The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!

[Lolly]

I've heard very different opinions about TFioS. Might have to read it myself (*gasp*) at some point.

No regrets will be had.

[ninwa]

Whoever recommended Haruki Murakami... I'm struggling through 1Q84 and just finding it really dull. What am I missing?

[xdecay]

Whoever recommended Haruki Murakami... I'm struggling through 1Q84 and just finding it really dull. What am I missing?

Didn't recommend it but anyway I'm quite a fan of Murkami and honestly, 1Q84 was my least favourite one. I found it dull as well and didn't want to force myself to finish it. I enjoy his other novels a lot more but I think his best works are in the form of short stories. My favourite compilation would be The Elephant Vanishes.

Also, I'm sure I've mentioned this somewhere before, but I really rate A Series of Unfortunate Events. I don't think I'll ever outgrow the series and am actually in the middle of it currently.

[charmanderp]

Also, I'm sure I've mentioned this somewhere before, but I really rate A Series of Unfortunate Events. I don't think I'll ever outgrow the series and am actually in the middle of it currently.

Absolutely adored it! One of my favourite children's series growing up, along with Harry Potter, Animorphs, Artemis Fowl and everything Enid Blyton wrote, off the top of my head. Those books were so expensive as well, because they were only in hardcover, so I've always cherished the copies I have haha.

I hope that they do eventually adapt the entire series to film (it'd have to be a reboot, you'd think)! Loved the film that they did release - Jim Carrey was a perfect Olaf and John Cleese as Uncle Monty was fantastic.

[ShortBlackChick]

IM SOOOOOO EXCITED!

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthewReilly/posts/10151484039026339

BTW anyone read the most recent Dan Brown? TBH I kinda lost interest from The Lost Symbol

[alondouek]

Just finished Sunzi's The Art of War with commentary - absolutely brilliant. The stratagems presented are both brilliant and logical. Strongly recommended.

[brenden]

TFioS is brilliant.

[Russ]

IM SOOOOOO EXCITED!

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthewReilly/posts/10151484039026339

BTW anyone read the most recent Dan Brown? TBH I kinda lost interest from The Lost Symbol

I'm glad he's back in public, he was incredibly crushed after his wife's death

Inferno was pretty good until the conclusion which was a) terrible b) cliched c) terrible

[Lolly]

I'm reading Perks...again.

And I finished Fahrenheit 451 a week ago. Very, very interesting. And I wish I had more time to read books. And now I'm starting to sound like Charlie...

[DisaFear]

Finished The Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb, was great as expected. However, I think Farseers was the best trilogy (Farseers > Tawny Man > Liveship)

Started the Otherland series by Tad Williams, good so far

Yay new Matthew Reilly book

[ninwa]

I've dumped John Steinbeck for Stephen King. How did I go this long without discovering him?!

[alondouek]

I've dumped John Steinbeck for Stephen King. How did I go this long without discovering him?!

No idea! Please read (i.e. throw yourself into) his Dark Tower series - it ties together a lot of his other stuff thematically speaking.

Also it's amazing.

[ninwa]

Will do after this book! Have read Pet Sematary and almost done with The Green Mile (love love love)

Finished The Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb, was great as expected. However, I think Farseers was the best trilogy (Farseers > Tawny Man > Liveship)

I loved Farseers, will I be disappointed if I read The Tawny Man because my expectations are so high?

[slothpomba]

Just finished Sunzi's The Art of War with commentary - absolutely brilliant. The stratagems presented are both brilliant and logical. Strongly recommended.

Which edition did you use?

Anyone read the Dresden Files? What did you guys think? I might buy a few books

[alondouek]

Which edition did you use?

Penguin Classics of course . Such a well-constructed edition; it goes through the text twice, once as the original text and then once more with line-by-line commentary.

Good read