Book Club

[paul]

Reading this at the mo

[Babaluma]

tristram carey - the illustrated compendium of musical technology (in the loo)
alan moore and kevin o'neill - the league of extraordinary gentlemen book two (bedside)
israel regardie - the middle pillar (bedside)

[Pawnsphinx]

Olaf stapledon: Last and first men. Reading for the 2nd time, very deep book.

BKS Iyengar: The tree of yoga. Reading.

JG Ballard: The disaster area (short stories). Recently read.

[Bundy]

Autobiography of Eric Gill:



He was a bit nutty. I knew he lived in Brighton but turns out he lived on my street as a kid for a few years.

Also reading this:



really good. Comics are ace. Its really big tho so i cant read it in the bath, which is my comic reading preferred place.

[paradox]

Why do people read in the bathroom?
I always want to be out asap, or I'm too wet.

I like to lie down when reading.

Joyce - Dubliners

[Martin Dust]

[cdw]

been on a bit of a Sci-Fi Tip

recently read


Robert Silverberg - Recalled to Life


Brain Aldiss - the dark light years


William Gibson - Idoru

Hadn't read any Gibson since early 90's - but found Idoru actually quite entertaining, good for a holiday read.

[Bundy]

Why do people read in the bathroom?
I always want to be out asap, or I'm too wet.

I like to lie down when reading.

i like to lie down in the bath.

[paul]

Why do people read in the bathroom?
I always want to be out asap, or I'm too wet.

I like to lie down when reading.

i like to lie down in the bath.

I've lost many a book to falling asleep in the bath

[cdw]

I've lost many a book to falling asleep in the bath

you need one on of these

[Bundy]

been on a bit of a Sci-Fi Tip

When are you not one one?

[cdw]

When are you not one one?

ummm - good question... although I do sometimes read non-sci-fi ...

[paul]

you need one on of these

Showers

[paradox]

i like to lie down in the bath.

Oh yeah! I'm a bit too tall to be comfortable in the bath, anyway my arms and hands get damp too quickly (too hairy?)

[kendo]

lol @ paradox. the answer, i think, is to have books in there that you wouldn't mind if you dropped. i've been reading lots of old brown paperbacks recently. sci-fi, especially. which doesn't matter if it gets a bit sweaty around the edges. i'm likely to be the last person to read it anyway. an especial highlight was this...

a novel perspective. and a joy to read.

i like to take coffee, cognac, and a spliff in there too.
and broadcast some relaxing sounds in the background.
it is possible to attain heaven on earth.

currently struggling with this....

because it does not have the same pace as HHGTTG.
and i get the feeling he is laughing at his own jokes, which is a bit of a turnoff.
will persevere though.

then, it will be..



happy bathtime everybody.

[bluegreengold]

I have a copy of The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul read by the author on tape (and yes it makes it even easier to pick up on the auto-jocular amusement of the author). I used to listen to it while falling asleep back when I was 13 or so. It was a favorite of mine then, and I'm sure I've got large chunks of it memorized, but it's soporific powers were not to be denied, and there are many gaps in my memory of the story.

[Bundy]

hey Ken, I read Greybeard a little while ago, i thought it was a great book. I believe I read some of it in the bath.

[kendo]

It was a favorite of mine then, and I'm sure I've got large chunks of it memorized

Does Dirk Gently get any more likable? He is up there with Diceman and Lux
the Poet for 'literary characters i would like to slap'. Dude doesn't seem
to have one redeeming characteristic at the moment. Still, i'll persevere.

hey Ken, I read Greybeard a little while ago, i thought it was a great book.

nod. great book. crappy cover. enjoyed the fact it was set in England, and had to ration myself to 4-5 'sittings' rather than steaming through it all in one go. Will definitely be checking out more from Mr Aldiss. Got any recommendations?

[bluegreengold]

It was a favorite of mine then, and I'm sure I've got large chunks of it memorized

Does Dirk Gently get any more likable? He is up there with Diceman and Lux
the Poet for 'literary characters i would like to slap'. Dude doesn't seem
to have one redeeming characteristic at the moment. Still, i'll persevere.

No Dirk is a total boob, and not of the lovely variety. He does run a holistic detective service after all, and as Natsume Soseki would say, "the only thing worse than a detective is a farting detective." Wodin was a far more sympathetic character.

[Babaluma]

Will definitely be checking out more from Mr Aldiss. Got any recommendations?

i really enjoyed "frankenstein unbound" many years ago. short and really good from what i remember.

[cdw]

regarding Aldiss - one of my all time favourites is



non-stop

[skept]

i had a vigorous read of Club magazine today but i suspect that doesn't count.

i'll get me coat....

[kendo]

i had a vigorous read of Club magazine today but i suspect that doesn't count.

'kin ell, mate. that brought back some memories. not seen a club mag for 30 odd years.
surprised (and glad) to see that it's still going, what with internet pr0n being so freely
available (allegedly). lol @ vigorous reading.