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Kilgore Trout
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I think my TBR list is fairly short compared to most, although I like to keep it managable. I try to tick a few off before adding more.
Books I own already:
Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny Sheinmann
A Quiet Belief in Angels - R. J. Ellory
Atonement - Ian McEewan
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake
The Damnation Game - Clive Barker
Galilee - Clive Barker
Imajica - Clive Barker
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
The Count of Monte Christo - Alexandre Dumas
Don Quixote - Cervantes
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
From Hell - Alan Moore
A Room With a View - E. M. Forster
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
The Constant Gardener - John le Carre
...... and LOTS of P. G. Wodehouse 
On My Amazon Wishlist:
Darkmans - Nichola Barker
King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard
Flashman - George MacDonald Fraser
Haunted - Chick Palahniuk
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart
How The Dead Live - Will Self
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco
I had better read some of the one's I own before I start on the wish list. Any suggestions as to what to go for next?
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annecater
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Kilgore Trout's TBR |
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Books I own already:
Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny SheinMann - this was just OK for me
A Quiet Belief in Angels - R. J. Ellory - on my TBR
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - gave up on this
A Thousand Setting Suns - Khaled Hosseini - I think you mean 'Splendid Suns' - this is fantastic, definitely my top read of last year
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: Kilgore Trout's TBR |
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[quote="Kilgore Trout"]
Books I own already:
Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny SheinMann - an enjoyable read
A Quiet Belief in Angels - R. J. Ellory - really liked this, have commented on it in the BOTM thread
Atonement - Ian McEewan - couldn't get into this one
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - on TBR
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini - marvellous book - read this one next!!
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller - read many years ago and enjoyed
Don Quixote - Cervantes - keep meaning to read this oneTreasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson - read as a child and enjoyed very much
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - really liked this one but I have a penchant for oriental books
On My Amazon Wishlist:
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole - on my TBR Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco - I love Eco and really liked this one and The Name of the Rose and have Baudolino on TBR.
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Kilgore Trout
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Kilgore Trout's TBR |
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| annecater wrote: |
A Thousand Setting Suns - Khaled Hosseini - I think you mean 'Splendid Suns' - this is fantastic, definitely my top read of last year |
Oops - um yeah, that's what I meant (edited now!), I was trying to list as many as I could without keep having to get up and look at them! lol
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| I'd highly recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite being an older classic and quite long it's not a heavy book and the plot is fantastic. One of my all time faves. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Kilgore Trout's TBR |
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Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny Sheinmann - enjoyed this ****
A Quiet Belief in Angels - R. J. Ellory - on TBR
Atonement - Ian McEewan - one of my faves *****
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - entertaining, fast paced read, but didn't leave a lasting impression (if that doesn't sound odd!) ****
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini - very moving ****
The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake - would like to read
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller - on tbr
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson - read years ago
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain - on tbr
A Room With a View - E. M. Forster - loved it *****
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - loved it *****
On My Amazon Wishlist:
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess - another all time fave *****
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart - a load of crap  *
An interesting selection of books Chris. Of all of them, I'd recommend Atonement or A Clockwork Orange, both amazing books. I'd be interested to see what you think to The Dice Man.
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Books I own already:
Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny Sheinmann good book, read it next.
A Quiet Belief in Angels - R. J. Ellory on tbrAtonement - Ian McEewan on tbr
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld on tbr
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini on tbr
The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake
The Damnation Game - Clive Barker
Galilee - Clive Barker
Imajica - Clive Barker Read it years ago but didnt understand it at the time
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller on tbr
The Count of Monte Christo - Alexandre Dumas
Don Quixote - Cervantes
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
From Hell - Alan Moore
A Room With a View - E. M. Forster seen the film!
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Read it OK book
The Constant Gardener - John le Carre on tbr
...... and LOTS of P. G. Wodehouse
On My Amazon Wishlist:
Darkmans - Nichola Barker
King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard
Flashman - George MacDonald Fraser
Haunted - Chick Palahniuk
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess on tbr 
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart on tbr but not sure I want to read it if it's crap.
