What Are You Reading? 3

[Alanz]

That sounds more like Maskerade.

Oh yea my mistake, i'm getting mixed up again...music with rocks with Susan Death, that's it isn't it....I've just got The Truth in hard back, i asked for paperback, but hey, it looks a good read so might read that next

 

[Dotsie]

I enjoyed Lamb too, one of his better ones. I bought my dad Fool for christmas, I'd forgotten how much swearing there was in it But that's a good one too.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I have only read Practical Demonkeeping but I have a few on my kindle to read.

 

[Alanz]

I have only read Practical Demonkeeping but I have a few on my kindle to read.

Who's that one by Doug :

 

[Dotsie]

It's Christopher Moore

 

[Alanz]

Thanks, Maybe a good read, i'll check it out

 

[Dotsie]

I've just finished 'The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared'. It's lovely and funny

Next I'll be reading Janet Evanovich's Eleven on Top.

 

[Catch-up]

I've just finished 'The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared'. It's lovely and funny

Good to hear! I was wondering about that one.

Re: Christopher Moore books, I loved Practical Demonkeeping, Sacre Bleu and Dirty Job too! The only one of his that I remember not enjoying was Fluke.

 

[Catch-up]

Read another Merrily Watkins book. Again, not fabulous, but a good mystery and something to read. Although, he does give some of his characters horrible lines, especially the new-agey ones, something like "He didn't feel immersed in the residual Templarism of the area." Where's that little gagging smiley?

 

[raisindot]

Oh, that's funny. Fluke is one of my favorites. I think my least favorite was the one set on an island with the cargo cult theme. Forgot its name.

 

[Catch-up]

Oh, wait... Island of the Sequined Love Nun I think? Something like that. Yes, that one was bad. Maybe I'll give Fluke another try. It's been a really long time since I've read it.

 

[Dotsie]

I loved Island of the Sequinned Love Nun! It was one of my favourites! The vampire ones lost momentum by the second, and I haven't read the third yet. Mr Dotsie complained about it all the way through, so I haven't got round to it yet.

 

[Dotsie]

Fluke I remember, but I can't remember if I liked it or not...

 

[raisindot]

It was the first Moore I read. For me I guess it had a similar effect as reading Thief of Time--the first randomly selected book of a prolific author, said book happening to be a more or less standalone book compared to the author's more established series. Maybe I liked it as much as I did because it was the first book of his I read, same as I did TOT.

 

[KnightOfFewWords]

I've just finished a book on life in the year 1000, a short history book packed full of interesting details. To take one small example, I keep forgetting that rabbits are a Norman import.

I'm now half way through The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, which I'm finding engrossing. Quite a strange book, but it works because it has it's own crazy internal logic.

 

[Alanz]

I've just started "The Truth"

 

[Dotsie]

It was the first Moore I read. For me I guess it had a similar effect as reading Thief of Time--the first randomly selected book of a prolific author, said book happening to be a more or less standalone book compared to the author's more established series. Maybe I liked it as much as I did because it was the first book of his I read, same as I did TOT.

Now you mention it, Island of the Sequinned Love Nun was my first Moore. So that might be it.

I'm now half way through The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, which I'm finding engrossing. Quite a strange book, but it works because it has it's own crazy internal logic.

Both awful and fascinating. Strange, definitely.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I've just started "The Truth"

Beware mis-shaped vegetables.

 

[Tonyblack]

That book will make you fret, or possibly, Fred.

 

[Bickaxe]

Lamb is by far my favourite, I have to order myself another (fourth) copy as I lend them out and never see them again. I enjoyed Fool for its in your face attitude. Not so keen on Sequined Love Nun or Dirty Job. Practical Demonkeeping was good. Only a few of his I haven't read yet.

Currently trying to work my way through Charles Stross' Atrocity Archives, its slow going as I'm not a big fan if the subject matter and the second one awaits me. Had it on the go since the new year and not touched it since really.