Books

[super_fish88]

What's everyone reading at the moment?

I'm in the middle of reading 'Megan' by Mary Hooper.

[Pete]

My reading tends to be more children's books so that I can recommend reading to my class. Reading "Witch Girl" very harrowing.
Previous book "Songbird" Biography of Eva Cassidy

[Dreama]

"Fitness & Health" by Sharkey
"Sports Training Principles" by Dick
"The Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance" by Burke

Am reading them to know everything I can for my next Uni assignment which is to devise and implement a 6 week lifestyle/health/fitness programme for someone. Am learning something new every day!

[Katie]

I read loads, and I really love the Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. They are absolutely amazingly written, especially the Amber Spyglass. I enjoyed "Witch Girl" too, and "Child X" by Lee Weatherly and now I've run out again!! Any suggestions?

[swimmer]

i don't get much time to read but i did read this novel called "swimmer" can't remmebr the authour but it was a best seller, a totally amazing book but a bit harrowing, i recoment it to anyone

[super_fish88]

Originally posted by Katie
I really love the Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. They are absolutely amazingly written, especially the Amber Spyglass. I enjoyed "Witch Girl" too! Any suggestions?

I enjoyed 'His Dark Materials' too. Also read 'Witch Girl', i think it's quite cool how it's a true story. Have you read any other stuff by Philip Pullman? Here are some of the books that i've read by him:

The Shadow In The North
The Tin Princess
The Tiger In The Well
The Ruby In The Smoke

Sebastian Faulks is good too, i've read quite a few of his. The best ones are:

Charlotte Gray
Birdsong
The Girl at the Lion d'Or

P.S. I said i was in the middle of the first 'Megan' book earlier. I've now finished book 1 and am in the middle of 'Megan 2'!! I think i'm addicted...

[Katie]

Yes Superfish I have read all those Philip Pullman ones, I liked the tin princess best! I also tried reading one of his really early ones, Broken Bridge or something, and I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as the other ones!

[super_fish88]

Didn't he also write 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'?

[swimmer]

have any of you read "junk" by Melvin Burgess?

its a book on the inner mind of fictional herion addicts - how they became heiron addicts, their struggle through their addiction, and the results. The reason why i love this book is that you see drug abuse in the eyes of the addict, so you get to see how they are feeling and why they did it. I, in the middle of the book, understood why they did herion but then, as you get so deeply involved, you see and feel the hurt and mess caused by it. It is the most moving, life perception altering book that i have ever read, and i really think that everyone should read it.

quote from amazon: The narrative is simple and to the point, adding fire to the characterisation of the two main protagonists as they dive deeper into their love affair with heroin and each other. Burgess hits hard with his convincing handling of controversial subjects ranging from alcohol abuse, prostitution, teenage pregnancy and child abuse, skilfully moving the plot and the characters forward with a pace that mirrors Tar and Gemma's spiralling relationship.

It has 5-star reviews from nearlly everyone that has read it.

Im off to read it again now!

[super_fish88]

My friend's reading 'Junk' at the moment. She says it's brilliant and i can't wait to read it after her.

[swimmer]

:) you won't be able to put it down! its a gr8 read

[Pete]

Wish I had time to read more. Usually it is late when I read and fall asleep and spend 20 mins trying to find where I got to when I fell asleep before. Somtimes falling asleep doing this.
Need to read "The Stand" by Stephen King again when I go on holiday (the time I get to read unless using a book as cover for people watching). "The Stand" is definitely his best book.

[Linny]

Love "Sabriel" and both "Artemis Fowl" books.
Books that are written for children now are much better than when I was a kid.
I love Harry Potter, Lemony Snickett, Philip Pullman and many others including "Holes".
When I am pretending to be a grown up I also like Julian May and Isaac Asimov.

[nsswimmer]

my friend is reading "a boy called IT," about a little boy who is horribly abused. she says it's absolutely heartwrenching and brilliant... i really want to read it.. its been recommended to me by many many people~

has anyone read it and what do u think?

[Phil Tanner]

This week, I have mostly been reading a wonderful comic detective novel by Malcolm Pryce called "Aberystwyth Mon Amour". As a blurb on the cover says, it's Raymond Chandler meets The League of Gentlemen. Couldn't recommend it too highly, especially if you are Welsh or have any knowledge of Wales.

And for holiday reading, try Alexei Sayle's two books of short stories - "Barcelona Plates" and "The Dog Catcher". Hilarious and with huge twists in the plot right at the end every time.

[Pete]

Last time I did some proper reading was at school and was 4 Foot high.
Stig of the Dump always made me laugh.

[mammamedley]

I've read 'a boy called it' and 'a man named dave' etc
They were excellent - gonna buy 'junk' for a long plane ride!

[super_fish88]

Stig of the Dump was on TV, the book is so much better though.

[swimmer]

yeh it will keep you gripped mammamedley!

aww i remember stig of the dump! wen i was v.lil tho!

[Ellie]

My favs are three written by Nicholas Evans. The most famous one is "The Horse Whisperer", but he has also written "The Loop" and "Smoke Jumper". All three are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them! :)

[mitch]

Originally posted by nsswimmer
my friend is reading "a boy called IT," about a little boy who is horribly abused. she says it's absolutely heartwrenching and brilliant... i really want to read it.. its been recommended to me by many many people~

has anyone read it and what do u think?


Absolutely brilliant book. Truly emotion evoking stuff, actually gave me a nightmare one night! Couldn't put it down. 'the lost boy' (sequel) is also good!.

[swimusa]

How is Crimson Petal and the White? It was just released here, with rave reviews by the New York Times and the Washington Post, but I thought I'd check to see if it was good enough to buy now in hardcover, or wait until the softcover edition comes out later this year.

[londoner62]

Just read 'Gold In The Water' by P.H. Mullen.

Buy, beg, steal. Everyone we were, are, can be is in this gripping, gripping read.

[UltraLord]

I read 1984. A fantastic book! Read it now!

[super_fish88]

Originally posted by lynnalderton
Love "Sabriel" and both "Artemis Fowl" books.


The Artemis Fowl books are good, i've not read the new one yet though.

I've just finished reading 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde, it's amazing!! I loved every page :D

I'm about to start Wuthering Heights now, i started it a couple of months ago but i never really got into it.

[chlorine_babe]

My sister loves the Princess Diaries so I've been reading them. I'm also reading Beloved Stranger about this husband and wife who are married for 50 yrs then he goes mad.

[shsassy]

I'm in the middle of the first book in the second trilogy of R. A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realm novels. There are like 15 books or something split into trilogoys and such. YAY for fantasy books!!

FYI = books are about elves and dwarves and so on :-P

[super_fish88]

The Darren Shan books are good too :) There are 10 of them at the moment....i think! There's supposed to be another one coming out either this month or in November.

[KatieBun]

Who's read "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time" by Mark Haddon?

[Unfit]

have just read child called it, lost boy and man called dave - each book in the space of a day. if i could spell the word i'd say rivetting!

i like murder mystery books, like james patterson, patricia cornwell, etc. but also really enjoy the harry potter books for a light read. i still have alot of books from when i was younger and actually quite like reading them, like the lion, the witch and the wardrobe series of 6 books and things like the magic faraway tree and starlight barking. i loved the horse whisperer, read that the day after my uni finals and it was the first fiction book i'd had time to read in month so i really enjoyed it.

[nsswimmer]

a child called it was The Saddest Book i have ever read.. :( made me cry at least 2394329724 times. i couldnt sleep for a week after reading it