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CounterStrike · 6th June 2007, 23:57

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

Wibble · 7th June 2007, 00:45

I hope you are joking.

CounterStrike · 7th June 2007, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Wibble

I hope you are joking.

No, and if you're comment is going to be some half-arsed effort at winding me up, I'd prefer it if you don't do it

mehro · 7th June 2007, 01:46

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Originally Posted by CounterStrike

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

I find it hard to believe that anything by Dan Brown could be even remotely decent.

crappycraperson · 7th June 2007, 01:51

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Originally Posted by CounterStrike

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

It really isn't.

Hectic · 7th June 2007, 01:52

Reading this novel called 'Quicksilver' by Neal Stephenson.

Fantastic so far.

duffer · 7th June 2007, 02:03

Recently read "Born on a blue day" a true story about a man with aspergers syndrome (a form of autism)

And American Shaolin (about the first American to train with the Shaolin monks in the eighties. very funny)
Both very good and I would recommend them to anybody.
Non-fiction rules!

Hectic · 7th June 2007, 02:12

I'm mainly into fantasy and young adventure, hopefully one day I will be able to write for this genre as well.

My favourite novels of all time are Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Material' Trilogy:

Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

These three novels are just amazing. I have read them all at least 10-15 times each. I don't care if that makes me a loser, I just love them.

duffer · 7th June 2007, 02:16

They've made a film of Northrn Lights (they've called it something else though) with Nicole kidman and Daniel Craig. Should be interesting.

Liked the books as well.

Armoured polar bears are cool.

Hectic · 7th June 2007, 02:18

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Originally Posted by duffer

They've made a film of Northrn Lights (they've called it something else though) with Nicole kidman and Daniel Craig. Should be interesting.

Liked the books as well.

Armoured polar bears are cool.

It's amazing that you just said that.

I was watching some of the Edited post footage of it now. Looks fantastic.

It's called 'The Golden Compass', been following the film for ages now pretty much since it started being made. Can't wait.

Here's the footage:
http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/news...uction-footage

ILBB15 · 7th June 2007, 12:34

A Confederacy Of Dunces, written by John Kennedy Toole is the most amusing book I've ever read.

MikeUpNorth · 7th June 2007, 17:36

For those of you that consider yourselves to be thinkers, I would recommend anything by Albert Camus the French existential philosopher. 'The Myth of Sisyphus' and 'The Outsider' are particularly good. Read them in my teens, but they stand up as good books.

Simon Adebesi · 8th June 2007, 00:05

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a cracking book. just finished it, and its the best book i've read ina a while.

Agreed, that is one of the best books I have read in the last couple of years.

Simon Adebesi · 8th June 2007, 00:11

Along with the above, stand out books I have read of late are:

100 Years Of Solitude
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Also, non fiction:

House of Bush House of Saud
The God Dellusion

Red Haze · 8th June 2007, 00:29

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Originally Posted by Simon Adebesi

Along with the above, stand out books I have read of late are:

100 Years Of Solitude
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Both great reads, although We Need To Talk About Kevin is slightly slow to kick-off. Guess once you make it past the 100-150 odd page mark, the book gets gripping.

One Hundred Years of Solitude is incredible along with Love in the Time of Cholera. Think it's also on the Times list for 100 Greatest Books of All Times.

Simon Adebesi · 8th June 2007, 00:37

Yeah, 100 Years is special- better than Kevin which was good but not as good. If these books were footballers 100 Years would be Ronaldo and Kevin would be Fletcher. Kite Runner would be Rio.

Dean R Koontz would be Bramble.

kotler · 13th June 2007, 11:27

is anyone going to post some links to download books free?

Donado · 13th June 2007, 12:29

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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

MUFC1902 · 13th June 2007, 19:14

I'm currently reading Stanley Matthew's autobiography - a cracking read.

I'd recommend anything by Hunter S Thomspon or Irvine Welsh though - those two really do spin great stories.

spinoza · 15th June 2007, 10:15

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Originally Posted by MikeUpNorth

For those of you that consider yourselves to be thinkers, I would recommend anything by Albert Camus the French existential philosopher. 'The Myth of Sisyphus' and 'The Outsider' are particularly good. Read them in my teens, but they stand up as good books.

He was more of a sarcastic commentator on existentialism than existentialist.

"Extreme Cuisine" by Jerry Hopkins is very good. My initial disappointment that I'd eaten about 30% of the unusual things he describes in the books was overwhelmed by my joy at discovering he not only described eating unusual things, but had packed tons of recipes in as well...

Currently reading "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - one of the best books ever written. It's a bit esoteric and will not appeal to most people, but the author really knows what he's talking about.

spinoza · 15th June 2007, 10:16

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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

You mean it was wank?

