The Munsterfans Book Thread

[Buceph]

I'm reading the Earthsea books at the moment. I'm only about 130 pages into the first, but holy **** am I now a fan of le Guin. I previously had only read The Dispossessed but I genuinely think that as a Sci-Fi novel it's up there with the very best, intellectual Sci-Fi.

Earthsea just seems so rich. And all the characters have a depth and complexity to them, despite not doing very much. I'm really enjoying it. So much so that I'm tired today from lack of sleep. And kept reading last night despite sore eyes. Also, if the Earthsea books were originally intended for children/teens, then it's definitely the case that modern children are thick as ****.

[Waterfordlad]

I have just finished Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, and found them gripping, fascinating and frustrating all at the same time. The ending is extremely clever and I won't even hint at it because there is a personal choice involved and I am not sure if I made the right one!

I enjoyed the Dark Tower series too SRG. Very dark in places but a gripping read

Apparently King is considering a new addition, an eight book, to the series. He mentions this in the copy of 11.22.63 I have. Says it will be published in Spring 2012. Not sure how that will work given it was supposed to be finished after book 7??

[michael]

The Wind Through The Keyhole: is the 8th book in the Dark Tower series.

[i_like_cake]

I enjoyed the Dark Tower series too SRG. Very dark in places but a gripping read

Apparently King is considering a new addition, an eight book, to the series. He mentions this in the copy of 11.22.63 I have. Says it will be published in Spring 2012. Not sure how that will work given it was supposed to be finished after book 7??

You might enjoy this interview Neil Gaiman did with Stephen King....

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2012/0...interview.html

[Valencia]

Finally got around to buying Matt Hampson's 'Engage, the fall & rise of Matt Hampson' to be honest I think I've been a bit afraid of reading it. Was nice to see the dedication on the inside cover of this edition 'In memory of Stuart Mangan'

[Viigand]

I have it sitting on the shelf ready to read once I've finished my current book.

[Valencia]

I have it sitting on the shelf ready to read once I've finished my current book.

Half way through it and quite suprised, honest to say the least, interesting take on Leicester Tigers throughout

[i_like_cake]

Just finished rereading shantaram...... Wow.....

[Cowboy]

Can anyone suggest what's the best 2nd hand bookshop in limrock??

Times are tight but bewks gotta be read

[JoeyFantastic]

Can anyone suggest what's the best 2nd hand bookshop in limrock??

Times are tight but bewks gotta be read

Just saw this, if you can stand to rummage through a lot of rubbish you can find good stuff in the one on Little Catherine street.

Anyhow, just finished Dinner with Mugabe, an attempt to profile Robert Mugabe. It's a decent read even if the author overreaches sometimes. He's a complex man, if he'd left office even as late as the mid 1990's he might have saved his rep. Tony Blair's government and Labour in general come off quite poorly from it to.

[JoeyFantastic]

Just finished rereading shantaram...... Wow.....

Cracking read, was given to me by a Munster fan called Luke in New Delhi airport, thanks for it if you're out there!

[Valencia]

Just finished Geordan Murphy's autobiography Outsider. Really good read, very honest & better than the usual 'rugby book'

If I may paraphrase one section

"I approached Deccie with some idea's for attacking plays, at Tigers we have 5 plays for every situation. Ireland have 3, then it's pick & jam"

[ustix]

The Little Red Hen.
I bought an old Ladybird publication, hardback, of this memorable tale recently for a song and wish to recommend it, highly.
There, squirreled away in it were twenty notes of the euro denomination.
I can't help wishing that the little red hen might have shared the cake in the end.

[Boo-boo]

The Little Red Hen.
I bought an old Ladybird publication, hardback, of this memorable tale recently for a song and wish to recommend it, highly.
There, squirreled away in it were twenty notes of the euro denomination.
I can't help wishing that the little red hen might have shared the cake in the end.

Ustix!! I was only just thinking of you. Go play the lotto!

Our 22 month old loves that book. I have it in an old harback that came complete with fingerpuppets.

[ustix]

Ustix!! I was only just thinking of you. Go play the lotto!

