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    Default What are you currently reading?

    I like knowing what everyone is reading. I'm currently reading 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman, who is absolutely my favourite author. I'm also sad though, because once I've read it, I'll have read all his books and I'm going to have to wait years to see another one (this one has only just come out).

    He's easily one of the most imaginative writers I've ever read.

    So what is everyone else reading?

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    I LOVE NEIL GAIMAN!

    Just look at my name, I've got all of his graphic novels which are amazing. I've also just started reading some of his recent books, in fact I finished 'American Gods' last month, which was simply outstanding.

    You're right, he is incredibly creative and his stories are the definition of the word 'magical'. The man rocks, I hope he writes a thousand more books.

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    I've wanted to read Iain Banks for ages, but I've yet to find myself in the right mood to pick up a copy of one of his books. Reading your recommendation has rekindled my interest, I'm a big sci-fi fan.

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    if you are going to try iain m banks dont start with feersum enjin, its a bit... odd...

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    Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts..

    Flippin marvellous!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    Just thought I'd get the obligatory Tolkien & Harry Potter mentions out of the way......

    I got Treasure Island for Christmas, which is a damn fine book. Wuthering Heights is good too, along with Dracula & Frankenstein.

    Never got into Dickens, though. I tried reading The Pickwick Papers a few years ago; I found school textbooks more interesting.
    I like Dickens but yawned through Pickwick at school
    Try his "The Uncommercial Traveller" true story.

    I collect books and have just bought -from one of the antiquarian bookshops in Warwick--(the one at the bottom of the hill) 'A Child's History of England.
    by Charles Dickens- never heard of it before. A beautiful little Victorian book starting 50 years before Christ and ending in 1837.
    Quite a find.
    Shut me up Ican go on forever

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    Quote Originally Posted by Olive
    I like knowing what everyone is reading. I'm currently reading 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman, who is absolutely my favourite author. I'm also sad though, because once I've read it, I'll have read all his books and I'm going to have to wait years to see another one (this one has only just come out).

    He's easily one of the most imaginative writers I've ever read.

    So what is everyone else reading?
    I'm not. I'm current 26,000 words into a Novella I'm writing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leofric
    I'm not. I'm current 26,000 words into a Novella I'm writing!
    That's brilliant, I wish I had what it takes to be a writer. So do we get to read any extracts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Forum Admin Will
    That's brilliant, I wish I had what it takes to be a writer. So do we get to read any extracts?
    Only if it gets published!

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    Leofric, how is the novel writing coming along?
    Cool

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    Cool i am reading

    im reading the amber spyglas and it is sooooo ANOYING it dose not make sense!! me plz

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    I'm currently reading XCross by James Patterson

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    Default im now reading....

    i just fineshed the amber spyglass (i only had 3 sentances left!!) im now reading harry potter 6

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    [as I mentioned earlier ,Iam reading' white Teeth ' by Zadie Smith. Now -I am enjoying it immensly- it rambles on and on and is quite funny in parts and the writing is superb but without looking back I cannot for the life of me remember how it started-or even what it is all about.
    perhaps it will all fall into place when I have finished it.

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    I'm making my way through a list of 'i really should have read this by now' books.

    Currently on 'Pet Semetary' by Stephen King...

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    Default The parody

    Cizia Zyke - The parody [and others of his books]
    Disquieting, exciting, coarse. Magnificent!

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