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Yup, my first by him. I've had 'The Assault' on my amazon wish list for a few years but happened on this book in one of the big London bookshops. I'll probably try and root out 'The Discovery of Heaven' at some point, although that may be harder work. Doing some post-read research it seems...

Some novels announce their genius from the opening page – ‘Bleak House’ and ‘First Circle’ being good examples. Some take longer to build momentum and grab your attention. Others, like ‘The Assault’ by Harry Mulisch, provide an enjoyable read throughout, but it’s only when a highly satisfying...

Went to the big bookstores in London for the first time in about six months. Went a bit bonkers… The Silent Cry – Kenzaburo Oe A Tale of Two cities – Charles Dickens A Tomb for Boris Davidovich – Danilo Kis The Silver Dove – Andrey Bely The Assault – Harry Mulisch Novel with Cocaine – M...

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert You know, at some point we're all going to have to start filling the hole back in again...

I read the books 15 or so years apart, so wasn't really looking for any connection.

I’ve read a little of Perec and have been left with mixed feelings. ‘Life: A User’s Manual’ is a book that has stayed with me a long time, or at least the story of Bartlebooth has. I must have read it 20 years ago when I was in my teens and perhaps too young or too inexperienced a reader to pick...

They’re a similar style, both being a mixture of various ‘old school’ investigators but in a late 18th century Russian setting. I guess the main difference is that Sister Pelagia, being a nun, is obviously more physically passive than Fandorin – she’s a teacher of gymnastics rather than an all...

Pelagia & The Black Monk - Boris Akunin Special Assignments - Boris Akunin Poor effort really. Although I am a third of the way through Bleak House after a couple of day this month...

I seem to be at a similar point with Ian Fleming, having bought a number of Bond books from a discount shop in town - not quite 5lb for £5, but edging in that direction - and having finished the first two in the series - ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Live and Let Die’. Whilst I accepted and enjoyed...

Half an hour to the seasons finale of Doctor Who and I find this out…

The Oxford Shakesphere - The Complete Works. Got it for £6, and in resonable nick, from my local second hand shop. Should free up some space on my groaning bookshelves.

Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

If you like Dostoyevsky, try this book...http://www.bookandreader.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12954

Actually read something this month... 1) Wisden Almanack 2007 - Various - ***** 2) Five Plays - Anton Chekhov: Ivanov - ***** The Seagull - ***** Uncle Vanya - ***** Three Sisters - ***** The Cherry Orchard - ***** 3) Four Major Plays - Henrik Ibsen: Doll's House - ***** Ghosts -...

Got these at the end of last week: Four Major Plays - Henrik Ibsen Doll's House Ghosts Hedda Gabler The Master Builder Five Plays - Anton Chekhov Ivanov The Seagull Uncle Vanya Three Sisters The Cherry Orchard Just 'The Seagull' & 'Uncle Vanya' left to read...

Now that, is a f&#king great book...

Kurt Vonnegut - Mother Night Ismail Kadare - Chronicle in Stone Boris Akunin - Pelagia & the Black Monk

Tattoos? Obviously you'd need a commitment from Darren not to change the site name again...

Fav Female Artist? Mmm, difficult. I keep coming back to Mary Margaret O'Hara. In fact, I think I'm gunna settle for that...

BAR needs to do something to get people discussing books again. I don't come here all that often anymore, so I may not be in the best position to judge, but the amount of quality book discussion seems to have steadily diminished in the couple of years I've been using the site. Blogs might be...