Our 22 month old loves that book. I have it in an old harback that came complete with fingerpuppets.

Awwww!
I'm afraid I don't believe in that Lotto, Boobs.

[Kevy-Wevz]

The Damage Done by Warren Fellows

Brutal tale of a drug smugglers time in Thai prisons in the 80's. Very short book, I started and finished it in an evening but it was so absorbing that I may well have read through the night

[taz]

Got home tonight to find an amazon parcel waiting. Ritchie Mc Caws autobiography,delighted as I ordered it a while back and forgot about it.
To be fair though it was hard to find it as it was offside ,behind me, just inside my front door...

[B.A.]

Anybody read skippy dies by Paul Murray? Tis a big book and my attention span is fairly limited lately so I'm debating giving it a go or not.

[Kavy]

Anybody read skippy dies by Paul Murray? Tis a big book and my attention span is fairly limited lately so I'm debating giving it a go or not.

Read it. (not past tense)

The end.

[handslikefeet]

Anybody read skippy dies by Paul Murray? Tis a big book and my attention span is fairly limited lately so I'm debating giving it a go or not.

Awesome book. His first effort was pretty good - An Evening of Long Goodbyes - but Skippy Dies is destined to be something of a classic. Simply brilliant...

[ustix]

From Bantry Bay to Leitrim by Mr Somerville-Large. A fine book.

[SecondRowGal]

Just finished "First Thrills", which is a selection of short stories compiled by Lee Child and Jeffery Deaver. It mixes well known thriller authors with new and up-and-coming authors of the genre. Has introduced me to some interesting new ones.

Not a big fan of the short story normally, and definitely not in the thriller mode where the conclusion is too quick, but as an exercise in bringing new authors to a reader's attention, it fulfilled its remit.

[Eamo]

Just finished 'The Vintner's Luck' by a NZ lady called Knox. It's early 1800s in France and a small wine producer encounters an angel . Best book I've read in quite some time . Deals with love, loss ,ageing and the nature of being. A really really wonderful read but it will keep you up.

[Ellethebod]

Just finished The Oslo Trilogy by Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast, Nemesis and The Devil Star in one book. Really enjoyed it. Revolves around detective Harry Hole. When I got them the first 2 in the series hadn't been translated into English yet, and there's another 4 after these 3. I don't think you're missing anything from not having read the first 2 but having said that, when I do get to read them a few things in those 3 books will more than likely fall into place.

[Waterfordlad]

Just finished The Oslo Trilogy by Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast, Nemesis and The Devil Star in one book. Really enjoyed it. Revolves around detective Harry Hole. When I got them the first 2 in the series hadn't been translated into English yet, and there's another 4 after these 3. I don't think you're missing anything from not having read the first 2 but having said that, when I do get to read them a few things in those 3 books will more than likely fall into place.

yeah they're excellent ETB. I read the Snowman by Jo Nesbo, too, recently - very dark again but great suspense thriller

[isola ciarrai]

Looking forward to The Twelve. by Justin Cronin, second part of a sci-fi vampire trilogy which started with The Passage. Puts those Twilight vampire books to shame, restoring the vampire to its true position of pitiful terror. Usually a Stephen King fan, and would regard this book as a cross between Salems Lot and The Stand.

[Mack the Knife]

Reading Argo at the mo, very good. Makes a laugh of the movie !

[isola ciarrai]

Anybody read skippy dies by Paul Murray? Tis a big book and my attention span is fairly limited lately so I'm debating giving it a go or not.

One of the great irish books of our time - unless the pompous and overrated Banville or Toibin, or even Joe O'Connor, this is a book of world class. Read it now!

[ustix]

TPC's 'The Famine Plot' has fairly prepared me for a cut at The Atlas of The Great Irish Famine.
Distressing reading for the fireside.

[Late try]

Just finished Geordan Murphy's autobiography Outsider. Really good read, very honest & better than the usual 'rugby book'

If I may paraphrase one section

"I approached Deccie with some idea's for attacking plays, at Tigers we have 5 plays for every situation. Ireland have 3, then it's pick & jam"

Just read it and agree completely.

The Outsider is always resented by the insider.