What was the last book you read?

[Golden Gryphon]

Recently finished The Lies of Locke Lamora which was surprisingly good considering I picked it up as the third book in a three for two deal. Currently reading When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris and after that I have The Science of Discworld II, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series and Brisinger lined up along with whatever Fables comic books I can get my hands on.

 

[Rubiex3]

Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut

 

[Aedrial]

The Name of The Wind

 

[Hot'n'steamy]

Just read SCOOP by Evelyn Waugh.

It was written in the 1938, and it hasn't aged well. Many of the terms found in the book would be deemed racist. Still very amusing, with a roller-coaster plot and a comedy of errors.

 

[Sonicron]

"Tales of Heresy", a W40k short story anthology.

 

[Zyxzy]

How The States Got Their Shapes.

 

[Agent Larkin]

Executive Orders by Tom Clancy. Twas all right.

 

[masterkeaton]

Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley

Helped me learn quite a bit more about one of my favourite wrestlers, although of course I know it is fake, still a good book

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

The Liar by Stephen Fry. And a bloody good read it was too.

 

[BadgeMan]

Probaby American Gods by Neil Gaiman, a fantastic read by all accounts. I plan to start reading The Basics of Philosophy though, just finished uni, so a bit of spare time.

 

[Flap Jack452]

That's it! Palahuik!

It's Palahniuk, dummy.

Last book I read was Extreme Measures, by Vince Flynn.
Was required reading, but pretty good.

 

[madcap2112]

"Here, There, and Everywhere" by Geoff Emerick, a really interesting read by the engineer of the Beatles talking about how many of their albums were recorded.

 

[Sevre]

The works of Lovecraft. Read Herbert West:Reanimator, The Dunwich Horror and the Call of Cthulhu if you ever get the chance, although most of his stuff is quite good, they just stand out.

 

[PerfectCherryBlossom]

Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner.

Kind of a slow beginning, but got more and mroe interesting. The end was gripping and I had to force myself to put down the book at times.

4/5

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

A great piece of american literature. Interesting concept and characters and a pleasant writing style makes for a read that's over before you know it.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Objectivist Epistemology, by Ayn Rand. Its alright i suppose but i do like all the ideas it proposes. makes ya think

They do suck balls really, those ideas I mean. They assume a lot of things about humans wich are often nonsense.

Anyway, Hogfather by Terry Pratchett for me. Reading a book set in the middle of winter while you're baking outside in the sun. Wonderfull. And those puns Death make are hilarious.

 

[Captain Pancake]

The last book i finished was matter by Iain M. Banks.

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Have you ever read the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis ? Its a series of fantastic letters written by an older demon uncle to his nephew a new start in the art of tempting a mortal into the path of damnation . Not only is it funny but it does highlight alot of issues with organised religion & why there are issues.

Been a while since I read it, but didn't it highlight issues of moral decay in society generally, rather than organised religon? C.S Lewis being a devout Catholic wouldn't have been too scathing of organised religion I think.

Last book I read was very short. The Suicide Club by Robert Stevenson. Fairly interesting, but not great and the imperialistic authority taken for granted throughout the three short stories got on my nerves.