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hardback or softback novels? Softback; while there is something nice about hardback, it's just so much easier to read a paperback book. Pen or pencil? Definitely pen for writing. Paper clip or staple? Staple. Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? In hand, the whole...

Hey, I'm reading Inferno as well, though it's taking me a while (I'm reading it alongside other books over the period of about six months). I think the main problem with Dante's Comedy is that it is so easily lost in translation - the beauty of Milton's words is self-evident and clear in...

'Dead as they Come' by Ian McEwan is pretty shocking, it's certainly psychologically disturbing.

Chobits (it's just so sweet and lovely I cannot resist it!) G.T.O. (hilarious). But then I haven't read enough manga to give a totally informed answer. They're just too expensive and my library hasn't got any in stock! :mad:

I tried to read Gunslinger but about three quarters of the way through I got fed up with it...I probably found it one of the most unlikeable books I've ever read. The characters were extremely irritating and it just felt like nothing about it was drawing me in, just making me dislike it more and...

At the end of the Amber Spyglass...in fact on various occasions throughout my first and second readings of His Dark Materials...I also cried loads while reading Anne Frank's diary and I cried bucketloads over Little Women.

I would recommend 'Catch-22' if you want something satirical and energetic...or if you're interested in a woman's view of war you could try Vera Brittain's 'Testament of Youth'. Although it's hard to get hold of, the memoirs of Helen Thomas is also very interesting. Or for something more modern...

I couldn't finish Lady Chatterley's Lover...At first, I absolutely loved it, but then half way through the insesant moaning and never finding any solution and hating everything just got me irritated and I couldn't read any more..

Garth Nix writes similar style books, though in my opinion not as interesting or deep, but definitely worth reading.

D.M.= Dan Brown Wouldn't it be D.B.?? :confused: I would recommend reading Margaret Atwood, she is a master of the language, IMO, and try Ian McEwan perhaps? If you're looking for modern writers. If you're interested in classic literature I'd recommend the Brontes, (Jane Eyre...

I've read 29, and got about 15 of the rest on TBR list. I'm surprised by some of them which I never expected would be there, like 'Perfume' for example (which by the way I think is a great book, but didn't know it was that popular).

I don't know about Accross the Nightingale Floor..I read it a while ago in a few hours and it was certainly an action-packed adventure with all the ingredients of a cracking good read, that's why I read it. But somehow it seemed a bit lacking, and I found myself being able to predict the next...

I agree about the whole pain thing..I know it's strange but while you are in pain, even if it's just pinching yourself on the arm, your senses and your brain are more alert and heightened. Also, sleep deprivation and caffeine-overloads are good..as well as..not so legal methods :rolleyes:

Heat is bad, but it's not QUITE as bad as the National Enquirer..now that is just over-the-top.

Hey, I was wondering could anybody recommend any good manga comics to read? I haven't read that much, just Great Teacher Onizuka (a couple of volumes) and Chobits, both of which I really enjoyed. Are there any adventure/romance type ones, preferably not comedy but don't really mind? As I'm so...

I've been interested in Ayn Rand for a long time - my mum is a fan and so are some friends. But I haven't read any of her works yet. Could anyone advise any particular book of hers to read and what her books are about? Are they fiction or just philosophy books?

It might be better to find a good library and get a book of essays about them, cause most essays on the internet have to be bought.

He doesn't write in a particularly pedantic or so-called 'literary' style, but that doesn't mean it's not good literature. If everything was written in such a style I think books would get incredibly boring, I like his style I think it's refreshing and powerful.

I agree; Conan Doyle and Poe are both amazing detective authors - when I was very young I read the entire collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, and they've stayed with me and always will I think. They're well-written, as well as intriguing and most definitely dark.

I've read it and I did enjoy it - probably particularly because it was well researched and involved a lot of factual things, plus many references to the fantastic Divina Commedia. However I wouldn't say it's anything spectacular or mind-blowing. It did hold me till the end, if not a...