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What books are we reading at the moment ?
Peter:
--- Quote from: Nuncio on June 20, 2012, 01:11:10 PM ---I read pretty much all of Graham Greene before I was was 20. Must revisit some of them. again [edit - oops]
I'm currently on the new Tudor Mantel piece.
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Nice one - Hilarious, in fact! Mind you don't fall off!
nightrider:
I am reading The Age of Miracles.A strange book about the World slowing down and its implications.Its told through the eyes of a eleven year old girl.Its the end of the world as we know it.
mike:
Pride and Prejudice. How have I not read this before? it's brilliant!
citoyen:
--- Quote from: mike on June 29, 2012, 09:18:33 AM ---Pride and Prejudice. How have I not read this before? it's brilliant!
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Yes! A lot of people, boys especially, dismiss Jane Austen as girly nonsense, all bonnets and balls, but she's one of the finest comic novelists this nation has ever produced. She's also unfortunately tarnished by some of her fans, especially the Americans, who seem to mainly like her for the bonnets and balls and not the incisive satire and biting wit. If you like P&P, give Emma a go.
I'm currently reading David Millar's Racing Through The Dark. It may lack the humour and the literary style of Jane Austen but it's a fascinating read, terrifying and sad in places. Strangely, it hasn't exactly improved my opinion of Millar as a person. There's a slightly whiny, weaselish note of self-justification... but I've only just reached the turning point in the story, the ban, so maybe it's a deliberate ploy to portray the pre-ban Millar as a horrible spoilt brat with a massive sense of entitlement in order to heighten the impact of his redemption...
Brailsford is coming out of it very well though.
d.
tiermat:
I avoided most of the classics whilst at school, mainly because I was in a low set for English (not that you can tell now :) ).
Later in life I thought I should start catching up, Dickens left me cold, Austen I liked but my favourite, which hit me like mike with P&P, was Anna Karenina.
Back on topic, I am reading Bad Science, recommended for those that, like me, have a loathing for the advert claims for lotions and potions (i.e. 92% said they saw a improvement* (*sample size 15)).
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