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rate the last book that you read; or any book !
Topic Started: Jan 5 2008, 09:03 PM (347 Views)
MeatyFiend	Jan 5 2008, 09:03 PM Post #1
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	ok, not as popular as music or dvd's but what was the last thing that anyone's read, or anything decent for that matter. for me the last was knife of dreams, book eleven of the wheel of time series by robert jordan. got the slash autobiography to read now, should be good.



the mighty coco	Jan 5 2008, 09:11 PM Post #2
4th admin of the apocalypse!!! Posts: 6,393 Group: Admins Member #7 Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag the mighty coco	don't tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks i'm a piano player in a whore house. it's a really quick read about some of the scrapes a rig worker has ended up in. some really good laugh out loud bits in.



Ragnars Blade	Jan 5 2008, 10:10 PM Post #3
Meaty is my Biatch!! Posts: 1,247 Group: Clan Member Member #23 Joined: Jan 2, 2008 Xbox Live Gamertag Ragnars Blade	The last book that I read was the 'Eisenhorn' trilogy. It's a series of fantasy novels by Dan Abnett set in the Warhammer 40k world about an Inquisitor and his rise to power and then fall to the corruption that he was fighting against over the course of his life. A damn good read if you like dark, gritty sci-fi! Not bad for a Games Workshop novel!



Finalsight618	Jan 5 2008, 11:02 PM Post #4
Sexually Perverted Sicko Posts: 1,832 Group: Clan Member Member #24 Joined: Jan 3, 2008	"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown The story preceding the pile of crap that is the Da Vinci code and is a way better Book in both story and actual factual content.....Ok its about 5% fact but at least its better than DVC's 0.000005%.



Kiltedmuff	Jan 6 2008, 10:13 AM Post #5
The Kilted One Posts: 1,516 Group: Clan Member Member #8 Joined: Dec 27, 2007	Book? What is this book thing you are all talking about? :blink:



cybadaz	Jan 6 2008, 11:27 AM Post #6
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	the short history of nearly everything - Bill Bryson , a great little book , not a book of facts as such but almost like a virtual walkthru of many of the worlds questions ,why we ask those questions and how we came to the answers - Forgotten Voices - of the great war , is a book of diaries from thoses people from all sides in the great war , collected from the archives held at the imperial war museam, a brilliant insight into WW1



Deleted User	Jan 6 2008, 12:42 PM Post #7
Deleted User	I haven't read a thing since finishing the ahem Harry Potter books... :$ sneaks away quietly
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Kizy	Jan 6 2008, 12:52 PM Post #8
Target Practice Posts: 241 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: Jan 6, 2008	I just read a book called "The Road". Its brand new, by Cormac McCarthy. I'm quoting Wiki here because they can describe it better than me: "It is a post-apocalyptic tale describing a journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months across a landscape blasted years before by an unnamed cataclysm which destroyed civilization and most life on earth." It's actually amazing, its really good, quite scary at bits, and would make a good film. its only 300 pages or so, and its well worth a gander.



Oonagh	Jan 6 2008, 01:51 PM Post #9
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: Dec 24, 2007	Wolfblade78 Jan 5 2008, 10:10 PM The last book that I read was the 'Eisenhorn' trilogy. It's a series of fantasy novels by Dan Abnett set in the Warhammer 40k world about an Inquisitor and his rise to power and then fall to the corruption that he was fighting against over the course of his life. A damn good read if you like dark, gritty sci-fi! Not bad for a Games Workshop novel! i loved that book and reckoned they should have made a film about that instead.
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cybadaz	Jan 6 2008, 02:04 PM Post #10
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	i don't tend to read non fiction n story books , most of my books are "bog" reads ,something u can turn to any page of n read locust stylee I mostly read Factual books , WW1 books , and biographys of interesting people. Got a great one called "oddballs and eccentrics " are laugh out loud book on the loons of this world. also , "the Darwin awards" a book from the web site that tells tales of how idiots removed themselves from the gene pool by death - a kind of natural selection for fools



mrt360	Jan 6 2008, 02:44 PM Post #11
Posts: 46 Group: Clan Member Member #9 Joined: Dec 27, 2007	the last book i read was john daily life in and out of the rough great book if you like golf and big fat alcoholic that hits the ball a mile.



cybadaz	Jan 6 2008, 07:47 PM Post #12
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	well put , did you write the description of the book on the back then T , lol



Kiltedmuff	Jan 7 2008, 11:55 AM Post #13
The Kilted One Posts: 1,516 Group: Clan Member Member #8 Joined: Dec 27, 2007	Well i used to read quite a lot a while back but don't seem to make time for it anymore. Love the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Laugh out loud funny.



