Aren't books great

[rickyroma316]

Having to read The Silmarillion for my book group. Not quite as awful as I was expecting but still pretty bad - it's just a procession of names populated by cyphers. Absolutely no depth at all but the occassional good scene makes it readable enough.

[Jeffbiscuits]

Sad news for literature in general yesterday. Iain Banks has announced his cancer is terminal and he has a matter of months to live. One of the modern greats of writing and an icon of Scottish popular culture. I downloaded the Wasp Factory for my kindle. I plan to read it again, remember and praise this great before he's gone.

[morris]

currently reading

[morris]

A Streetcat named Bob is a heartwarming tale of a cat and his man friend and I'm enjoying it. Cost only £3.85 from amazon, incl post so if you know a catlover, it's a nice little gift. I received it as one of my birthday pressies.

I can't say anything good about Breathless by Dean R Koontz. I've never been a fan of Koontz but he has lost the plot and the muse- big time.
This book was not scary or even vaguely suspenseful. I kept plodding away at it, hoping it would improve, but it turned into a tale of white fluffy creatures, come to save the world, and was like a cross between Bambi, Watership Down and ET!! You suck, Koontz.

I'm not impressed. Mrs Cat picked up the book cheaply from a charity shop but I will strike him from my list in future.

[Firedragon76]

I finally finished Neverwhere. Fun read, even though the end was predictable. Next time I'm in London, I'll look more closely

I still have to finish a Steve McQueen biography and am only halfway through a book about the Oberst Redl scandal. He was a high ranking officer in the Austrian K&K army under Kaiser Franz Joseph and turned out to be a (bad) spy. The real scandal was however that they let him take his life instead of arresting him, so a lot of questions have never been answered. Really interesting topic, but badly written. I'll probably check if there's a kindle version of A Streetcat named Bob before I finish that one.

[morris]

Originally Posted by Firedragon76

I'll probably check if there's a kindle version of A Streetcat named Bob before I finish that one.

There is. I hope you enjoy it, if you get it.

[Firedragon76]

Originally Posted by morris

There is. I hope you enjoy it, if you get it.

There is indeed I'm going to LA in a few weeks and long flights bore me to death, so I'm starting to load up on stuff I haven't already read. Bob is going to get off the street and travel to California.

[morris]

Bless him. It's too bad you're not going to the Bahamas or something. I can picture Bob by the pool sipping a cool drink. No scarf required.

Have a great time in the City of Angels! you lucky