. Loved the Cuckoo's Calling so I got this one as well. I am listening to the audio and the narrator is fabulous. I also just finished The Silver Linings Playbook and it was funny and sad. May watch the movie to compare. I have just about finished the Longmire series and they are great too, on a mystery kick I guess. Edited November 26, 2014 by Rhyta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemispheres4Echo Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyI love to see people reading the classics. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Good book. So is War and Peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Good book. So is War and Peace. War and Peace is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Good book. So is War and Peace. War and Peace is perfection. It's good. And it inspired an awesome Yes song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwhS0htex9Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Tonight I will start reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Good book. So is War and Peace. War and Peace is perfection. It's good. And it inspired an awesome Yes song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwhS0htex9Q Agreed that song is epic! But, along with the artwork, I sense more of a Tolkien vibe from the music than Tolstoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Anyway, reading Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events for the first time. What splendid humour! Dark, twisted, delicously macabre...all I can think of that is comparable is the work of Tim Burton. These books would be brilliantly adapted into stop-motion animation in his hands, I am certain! Forget about giving these books to kids. I avoided these for years and now I am so pleased to read them for the first time as an adult! (I was a Spiderwick Chronicles fan as a child, and overall I still prefer those books. But I can make room for both!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Patricia Highsmith - Deep Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Anyway, reading Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events for the first time. What splendid humour! Dark, twisted, delicously macabre...all I can think of that is comparable is the work of Tim Burton. These books would be brilliantly adapted into stop-motion animation in his hands, I am certain! Forget about giving these books to kids. I avoided these for years and now I am so pleased to read them for the first time as an adult! (I was a Spiderwick Chronicles fan as a child, and overall I still prefer those books. But I can make room for both!). might I recommend See Spot Run next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 currently reading white noise I tried reading underworld and couldn't finish it. I'm liking this one a lot more, but not loving it or anything. I think I would have enjoyed it more when I was younger. "man, this is a consumerist society we're livin in, mannnn" stuff doesn't appeal to me like it used to. I was really into bret easton ellis when I was 15/16 and I can see how this directly influenced him, which is neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Anyway, reading Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events for the first time. What splendid humour! Dark, twisted, delicously macabre...all I can think of that is comparable is the work of Tim Burton. These books would be brilliantly adapted into stop-motion animation in his hands, I am certain! Forget about giving these books to kids. I avoided these for years and now I am so pleased to read them for the first time as an adult! (I was a Spiderwick Chronicles fan as a child, and overall I still prefer those books. But I can make room for both!). might I recommend See Spot Run next? Lol! The reason i am reading such light fare is because having OCD and major depression, I am on medication that appears to have robbed me of concentration. so lighter reading fare is currently essential (i really battled Tolkien, and I dont consider him particularly difficult). I have a large list of books to read that are much more adult, and once i am certain i can digest them enjoyably, i am going to persevere with my YA marathon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I read the lemony snicket books when I was 12. I don't wanna read them again because it'd probably spoil my memory of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 good luck with your depression. and tolkien can be pretty dense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 good luck with your depression. and tolkien can be pretty dense No offense taken! I plan to get stuck into some Ian McEwan next! Tiring of children's literature for the moment so must tackle some non fantasy for adults soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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