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HarderFaster Forums >> General Mayhem >> Books! What are you reading? Author Pages (11):  « Prev ... «  3  4  5  6  7  [8]  9  10  11      Quin. ??? Registered: Oct 2010 Posts: 33318 - Threads: 426 Location: london Quote: Hanky wrote on 07-09-2012 12:46 PM Currently reading Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson. It's a lovely book, and perfectly captures quaint English eccentricity combined with sharp humour. I knew Harry, for a number of years. complex intelligent fellow, clever with a smattering of twat. As you can tell was passionate about his cricket though. He wrote about Tin Tin's author whose name escapes me now which was pretty good too. “Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” ― Albert Camus Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 02-10-2012 14:56 PM Ian H Do you have momentum? Registered: Feb 2004 Posts: 1744 - Threads: 38 Location: Reading Quote: Quin. wrote on 02-10-2012 02:56 PM I knew Harry, for a number of years. complex intelligent fellow, clever with a smattering of twat. As you can tell was passionate about his cricket though. He wrote about Tin Tin's author whose name escapes me now which was pretty good too. Hergé. I'm currently reading "The Passage" by Justin Cronin. It's a 'post-apocalypse, chosen one, bit spiritual' story about survivors of a plague that turns everyone into superfast blood-drinking badasses. I was sort of expecting not to like it but it's very engaging so far... The Momentum DJs - providing the dancing since 2004 WWW.MOMENTUM-DJS.COM Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 02-10-2012 18:01 PM madame whiplash Thinking Naughty Thoughts! Registered: Apr 2005 Posts: 8700 - Threads: 174 Location: Welling Quote: Zem wrote on 02-10-2012 01:52 PM Quote: Hanky wrote on 07-09-2012 12:46 PM Currently reading Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson. It's a lovely book, and perfectly captures quaint English eccentricity combined with sharp humour. I loved this book! Currently reading Catching Fire after watching the Hunger Games movie. Its perfect for the 11/1/3/5 and 7am feeds blergh. Yeah Penguins Stopped Play was recommended in Shortlist this week and sounds good, I might have to give it a go seeing as I am broading my reading tastes. I finished Blast from the Past last night, I was only half way through and then it suddenly all started happening and I couldn't go to bed till I'd finished it and it was well worth staying up for. I love Ben Eltons books because you can never guess the ending, even if you came up with 5 ways you think the book will end, it will end a totally different way that you would never have thought of. I was actually sitting in a state of shock when I finished this last night as the last 5 chapters had so many twists and turns and I got so involved in it it actually made my heart race, made me mushy, made me laugh, made me cry and made my jaw hit the floor all in the last 30 pages (as well as the rest of the book, I was just shocked at the rollercoaster of emotions that is packed into the last bit) Absolutely 10/10, loved it! Come to the Dark Side, We Have Cookies and Alcohol Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 05-10-2012 14:22 PM Besar Delfines Registered: Dec 2004 Posts: 813 - Threads: 10 Location: Hatfield Quote: Ian H wrote on 02-10-2012 06:01 PM Hergé. I'm currently reading "The Passage" by Justin Cronin. It's a 'post-apocalypse, chosen one, bit spiritual' story about survivors of a plague that turns everyone into superfast blood-drinking badasses. I was sort of expecting not to like it but it's very engaging so far... Your timing is good. He is about to release the sequel if you are interested. Or has done recently, or something. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 05-10-2012 14:36 PM Back in Black Registered: Oct 2012 Posts: 36 - Threads: 1 Location: London How to Change the World: Tales of Marx and Marxism by Eric Hobsbawm who just passed away recently Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 05-10-2012 15:04 PM Siena Registered: Dec 2002 Posts: 21429 - Threads: 1187 Location: red sea pedestrian Quote: Hanky wrote on 15-08-2012 03:46 PM I always tend to have a couple on the go. Currently reading "Beyond Chutzpah: On the misuse of antisemitism and the abuse of history" by Norman Finkelstein. It's very interesting stuff. I am also reading "Summer in February" by Jonathan Smith, who was also my English Teacher and Cricket Coach whilst at school. I've only just started the book, so can't really offer an opinion. Finally I am reading "Dear Lupin - Letters to a Wayward Son" by Charlie and Roger Mortimer. I can't recommend it enough, and it harks back to a time when people took pleasure in constructing letters using that most beautiful of languages, to whit, English. ooooooh good recommendation (the jewish one) shall purchase it!! Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 09-10-2012 22:37 PM 5709 Registered: Jul 2003 Posts: 37053 - Threads: 2585 Location: 2016 Winner Meltdown Winner Redeeming Uni have sent I,Robot for me to read. If it's anything like that Will Smith film, it'll be a mission. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 12-09-2016 13:51 PM danj there is no spoon Registered: Mar 2005 Posts: 18374 - Threads: 785 Location: Omnipresent The Holy Bible. (¬_/) (='.'=) (")_(") HF2 - coming soon! Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 12-09-2016 15:45 PM All times are GMT. 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