What are you reading?

At the moment I am reading 'Rainbow Six' by Tom Clancy. I'm a big fan of his work, and I guess you could say I'm a fan of the thriller/adventure genre. I generally don't get too much into fantasy/sci-fi or mystery.

I'm looking forward to picking up the new Robert Ludlum 'Bourne' Omnibus, as I really enjoyed 'The Bourne Identity (the film was cack though) and want to read more about the adventures of Jason Bourne.

I recommend 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNabb. It's about an SAS task force that was captured behind enemy lines in the 1991 Gulf War. Incredible story of endurance, courage and human spirit, with a bit of action and a sprinkling of swear words for good measure.

So, what are you reading, and what do you recommend!? :cool:

the grug series is always good

I'm rereading the lord of the rings and realising how different the book is to the movie... different enough that it's worth reading the book if you've only seen the movie I reckon, and vice versa...

Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy
&
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

they're my fave ... but they're more for BBC geeks like myself :)

QUOTE (muffins @ Jan 24 2004, 10:21 PM)

I'm rereading the lord of the rings and realising how different the book is to the movie... different enough that it's worth reading the book if you've only seen the movie I reckon, and vice versa...

read all 3, pluss the hobbit great! totaly engrossing


if i can recomend another book its the silmarillian, its the story of the first two ages and explains the creation of middle earth, and the other realm(s), and heaps of other info explaining stuff u had nfi about.. fucking great. also by JRR TOLKEN

QUOTE (Phunkii @ Jan 24 2004, 10:31 PM)

Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy & Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers they're my fave ... but they're more for BBC geeks like myself :)

i think u just llike em cos theyre so damn strange
*says the boy who wears a cardboard box on his head*

hehehehehehehe

I love strange things :)

That's just me .... strange and mysterious

reading: the bachman books - stephen king
reccomend: marching powder - rusty young

recently completed Murder by Numbers by anna gekowski...

its not related to the movie in anyway.. its a study of british serial sex killers since 1950


line up includes twisted and very disturbed people such as:

John Christie
Ian Brady &Myra Hindley
Peter Sutcliffe
Dennis Nilsen
Robert Black
Colin Ireland
Fred and Rosemary West


if your into reading about true crime and the sort i reccomend grabbing a copy of this. An interesting read to say the least...

Finished reading the David Beckham bio, i enjoyed it but you have to follow soccer to... have just started on Scarecrow, which is an action thriller...

Whoa I could recommend alot of books since im a nerd who reads books mostly every night
:>

Every single Bryce Courteney book.
Ophelia Speaks - Sara Shandler
Raising Lazarus - Pensack and Williams - Probably the most inspirational novel I've ever read.
Night falls fast - Kay Redfield Jamison
Desert Flower- Waris Dirie
People in glass houses - Charity Blackstock
Harvesting the heart - Jodi Picoult

LoL @ this

http://rushn.com.au/rave/poetry/

Raver poetry ... some nice sketchii stuph here :)

Reading anything at the moment you can recommend?

I just finished the Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum and can safely say it is one of the best novels I have ever read. Highly recommended if your into the whole spy/espionage thing.

Anyone read "The Davinci Code?" About to start it.

I'm into true crime books, love em, especially if they are Australian crime.

At the moment though reading an American based one... Called 'Grand Theft - Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief' by Bill Mason. Excellent book! He worked by himself and stole more than $50 million worth of cash and jewellery, much of it from celebrities, yet most of his scores were years apart and he was a real estate agent by day with a wife and kids. Talks about the jobs he pulled, being a fugitive, stealing from the mob, surveillance etc etc... Like I said, a top read!

Another one I can thoroughly recommend is called 'The Sunday Smuggler' by Christopher Parnell. About an ex Australian national who has lived in Indonesia for years and comes back to relocate in Australia.. His best mate comes with him and his family and plants drugs in his bag, and he ends up being wrongly put in jail in Indonesia for his friends crime. Some parts are pants wettingly funny, others make you cringe, and others made me feel sick. Probably the best book I've read this year.