I agree.

Davo · 16th June 2007, 10:51

I used to read Dean Koontz when I was a kid. Liked Phantoms and the one with the talking dog.....tried reading one of his recentish and was appalled at how wank a writer he actually is

Irvine Welsh's stuff is quality humour wise and is a decent shout on pub/drug culture...his latest efforts wank mind an all

One of my favourite books is Red Ball by John Gideon - totally bizarre but it's got poker, vampires and Asians nicking legs in it. Unmissable

Haven't read anything great for a while

Livvie · 16th June 2007, 11:51

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is a great read - historical drama/thriller type saga.

kikks · 20th June 2007, 14:44

I cba to check if this has been posted before

It's one of my favorite books:
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Also Salmon of Doubt by the same man (well, he has written the CONTENT atleast).

I'm also a huge fan of Pratchetts Discworld series. I have almost every single book

The classic Wheel of Time-series are great aswell (next book fs, NOW!).

I'm a bit of a geek. Shutup.

uae · 20th June 2007, 14:54

Hectic if you are into fantasy and the like, you should have a read of some of Raymond E. Feist's books.

I just finished reading another fantasy novel, Betrayal by Fiono McIntosh, which was quite good as well.

brophs · 23rd June 2007, 14:28

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is amazing, and so is Something Happened by the same author. On the Road by Kerouac is also the business.

For more lighthearted stuff anything by Danny Wallace, Dave Gorman or Tony Hawks is usually a good laugh.

One of the best sports books i've ever read is Nick Farr-Jones' autobiography, very funny too.

RedMarla · 23rd June 2007, 16:09

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho; really good affirmative, positive book. better than anything else he has written. I read it whenever I feel down about the world.

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett; pure pure genius!!!!! More amusing if you can get random biblical and pop culture references.

Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury; set in a dytopian future where everyone's more engrossed in tv and where actual mental stimulation (books, independent thinking) is considered a crime. Considering that it was written quite some time ago, it's a scarily accurate reflection of where current culture is headed.

Some others....
Alice Walker - The Colour Purple
Vikram Seth - The Golden Gate

For sci-fi.... ANYTHING by Isaac Asimov but I particularly love his short stories

For fantasy.... Guy Gavriel Kay

Van Piorsing · 23rd June 2007, 18:41

Sci-Fi... Timothy Zahn's books in the world of Star Wars.

Great, inteligent storytelling with keeping Star Wars spirit alive.

mehro · 29th June 2007, 21:34

Finished Nausea today. Will start The Last Days of Socrates by Plato tomorrow.

mehro · 13th July 2007, 15:31

Have people stopped reading?

I'm halfway through Last Days of Socrates and it's been a great read so far.

ronny · 13th July 2007, 15:36

Has anyone read the "His Dark Materials" trilogy? They may seem a bit more for the kids, but I've started reading Northern Lights, and I'm loving it. The first of the three films comes out in December too.

Wibble · 13th July 2007, 15:37

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Originally Posted by mehro

I find it hard to believe that anything by Dan Brown could be even remotely decent.

A couple of his are entertaining page turning holiday fare.

Digital Fortress is so bad that you end up alternating between maniacal laughter and the urge to go on an axe wielding rampage. It is that bad.

6th June 2007, 23:57	#81 (permalink)
CounterStrike Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: In Drogba's Hair Grease Posts: 1,281	Digital Fortress by Dan Brown is ORGASMIC

7th June 2007, 00:45	#82 (permalink)
Wibble Teeth like a reindeer. Hung like a horse. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ingadus Speramus Posts: 33,162	I hope you are joking.

7th June 2007, 01:52	#86 (permalink)
Hectic Der UberMod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Secret Conspiracy... Posts: 20,375	Reading this novel called 'Quicksilver' by Neal Stephenson. Fantastic so far.

7th June 2007, 02:03	#87 (permalink)
duffer Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chelsea fan. Posts: 1,848	Recently read "Born on a blue day" a true story about a man with aspergers syndrome (a form of autism) And American Shaolin (about the first American to train with the Shaolin monks in the eighties. very funny) Both very good and I would recommend them to anybody. Non-fiction rules!

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Hectic Der UberMod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Secret Conspiracy... Posts: 20,375	I'm mainly into fantasy and young adventure, hopefully one day I will be able to write for this genre as well. My favourite novels of all time are Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Material' Trilogy: Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass These three novels are just amazing. I have read them all at least 10-15 times each. I don't care if that makes me a loser, I just love them.

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duffer Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chelsea fan. Posts: 1,848	They've made a film of Northrn Lights (they've called it something else though) with Nicole kidman and Daniel Craig. Should be interesting. Liked the books as well. Armoured polar bears are cool.