MeatyFiend	Jan 17 2008, 04:40 PM Post #14
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	just started reading this. called black sun rising, part of the coldfire trilogy by celia friedman Quote: Over a millennium ago, Erna, a seismically active yet beautiful world was settled by colonists from far-distant Earth. But the seemingly habitable planet was fraught with perils no one could have foretold, and the colonists found themselves caught in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a terrifying natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, drawing forth images from a person's worst nightmare or most treasured dreams and indiscriminately giving them life. Twelve centuries after fate first stranded the colonists on Erna, mankind has achieved an uneasy stalemate, and human sorcerers manipulate the fae for their own profit, little realising that demonic forces which feed upon such efforts are rapidly gaining in strength. Now, as the hordes of the dark fae multiply, four people - Priest, Adept, Apprentice and Sorcerer - are about to be drawn inexorably together for a mission which will force them to confront an evil beyond their imagining, in a conflict which will put not only their own lives but the very fate of humankind in jeopardy ...



Kizy	Jan 17 2008, 05:31 PM Post #15
Target Practice Posts: 241 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: Jan 6, 2008	I'm reading a book called "The Company". its really good, its about a guy who joins a company after graduation, and its the weirdest company ever. i can't really describe it well, but its really good. The author also wrote "Jennifer Government" were everyone in the book only has a first name, then has their second name as the company they work for. So i'd be "Ryan Apple" lol.



Lord Smegington	May 29 2009, 12:17 AM Post #16
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: May 24, 2009	Read The fall of troy by (the late) David and Stella Gemmell big fan to tell you the truth. About the trojan wars and follows Aeneas (helikaon) and also a little of andromache which gives a decent license to change the story details. Into all of that and defs also a fan of massimo valeri manfredi, Spartan is a brilliant read if you get the chance by him. Title says it all basically



MeatyFiend	May 29 2009, 03:18 PM Post #17
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	i like greek mythology and all that jazz... currently goin through my psychology and philosophy books at the mo.. i have started the hannible lector quadrilogy



cybadaz	May 29 2009, 05:01 PM Post #18
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	"The Pluto Files - the rise and fall of americas favorite planet " - - its a good read if you like stuff like that , it takes a look at the social standing of Pluto ,the arguments of how it should be classed , and details the arguments between "scolars" , "schoolkids" and "wotnot"



cybadaz	May 30 2009, 07:50 AM Post #19
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	guess where i am !



MeatyFiend	May 30 2009, 12:01 PM Post #20
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	over there??



TS1 mandem	Jul 20 2009, 03:32 AM Post #21
Posts: 10 Group: Clan Member Member #188 Joined: Jul 20, 2009	Finalsight618 Jan 5 2008, 11:02 PM "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown The story preceding the pile of crap that is the Da Vinci code and is a way better Book in both story and actual factual content.....Ok its about 5% fact but at least its better than DVC's 0.000005%. I definatley agree with Finalsight on this one, Angels and Demons is way better than Da Vinci code. Too bad both films sucked compared



TS1 mandem	Jul 20 2009, 03:33 AM Post #22
Posts: 10 Group: Clan Member Member #188 Joined: Jul 20, 2009	Last book I read must have been George Orwell's A Clockwork Orange, wicked story, the film does it no justice



GingerElvis	Jul 20 2009, 05:06 PM Post #23
I might be boring, but inside there's interesting person waiting to get out. Posts: 589 Group: Clan Member Member #19 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag GingerElvis	Not too sure it was Orwell. Wasn't it Anthony Burgess. Pretty sure Orwell was dead by then. Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind Great book, not just for his fans but anyone interested in psychology, or at least the quirky side of the mind. Goes into some detail about how he does his tricks, plus gives you some exmaples to try on your mates. Thoroughly universal read. A proper page turner. GET IT NOW!



Cudmoro	Jul 20 2009, 05:18 PM Post #24
Posts: 162 Group: Clan Member Member #174 Joined: Jun 8, 2009	For novels i recommend Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov or Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. For real life / biog you can't beat Sniper One by Dan Mills or It's Not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong.



GingerElvis	Jul 20 2009, 06:16 PM Post #25
I might be boring, but inside there's interesting person waiting to get out. Posts: 589 Group: Clan Member Member #19 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag GingerElvis	Sniper One is an excellent read. Read a lot of SAS/Army type books in my yoof (!) and this is one of the best.



Howlle	Jul 20 2009, 06:20 PM Post #26
meatyfiend is brilliant! Posts: 316 Group: Clan Member Member #182 Joined: Jul 5, 2009 Xbox Live Gamertag Howlle	it was Burgess Ginger. last books i read were the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb, if you like Fantasy i recommend them. i'm actually into her second trilogy, all really good books so far



the mighty coco	Jul 20 2009, 06:57 PM Post #27
4th admin of the apocalypse!!! Posts: 6,393 Group: Admins Member #7 Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag the mighty coco	i read a bit of the complete and unabridged collins english dictionary today. a great read though possibly a bit on the educational side for some of our forumites. (looks squarely at 4 candles)



cybadaz	Jul 20 2009, 07:45 PM Post #28
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	i started reading a book called "the world without us " its ok , its what happens to the earth erm ....... without us ! it takes a detailed look at how buildings degrade , estimates how the animals and plants repopulate our cities and so on ...... It starts off a real good read and feels neatly factual ....... but i think i put it down when something else happened -- probably my new guitar arrived , so i cant cpomplete the review LOL