:thumbsup:

This post has been edited by reewind: Oct 31 2004, 03:23 PM

Yeah Paul ,I have it on my list of things to read , my driving instructor recommended it. i am currently reading Kith and Kin by Stevie Davies.

QUOTE (reewind @ Oct 31 2004, 03:17 PM)

I'm into true crime books, love em, especially if they are Australian crime.

you NEED to read 'shantaram' by gregory david roberts (apparently johnny depp is gonna be starring in/producing the movie version)

and if you havent read 'marching powder' by rusty young, read that too. its about a british guy in a south american prison, but its written by an aussie guy.

both of these are true stories

at the moment, i'm reading 'stupid white men' by michael moore

Cammo: I was looking at your posts on the same topic on AM when they were discussing it a few weeks ago... sounds like we're into the same stuff. Actually wrote down a couple of the ones ya recommended and are going to check em out. :thumbsup:

I got Marching Powder a while ago but haven't read it yet, but definatly sounds like a decent read...

Do yaself a favour and read that Sunday Smuggler one... The whole cricket teams read it now and and we all agree it's as up there as a book can be.

Might have to hit you up for a few more recommendations once I get through what I've got at the moment. :)

just finished His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman and loved every minute of it, something like Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings with a splash of Quantum Physics and some interesting occult science. can be read on different levels and will appeal to many different age groups.

Now reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, fantastic psychological thriller. read it in school but couldn't enjoy it as it was too deconstructed in the context of study so im reading it again :)

Mike you might be interested in The Mickleberg Stitch, aussie book investigating the the Royal Perth Mint robbery of millions in Gold Bullion in 1982 in which the three Mickleberg brothers were accused and sentenced on dodgey evidence and sentenced the 15 - 20 years. Fantastic piece of investigative journalism.

i havent read a book in years, the only thing i read these days are the news paper and rave adelaide!

i dont own a television and i dont particularly want one, considering how much bullshit is on TV these days but it certainly leave a lot of time for reading :)

QUOTE (reewind @ Oct 31 2004, 03:32 PM)

Cammo: I was looking at your posts on the same topic on AM when they were discussing it a few weeks ago... sounds like we're into the same stuff. Actually wrote down a couple of the ones ya recommended and are going to check em out. :thumbsup: I got Marching Powder a while ago but haven't read it yet, but definatly sounds like a decent read... Do yaself a favour and read that Sunday Smuggler one... The whole cricket teams read it now and and we all agree it's as up there as a book can be. Might have to hit you up for a few more recommendations once I get through what I've got at the moment. :)

for sure. i'm the same as you, really into true crime stories (especially aussie ones)

i don't really buy books, i just read what i can borrow from people. it just seems the people around me have decent taste in books, so it works out well.

sunday smuggler sounds wicked, i'll try track it down

rave adelaide dribble

QUOTE (junglist @ Oct 31 2004, 01:55 PM)

I just finished the Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum and can safely say it is one of the best novels I have ever read. Highly recommended if your into the whole spy/espionage thing.

How close are the books to the movies?

QUOTE (muffins @ Oct 31 2004, 10:10 PM)

QUOTE (junglist @ Oct 31 2004, 01:55 PM) I just finished the Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum and can safely say it is one of the best novels I have ever read. Highly recommended if your into the whole spy/espionage thing. How close are the books to the movies?

I have only seen The Bourne Identity and didn't enjoy it at all. It doesn't even come close to the brilliance of the novel.

Might give em a go then... I was just worried the movies would spoil the books a bit.

RA forums... duh

damn uni text books! :tongue:

The Davinci code supposedly going to be made into a movie too.
I wonder how that'll work out- bad i believe.