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ILBB15 Annoying Commie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: George Carlin Land Posts: 3,998	A Confederacy Of Dunces, written by John Kennedy Toole is the most amusing book I've ever read.

7th June 2007, 17:36	#92 (permalink)
MikeUpNorth Wobbles like a massive pair of tits Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,479	For those of you that consider yourselves to be thinkers, I would recommend anything by Albert Camus the French existential philosopher. 'The Myth of Sisyphus' and 'The Outsider' are particularly good. Read them in my teens, but they stand up as good books.

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Simon Adebesi Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sanctity, like a cat, abhors filth. Posts: 1,661	Along with the above, stand out books I have read of late are: 100 Years Of Solitude We Need To Talk About Kevin Also, non fiction: House of Bush House of Saud The God Dellusion

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Simon Adebesi Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sanctity, like a cat, abhors filth. Posts: 1,661	Yeah, 100 Years is special- better than Kevin which was good but not as good. If these books were footballers 100 Years would be Ronaldo and Kevin would be Fletcher. Kite Runner would be Rio. Dean R Koontz would be Bramble.

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kotler 'I told Drogba where to stick it' Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: outside of merreikh stadium where i showed drogba where to stick it Posts: 710	is anyone going to post some links to download books free?

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MUFC1902 Youth Team Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 271	I'm currently reading Stanley Matthew's autobiography - a cracking read. I'd recommend anything by Hunter S Thomspon or Irvine Welsh though - those two really do spin great stories.

16th June 2007, 10:51	#102 (permalink)
Davo Still waiting for my team to make a title challenge. Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: It's Ours For Keeps Posts: 551,802	I used to read Dean Koontz when I was a kid. Liked Phantoms and the one with the talking dog.....tried reading one of his recentish and was appalled at how wank a writer he actually is Irvine Welsh's stuff is quality humour wise and is a decent shout on pub/drug culture...his latest efforts wank mind an all One of my favourite books is Red Ball by John Gideon - totally bizarre but it's got poker, vampires and Asians nicking legs in it. Unmissable Haven't read anything great for a while

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Livvie Executive Manager being kept sane only by her madness Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Someone said that half of Caf members were thick. It's not true. Half of you aren't thick at all. Posts: 27,388	The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is a great read - historical drama/thriller type saga.

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kikks Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I do not know the answer. Posts: 888	I cba to check if this has been posted before It's one of my favorite books: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Also Salmon of Doubt by the same man (well, he has written the CONTENT atleast). I'm also a huge fan of Pratchetts Discworld series. I have almost every single book The classic Wheel of Time-series are great aswell (next book fs, NOW!). I'm a bit of a geek. Shutup.

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uae Desperately wants a tagline under his name Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 2,869	Hectic if you are into fantasy and the like, you should have a read of some of Raymond E. Feist's books. I just finished reading another fantasy novel, Betrayal by Fiono McIntosh, which was quite good as well.

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brophs Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: "If The Flintstones were B.C. and before America, why did they have Flintstones Thanksgiving and Flintstones Christmas?" Posts: 1,653	Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is amazing, and so is Something Happened by the same author. On the Road by Kerouac is also the business. For more lighthearted stuff anything by Danny Wallace, Dave Gorman or Tony Hawks is usually a good laugh. One of the best sports books i've ever read is Nick Farr-Jones' autobiography, very funny too.

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RedMarla Youth Team Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cubicle Posts: 463	The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho; really good affirmative, positive book. better than anything else he has written. I read it whenever I feel down about the world. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett; pure pure genius!!!!! More amusing if you can get random biblical and pop culture references. Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury; set in a dytopian future where everyone's more engrossed in tv and where actual mental stimulation (books, independent thinking) is considered a crime. Considering that it was written quite some time ago, it's a scarily accurate reflection of where current culture is headed. Some others.... Alice Walker - The Colour Purple Vikram Seth - The Golden Gate For sci-fi.... ANYTHING by Isaac Asimov but I particularly love his short stories For fantasy.... Guy Gavriel Kay

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Van Piorsing Lost his light sabre Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Polska Posts: 9,925	Sci-Fi... Timothy Zahn's books in the world of Star Wars. Great, inteligent storytelling with keeping Star Wars spirit alive.

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mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,185	Finished Nausea today. Will start The Last Days of Socrates by Plato tomorrow.

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mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,185	Have people stopped reading? I'm halfway through Last Days of Socrates and it's been a great read so far.

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ronny Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Engerland Posts: 703	Has anyone read the "His Dark Materials" trilogy? They may seem a bit more for the kids, but I've started reading Northern Lights, and I'm loving it. The first of the three films comes out in December too.