What are we reading?

[swoodley]

There used to be a thread with this title but I'm starting a new one because I'm too lazy to find the old one. Please feel free to enter details of any books you've read and found interesting as I'm always looking for something new to read.

I've just finished reading Vietnam - The Australian War by Paul Ham and found it a fascinating read.

I've always thought that I had a fair understanding of what happened there (and why) but this guy has revealed a whole heap of stuff that I was not previously aware of.

I recommend it to anyone who is interested in that part of history.

[swoodley]

Penthouse Couples

Is that a photographic expose?

[Megan]

Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay, third of the Dexter series. Must confess I'm not enjoying it nearly as much as the first two which I read prior to the show being made/released, it just isn't the same now I have a mental picture of what the characters, and furthermore the confusion between the characters in the book vs the characters in the series.

[robbie67]

Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay, third of the Dexter series. Must confess I'm not enjoying it nearly as much as the first two which I read prior to the show being made/released, it just isn't the same now I have a mental picture of what the characters, and furthermore the confusion between the characters in the book vs the characters in the series.

Do the books go beyond the series?

At the moment I am reading Skinny Legs And All by Tom Robbins.

[grassy1]

Oh Gawd,who's got time these days?

AFL Finals History?And even then,I read 1897,1901,1911,the 70's,80's,90's,etc,etc.

[AnarchicBomber]

The Great and Secret Show - Clive Barker
Animalia - Graham Base
Pumpkin Brothers - Ben Hutchings

[Gatsid]

The Godfather - Mario Puzo, even better than the movie so far

[BERT]

Just finished reading Underbelly. Fantastic book. Goes into a heap more detail than the TV series. Picked it up for $12 at Target as well.

[keri]

Grass for his Pillow - Lian Hearn
Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Connan Doyle
Zigzag Street - Nick Earls

[Megan]

Robster, the series is based loosely on the books... the characters are slightly different (to the point where there is Vince Batista in the book, one character) and the relationships between them which I wont go into detail about incase you choose to read them!

[Gatsid]

I love Dexter the TV show, actually just finished watching the end of the second season yesterday. Might have to give the books a go.

[Megan]

Gats, hard to say if it's because of the series or not, but I enjoyed the first two books immensely, not so much the third.

[The Fly]

Just finished reading Underbelly. Fantastic book. Goes into a heap more detail than the TV series. Picked it up for $12 at Target as well.

What is strange about this book is that, or at least my understanding is, the Underbelly series is baced on the book Leadbelly, but then we have this Underbelly book. I might buy both books as I'm a little confused. Which isn't hard.

[bomberdonnie]

Just finished reading Underbelly. Fantastic book. Goes into a heap more detail than the TV series. Picked it up for $12 at Target as well.

What is strange about this book is that, or at least my understanding is, the Underbelly series is baced on the book Leadbelly, but then we have this Underbelly book. I might buy both books as I'm a little confused. Which isn't hard.

Without knowing I assume the books are the same but the name was changed to cash in on the TV series popularity... Could be wrong, it has been known to happen

[Koala]

Leslie Nielsen - "The Naked Truth"

Reads just like one of his movies

[Gatsid]

Koala lives

Haven't seen you around here for ages Carla how are you?

[Koala]

good mate! I've been around, read BT regularly, just don't log on all the time to do so!! how's yourself?

book wise I'm reading Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason again now.