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itsjustaname

Book meme (stolen from theheatherfreak)

Jul 22, 2006 18:46

1. Which book are you currently reading?
After a lifetime of not understanding people who could read more than one book at once I've recently turned into just such a person. I can only read one fiction title at once, but I have a non-fiction book at work for reading at lunchtime and another by my bed for dipping into when I'm waiting for silenttex. My ( Read more... )

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mitchy July 22 2006, 23:11:28 UTC

John Connolly would be nice to take to dinner because he's sexy and funny.

A wise choice :) I've seen and heard him when he's been in full flow at Bouchercon and he's an excellent racontour. Mind you, the hangover next day would be spectacular.

You know, you should consider going to a Bouchercon one day. You love mysteries and you'd actually be able to get up close and talk to authors like John. The next B'con I'm plotting to go to is Baltimore 2008 - think about it :D

itsjustaname July 23 2006, 10:16:40 UTC

I'm not a big fan of cons (in theory as I've never actually been to one) due to the number of people involved. I saw John talk at a crime evening in Borders in Leeds a few years ago.

bluescissors76 July 23 2006, 01:03:41 UTC

This is great. i just finished a sort of mediocre book and I'm going to take this list with me to the bookstore/library. Lots of stuff to consider.

dr_misrule July 24 2006, 14:59:45 UTC

Wow! Dick Francis. Haven't read one for ages. Gonna dip into one tonight now, hurrah! Do you have a favourite?

itsjustaname July 26 2006, 05:58:52 UTC

To The Hilt is probably my absolute favourite, but I love them all! They're my comfort books, if I'm stressed or miserable I lock myself away with plenty of chocolate and a Dick Francis book.

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itsjustaname July 26 2006, 06:02:38 UTC

I've read Foucault's Pendulum before and love it. I love the way Eco uses language (although this one is less linguistically sumptuous than The Name Of The Rose); his paragraphs are a dream!

I'm greatly enjoying the London book, full of fascinating tid-bits of information, although I do find some of Ackroyd's commentary about connecting present day London to its history stretching it a little and he does seem to have a habit of blaming everything on the pagans. Sometimes I just want to say 'Peter, shush, get back to the story.'