Anybody read a good book lately?

[rjs246]

Currently reading The Garden of Eden by Hemmingway.

It's got lesbians.

[General_Failure]

Madame and Eve, not Adam and Steve?

[joneszilla]

I read 'Wolf Hall'  by Hilary Mantel last month.  Excellent.       Even better IMO than the only other book I read by her called 'A Place of Greater Safety', which was pretty good.  I usually read historical fiction novels but I am currently reading 'Gardens of the Moon' to get my fantasy fix b/c I don't think George R.R. Martin will ever write another book, seems he's concentrating on an HBO series based on his books that starts in 2011.  bastich.

I plan to read 'Matterhorn' by Karl Malantes next, I heard good things about it. 

[Munson]

I saw this at the bookstore the other day while picking up some FF mags. Someone read it and tell me if it's any good, please.

[hbionic]

All quiet on the western front.

One thing that they say is that emotions do not evolve, that our ancestors felt the same emotions as we do now, so I think a lot of what this soldier was going through can apply in modern times. I can understand why this story became so popular. Definitely recommend this read if you want to catch up on some of the 'classics/must read/everyone has read it and I want to be part of the conversation' category.

[Diomedes]

The more you read, the longer that list gets.

[MMH]

'Struth.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

No, I haven't.

[rjs246]

Currently reading The Garden of Eden by Hemmingway.

It's got lesbians.

It was good. Tense and strange but so well written. Hemmingway makes me wish I had talent.

[General_Failure]

I started reading Zero History by William Gibson yesterday. After not reading him for so long, I'd forgotten what a brick wall his style is. It might take me a couple weeks to finish it.

[joneszilla]

I like Gibson.  Dio actually put me on to him. 

The best book i've read in the last few years is Shogun by James Clavell.  It's an amazing read. The kind of book you never want to end.    Clavell's Tai Pan was also excellent.

[General_Failure]

Powered through the rest of Zero History last night. Better than Spook Country, not quite as good as Pattern Recognition. It would be nice to see him write something other than "Rich guy hires protagonist to find someone for no particular reason" but he does it pretty well. With the number of returning characters, it felt like fan service at times.

[Diomedes]

I tired of his style, but I'll be forever well disposed towards him on account of his earlier works which I read when I was young, and which completely captivated my imagination.  He likes the word 'some' way too much.

[General_Failure]

At least he's stopped using the word polychrome.

[SD]

Just started reading Darwin and the Bible by Richard Robbins.