What book are you reading right now?

**Looper** · 22-01-2009, 07:11 PM

The Bible - by God

It's quite interesting even for someone like me who would think of themselves as an atheist.

A lot of the famous stuff happens early on in Genesis, like God making everything in 7 days, Adam and Eve getting booted out of Eden, Cain slaying Abel, Noah's ark, Abraham nearly sacrificing Isaac, Lots wife getting turned into a pillar of salt, Sodom and Gomorrah getting razed to the earth.

I had no idea that many of the main characters in Genesis lived to extraordinarily old age. Adam for example lives to 930 years old.

The main message in this first book is not really moral guidance it is mainly just about fearing God.

God comes across as a curious character full of human foibles like jealousy and pride. There is a funny episode in chapter 18 where he accuses Abraham's wife Sarah of laughing at him(God), which she denies whilst trying to keep a straight face

**November Rain** · 02-03-2009, 10:03 PM

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostevo

Brilliant book - history, particularly of the Balkan States and Ottoman Empire, travel, social commentary and vampire story all mixed in to one (long) but gripping book.

**Norton** · 02-03-2009, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by Looper

The Bible - by God

Loved it myself. Especially all the begatting bits. Lot offing his brother Abel. Offed 25% of the worlds population with one blow! Then he runs off to find a wife in the land of Nod? Mystery that bit. Still working on solving it.

Highly recommended reading.

**Norton** · 02-03-2009, 11:39 PM

The Discoverers - D. J. Boorstin

"A history of man's search to know his world and himself."

History of significant discoveries, the interaction and conflicts with religion over acceptance of new ideas and theories which made biblical based science eventually obsolete. Especially like the bits where "common sense" was the enemy of discovering truth.

Think the same applies today. Our common sense will be listed under the myth category in 500 years.

**chassamui** · 02-03-2009, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by November Rain I recently found a diary entry from college in which I described my classmates as 'a herd of mouth-breathing culchie fucktards who wade around in a miasma of cliche so thick you can practically smell the bacon and cabbage and cow shite and altar candles'. Even assuming I was having a bad day, I think this shows a certain lack of respect for cultural differences.

And i thought i was a miserable grumpy old sod. Well done NR.
You are congratulated on a stunning piece of character asassination. I woud have been proud of that one.

Currently reading Stanley - The impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer.
A biography of Henry Morton Stanley, the man who eventually found Livingstone.
A good read and quite an eye opener.
My good books are in short supply as the ex made a bonfire out of them.

**seamusogin** · 03-03-2009, 12:02 AM

just discovered michael connelly a couple of months ago, Harry bosch charactor is a good read, James lee burke also a very good read, and for all action reading lee child for me is a1. 'Jack Reacher' 'Women love him , men want to be him ! Easy reading but then I do get through 3/4 books a week. Not very high brow I know , But hey

**SnotGoblin** · 03-03-2009, 02:16 AM

Peter Hamilton, Pandora's Star. very good SF. good yarn plenty of subplots

**SiLeakHunt** · 03-03-2009, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

Not at all, this is a good thread - the sucess of it depends on how many members here can read.

I'm currently past the half way mark of my first Dan Brown - Deception Point.

Dan Brown's are ace ! not exactly Ulysses like but still a good way of passing time.

Cheers

**SiLeakHunt** · 03-03-2009, 02:50 AM

The Periodic Table by Primo Levi's a good wheeze as well.

**EmperorTud** · 03-03-2009, 02:51 AM

Istanbul - Orhan Pamuk

**November Rain** · 05-03-2009, 02:39 PM

Since the last post I've finished The Historian (I only had a chapter left), read The Odessa File - Frederick Forsyth, which I liked, despite it being 35 years old and I'm now on The Kitchen God's Wife - Amy Tan which I also quite like so far.

**Tao** · 05-03-2009, 02:59 PM

The original Victorian "whodunnit". Historical account of the real crime and biography of one of the first detectives.

**Sir Burr** · 05-03-2009, 03:04 PM

The March by E.L. Doctorow.

A fictionalized account of General Sherman's march to the sea through Georgia, destroying everything as he went during the American Civil War.
Very good.

**filch** · 06-03-2009, 10:02 AM

Moab is my washpot - Stephen Fry.

After this I have Kubrick - don't remember the authors name. But it's a biog about Stanley Kubrick the film director.

**SiLeakHunt** · 07-03-2009, 05:17 PM

Bangkok Haunts by John Burdett, I'm starting to think his "Bangkok etc" series is running out of steam but not a bad tome.

Cheers

**beano** · 07-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Yes, Burdett writes a good yarn, I've enjoyed all three of his Bangkok books.
I discovered John Connelly last year and have worked my way through his thrillers. Harry Bosch is a great character.
Last month my Mum gave me three of Lee Child's books and I just started the second. Easy reading.
Just finished one of James Lee Burke's books, I like him better than Child.

**Marmite the Dog** · 07-03-2009, 06:34 PM

I refused to buy Burdett's last book as it was a different size to the first two and wouldn't look nice and neat on my bookshelf.

**EmperorTud** · 07-03-2009, 10:34 PM

**beano** · 08-03-2009, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I refused to buy Burdett's last book as it was a different size to the first two and wouldn't look nice and neat on my bookshelf.

I used to worry about that sort of thing in another life. All my ex-books matched and took up most of a wall in my ex-house. They looked very nice so when the divorce came through the ex-wife refused to hand them over and the ex-lawyer said it would cost more than they were worth to get them off her.
Now all my books are scruffy old second hand non matching paperbacks that I can walk away from at anytime without shedding a tear.
The illiterate bitch used to get a nose bleed trying to read the Woman's Weekly.

**SiLeakHunt** · 10-03-2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

I thought Haruki Murakami was great, Wind up Bird Chronicle was one of the best books I've ever read, however the only problem was it took me about 18 months start to finish to get through the bastard.

Has he written any short stories ?

Cheers

**Rigger** · 12-03-2009, 01:00 PM

Just read bangkok slaughterhouse,
I guess we would never really know what sreet kids go through in Bangkok but it was good insight into the crap these poor kids put up with,
I take my hat off to Welcome to the Mercy Centre for the work they do.
I have sent money to this charity in the past and all sales of the book are donated to Human development foundation

**Bangyai** · 13-03-2009, 09:14 AM

The Histories .............. Herodotus

**Rigger** · 14-03-2009, 08:06 AM

Somaly Mam
a trurly sickening book on child prostitution in Cambodia.
A good read

**Marmite the Dog** · 14-03-2009, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Rigger

A good read

I didn't know you could.

**good2bhappy** · 14-03-2009, 09:16 AM

I need to find a second hand book store near Minburi

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