A jolly good read?

[Langers]

I have just finished The Railway Man by Eric Lomax.

The true story of a former POW on the Japanese railway who suffered dreadfully, and met one of his guards 50 years after the end of the war.

Apparently, they're currently making a film of it starring Colin Firth.

A very emotional read but very good indeed.

 

[machin05]

I thought this was a jolly good read - http://www.gusthefox.com/2012/10/a-short-conversation-with-bin-man.html

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Read the entire Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde on honeymoon. Completely anarchic - reminded me of a better Douglas Adams

 

[Hereford Wolf]

I have just finished The Railway Man by Eric Lomax.

The true story of a former POW on the Japanese railway who suffered dreadfully, and met one of his guards 50 years after the end of the war.

Apparently, they're currently making a film of it starring Colin Firth.

A very emotional read but very good indeed.

I enjoyed this a lot as well Langers. The part when he was beaten so badly was really harrowing - especially as he knew what was coming.

 

[Langers]

I enjoyed this a lot as well Langers. The part when he was beaten so badly was really harrowing - especially as he knew what was coming.

Yeah, parts of it were very difficult to read. Have you read The Forgotten Highlander, HW? Similar theme - not quite as well written, but no less remarkable.

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Yeah, parts of it were very difficult to read. Have you read The Forgotten Highlander, HW? Similar theme - not quite as well written, but no less remarkable.

I'll put that on my list - thanks.

 

[Hereford Wolf]

God - I'm a fool!

I went to buy it to add to my Kindle Books and was told I had already bought it. It's one of those 46 I haven't read yet.

Too many games..too many books. I need to live to at least 90!

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

After enjoying 11.22.63 so much I am now going back and re-reading all my Stephen King favourites. Have finished Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone and am now on Christine. It has been a welcome respite from all the Scandinavian crime novels i'd seem to have lost myself in!

 

[Hereford Wolf]

After enjoying 11.22.63 so much I am now going back and re-reading all my Stephen King favourites. Have finished Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone and am now on Christine. It has been a welcome respite from all the Scandinavian crime novels i'd seem to have lost myself in!

Such a great author - dismiss him at your peril.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Christine is probably one of his weakest. I love the Shining, It, Salems Lot and so on. The Stand is a thing of absolute majesty

 

[visage]

Just reading Ben Goldacres latest, Bad Pharma. Making me angry.

 

[Jack Regan]

We have a shared bookshelf at work, saw the Stand on there earlier this afternoon and have brought it home with me.

I don't believe I've ever read a Stephen King book.

 

[t3ch]

Working my way through the Harry Potter's. Don't judge me.

 

[Langers]

Working my way through the Harry Potter's. Don't judge me.

I own them all and enjoyed them all (though book 5 went on a bit too long).

 

[darlowolf64]

They're a great read from book three but was great reading them to the kids, As the kids get older the books grow too. They get really dark towards the end and the films don't really do them justice though the last few tried really hard.

 

[t3ch]

Then I'm in good company. Have watched the movies a few times, finally decided I might as well read the dang things. Been a long time since I've sat down and been engrossed in something, normally takes me weeks/months to finish a book. Has only taken me 3 days to get the first 1.5 books done.

 

[Langers]

Looking forward to reading them to my kids when they're a bit older.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Rowling isn't a great author. Her prose isn't that good and her dialogue is pretty average. However, her characterisation and storytelling carry the whole series off and turn them into great great books. I have read them many times now.

It's not Tolstoy, but it massively outsells it.

 

[t3ch]

Looking forward to reading them to my kids when they're a bit older.

Ours just started reading them a few months ago (8 y/o). Got through the first two books but I think he got sidetracked with a bunch of new comics after that. :icon_lol:

Rowling isn't a great author. Her prose isn't that good and her dialogue is pretty average. However, her characterisation and storytelling carry the whole series off and turn them into great great books. I have read them many times now.

It's not Tolstoy, but it massively outsells it.

Absolutely. I've had to remind myself a few times that they're children's novels.

 

[PabloWolfo]

I own them all and enjoyed them all (though book 5 went on a bit too long).

On the day book 5 was released the was a story and pic on the front of the E&S about the queues in W-ton for the book shop in the Mander Centre....In the background of that pic with 4 copies of the book, yours truly.