Goldie03 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 You finished them yet ? I read the last one on holiday, felt it was a bit padded out and slow, but pace picked up towards the end and all the whole triology came together pretty well. Won't spoil it for you by disclosing the ending if you haven't got around to it yet I just finished the 2nd one on the plane home from Amsterdam - didn't have the same impact on me as the first one had so I am gonna read another few books before I finish the trilogy. If those books weren't set in Aberdeen then I reckon none of you would read them. I'm reading The Ignorance of Blood by Robert Wilson. It's the 4th in the series and it's very good so far. I only picked up Broken Skin as it mentioned AFC but it was actually a very good read I have now started Eat Pray Love which I believe is coming out as a film with Julia Roberts in the lead role later this year Might be a bit too girly for all you guys Quote
manc_don Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 Finished The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd not so long ago. A great read Started A long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russel a couple of days ago and its been pretty good so far. A death and a few beatings. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 I just finished the 2nd one on the plane home from Amsterdam - didn't have the same impact on me as the first one had so I am gonna read another few books before I finish the trilogy. I only picked up Broken Skin as it mentioned AFC but it was actually a very good read I have now started Eat Pray Love which I believe is coming out as a film with Julia Roberts in the lead role later this year Might be a bit too girly for all you guys My other half wants to go see that film here, I think it's out this weekend. Quote
BigAl Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 My other half wants to go see that film here, I think it's out this weekend. Go see it......Something decidedly sexual about Salander. Dangerous character though.....won't spoil it, but watch out for the dildo, it'll bring a tear to your eye Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 but watch out for the dildo, it'll bring a tear to your eye That's not the film he's talking about either. Quote
BigAl Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 That's not the film he's talking about either. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 That's not the film he's talking about either. :o Quote
Goldie03 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Posted August 23, 2010 I just finished the 2nd one on the plane home from Amsterdam - didn't have the same impact on me as the first one had so I am gonna read another few books before I finish the trilogy. I only picked up Broken Skin as it mentioned AFC but it was actually a very good read I have now started Eat Pray Love which I believe is coming out as a film with Julia Roberts in the lead role later this year Might be a bit too girly for all you guys Have finally finished this book - seemed to take me ages - very very good - can't wait for the film Now started The Slap - bloody large book for a paperback Quote
manc_don Posted August 24, 2010 Report Posted August 24, 2010 Been reading The Messiah Secret by James Becker. Pretty intense and would recommend it! Quote
maverick sheep Posted August 24, 2010 Report Posted August 24, 2010 The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. Is good. Very good in places. Not a quick read though. Quote
baggy89 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Posted August 24, 2010 On my holidays I read Robert Harris' Lustrum, Stuart MacBride's Blind Eye (both already covered) and Guillermo Del Torro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain. The Strain, I believe, is the first in a Trilogy and is a take on Vampire mythology. It was a very entertaining read, fast paced from about a third of the way in. The only slight annoyance I had was I felt it was written very much as a film, which I presume is Del Torro's influence and the intention is to make it into a film trilogy anyway. I'd definitely recommend it, I've just got to wait for the second one now. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted August 24, 2010 Report Posted August 24, 2010 The Freedom Writers. READ IT! Quote
Madbadteacher Posted September 6, 2010 Report Posted September 6, 2010 Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. Some good points in here. Quote
Mentorred Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 Just finished The Beckham Experiment. Interesting read. Quote
Harcus Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 Just finished "Tourist Season" by Carl Hiassen, and half way through Alex Higgins' autobiography. The former was excellent, the latter fairly standard autobiog. stuff. Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 I read "On Fire With Fergir: Me, My Dad and The Dons" on holiday. Anyone else read it? would like to see what others thought of it... Quote
Cowie Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 Just away to start reading 'Mr Nice' by Howard Marks.... Quote
glasgowdon Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 I read "On Fire With Fergir: Me, My Dad and The Dons" on holiday. Anyone else read it? would like to see what others thought of it... What did you think of it? Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 What did you think of it? I enjoyed it (I think most Dons fans would and I think those who grew up where there weren't many other Dons fans would be able to relate to a lot of it), but I got a bit tired of his whinging at the end of the book. It's tough though, he grew up in an exceptional time for the Dons and it's maybe easy to see why he was spoiled and why that attitude came to the fore. Quote
baggy89 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 I read "On Fire With Fergir: Me, My Dad and The Dons" on holiday. Anyone else read it? would like to see what others thought of it... I'm 4 chapters in, I think, just after the rioting Tims when he builds the Starship Parkhead Destroyer . Quote
Goldie03 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 I read "On Fire With Fergir: Me, My Dad and The Dons" on holiday. Anyone else read it? would like to see what others thought of it... Is the author from Linlithgow? A guy from work was telling me about a book signing there and the book sounds quite similar Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 Is the author from Linlithgow? A guy from work was telling me about a book signing there and the book sounds quite similar He's originally from Aberdeen but moved to Perth Quote
Goldie03 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Posted September 8, 2010 He's originally from Aberdeen but moved to Perth Doesn't sound like the same guy at all then Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted September 8, 2010 Report Posted September 8, 2010 Just started a book with a thoroughly unfortunate title "Anyone Here Been Raped And Speaks English?" (cheers Padre!) stories and experiences of a war journalist/correspondant. Quote
BigAl Posted September 19, 2010 Report Posted September 19, 2010 Just finished " The Angels Game" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Really enjoyed it, already read "The Shadow Of The Wind" hope his others are translated from Spanish also Quote
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