QUOTE (Cammo @ Oct 31 2004, 08:57 PM)

i don't really buy books, i just read what i can borrow from people. it just seems the people around me have decent taste in books, so it works out well. sunday smuggler sounds wicked, i'll try track it down

I'm almost 100% certain the book exchange in Twin Street, City, has it. Would offer ya my copy, but Devious has got it at the moment. Agree iwth you on buying them tho, I get them from the book exchange as I can't really afford to buy them new. I keep them all though, have quite a collection now.

Theres a new one out by John Silvestri and Andrew Rule called Leadbelly (You've probably seen/read the underbelly series) all about the Melbourne 'gangland' killings up to earlier this year. Haven't got it yet, but would be a pretty decent read I reckon.

Davy: Cheers for the tip dude, will check it out for sure.

:thumbsup:

This post has been edited by reewind: Nov 1 2004, 10:42 AM

started reading rosemary's baby, i just know its gonna get sketcy n scary soon... eep! i love reading books that get made into movies.... its interesting to see what the directors visualise from the text!

Last book finished: The Chamber by John Grisham
Book currently reading: A Time To Kill by John Grisham
Best Book This Year: The Sunday Smuggler by Christopher Parnell

Mikey pick another good aussie crime book and let me have a read!

I'll bring ya a couple on Wednesday.

QUOTE (Spadge @ Nov 1 2004, 10:45 AM)

Last book finished: The Chamber by John Grisham Book currently reading: A Time To Kill by John Grisham

Great books! Two of my faves actually. Shits all over the movies as the books usually do!

QUOTE (junglist @ Oct 31 2004, 11:08 PM)

QUOTE (muffins @ Oct 31 2004, 10:10 PM) QUOTE (junglist @ Oct 31 2004, 01:55 PM) I just finished the Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum and can safely say it is one of the best novels I have ever read. Highly recommended if your into the whole spy/espionage thing. How close are the books to the movies? I have only seen The Bourne Identity and didn't enjoy it at all. It doesn't even come close to the brilliance of the novel.

The Bourne books are spot-on fucking brilliant - the only books I've actually enjoyed reading to be honest...


I did like the first movie though... you have to understand there are certain things that have to be done in movies to make them profitable & appealing to a wide audience....



Now... I've just finsihed reading through a contract for a job AGAIN... think I've decided I want something a little more tame though...

And I've started browsing careerone ....

QUOTE (reewind @ Nov 1 2004, 10:50 AM)

I'll bring ya a couple on Wednesday.

sensational

so come on guys how much do you read?
i read for about 1 hour before i go to sleep every night!

Maire Claire, October 04 issue.

QUOTE (Spadge @ Nov 1 2004, 11:01 AM)

QUOTE (reewind @ Nov 1 2004, 10:50 AM) I'll bring ya a couple on Wednesday. sensational so come on guys how much do you read? i read for about 1 hour before i go to sleep every night!

same, i read before bed. it depends on how tired i am, so it could be anywhere from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours. sometimes i cant put a book down and stay up reading way later than i should

i cant read much in bed, i always zonk out, but get me in a comfy chair n i can read all nite! or the beach, or at a cafe, or a bus...

man i love reading!

haven't read a book for a little while now, which is a little disspointing as i love reading. still on the look out for a really good book as i am jaded from the usual crime, espionage, thriller these days as no matter what happens the good guys always win which shits me off...

still just reading my car mags though which pass the time while eating breakfast etc

fave genre: sci fi!
followed by horror, thriller, ummm travel books, n some fantasy/romance/historical fiction *blushes*

blerg... just been reading yucky uni boring stuff...

but i like urban sub-culture-ey stuff... gritty, raw and to the bone... the plight of human-kind today sort of stuff... any suggestions??

QUOTE (tsyba @ Nov 1 2004, 01:19 PM)

gritty, raw and to the bone... the plight of human-kind today sort of stuff... any suggestions??

The Sunday Smuggler.

