Thread: What book are you reading right now?

Originally Posted by Roc

How to make love like a pornstar by Jenna Jameson

Could you possibly condense that, and post it here?
Thanks in anticipation.

I've just started a new lavatory book - This is not as distasteful as it sounds; it is a book that I read whilst sitting on the lavatory taking a dump....Hold on, that is as distasteful as it sounds....

Anyhow the book is "Have I got Views for You" by "Boris Johnson". Boris is a Conservative MP and also a journalist - not unlike the great P J O'Rourke in style. He is an excellent read whatever your politics. He portrays himself as a buffoon, but he isn't, similar to CMN but completely the opposite.

The Penguin English Dictionary.

Imagine my distress after paying 39.99 finding the pages covered in words not penguins.

Anyhow the book is "Have I got Views for You" by "Boris Johnson". Boris is a Conservative MP and also a journalist.

Says it all. Did you pay good money for that or was it in a charity shop.For Gods sake man don't encourage them!

Johnson was pretty funny on 'have i got news'.

i doubt if I'd bother buying a book he'd written, though I may reconsider if it was autographed by Danbo or written by someone else.

Finally got around to opening "Sexus" By Henry Miller. I have havng a tough time getting past teh half-way mark, though I thoroughly enjoy his writing. After finishing Factotum and starting this book I am strangely inspired to spend more time in the bars than I used to...

David Cooperfield.

Just finished Nelson Mandela's biography, fantastic read, defo recommend it.

(and I'm not really into political books but it goes beyond that)

^ and a complete work of fiction (the autobiography, that is)

The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy.

Takes the assasination of JFK as its startng point

So far so good

Originally Posted by Troubled

The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy.

Takes the assasination of JFK as its startng point

So far so good

Did you read American tgabloid first?
I tried doing it arse backwards but had to give up on the cold 6,000 until I'd read 'Tabloid' which basically ends where the other finishes.
Put together, 2 of my favourite books of all time.

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Just finished Nelson Mandela's biography

Does it expose the fanatical workings of the terrorist mind?

Oh, and I'm nearly finished with Bangkok Tattoo (John Burdett).

I really enjoyed Bangkok 8, so I picked this one up on Monday. I like the way Burdett almost manages to convince me that Thais are deep, thoughtful people, but as soon as I go outside the illusion is shattered and reality hits with the force of a speeding train (a bit like Mighty Mouse).

I'm reading the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove. In the middle
of WW2 an alien race invades Earth. No idea how it goes cos I'm
only on chapter 3 of the first book but it's already got me hooked.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Just finished Nelson Mandela's biography

Does it expose the fanatical workings of the terrorist mind?

It does explain how he thought during times when the ANC's military branch was committing terrorist actions yes. Give it a read you will find out more.

I've just finished reading Michaels Palin's diaries....It was his own fault for not locking them away. Not sure what to start next.I think that it will be 'The Temderness of Wolves' by Stef Penney....From the back cover: "1867 Canada. On the edge of a vast landscape of snow and ice, a woman, no longer young, steels herself and her pet chimpanzee for the journey of a lifetime."....I made up the part about the pet chimpanzee, but I may introduce the character into the story myself if it gets a bit dull.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Originally Posted by Troubled

The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy.

Takes the assasination of JFK as its startng point

So far so good

Did you read American tgabloid first?
I tried doing it arse backwards but had to give up on the cold 6,000 until I'd read 'Tabloid' which basically ends where the other finishes.
Put together, 2 of my favourite books of all time.

^You may be a tad confused up there put I get your point i think.
Yes I did American Tabloid first and am almost finished with the cold 6000.
I have enjoyed all of Ellroys books

Yes sorry.
I'm often confused.
Funny enough, i have tried all of Elroys books, but only really enjoyed those two.

Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux.

well i am re-reading it because i dont have many books at home.

^^Ellroy's autobiography "My Dark Places" is an interesting read. Aside from that I'm with CMN.

I can't think of any authors where I can say that I have enjoyed all of their books....Dickens, Martin Amis, Orwell, William Boyd....I've liked many of their novels, but there's always at least one that disappoints.

Just started Rupert Everett's autobiography - Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins. I'm looking forward to this, he strikes me as an entertaining character. He also comes across as humorously self-deprecating, which I suppose is easy if you are handsome and rich.

I like buying the locally published farang authors on thai subjects.

Reading :Building A House in Thailand by Ken Klein

Book is a piece of shit , if I could not trade it back in for half it's value I'd wipe my ass with the pages.

The Osama Bin laden I Know - balanced account of Binners's life to date 8/10

^About bloody time there was a balanced book. His love of playing swingball and his work at the hedgehog sanctuary hardly ever gets a mention