The Book Thread

Game of Thrones is going the same way as that Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan) - no end in sight and insufferably boring in the end. Game of Thrones is only good for four books - book five was absurd and Dance with Dragons is worse; why we need another 50 new characters is beyond me.

Best books I have read are The Dark Tower (Stephen King, series of 7 books), Neverwhere, Anansi Boys and American Gods (Neil Gaiman). I'd recommend anything by Gaiman, even the graphic novels - Sandman is one of the most revered of all time.

 

I can't say whether Philippa Gregory is factually accurate or not; others I've spoken to have said they don't like her books for that reason, so perhaps not!

Did you see the programme about the finding of Richard III's skeleton under a car park? I thought that was really interesting even if the lady in it was a bit too emotionally involved! I loved the bit when they drapped the flag over the cardboard box with his remains in it, all regal and majestic as they carried him to .... a van, where they then plonked him in the footwell! I was waiting for someone to go 'oh, hang on, wait, hold it ... his skull's just rolled under the passenger seat!'

But joking aside, how amazing to have found his skeleton and for so many of the 'stories' that have passed down through history to be shown to be true. Although I don't think there will ever be a definitive answer as to whether he murdered the princes in the tower. Now there's a story there must be some good fiction about (although not necessarily factually accurate!)!

 

The 14th and final book of the Wheel of Time series has just been released (A Memory of Light). The series did get seriously boring at one point but if you can wade through, the last 4 or 5 books have been epic and awesome. Well worth reading the series. Looks impressive on the bookcase too!

 

The Uhtred of Bebbanburg series by Bernard Cornwell is amazing - set during the Viking invasions of Saxon Britain. In my opinion some of the best stuff that Cornwell has written.

 

I did, was a very good watch. Completely agree with you about the lady in it, the crush she had on Richard was a bit.. well... creepy. I understand the study of him was her life's work, but I spent the whole programme wanting her to get a grip!

But yea, most significant find in the field, for, well, ever I suppose. I went to Bosworth the week after the discovery and everyone was buzzing about it. I don't think he personally murdered them, but almost certainly had them killed- there's a really good programme on 4od actually, about Perkin Warbeck, you should give it a watch!

 

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf I have no idea why I put muself through it.

 

Spotted 'The Mask of Troy' by David Gibbins in the library the other day. Remembered it had been recommended on here so decided to give it a go. It's excellent thus far. I loudly second the recommendation. It's also making me want to get back into archaeology which can only be good!

 

There it is. Thanks ACS!

 

I'm not one for books, I lose interest to easily. I do however find it easier to get into eBooks at the moment...

My mother keeps trying to get me to read 'Deception point' by Dan Brown - anyone read that?

 

Read it. 5 out of 10 though.

 

The Wheel of Time is going to be the death of me. I started book one in 2006 and started working my way through. Something always happens that I end up having a break from reading though and then I feel like I need to start again. I don't know how often I've read book one but the furthest I've got is book eight I think. Its all Cos I do everything in phases - thats why I disappear from here and come back. Its not a good way of working through a 14 book series sadly

 

Not wanting to potentially get you into trouble with you mother if you say you don't want to read it, but Mr M's copy of 'Deception Point' got buried under a compost heap in Luton.

He said it was something to do with the ridiculousness of one of the male characters coming out of a cupboard wearing silk pyjamas

 

Agent Bruce?

 

Great thread this ACS, I've normally got two books on the go, one upstairs and one down! My current upstairs one is "The Casual Vacancy", J.K.Rowlings attempt at adult literature, I'm sorry to say I'm finding it hard going, that surprises me because I thoroughly enjoyed all the Harry Potters!

I love Jonathan Kellerman's "Alex Delaware" books, and absolutely ANYTHING by Dean Koontz!

 

Now now Obi.

 

Luton's one claim to fame?

 

Luton has a few claims to fame (making hats, Paul Young ... err, that's it I think ) but this is probably the only 'literary' one!

 

They won the league cup in 1988. Luton Town have more recent silverware than us

 

Not difficult!

 

Read it last week. He talks ****e.