Recent content by chehughes

^^ What You are saying doesnt make much sense.While Im not offended by inaccuracies,they smack of laziness.Whilst a science fiction book can contain whatever wonderful flights of imagination the author can conjure,a book set in the contemporary world should at least get some basic facts right...

But whether You can switch your brain off or not,its actually shoddily written in my opinion.I can aceept a contrived plot and weak characterisation no problem,but when the English is poor then it becomes a chore. ultimately,Dan Brown has got a lot of people reading again so fair play to...

Theres the crunch...Dan Brown had so obviously read "The holy blood and the holy grail" and had plundered it.For me the holy blood.. book was far more entertaining,although its very open ended and poses more questions than answers. I totally agree,i love the escapism of books,but i can...

Ive got a VERY large cereal box. but seriously,does nobody else think that Dan Brown writes for the lowest common denominator?The plot "twists" (HA!) were cringeworthy and the ending was so contrived that i half expected the heroines parents to visit from the dead to tell her how much they...

I would have thought reading the back of your morning cereal box would be more suspensful and ultimately more challenging.I spent a week reading the da vinci code and am thinking about suing Dan Brown for my time back.

The wild shore by Kim stanley Robinson. set in 2047....60 years after a devastating nuclear attack on America by the UN.America has been in total quarantine since.All that is left are small villages of people,unorganised and unsure of what happened. Its about the attempt by a small group of...

Im surprised that The Bridge isnt considered as amonst his best.The concept of the book played with my head...always a good thing. However,ive always felt that walking on glass was his best.......the throwaway riddle in it has stayed in my mind since. I love the fact that one of the...

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. His detective novels are readable,but not spectacular.But this was superb.It was the best psychological thriller ive read in many years.I actually woke at 4 am to read this before work.

The lion the witch and the wardrobe.In fact all the Narnia books. I read them at about 9 and ive always held a special regard for them.

Excellent.Love that book,i hope everyone here intends to read it soon. how abou this from Jake Arnotts True crime (from the long firm trilogy) page65 The snow has started to fall.Yes,the weather forecast is right for once:snow is general all over Essex.Watch it through the window.White dots...

I have in front of me "Tennysons poetical works"-the globe edition.Dated 1899 ..but what i love is a message inside that says mildred lucy (illegible) with love from old auntie dec 10th 1901 i love that.

the FATAL SHORE (CLICK FOR LINK) is a brilliant read.The history of Australia is fascinating and never dull. or what about HITLER AND STALIN -PARALLEL LIVES(CLICK) again a great read. Both books are hefty tomes but never dull

26 years or so of continuous reading...Ive about 200 different authors in my present book collection,so Id say id be looking at over 600 authors all told.

Middlesex by Euginedes...wonderful book..anyone else read it? Jeffrey Euginedes who also wrote the Virgin suicides has really pulled off a scorcher with Middlesex.Please tell me Im not the only one to have read and enjoyed it.Id love to discuss this book. in case you havent heard of it is...

I have to say that A prayer for Owen Meany is Irvings best book.Garp made me laugh out loud but Owen meany was absolutely a compelling and heartbreaking character.Hotel New hampshire was great too. Irvings books are strange for me in that I either love them or they leve me cold.A widow for one...