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I’ve just finished ploughing through "The God Dillusion" by Richard Dawkins and I must say it made for some fascinating reading. Mind you as he kept banging on about his web site, I had a look. What a disappointment. A typical American marketing affair. You can buy tee shirts, books, DVDs and even base ball hats! He lost a bit of credibility which is a pity as he makes a good argument for his atheism. Got a bit out of my depth in the meme pool chapter though.
I’ve just finished ploughing through "The God Dillusion" by Richard Dawkins and I must say it made for some fascinating reading. Mind you as he kept banging on about his web site, I had a look. What a disappointment. A typical American marketing affair. You can buy tee shirts, books, DVDs and even base ball hats! He lost a bit of credibility which is a pity as he makes a good argument for his atheism. Got a bit out of my depth in the meme pool chapter though.
Apart from re-reading all seven of the Harry Potters
in the last month I’ve read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Attwood and found that absolutely fabulous, compelling read. Can’t recommend it highly enough.Karly Flight wrote:
i’m reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by japanese writer Haruki Murakami. It’s a collection of short stories so maybe more accessible than his novels which are great if slightly (or very) bizarre.have you read it yet?! I read Kafka on the Shore and loved it, got this for my birthday and have read the first two stories…and i’mreally hoping that i was tired when i was reading them…as i have to admit i got to the end of both of them and did not have a clue what they were about!! I’d be interested to hear how you found them…
I finished Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman a while ago and like the rest of his books I’ve read (all of them!) wouldn’t claim to understand fully what they’re about. Although the title book of this collection is in my opinion one of the less appealing.
The book is definitely worth persevering with for the sheer bizarreness of some of the stories. Tony Takitani is a really good one, very touching at the end and I also liked New York Mining Disaster.
I’m now reading Murakami and the Music of Words by Jay Rubin to try and understand a bit more.Apart from my slight Murakami obsession another book I’d thoroughly recommend is The Kite Runner
Ferdinand Schevill – The Medici – it’s very good, I thought it might be a bit hard to get in to but it isn’t.
I’ve read all sorts lately, mainly Harry Potters books 5, 6 & 7 [had to refresh the memory & re-read 5 & 6!] amongst a load of non-standout, light entertainment, ok books such as The Shadow Man, The Black Sun & now Sign of the Cross. The God Delusion is in the "to-read" pile along with Edward Rutherford’s Russka [London, Sarum, The New Forest, Dublin were all very good], The Historian and two Andrew Taylor novels,The Barred WIndow & The Raven on the Water.
I don’t know if James Patterson has been mentioned in this thread but I was suckered into buying three of his books for a £5-00.
I was done!!!
Memories of reading Jeffery Archer were rekindled.
Has anyone read the early David Baldacci books……..Absolute Power, Total Control………?
Your verdicts, please.
Colin
No
I haven’t but it would be good to hear an opinion. I am into the Michael Dibdin ones at the moment. 
I don’t know if James Patterson has been mentioned in this thread but I was suckered into buying three of his books for a £5-00.
That’s a pretty good deal there
……….. oh hang on you don’t like them? I haven’t read him myself so I don’t know what he’s like! .
Ratking (Dibdin) was really good.
Now reading Knots And Crosses (Ian Rankin)
This has started off really well and can’t wait to sit there tonight on the balcony with a nice bottle of red and bowl of chippies, with my feet up in the warmth of the evening.Really liked the Rebus series from Ian Rankin. If memory serves Knots and Crosses is the first in the series, I have read the lot and they get better and better as the characters are fleshed out.
Really liked the Rebus series from Ian Rankin. If memory serves Knots and Crosses is the first in the series, I have read the lot and they get better and better as the characters are fleshed out.
Yes it’s the first one and I just got one of those limited edition 20th anniversary ones. I hadn’t read it before but it is really good.
I was glad that Ian Rankin said that even though Exit Music was supposed to be the last one, he is probably going to write about Rebus’ time before he was introduced in Knots & Crosses.
– lot of betting jobs there aren’t here?
in the last month I’ve read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Attwood and found that absolutely fabulous, compelling read. Can’t recommend it highly enough.
I haven’t but it would be good to hear an opinion. I am into the Michael Dibdin ones at the moment. 
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