Recommend a Book

OK - I think I'll put this thread up. Kind of like the "Rate the last Movie you saw" thread, only just list stuff you've read- a brief synopsis and what you made of it. Dunno how many of you get time to read, anyhow - but I figure I'd best put it up anyways.

Devil May Care (Sebastien Faulks) - 8/10

James Bond is back with a new author! I really enjoed the book, as I can really see it becoming the next Bond film. It has a freakish bad guy, an abornmal henchman and a contraption made by the bad guy, which looks pretty cool. Definitely worth a read for any Bond fan, thats for sure - and any casual reader should enjoy this as its really easy to get into.

Oooh, good one

I recently bought Mrs L a 5 book series by a guy called Brian Lumley called "The Necroscope" series.

Kind of odd to explain, it's part horror, part psychic powers, part secret organisation protecting against foreign powers, part vampire, part alien......ish. It needs to be read really but well worth it as very well written and highly addictive.

My other recommendation for today is David Gemmell. Unfortunately the guy isn't with us any more but one of the best sci-fi / fantasy authors ever.

I'd recommend starting with "Legend".

Enjoy

Great post Ross

Sounds interesting... May give it a whirl. At the moment, though I've just ordred the first of the "Dresden Files" series, which is about a Modern Day wizard surviving in Chicago(I think) using his powers just to earn a living. Mostly its to help with criminal investigations as a consultant. They made a TV series about it and it was on Sky ages ago and I absolutely loved it, but I think I was one of the few who did as there is no hint at a sequel at all .

Damn you I saw the title and thought thats what I would put up!

I have recently read the Odd Thomas books again and would recommend them all Starting with the book "Odd Thomas" about a boy who is sort of psychic (in that he's always being drawn towards trouble), can see the dead and can see these other things he has named bodachs. Where there are bodachs, there will be violence! and the town he lives in has just started filling with them. He doesn't know whats going to happen but knows that a lot of innocent people are going to die in the next few hours. "Odd" and His girlfriend "Stormy" and the ghost of Elvis set out to solve the puzzle.
All in all I don't like Dean Koontz books but these were just funny and different, even though you've probably heard all of the cliche's before it was a good read and a series of books I enjoyed a great deal.

I watched the Dresden files and agree, cracking series.

Which title are you talking about ICHI....we've had a few.

Recently finished a Koontz Odd Thomas where he's in the monastry. Bit long-winded in places but good humour in it

My missus loves the Brian Lumley books! I've not read any, but she reads and re-reads them.
She's also reading all the Dresden books again too!
I liked the show, as did she, but she tells me the books are much better.
I need to start reading again. I used to read loads on the underground, or the bus, but now I've moved out of London I've found reading and driving is against the law (fascists).

Bloody hell! She reads the Odd Thomas books too.
This is weird.
I'm leaving.

LemonyVodka5 wrote:I watched the Dresden files and agree, cracking series.

Which title are you talking about ICHI....we've had a few.

Recently finished a Koontz Odd Thomas where he's in the monastry. Bit long-winded in places but good humour in it

I was talking about all of them although the Blurb is about the first one. The one in the Monistary is the 3rd book "Brother Odd" and I really did enjoy it but by then I had gotten so used to the characters I maybe appreciated it more. The second book I think is the weakest but if you get through it then the next 2 are brilliant reads

Go for Lumley Frag.....odd but so good.

And try out Legend everyone. Some of the best and most graphically written fight scenes ever (single combat and great big gallumphing battles)

Quick Lemony Transform and Merge to create Mrs Frag!

Noooo!!!
After Dong's BJ Lips earlier, I may need therapy!!!

I might try Lumley out. IS it best to read them in order, or should I try a certain one, to see what I think.
I have read a lot of Lovecraft, and I know there's vague Mythos links, so I'm not totally unprepared.

Start with the series I mentioned above and definitely do them in order.

The story really unfolds in some peculiar directions from book to book. Mrs L pissed herself off last night. She's on book 2 and read the backs of 3 and 4 and it gave some pretty hefty side-plots away.

Shadow Over Innsmouth is one of the best books ever! Period! See it made me bleed it was that good!

Shadow Over Innsmouth was great! Did you ever play The Dark Corners of the Earth, on the old xbox?

I wish Guillermo del Toro would hurry up and make At the Mountains of Madness!

I'll give it a go, Lemony, but I'll tell the missus it was on her recommendation, to earn those brownier points!

or poo-points as I like to call them

Anyone read any of the spot the dog series, top - big pictures, not many words, and it's all about the adventures of a little dog - what more could you want?

I still collect Mr Men books, great investment for future Robas to enjoy.

Last thing I read was American Gods by Neil Gaiman - about how some of the old unheard of Gods were taken to America by people from other countries thru their belief , but as newer generations don't believe in these Gods, they have little power. It's a great story - hard to explain.

I read the first Necroscope years and years ago, enjoyed it if I remember rightly, will have to find my copy and re-read.

The Count of Monte Christo - Alexander Dumas

Hmmm really enjoying this book its a easier read then I expected though its over 1000 pages long.
Its about a young lad who has everything a man could want, he has a beautiful girlfriend who love each other, he is the captian of a ship and is adored by the owner of the boat, he has a loving family and is a real nice guy.
But with all this fortune jealousy creeps in with his friends and they concoct a horrible plan to gete him imprisoned.
A lot of misfortune hits Dante and he ends up in prison for years and years. He eventually meets a nutter priosner in his dungeon cell who declares that he is a very nobleman from Italy and knows were a vast fortune is hidden by his old master. After they become friends to cut a long story short he tells him where the treasure is.
Dante doesnt believe him but lvoes the old man dearly and one day not going into detail on how he escapes but dante escapes and travels to this location, Island of Monte Christo.

And well I'm pretty much at the point where he is on his adventures and spedning his gold and helping people and friends that do good as he sees.
I expect though revenge will be taken upon in the latter half on the friends that betrayed him.

But in all quite enjoying it, its like an adult adventure book.

i hate books i print them all day long

count of monte christo = crackin film, one of my favs

I read Great Expectations the other day.

Wasn't all I was hoping for

some of my favs

Phillip K. Dick - Valis
Robert Anton wilson - The Illuminatis Trilogy

anyone that likes Brian Lumley (Necroscope great series) check out Ramsey Campbell and H.P. Lovecraft

Willco, cheers izorpo

Just finished reading another really long book, bit confusing to be honest, starts off with some bloke called Aardvark and ends up with him looking at some South American weevels called zyzzyvas.

Not much plot but loads of characters and places in it

On the last 150 pages of "Count of Monte Christo".
Have to say really loved this book and easily one of the best fiction books Ive read in ages.

A real classic and totally recommend to all.
I find myself smirking quite a lot when reading as it has such dry humour.

Bravo Two Zero by andy McNab which actually gets better with every read

Glad your enjoying it Boosh it's a monster of a book