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Posted By: RadioBeach What are you reading? - 01/17/07 11:31 AM
With apologies to Chris C for nicking his idea!

So you probably got some books for xmas, it's miserable outside - time to stay indoors for a month and hibernate...

I'm currently reading;

Iain Sinclair - 'Lights Out For The Territory' and

JG Ballard - 'Collected Short Stories, vol.2'
Posted By: Alex S Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 11:59 AM
"The Complete David Bowie"
Posted By: Brian Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 12:31 PM
Future Noir:The Making of Blade Runner

As recommended by Cerise & Rob

A damn good read so far 250 pages in
Posted By: Brian Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 12:32 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Alex S:
"The Complete David Bowie"
Book titles always make me smile.

He's not finished yet so how can it be complete? wink
Posted By: Alex S Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 01:28 PM
You have to admit "Just over half of David Bowie" wouldn't quite work...

...mind you, I'd probably still buy it!
Posted By: robert Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 03:13 PM
Currently reading someting like fire - remembering peter cook. Got a few cook books on the go at the mo this one arriving today.
Posted By: Jairazbhoy Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 03:39 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by RadioBeach:

JG Ballard - 'Collected Short Stories, vol.2'
Why bother reading stuff you wrote yourself? ... Yeah, I recognise you from your picture. laugh

Currently reading 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens. Last book I finished was one of Garry's - 'The Unlimited Dream Company' - which was nothing short of superb. Thinking of moving to Shepperton...
Posted By: RadioBeach Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 04:07 PM
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Why bother reading stuff you wrote yourself... yeah, I recognise you from your picture. laugh

Currently reading 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens. Last book I finished was one of Garry's - 'The Unlimited Dream Company' - which was nothing short of superb. Thinking of moving to Shepperton...
laugh Well-spotted Scott! And you're right - 'The Unlimited Dream Company' is superb!

My missus reads a lot of Charles Dickens, I confess I've read none his works - which is really unforgivable. She's read 'Oliver Twist' so many times that when she first moved to London from Sheffield, she could work her way round quite easily without a map as she remembered how the streets linked together!
Posted By: Cerise Re: What are you reading? - 01/17/07 07:07 PM
Just fixed the quote. wink
Posted By: RadioBeach Re: What are you reading? - 01/18/07 10:43 AM
Oops! Apologies Cerise - I'll get the hang of that one day, honest!
Posted By: Herbert the turbot Re: What are you reading? - 01/18/07 11:16 AM
If I'm trying to impress people by how literary I am, I'm currently reading Nabokov's "Laughter In The Dark" and will shortly commence having another attempt at finishing a Dostoyevsky novel.

In reality the last book I read was a compilation of articles by Jeremy Clarkson...... shocked
Posted By: Ad/Empire/Industry Re: What are you reading? - 01/18/07 04:36 PM
My email, and 'Man without a country' - Kurt Vonnegut.
Posted By: Karwin Re: What are you reading? - 01/18/17 08:57 AM
On tenth anniversary of previous post, cheers...

Originally Posted By: Brian
Quote:
Originally posted by Alex S:
"The Complete David Bowie"
Book titles always make me smile.

He's not finished yet so how can it be complete? wink


Now it can be told. -ha! -ha! -ha!

I recently read Thomas Di Leva's biography ("Vi måste prata om allt" = We must speak of everything). He's one of Sweden's most popular artist since the 1980's, but little known abroad. A big Bowie fan.
Posted By: postpunkmonk Re: What are you reading? - 04/05/17 04:09 PM
Currently reading two books simultaneously. The first books I've read in at least three years. Depressing, but there's no time for anything it seems.

• The Clash: The Clash
• The Complete David Bowie [2016 edition]: Nicholas Pegg

We can agree a decade later that he's finished. Ironically, I posted this before I read the early portions of the thread and had to edit this last part into it! Do we read anything else around here? Birdsong! Where's that Foxx tome?
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