Best book EVER!

:thumbsup:

QUOTE (tsyba @ Nov 1 2004, 01:19 PM)

blerg... just been reading yucky uni boring stuff... but i like urban sub-culture-ey stuff... gritty, raw and to the bone... the plight of human-kind today sort of stuff... any suggestions??

so u like irvine welsh then?? try chuck palahnuik, or the dude who wrote requiem for a dream... VERY gritty. but good!

QUOTE (trashy_chica @ Nov 1 2004, 01:33 PM)

so u like irvine welsh then??

Yeah, Marabou Stork Nightmares is mad... Requiem for a dream is pretty cool... will have to check out Palahnuik.... I want to check Geek Love too.... hmmm... time to spend money at Amazon!! :)

Cheers! (and Reewind) :)

QUOTE (reewind @ Nov 1 2004, 01:24 PM)

QUOTE (tsyba @ Nov 1 2004, 01:19 PM) gritty, raw and to the bone... the plight of human-kind today sort of stuff... any suggestions?? The Sunday Smuggler. Best book EVER! :thumbsup:

Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
not recommended for people with diagnosed depression or related mental illness's, its fuckin intense :)

This post has been edited by DavyG: Nov 1 2004, 01:55 PM

oh dont buy em babe!!! its called a LIBRARY, u get books for free n if u are mega nice they can buy the books u are after!!!

Hey has anyone read the book MYST - which was based around the vid-game of way-back-when?? and did you like it?.......just interested....

currently - kingdom of fear, hunter s thompson

previously, the 3 'prelude to dune' books, house harkonnen, house artriedes and house corrino. i intend on reading dune again soon, just havent gotten around to buying it.

next on the list however is lonely planet guide to japan (to get me even more motivated)

just having trouble finding time to read lately trying to fit in going to the gym, drawing, internet and... i have too little time!!

and trashy - some of us dont get time to go to a library...

i havent been able to since i left uni. mostly because there isnt one very close and it's far easier to sit at home on the net and buy some good books or get one while i'm out shopping. it's all about convenience.

i've also found a love of borders, what a shop! :wub: (pity it's so expensive)

This post has been edited by melly: Nov 1 2004, 05:22 PM

QUOTE (melly @ Nov 1 2004, 05:19 PM)

previously, the 3 'prelude to dune' books, house harkonnen, house artriedes and house corrino. i intend on reading dune again soon, just havent gotten around to buying it.

I got the trilogy of Dune if you want it.

Awesome read that too!

QUOTE (junglist @ Nov 1 2004, 05:22 PM)

QUOTE (melly @ Nov 1 2004, 05:19 PM) previously, the 3 'prelude to dune' books, house harkonnen, house artriedes and house corrino. i intend on reading dune again soon, just havent gotten around to buying it. I got the trilogy of Dune if you want it. Awesome read that too!

Dune is brilliant, read it a few years ago. I intend on buying the lot, i've just been a bit slack.

have you read the 3 prelude books? theyre written by kevin j anderson (of star wars books & xfiles books fame- he's a sci fi book legend!) and brian herbert (frank herbet's son). theyre not quite as wordy as dune, but theyre a very good background story, and for books over 3cm thick, i found it near impossible to put them down.

This post has been edited by melly: Nov 1 2004, 05:27 PM

oh yeah, i can understand the no time bit melly! i am lucky i can use the city library in the city, plus the uni library has a mega pile of books. being a fast reader, i couldnt afford to buy the books i wanted...! second hand bookstores are a godsend, specially cause a good one will let ya trade em in for new ones!

how good is kingdom of fear? i enjoyed the great shark hunt, some pretty interesting articles n stories compiled by hunter s!

i'm half way through at the mo. kind of enjoying it, some good stories, but it jumps around a little too much for my liking.. all depends on your frame of mind when reading it too i suppose.

hunter s is a very interesting man...

so true! my mum has bought me his books n while she cant stand his chaotic style, it works a treat when i cant be bothered reading something too heavy...!

oh i read a mega cool scifi novel the other day.. the diamond age, i think! loved it.

