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Post by Kirei on Mar 16, 2013 18:57:36 GMT
Thought I'd start this old chestnut up again!
I just finished reading Christopher Brookmyre's Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks. Loved it. Very witty and nicely paced. I'll definitely be reading more of his stuff in the future.
Next on my to read list is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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duoinchains
kami
Posts: 893 
Favorite Anime: 5cm/s, Garden of Words, Time of Eve, Girls und Panzer, Kids on t'Slope, Usagi Drop
Favorite Manga: Banana Fish, Bunny Drop, 5cm/s, Two of Hearts, Seven Days, Kurosagi CDS
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Post by duoinchains on Mar 20, 2013 14:52:32 GMT
Gun Machine, by Warren Ellis Just started, interesting thus far. And it's Warren Ellis (writer of most of my fave comic series) so not much can really go wrong  |
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Post by Max Takeshi on Mar 20, 2013 23:02:18 GMT
Ploughing through Spice and Wolf: Volume 3. Seems like the manga skipped this story.
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Post by Dark Yami on Mar 21, 2013 22:41:53 GMT
Well been reading a lot of comics lately to many to list on here ^_^
To name a few Uncanny X-men, Uncanny Avengers, All New X-men, Hawkeye, Smallville Series 11, Arrow, America's Got Powers (well when it can be bothered to even be released) and Deadpool.
Book wise....well been reading a bunch of things which i started last year but still havent this year ^_^;;
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Post by noodle on Mar 23, 2013 0:01:10 GMT
Read a book called Bad History by Emma Marriott. A book about how what we think are historical facts are often very far from the truth.
Next on the list is going to be A Handbook On Hanging by Charles Duff. It actually has a chart in the back for calculating the drop.
Noodle.
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Post by Max Takeshi on Apr 1, 2013 22:47:05 GMT
Finished Spice and Wolf: Volume 3. What a great ending  This is a light novel, and as such the words 'light' and 'novel' come together in the only way they can (if that makes sense), but Spice and Wolf is a terrific series. This volume (especially the climax and ending) was brilliant. Nicely plotted and done, predictable (but I think it was supposed to be), and charming. Maxi impressed. |
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Post by Shadowcat on Apr 7, 2013 0:44:11 GMT
Reading currently: A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the end of the Mejii Era. (Try saying that quickly) I wasnt expecting much from a free Ebook, but this is really quite good and informative. perfect |
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duoinchains
kami
Posts: 893
Favorite Anime: 5cm/s, Garden of Words, Time of Eve, Girls und Panzer, Kids on t'Slope, Usagi Drop
Favorite Manga: Banana Fish, Bunny Drop, 5cm/s, Two of Hearts, Seven Days, Kurosagi CDS
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Post by duoinchains on Apr 7, 2013 8:49:35 GMT
Re-reading (for the umpteenth time) one of my all-time faves, Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite.
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Post by noodle on Apr 23, 2013 19:34:47 GMT
Re-reading Curing hiccups with small fires by Karl Shaw. Good for a laugh about the British national hobby of eccentricity.
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Post by Kirei on Apr 24, 2013 17:04:31 GMT
The Fault in our Stars By John Green - A grim, but sweet and very funny take on the life and love of a teenage girl dying of terminal cancer
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Post by Max Takeshi on May 18, 2013 17:58:31 GMT
Finished Spice and Wolf: Volume 4.
The one with Elsa and the rival settlements. Not the best story, and after 3's excellent climax and epilogue, it feels all so flat.
Though I take it this is where the anime adaptation ends, what with each series roughly equating 2 of the light novels.
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Post by noodle on May 24, 2013 22:07:16 GMT
Picked up Cartoons of WW2 from The Works. Quite a fascinating read as it has descriptions about what the cartoons were actually supposed to represent kind of like a psychology and sociology lesson in one illustration.
I find it quite interesting to see the comparisons of how a nation views itself and how others view them.
Noodle.
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Gemsy-chan
kami
Posts: 905 
Favorite Anime: Diamond no Ace, Haikyuu!, Yowamushi Pedal, Magi, Captain Harlock, All Gundam
Favorite Manga: Magi, Fairy Tail, Gundam: The Origin, Diamond no Ace, Vinland Saga, Until Death Do Us Part
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Post by Gemsy-chan on Jun 7, 2013 14:19:34 GMT
I'm currently ready The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong on my kindle.
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Amon81
Neko
Posts: 60
Favorite Anime: Ninja Scroll, Devilman, Initial D, Patlabor, GTO.
Favorite Manga: Genshiken, Gunsith Cats, Gantz.
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Post by Amon81 on Jun 11, 2013 18:00:45 GMT
As I'm really looking forward to the Under the Dome tv series over the last week I've listened to the audiobook at work. It's Stephen King brings his A game.
Starting Jack Ketchum - Ladies' Night tonight at work. Really looking forward to it. I like the harder or rougher stuff.
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Post by kite on Jun 12, 2013 17:37:35 GMT
Started The Man from Barbarossa by John Gardner last night, will probably finish it tonight.
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