Thread: What's everyone reading at the moment?

Originally Posted by bluecatlady

If you don't like sci fi as such can I suggest the side step to Douglas Adams the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. It's in space but the writing is extremely funny and very clever. You might like it even if you didn't like the film. personal opinion obviously but I love his style.

OMG! I never thought I would find a hhttg fan on here... It was the first book I downloaded on my kindle, natch, as I couldn't get over the irony of reading it on the thing he predicted an ebook... On a regular basis I use hhg quotes for my status updates, and even now re-reading them makes me cry with laughter... x

Will deffo have to give hgttg a go as not sure about scifi genre. I have Philip pullman's dark materials on shelf too.......OMIGOD too many books!!! Lol

Thanks for the suggestion I'll put it on my to read list x

Originally Posted by dextersmum

Will deffo have to give hgttg a go as not sure about scifi genre. I have Philip pullman's dark materials on shelf too.......OMIGOD too many books!!! Lol

Know what you mean I keep downloading them and thinking I will catch up... doubt it mind...x

Originally Posted by bluecatlady

I love the handmaids tale.enjoy and keep reading

I love it so far really want to read her other books now!

Reading The Help at the moment. Not a book I was interested in really but it seems to be popular so giving it a go. Nice and easy read.

Originally Posted by Mini_Mog

I love it so far really want to read her other books now!

She has written some fab books. The Blind Assassin and Cats Eye are great, my absolute favourite though is Alias Grace.
If you like the theme of alternative society in Handmaids Tale you might also like Oryx and Crake, kind of weird but good!!

Originally Posted by Miss.S

She has written some fab books. The Blind Assassin and Cats Eye are great, my absolute favourite though is Alias Grace.
If you like the theme of alternative society in Handmaids Tale you might also like Oryx and Crake, kind of weird but good!!

Oryx and crake is on my to read list. I do love dystopias I've heard of blind assassin before but didn't realise it was by her.

Originally Posted by Tinley

I loved Catch-22. I have had it on my shelf for years and kept putting off reading it thinking it might be too manish/technical for me, but it wasn't. It was fantastic - reminded me of MASH, except for different war/country etc.

OOh, I felt the same way about that book. Had it for years and was really pleased and enjoyed it when I read it and love being able to explain to people that catch-22 is not just an expression, lol

Originally Posted by sleepytimesadie

OMG! I never thought I would find a hhttg fan on here... It was the first book I downloaded on my kindle, natch, as I couldn't get over the irony of reading it on the thing he predicted an ebook... On a regular basis I use hhg quotes for my status updates, and even now re-reading them makes me cry with laughter... x

Oh I'm a fan allright, I have the books, the radio series, the origional tv series and the new Tv film! But of course like a true fan I prefer the books though.

First read the HHGTTG as a teen and was even in a ZZ9 fan club. Now I just have to keep re-reading and finding it funny.

Loooovveee stephen fry as the voice of the Guide in the new film who I feel did a fitting tribute to the coolness of Peter Jones's origional voice over.

Originally Posted by dextersmum

Will deffo have to give hgttg a go as not sure about scifi genre. I have Philip pullman's dark materials on shelf too.......OMIGOD too many books!!! Lol

I adore His Dark Materials. The books are beautifully crafted and so vivid at prevoking a visual image of what you are reading.

Hated the film, I survived 3 minutes as it was nothing like the dark looming childrens playground city I had pictured from the opening of the first book. I own three presses, slightly ott I know but I keep buying a full set and lending one out shouting READ THIS at friends, lol... Mind you I own more than that of HHGTTG. Enjoy

Originally Posted by bluecatlady

Oh I'm a fan allright, I have the books, the radio series, the origional tv series and the new Tv film! But of course like a true fan I prefer the books though.

First read the HHGTTG as a teen and was even in a ZZ9 fan club. Now I just have to keep re-reading and finding it funny.

Loooovveee stephen fry as the voice of the Guide in the new film who I feel did a fitting tribute to the coolness of Peter Jones's origional voice over.

I was about 14 when i first read it, my brother in law had a copy I nicked, when he found out he bought me them all for my birthday, we still quote it at each other to this day... I think my goth tendencies came from identifying with Marvin... xx

Originally Posted by sleepytimesadie

I think my goth tendencies came from identifying with Marvin... xx

I've got all my dad's old sci-fi book he got for 10p a go in the 70's and that's how I found Adams.

Love Marvin
"Here I am brain the size of a planet and you ask me to..." lol, I use that one quite a lot
and the share and enjoy song is just marvalous

Originally Posted by bluecatlady

I've got all my dad's old sci-fi book he got for 10p a go in the 70's and that's how I found Adams.

Love Marvin
"Here I am brain the size of a planet and you ask me to..." lol, I use that one quite a lot
and the share and enjoy song is just marvalous

My fave quote was when he was in the car park and he was asked how long he'd been there...
' The first million years were the worst, the second million they were the worst too, after that I went into a bit of a decline'... classic... xx

Just going to give "me before you" a go