QUOTE (melly @ Nov 1 2004, 05:26 PM)

Dune is brilliant, read it a few years ago. I intend on buying the lot, i've just been a bit slack. have you read the 3 prelude books? theyre written by kevin j anderson (of star wars books & xfiles books fame- he's a sci fi book legend!) and brian herbert (frank herbet's son). theyre not quite as wordy as dune, but theyre a very good background story, and for books over 3cm thick, i found it near impossible to put them down.

Haven't read the prelude books, although they do look interesting. I've only read the first 3...haven't looked at God Emperor or the other one...cant remember the name.

Will definately put them on the cards though.

if you wanna borrow, give me a hoy. at $18.95 a piece theyre a lil on the expensive side.

oohhhh dune is the coolest! i can reread the first one over n over again, but i havent gotten past the second sequel. i've read the preludes, they are OK but arent as brilliant as the first dune novel!! i like the prehistory bit, for sure!!!

i think i was last reading wilbur smith series - courtney's - "bird of prey" but havent touched it in a few months due to uni...
basically i read whatever my dad reads and they tend to be war related, from modern spy stories, crime and espionage to ancient tales of rivalry...

but at the moment im reading alot of uni texts based around ephemeral hope and the architect tadao ando... but yeah

This post has been edited by JayVee: Nov 1 2004, 06:16 PM

QUOTE (tsyba @ Nov 1 2004, 01:53 PM)

QUOTE (trashy_chica @ Nov 1 2004, 01:33 PM) so u like irvine welsh then?? Yeah, Marabou Stork Nightmares is mad... Requiem for a dream is pretty cool... will have to check out Palahnuik....

As far as Palahniuk goes, Choke and Fightclub come highly recommended from me and they are the only two books i have actually read of his so far. Had a look in Dymocks today and would love to get Diary (i think thats what it was called...) next.

Glue by Irvine Welsh is another great read....

Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S Thompson is next on my list.

About to start reading Scar Tissue, Autobiography of Anthony Kiedis (from red hot chili peppers). Cant wait to get stuck into it, looks like an interesting read...

"Not happy johnnie" cant remember author..... basically a whole undercover spill on John howard and his dodge gov...!! very interesting.

"Blue Horizon" by Wilbur Smith right now. Another chapter in the Courteney saga... and by GOD is it getting repetitive.

QUOTE (LightningChyld @ Nov 1 2004, 07:56 PM)

"Blue Horizon" by Wilbur Smith right now. Another chapter in the Courteney saga... and by GOD is it getting repetitive.

i found that after eading only about 3 of the series... and i didnt read them in ordr so i got a bit confused reading them out of sequence..
good series but yeah... i concur!!

since moving down south ive had a chance to do some reading again on the grueling journey to work.

so far in the past couple of months ive read the stand, trainspotting, area 7, contest and at the moment im reading scarecrow...

if you want to read action, bang from the first page i suggest giving young matthew reiley a crack. (author of the last 3 books mentioned)

QUOTE (dnb_junkie @ Nov 1 2004, 07:51 PM)

if you want to read action, bang from the first page i suggest giving young matthew reiley a crack. (author of the last 3 books mentioned)

Fuckin a!! Matthew Reilly just rips out non-stop action. Read "Ice Station" - I think it was the first to have that Schofield US Marine character introduced. Awesome author!

yeh matthew reilly books i liked. . but i only read two of them because they all seemed way too similar.

Dr Phil... Self Matters

I even record his show everyday and then watch it for 5 hours on a weekend... I love you Dr Phil :wub:

Are you serious?!

:you're nuts:

:baaa:



oh remind me to give Choke back to you James too btw!!

And trashy_chica to give me back Fight Club!