MeatyFiend	Jul 20 2009, 07:45 PM Post #29
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	think i've read the farseer tril, or something like that holle and i've got tricks of the mind sitting on a shelf ready to be read very soon ging, started reading it before but had to stop to be able to take in a book of neuroscience and philosophy.... you tried the brother to that book coco, called the theasaurus, good read but if some people try they will die imediatly... <looks squarely at fork handles ;)> finished absorbing a few books in the last couple of days... sun tzu's art of war.. shouldn't need any desciption.. the unfettered mind by takuan soho.. puts zen and a balance of spirituality with swordplay.. of clearing the mind and just being in the moment, not allowing it to be held in place by any thought or action and of getting the most out of it bushido, the way of the samurai by tsunetomo yamamoto.. a look into the mindset of the samurai and there unbending loyalty and discapline to the lord and land.. opens with the lines "i have found the way of bushido is to die!!".. fantastic read today i have read and finished "a book of 5 rings" by miyamoto musashi.. the greatest samurai sword master that ever lived, killed his first man when he was 13 and from then on was never beaten in his life as he travelled the country seeking out challenges and defeating everyone.. he eventually sought some principle to his practice and so wrote the book of 5 rings.. which is compromised of 5 books within it.. 5 rings being the 5 elements and so its made of the ground book, water book, fire book, wind book, and the void book..... for martial artist and stategist i highly recommend it, brilliant read.... all of the above books are well worth reading, wether your into the martial arts, or zen and spirituality or not they can be used in everyday life to give you the most out of every situation and cultivate your mind, body and spirit.. Edited by MeatyFiend, Jul 20 2009, 07:47 PM.



cybadaz	Jul 20 2009, 07:54 PM Post #30
Self Pleasuring Simian Posts: 5,710 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag cybaDAZ	Quote: today i have read and finished "a book of 5 rings" by miyamoto musashi.. the greatest samurai sword master that ever lived, killed his first man when he was 13 and from then on was never beaten in his life dont people as a rule only loose ONCE anyway ??? i'd just throw a shoe at him ! and run



MeatyFiend	Jul 20 2009, 08:11 PM Post #31
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	some chose to disgrace themselves and didn't fight to the death... so they would lose more than once ;)



MeatyFiend	Aug 13 2009, 06:17 PM Post #32
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	just finished a couple of books, one being zen mind beginners mind and the other is taoist meditation... got a few others to go through now bought in abz, tao, the tao ti ching, and another on a look at philosophy in science... just cus i'm cool like..



the mighty coco	Aug 13 2009, 07:23 PM Post #33
4th admin of the apocalypse!!! Posts: 6,393 Group: Admins Member #7 Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag the mighty coco	MeatyFiend Aug 13 2009, 06:17 PM just cos i'm a fucking fanny like....



Cudmoro	Aug 29 2009, 03:16 PM Post #34
Posts: 162 Group: Clan Member Member #174 Joined: Jun 8, 2009	Just finished Yes Man - very good, although drags a bit towards the end. Now moved onto Big Bosoms and Square Jaws, the biod of Russ Meyer, got a few looks reading that on the tram, but was a bargain!



B00mer182	Aug 29 2009, 03:32 PM Post #35
Pew Pew! Wiki Fresh! Posts: 2,322 Group: Clan Member Member #74 Joined: Jun 21, 2008 Xbox Live Gamertag B00mer182	Yup same happens to me when im on the bus reading Razzle



Johnny	Aug 29 2009, 03:32 PM Post #36
Well look happy you stupid bastards... Posts: 3,205 Group: Clan Member Member #118 Joined: Sep 18, 2008 Xbox Live Gamertag Rott3nJ0hnnY	quite good this, thou the stories are quite short and the main character is a poof Edited by Johnny, Aug 29 2009, 03:36 PM.



Johnny	Sep 1 2009, 09:48 PM Post #37
Well look happy you stupid bastards... Posts: 3,205 Group: Clan Member Member #118 Joined: Sep 18, 2008 Xbox Live Gamertag Rott3nJ0hnnY	Again quite short stories and Pa Broon reminds me of somebody?? cannot think who thou!!!



Finalsight618	Sep 1 2009, 09:58 PM Post #38
Sexually Perverted Sicko Posts: 1,832 Group: Clan Member Member #24 Joined: Jan 3, 2008	Dean Knoontz's Lightning. To sum it up: time travelling Nazi's. Currently about halfway through The King of Torts by John Grisham, so far it good.



MeatyFiend	Sep 1 2009, 10:14 PM Post #39
Posts: 5,293 Group: Admins Member #21 Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Xbox Live Gamertag MeatyFiend	i saw mags reading that book when i was there last johnny.. finished reading silence of the lambs and a small book on the philosophy of science



Soaking	Sep 2 2009, 12:07 PM Post #40
keep the blue flag flying high Posts: 250 Group: Clan Member Member #181 Joined: Jul 5, 2009 Xbox Live Gamertag SoakingDegree	Lee Child - Jack Reacher novels. The Books All of them are fantastic, Jack is an ex-soldier who somehow seems to find trouble and a shag (I think one book he never). Although the books are all individual there is an underlying theme they don't need to be read in any order but reading the first book first is probably best. Edited by Soaking, Sep 2 2009, 12:07 PM.



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