What book are you reading?

Nastasja

The girl who played with the fire - Stieg Larsson

he.who.forgets

Just finished Walden and I think I'm going to go with Kerouac's On the Road next

Byrnzie

Nick Danziger - Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers



'This account describes the author's adventures during an 18-month journey "beyond forbidden frontiers" in Asia. With minimal equipment and disguised as an itinerant Muslim, he hitch-hiked and walked through southern Turkey, and the Iran of the Ayatollahs, entering Afghanistan illegally in the wake of a convoy of Chinese weapons and then spent months dodging Russian helicopter gunships with the rebel guerillas. He was the first foreigner to cross from Pakistan into the closed western province of China since the revolution in 1949.'

RFTC

Byrnzie wrote:

Nick Danziger - Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers



'This account describes the author's adventures during an 18-month journey "beyond forbidden frontiers" in Asia. With minimal equipment and disguised as an itinerant Muslim, he hitch-hiked and walked through southern Turkey, and the Iran of the Ayatollahs, entering Afghanistan illegally in the wake of a convoy of Chinese weapons and then spent months dodging Russian helicopter gunships with the rebel guerillas. He was the first foreigner to cross from Pakistan into the closed western province of China since the revolution in 1949.'

this one looks interesting, i am a sucker for travel books, have read most of theroux's stuff and found the 'come back alive' books intoxicating.

catefrances

RFTC wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

Nick Danziger - Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers



'This account describes the author's adventures during an 18-month journey "beyond forbidden frontiers" in Asia. With minimal equipment and disguised as an itinerant Muslim, he hitch-hiked and walked through southern Turkey, and the Iran of the Ayatollahs, entering Afghanistan illegally in the wake of a convoy of Chinese weapons and then spent months dodging Russian helicopter gunships with the rebel guerillas. He was the first foreigner to cross from Pakistan into the closed western province of China since the revolution in 1949.'

this one looks interesting, i am a sucker for travel books, have read most of theroux's stuff and found the 'come back alive' books intoxicating.

it does doesnt it? plus itll come in handy seeings how im planning a trip from istanbul to at least tehran. but somehow i dont think ill be sneaking across any borders nor do i expect to be confronted by russian gunships(tho with putin you never can tell whats gonna happen)

hgpjam11

Jeff Murray wrote:

coop wrote:

If you like Ian Rankin, you might also like Stuart McBride. His books are still in my forever growing to read pile, but I have been told by numerous people that they are excellent. Plus the fact that most of them are set in my home town.

Currently reading 'Nemesis' by Jo Nesbo, it's good so far and I'm about half way through. The decective Harry Hole is so messed up, he's awesome.

I got a bunch of books for gifts... I got the first in the Henning Mankell series Faceless Killers... Three of Brian McGilloway's books (Gallows Lane, Borderlands, and Bleed A River Deep) as well as some Michael Connelly Books, almost caught up on his books.

I am looking at adding Jo Nesbo to my reading list, I've read some good reviews of his books. Thanks for the recommendation on McBride, I'll have to check his works out.

I absolutely love the entire Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo -anxiously awaiting the next one. Henning Mankell is newer for me, I'm on my third one.

vant0037

Keeping with my habit of reading authors or topics in threes, and having just finished 11/22/63 and Under The Dome by Stephen King (with the latter being far better in my opinion), I'm now reading...

The Green Mile

Always loved the movie, so I'm sure I'm in for a treat with the book.

Digital Twilight

I'm halfway through 'The Master and Margarita'. Great read so far but I feel i'm only just getting to the main 'meat' of the book as it were.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1178 ... _Margarita

gunter1976

Digital Twilight wrote:

I'm halfway through 'The Master and Margarita'. Great read so far but I feel i'm only just getting to the main 'meat' of the book as it were.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1178 ... _Margarita

Started this book a couple of times, but got stuck not too far in everytime. This is Literature with a capital "L". I stand in awe of the choice and use of language, but failed to work up the stamina to get through it up until now. I will someday though. ..

F Me In The Brain

Just started this.
George R R Martin fans, if you have not heard of him Daniel Abraham is one GRRM's frequent recommendations for reading. That is enough to give it a try for me!

Jeff Murray

Just finished Mo Hayder's "Birdman" last night. If you liked Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter series you will like her writing. She takes Noir to another level, there were parts of the story that I just glanced over, sometimes she got a little too graphic for my tastes. I think I will continue with her series, but I am gonna take a break from the noir with a splash of grotesque side of mysteries....

So I started Louise Penny's "The Cruelest Month", a little Agatha Christie style mystery with some great character development through the series so far.

mfc2006

just finished For One More Day by Mitch Albom.

justam

I'm always reading several things at once. One nonfiction and one fiction.

(I've found the treadmill with a bookstand makes the exercise time more fun.)

catefrances

justam wrote:

I'm always reading several things at once. One nonfiction and one fiction.

(I've found the treadmill with a bookstand makes the exercise time more fun.)

ooh no walking(even on a treadmill) and reading for me... that would give me a headache, not to mention all the words would get bouncy.


catherine de medici: renaissance queen of france - leonie frieda

dimitrispearljam

Demian - Hermann Hesse

don smith

bringers of the dawn

EmBleve

RFTC wrote:

EmBleve wrote:

Just started 'Life', Keith Richards. Huge book, will take awhile.

good book, love that first story about the early 70's tour...

surprised so little stuff on wyman and taylor.

yes, good stuff with that story. I'm about halfway through it and I am really enjoying it, very interesting. ..if only he would mention a few more names. (in addition to the 5 million I've already encountered).

vant0037

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Demian - Hermann Hesse

I read Siddhartha (as I'm sure many of us have) and thought it was great. How's his other stuff?

JonnyPistachio

Just (finally) finished the Wolf Gift by Anne Rice...my favorite author, but I had to trudge through this one. It had some good points, but was overall kinda flat.

I just started Damascus by Josh Mohr...Starts off really good. I like his writing style.

vant0037

Finished The Green Mile (easily one of the best King books I've ever read...so fucking good).

Just started No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Great so far!