Book thieves!! The both of ya!

Just got myself the latest 2 discworld books today :w00t:

QUOTE (Rainbow_Brite @ Nov 1 2004, 06:31 PM)

Had a look in Dymocks today and would love to get Diary (i think thats what it was called...) next. Glue by Irvine Welsh is another great read....

hehe, just went out and got Diary this afternoon and have got through the first third of it, not sure how I would describe it so far... maybe a bit haunting.... certainly very intense...

Haven't read Glue yet, which is a bit silly cos I've read the last two in the triptych!

In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song.
gettin an early start on my Yr12 PES English independant study.

QUOTE (JamesM @ Nov 1 2004, 08:26 PM)

And trashy_chica to give me back Fight Club! Book thieves!! The both of ya!

oh! oh! i'd love to read fight club!



:kiss:

I just finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I dislike reading and I promised someone I would read this book, it took about 2 years, only 167 pges but it was worth the wait. Fantastic, thanks for the book LittleMissPumpinHard.

QUOTE (melly @ Nov 1 2004, 09:08 PM)

QUOTE (JamesM @ Nov 1 2004, 08:26 PM) And trashy_chica to give me back Fight Club! Book thieves!!  The both of ya! oh! oh! i'd love to read fight club! :kiss:

Definetly read it!! One of my all time fave books, its excellent! :thumbsup:

a good book to read straight from oprahs book club.. is "memoirs of a geisha"

alomst finished a 1200 page book last year but gave up around the 1000 page mark...
found out it was a trilogy and said fuck it!!!

QUOTE (JayVee @ Nov 1 2004, 10:01 PM)

a good book to read straight from oprahs book club.. is "memoirs of a geisha"

fantastic book

read it about 2 years ago and am well keen to track down a copy and read it again

QUOTE (junglist @ Nov 1 2004, 07:54 PM)

QUOTE (dnb_junkie @ Nov 1 2004, 07:51 PM) if you want to read action, bang from the first page i suggest giving young matthew reiley a crack. (author of the last 3 books mentioned) Fuckin a!! Matthew Reilly just rips out non-stop action. Read "Ice Station" - I think it was the first to have that Schofield US Marine character introduced. Awesome author!

havent read ice station yet. heard it was pretty damn good, waiting for some goose to return it.

crazyg, give contest a go. it's different to the scholfield hero based ones.

QUOTE (JamesM @ Nov 1 2004, 08:26 PM)

And trashy_chica to give me back Fight Club! Book thieves!! The both of ya!

hey!!! u havent even asked me for it!!! u cant get grumpy til u ask at least three times for it back. i can drop it by, when ya home??

sheesh, talk about sketchy! heheheh :tongue:

i have a mega pile of books just waiting to be put on bookcases... yaya!

"Reading anything at the moment you can recommend?"

Hmmm... I am reading this FORUM at the moment.
But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone...

Unless...
You wanna be rollin on the floor laughin your fuckin ass off.

This post has been edited by Cypher: Nov 2 2004, 07:49 PM

im picking up ben eltons 'past mortem' book tommorow, im such a fan of eltons work, his work is extremely funny and also makes you think about ethics in society (popcorn & high soceity) but inconceivable remains a favourite of mine, some extremely funny moments that crack you up on the bus!

which reminds me of another book i read a while ago "Scotland is Not for the Squeamish" a sort of biography of bill watkins, which has unbeleivably funny moments, and some interesting facts about scotland but most of the book has those laugh out loud moments. not everyones cup of tea though, has some segments on history...

*bump*

Took your advice Melly, and got Prelude to Dune: House Atriedes from the Burnside library.

Cant believe I found my membership card either. They got wicked CDs and DVDs in there too. Hot women as well...cant believe I've been missing out for so long!

