BE's bookclub
Oct 27th 2006, 10:29 am
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
I enjoy my historical, sci fi & fantasy stuff, the best book I`ve read recently is a book by Joe Abercrombie called The Blade Itself. It was a couple of chapters before I really started getting into it but it was well worth it. Stuff by David Gemmel always goes down well too I`ve just finished reading the second instalment in his Troy saga (told from a really interesting different perspective) unfortunately he died a couple of months ago 
, so it looks like the trilogy will be left unfinished.
, so it looks like the trilogy will be left unfinished.
Oct 27th 2006, 8:38 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
I'm reading Deception Point by Dan Brown. It's quite racy, but I find the style a bit annoying.
Oct 27th 2006, 10:41 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by Shakmaty
I'm reading Deception Point by Dan Brown. It's quite racy, but I find the style a bit annoying.
I am currently reading 'The wind is my mother' by some native american shaman (sorry book upstairs and can't be bothered getting it)! Nice book, naive prose but that in itself has charm.
Oct 27th 2006, 10:42 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
I enjoy my historical, sci fi & fantasy stuff, the best book I`ve read recently is a book by Joe Abercrombie called The Blade Itself. It was a couple of chapters before I really started getting into it but it was well worth it. Stuff by David Gemmel always goes down well too I`ve just finished reading the second instalment in his Troy saga (told from a really interesting different perspective) unfortunately he died a couple of months ago , so it looks like the trilogy will be left unfinished.
, so it looks like the trilogy will be left unfinished. what a shame, also like Raymond E Fiest, read a few of those as well, reading a Stephen King at the mo, can't seem to get into it but will read a bit more and see how it goes. Lol x
Oct 27th 2006, 10:51 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by busterboy
I am currently reading 'The wind is my mother' by some native american shaman (sorry book upstairs and can't be bothered getting it)! Nice book, naive prose but that in itself has charm.
Oct 27th 2006, 10:57 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by Shakmaty
'The wind is my mother' sounds like the title of a 'Spike Lee does Carry On film'
Oct 27th 2006, 11:04 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Originally Posted by Teliko21
I am currently working my way through a series of books by Torey Hayden. She was a special ed teacher and they are basically about her experiences with emotionally disturbed and/or disabled children in her classroom. I am currently reading The Tiger's Child which is a sequel to one of her earlier books (One Child) and is about the experiences of one of the kids after they had left the classroom.
Jan 28th 2007, 8:34 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
Just finished The Secret River by Kate Grenville. A superb novel about a convict sent to NSW about 1800. History is intertwined with a strong plot and a wicked view of human nature.
Jan 28th 2007, 8:47 pm
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Re: BE's bookclub
She's excellent, but I haven't read that one yet. Will have to look out for it.
Jan 28th 2007, 8:53 pm
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Jan 29th 2007, 12:23 am
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Jan 29th 2007, 12:51 am
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Re: BE's bookclub
Any Bryce Courtenay fans out there - have you read Brother Fish?
Its the only one of his I had a problem getting into, but tried again recently and when I got halfway through I discovered there is an awful lot in there about Australian immigration policy, especially with refernce to the whites-only idea, (which of course didn't exist officially as such). The guy in question is a black American, who is given the runaround by the immigration dept of the 1950s, especially with regard to the infamous language test. He called their bluff when they read him a passage in German, as he had been fostered to a German family, so they told him he had to do another, and came up with Gaelic! Very interesting for anyone with an interest in the Aussie policy of the past.
Its the only one of his I had a problem getting into, but tried again recently and when I got halfway through I discovered there is an awful lot in there about Australian immigration policy, especially with refernce to the whites-only idea, (which of course didn't exist officially as such). The guy in question is a black American, who is given the runaround by the immigration dept of the 1950s, especially with regard to the infamous language test. He called their bluff when they read him a passage in German, as he had been fostered to a German family, so they told him he had to do another, and came up with Gaelic! Very interesting for anyone with an interest in the Aussie policy of the past.
Jan 29th 2007, 1:08 am
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Re: BE's bookclub
I agree, Kate Grenville is great. Loved An Idea of Perfection. On an Australian author theme, I have just finished the utterly brilliant The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and am now on to Tim Winton's short stories, The Turning.
Jan 29th 2007, 1:50 am
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Re: BE's bookclub
Any Bryce Courtenay fans out there - have you read Brother Fish?
Its the only one of his I had a problem getting into, but tried again recently and when I got halfway through I discovered there is an awful lot in there about Australian immigration policy, especially with refernce to the whites-only idea, (which of course didn't exist officially as such). The guy in question is a black American, who is given the runaround by the immigration dept of the 1950s, especially with regard to the infamous language test. He called their bluff when they read him a passage in German, as he had been fostered to a German family, so they told him he had to do another, and came up with Gaelic! Very interesting for anyone with an interest in the Aussie policy of the past.
Its the only one of his I had a problem getting into, but tried again recently and when I got halfway through I discovered there is an awful lot in there about Australian immigration policy, especially with refernce to the whites-only idea, (which of course didn't exist officially as such). The guy in question is a black American, who is given the runaround by the immigration dept of the 1950s, especially with regard to the infamous language test. He called their bluff when they read him a passage in German, as he had been fostered to a German family, so they told him he had to do another, and came up with Gaelic! Very interesting for anyone with an interest in the Aussie policy of the past.
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Jan 29th 2007, 6:05 am
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Re: BE's bookclub
love alex cross wendy, just a great read
cloud atlas by david mitchell is fabulous, as is white fang by zadie smith.
wendy , i believe you would like the rebus series by ian rankin
if you like historical ,anything by bernard cornwell but read non sharpe stuff.
bryce courtney is wonderful!
nelson de mille writes agood thriller laced with dry humour- try gold coast.
fantasy- winds of avalon by marion zimmer bradley is fantastic.
and everybody should read 1984 according to the wife( i haven't yet!)