How The Dead Live - Will Self
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco |
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Atonement - Ian McEewan (Didn't like this one)
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld (Enjoyed)
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (Didn't like this one)
Flashman - George MacDonald Fraser (Just finished and enjoyed)
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Kilgore Trout
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I'm not sure about Dice Man now! Amazon has very mixed reviews as well, 5 stars to 1 star.
I like the concept of throwing off the shackles and just living life by the roll of a dice, but at the same time I could see how this concept could be turned into a pretty crummy book.
I think there is only one way to decide. I'll have to roll a dice!! 1-3 it stays on the TBR list 4-6 and it gets booted. I'll let fate decide.
I'll let you know the outcome - just as soon as I find a dice!!!
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I thought the idea behind the book was excellent and I was intrigued to see how living life like that would affect the main character. But it was just awful. Not awfully written or anything, it was just the lead character was an irritating, arrogant idiot (imo anyway!). It was a Leeds Book Group choice a year ago and not one person enjoyed it. One person wanted to burn her copy of the book. I'm sure we sort of discussed the book here a year or so ago. Without wanting to pigeonhole books, we agreed it was a man's book, so Chris you're going to have to read it and prove us right or wrong!
By the way, sorry to put you off the book  Hopefully you'll be intrigued to see what it's all about.
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Kilgore Trout
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| Glynis wrote: | I thought the idea behind the book was excellent and I was intrigued to see how living life like that would affect the main character. But it was just awful. Not awfully written or anything, it was just the lead character was an irritating, arrogant idiot (imo anyway!). It was a Leeds Book Group choice a year ago and not one person enjoyed it. One person wanted to burn her copy of the book. I'm sure we sort of discussed the book here a year or so ago. Without wanting to pigeonhole books, we agreed it was a man's book, so Chris you're going to have to read it and prove us right or wrong!
By the way, sorry to put you off the book Hopefully you'll be intrigued to see what it's all about. |
Don't worry, it's not a case of putting me off, I appreciate people's feedback on books I haven't read yet! I am going to have to read it now to find out if it is that bad (what an odd concept). The reason it caught my eye is because it was on the "American Giants" table in Waterstones last time I was in there. There were a lot of classic books on the table so I assumed it must be worth reading. We shall see.......
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| Kilgore Trout wrote: | | Glynis wrote: | I thought the idea behind the book was excellent and I was intrigued to see how living life like that would affect the main character. But it was just awful. Not awfully written or anything, it was just the lead character was an irritating, arrogant idiot (imo anyway!). It was a Leeds Book Group choice a year ago and not one person enjoyed it. One person wanted to burn her copy of the book. I'm sure we sort of discussed the book here a year or so ago. Without wanting to pigeonhole books, we agreed it was a man's book, so Chris you're going to have to read it and prove us right or wrong!
By the way, sorry to put you off the book Hopefully you'll be intrigued to see what it's all about. |
Don't worry, it's not a case of putting me off, I appreciate people's feedback on books I haven't read yet! I am going to have to read it now to find out if it is that bad (what an odd concept). The reason it caught my eye is because it was on the "American Giants" table in Waterstones last time I was in there. There were a lot of classic books on the table so I assumed it must be worth reading. We shall see....... |
Yes it is, and I have just fallen into the same trap with the Sea Lady. Looks like we are both in for a boring Easter weekend.  |
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I feel awful now! For saying it was crap and for potentially ruining your expectations of the book Chris & Gwen.
Send me to the naughty chair
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Kilgore Trout
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I have just done a swap on RISI (I had never heard of it till I came here!), and should shortly be receiving The Time Travellers Wife, so that is to be added to my TBR list.
I went for it based on the reviews here as I have not heard anything about this title 
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It's good Chris.
That's all I'm saying. Keeping my gob zipped 
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That is the best emoticon I have ever seen 
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RISI's great Chris, have received many a book via it. Did you take a look at the forum?
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Kilgore Trout
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| Glynis wrote: | | RISI's great Chris, have received many a book via it. Did you take a look at the forum? |
Yes I did take a quick look - lots of familiar names!!!
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| Kilgore Trout wrote: | | Glynis wrote: | | RISI's great Chris, have received many a book via it. Did you take a look at the forum? |
Yes I did take a quick look - lots of familiar names!!! |
It's rather incestuous this book foruming lark 
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