Penthouse

finished the 'past mortem' book. was a little disapointed, it was in no way funny at all, and any attempts mainly got a small smile. the book was a bit full on, with fairly grisly details about murders in the style of 'se7en'. then there were sex bits which involved peeing/fisting, which was something i wasnt expecting in this book. oh well... another book for my shelf.

kokoda by peter fitzsimons

already explained a hole heap i didnt understand about ww2 and the armed forces and i have only just begun reading it

The Cassandra Compact - Robert Ludlum

QUOTE (Rainbow_Brite @ Nov 1 2004, 06:31 PM)

About to start reading Scar Tissue, Autobiography of Anthony Kiedis (from red hot chili peppers). Cant wait to get stuck into it, looks like an interesting read...

Bout halfway through and finding it hard to put this book down... :w00t:

QUOTE (JayVee @ Nov 21 2004, 08:41 PM)

kokoda by peter fitzsimons already explained a hole heap i didnt understand about ww2 and the armed forces and i have only just begun reading it

hey, im half way thru this, i stopped when i started on 'past mortem'. am back into it, it reads like a story rather then a non fiction book... if you know what i mean? well written.

QUOTE (Rainbow_Brite @ Nov 22 2004, 12:12 AM)

QUOTE (Rainbow_Brite @ Nov 1 2004, 06:31 PM) About to start reading Scar Tissue, Autobiography of Anthony Kiedis (from red hot chili peppers). Cant wait to get stuck into it, looks like an interesting read... Bout halfway through and finding it hard to put this book down... :w00t:

Oooh you multi-task good, reading and internetting it up :tongue:

i print books for a living so you kind of get sick of seeing em every blooby day
so haven't read one for a while!

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

its starting to get a little epic but still enjoying it

Ive been grazing over The Times - Compact History of the World

It's cool. It shows the spread of culture and influence across continents over time.. covers the spread of different religions, wars, industrialisation, trade, exploration the works. Fully detailed maps and descriptions. Good for that global perspective. I give it 8/10 smoj's.

so if i gave you the 3 smoj's that i kept in my backyard, its off the scale.
it boggle the mind.
maybe a new scale of chalk and cheese is in order?

do you make the kids live in the backyard too?

dont touch my cheese!!`

ur right tho the book thread needs a scale system for reviews.. any suggestions?

7/10 jj's
9/10 portu-geese

??

cmon and imaginate stupids!!



This post has been edited by bgk: Jun 27 2007, 10:23 PM

if by 'live' you mean chained up. then yes i do
we only have one kennel and thats for our dog.

hmm ok then.. *laso's cheese*

mmm stuff :D

...contracts

file it quick!

Harry Potter and the half blood prince - love it... cant wait for the next one

dumledore dies...

about to start sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs - a low culture manifesto

as i havent read it yet, this is a synopsis abiet a crappy synopsis i ganked from somewhere

'series of essays on pop culture's interaction with real life is an exploration of our obsession with celebrity, what drives it, and how frequently the lines between entertainment and reality become blurred'

currently reading 'off ones tits, rants and raves from an oaf named John Birmingham'
the same guy who wrote he died with a felafel in his hands not too bad at all

cant wait for the new harry potter book to come out tho

This post has been edited by cavraver: Jul 1 2007, 02:07 PM

steve waugh's biography - out of my comfort zone

-bump-

so what've you lot been reading lately?

im re-reading dune by frank herbert. fucking love this book

Read a few books while OS...

One that stuck with me is "welcome to the Bankok Slaughterhouse" by Father Joe... someone. Forgotten his name.

It's a true story about a priest who gets kicked out of the US churches for being too rowdy in the 70's and ends up being posted in the Thailand slums, nicknamed the Slaughterhouse as it was right by the abbatoirs. He gives stories of the people who live there. Some stories make you so sad, such as the children born with AIDs. Some make you angry, like the kids sold to Pedos. Some make you happy, like the story of the woman born in the slum with only one leg and she made it out.
If you can find it, I really recommend it.