jayohaitchenn
Wielder of the BANHAMMER
Offline
Posts: 12526
|
|
« Reply #180 on: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 14:13:58 » |
|
I chuffing love me some Robert Rankin. His writing is like if Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams had a lovechiled. Haven't had a chance to pick up anything of his recently though unfortunately.
I picked up about 10 books of his in a charity booksale at work. Happy days.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
FatSmurf
Offline
Posts: 54
|
|
« Reply #181 on: Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:22:58 » |
|
Anything by James Clavell although Noble House is particularly good
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
donkey
Cheers!
Offline
Posts: 7038
He headed a football.
|
|
« Reply #182 on: Friday, November 2, 2012, 23:33:43 » |
|
Fucking Boo.
Edit: Wrong thread, but fuck it, I'll leave it here.
|
|
|
Logged
|
donkey tells the truth
I headed the ball. eeeeeeeeeeeeeee-aaaaaaaawwwwwww
|
|
|
jayohaitchenn
Wielder of the BANHAMMER
Offline
Posts: 12526
|
|
« Reply #183 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 17:24:58 » |
|
Got the Higgs book by Jim Baggott for my birthday. I do love a bit of particle physics.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Langers
Offline
Posts: 4240
|
|
« Reply #184 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 18:04:17 » |
|
On part one of the third Game of Thrones book. They are ace.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
adje
Offline
Posts: 13672
|
|
« Reply #185 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 19:15:13 » |
|
the American-good read
|
|
|
Logged
|
quot;Molten memories splashing down upon the rooves of Swindon Town"
|
|
|
larwood
The girl least likely to.
Offline
Posts: 4653
|
|
« Reply #186 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 15:28:35 » |
|
Brown bear,brown bear what do you see.Currently going down a storm in my house. Germania has been interesting.But makes me want to visit far too many places in Germany After a colleague at work recommended it,i'm going to give the first Martin Beck book a try.
|
|
|
Logged
|
I was a small, fat child in a welfare house There was only one thing I ever dreamed about And fate has just Handed it to me - whoopee
|
|
|
donkey
Cheers!
Offline
Posts: 7038
He headed a football.
|
|
« Reply #187 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 17:20:39 » |
|
Brown bear,brown bear what do you see.Currently going down a storm in my house. Germania has been interesting.But makes me want to visit far too many places in Germany After a colleague at work recommended it,i'm going to give the first Martin Beck book a try. Germany's a great country, visit it. Is Germania the book by McNally, btw?
|
|
|
Logged
|
donkey tells the truth
I headed the ball. eeeeeeeeeeeeeee-aaaaaaaawwwwwww
|
|
|
Batch
Not a Batch
Offline
Posts: 55417
|
|
« Reply #188 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:32:26 » |
|
Just read the first Hunger Games book. Very enjoyable given it a "teen" fiction.
I have to say they did a pretty crappy job on the film, even taken into account the obvious reduction in detail between a book and film. Seemingly missed out some key points (they probably moved it into the sequels).
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
dporter
Offline
Posts: 541
|
|
« Reply #189 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:36:19 » |
|
Just read the first Hunger Games book. Very enjoyable given it a "teen" fiction.
I have to say they did a pretty crappy job on the film, even taken into account the obvious reduction in detail between a book and film. Seemingly missed out some key points (they probably moved it into the sequels).
Really enjoyed the first two books but found the third a bit tedious. You're right about the film, i only made it to about half an hour before i fell asleep. The books are way better!
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Samdy Gray
Dirty sneaky traitor weasel
Offline
Posts: 27137
|
|
« Reply #190 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:45:21 » |
|
Now I'm not having to read for work and I can read for fun, I've been reading Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw's newest book; The Quantum Universe. It's very good at explaining some of the core theories of quantum mechanics in understandable ways, just like their previous book "Why does E=mc2?".
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
jayohaitchenn
Wielder of the BANHAMMER
Offline
Posts: 12526
|
|
« Reply #191 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 14:46:25 » |
|
Decent. I'll pick that up Sam.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
red sheldon
|
|
« Reply #192 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:19:56 » |
|
Has anyone got round to reading my book yet?
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Batch
Not a Batch
Offline
Posts: 55417
|
|
« Reply #193 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:27:39 » |
|
Has anyone got round to reading my book yet? Just starting it (couple of chapters in). So no feedback yet as not far enough through.. As a matter of interest, what is your real life connection with York? Also, briefly, how does getting a book onto the Kindle store work - is it a kind of self publish thing, or was it more traditional in that you had to get a "deal" with Amazon as the publisher. Just being nosey by the way edit: The Mrs is from York, we still go back for the panto every xmas even though her parents are sadly no longer with us.
|
|
« Last Edit: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:33:30 by Batch »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
red sheldon
|
|
« Reply #194 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:57:16 » |
|
I live in York now, have done for the last 11 years which is why I don't get back to the County Ground as often as I would like. With regards to the Kindle yes its self published, it's quite easy and straightforward to upload your book and format it so I didn't even bother trying to publish it traditionally.
I take it you man the Berwick Kaillor (?) panto at he Theatre Royal. We go there most years, although we mised this years as we visited friends in Glasgow and went there and I couldn't stomach two pantos. Oh yes I could, no actually I couldn't
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|