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well I mislaid it last month, so I'll get back to it after the current book: The Crimson petal and the white (which I'm getting less and less enamored with as I read- only 150 pages left)

The 3 monkeys? See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil Not quite sure what the piece is called, but both the music and the words are from The Omen. Oh and the words also appear at the beginning of Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast

Sorry- spelt it wrong Les Liaisons Dangereuses Not really an 'adventure' theme, but if you liked count of monte cristo, you'll probably like it. Lots of film attempts at adaptating it- one of the more current ones is cruel intentions.

I was expecting a matrix scene dammit

You always come up with the cool sites martin. Anyway 2nd place

I'm freaked out

King Solomon's Mines (already mentioned somewhere else) The graphic novel version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (as a pose to the crappy film) 20 Years After Les Miserables The Hunchback of Notre Dame Kidnapped The Prince and the Pauper Ivanhoe Quentin Durward The Black Arrow...

I'm on it :rolleyes:

I quite like the currently reading thread. It generates discussion on the books in question at least some of the time (an effect that editing your profile doesn't quite accomplish). As an additional extra though, I don't see the harm in it.

pass 'em over :p

I'll have to admit to enjoying that one even though normally I'm not a Pratchett fan

Blog? Anyway- all these teams failing to go the distance. I'm betting a few virtual chocolates that Holland'll be knocked out by the end of the semis.

Yes we did. Admittedly 'twas very good, but surely we've seen it already? Unless there's something you're holding back there

To quote my bro: (we're still gutted about the England result but there's always the world cup). Damn it. They do this to us everytime!

Well, I've temporarily mislaid Middlesex whilst moving, so I'm currently reading Micheal Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. I've been told some pretty nasty stuff about the ending. So far, it's written well, and if you want something akin to 'slice of life' in 1850s London it's good...

Finished Gates of Fire a few days ago. It seems very padded IMHO (including the cliched beginning- boy witnesses village being razed, people put to the slaughter etc etc- it may not be that common with historical fiction, but the fantasy shelves are full of such tales). That said, Pressfield...

In store today, I noticed The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides has the following front cover: I haven't read it myself, so I can't confirm it. Hopefully someone else can comment

I guess I'm guilty of not paying attention either :rolleyes: Now I'm aware of it, the book does look interesting.

Well I get my recommendations from various sources. This person writes crime novels in the noir style. His most famous work seems to be A Coffin for Dimitrios . Has anyone read his books, and if so how do they compare with the other crime writers who occasionally dabble in that style (eg Raymond...

Actually, as a member, you can do something about the posts that annoy you. If you find a particular post offensive, click the red triangle in the top right corner of that post. This allows you to 'report the post' to a moderator along with the reasons you find it offensive. This brings it to...