What was the last book you bought?

[lithium]

I just got "Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge" by the humanist biologist E.O.Wilson:D More non-fiction:rolleyes:

What about you?

[Roffa]

I just bought More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, and The Mark of the Beast and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling. More fiction.

[Peace-Phoenix]

Saturday by Ian McEwan....

[fountains of nay]

I rarely ever buy books anymore due to the fact that I can't get them so cheap! However, I do have a £5 Waterstones voucher that needs spending... but you can't get anything decent for under a fiver. I do want a new Japanese dictionary though...

[Raskalization]

The wasp factory - Iain banks

[phoenix_indigo]

Enjoy The Wasp Factory. :) I was expecting a more gruesome tale honestly. I dunno, maybe i'm just jaded.


The last books I bought I actually got at the boot sale several weeks ago (might even be a month) I can't remember the exact one(s) I purchased last, but that day for about £2 I got: The Wasp Factory & Whit by Iain Banks, Memoirs of a Geisha by Robert Golden, A couple of Tom Clancy's - Covert Ops books, a book by Robert Ludlum, and The Beach by Alex Garland.

I've only read The Wasp Factory and Memoirs of a Geisha so far.

[Raskalization]

Oh that's the book I was supposed to pick up 'The beach'. Thanks for reminding me. The wasp factory wasn't gruesome enough? Yes I think you must be slightly jaded! Saying that i thought 'Needful things' by King was pretty gross so I'm pretty much a wimp when it comes to books, I obviously need to broaden my horizons :)

[phoenix_indigo]

It wasn't a "gruesome enough" factor, I just didn't find it to be the "horror" book that the snippet reviews that were all over the back and took up two pages of the beginning of the book made it out to be. By the way that all sounded I was sure I'd be having nightmares. But well, to me, twas less shocking then say a paragraph or two of Kay Scarpetta discussing an autopsy she's performing in a Patricia Cornwell book.

Not saying I didn't bear a thought to the little bunnies - as i do have a fondness for bunnies to begin with ... but well, it just didn't hit that "shock/horror" value in my mind. Twas very interesting with many twists and leaves you constantly wondering what sadistic turn will happen next, but just didn't creep me out and make me want to sleep with the lights all on.

[Duck]

the wasp factory was good-ish until the end
the ending twist was crap, didn't make much sense, and made the whole story illegitimate (PM me for details on what I mean, don't wanna spoil anything)

last book I bought was either Batman: Year One by Frank Miller if graphic novels count
or my favorite book ever The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess

[phoenix_indigo]

in my opinion graphic novels always count :)


the twist didn't bother me. i didn't see it as making the rest of the story illegitimate at all. in fact, i think it stood to add explanation to the twisted sordid tale from the beginning. then again, i went into the book knowing there was going to be a "surprise" of sorts from the Surprises (http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231016&page=1) thread from the book club.

Hmmm ... because of the twist and for those that are in process of reading or haven't read it yet ... i'm going to suggest if you want to discuss this further (so we can go into more detail) come over to the new thread i'm starting about "The Wasp Factory" (http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3456324#post3456324) and then all will be revealed. :)

[Roffa]

The Other Side of the Sky - Arthur C Clarke

[phoenix_indigo]

Been to a boot sale on Sunday so got a few more books:

The Paris Option - Robert Ludlum

Black & Blue - Ian Rankin (someone recommended him to me once and figured I'd try him out)

The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger (the movie was alright, figured I'd try the book)

Marabou Stork Nightmares - Irvine Welsh

The Acid House - Irvine Welsh

5 books spent £1.90 ... not a bad day at all. :)

[Roffa]

The truth about the Tarot by Gerald Suster

[lankymidget]

The wasp factory - Iain banks
I've been looking to read (and buy) this book again for years!

My last buy was Going Postal - Terry Pratchett. Funniest read in ages!

[phoenix_indigo]

Lanky have you read any othere Iain Banks books? have any you recommend?

[J0hn]

I have read nearly every book known to man. Do you want to know what is the worst book of all time is?


The 1990 edition Road Atlas of Cardiff.

Last book I bought was: Harry Potter and the Half blood prince. Apparently the young Harry(everyone dances around him in this one) picks up an old copy of some potions book. But some ex student, the ex prince wrote a few formulas. Harry is now cheating through this year at Hogwarts. Although I haven't quiet finished it, I must say, Harry seems quite bored with Hogwarts. seven years in a crazy castle- if you want my opinion, I reckon they all cheated.

[lankymidget]

Lanky have you read any othere Iain Banks books? have any you recommend?
I tried to read Espidair Street, but it's hard work and I hated the main character!

[skimpot]

I loved the twist at the end of The Wasp Factory, takes all sorts to make a world though.


Last book was Gardening when it counts by Steve Solomon.

Next book is going to be The Road by Cormac McCarthy - dark

[mbworkrelated]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/o/john-ofarrell/things-can-only-get-better.htm

[phoenix_indigo]

Vurt by Jeff Noon - as recommended by Nay :)

[lithium]

White Noise by Don DeLillo

[phoenix_indigo]

Three books:

Canal Dreams - Iain Banks
Song of Stone - Iain Banks
The Business - Iain Banks (no, tis not the same story as the movie)

[phoenix_indigo]

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows :)

[L.A.Matthews]

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

[CrucifiedDreams]

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeI love that book. :)

[Roffa]

Relating by Liz Greene

[CrucifiedDreams]

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows :)^

[phoenix_indigo]

he he ... (i told her i wouldn't do this but oh well ...)
i only got Harry Potter because some nice woman at Tesco's let me have it for £5 on the special offer even though I hadn't quite spent £50. I couldn't pass it up for a £5 ... :)
Otherwise it would have had to wait.

[lithium]

I think you would have to give me £5 to make me read it...

[phoenix_indigo]

I think you would have to give me £5 to make me read it...:toetap: well ... tis fine for you to feel that way. :)

[CrucifiedDreams]

I think you would have to give me £5 to make me read it...Seriously? Man, you are missing out!

I hit half way last night. Gonna try to finish it in the next couple days.

[IlUvMuSIc]

Hairstyles Of the Damned. By Joe Meno.



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The Acid House - Irvine Welsh
Didnt she write Ecstacy - 3 Tales of chemical Romance??

[verseau_miracle]

Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander. I watched telly last night...

[squawkers7]

I just got 3 different photography books in the mail...

[phoenix_indigo]

Didnt she write Ecstacy - 3 Tales of chemical Romance??I assume you're talking about Irvine Welsh (who's a bloke btw). Yes, he did write Ecstacy .. good read that :)

[phoenix_indigo]

The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum :)

[phoenix_indigo]

Pollen by Jeff Noon .. this time off of E-Bay :)

[lithium]

"The Peel Sessions (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1846072824?ie=UTF8&tag=johnpeelsessiona&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1846072824)" by Ken Garner

[Peace-Phoenix]

'The Last King of Scotland' - Giles Foden....

[BobbyBalboa]

"The Beach" - (I forget but 98% of you probably already know anyway).

[dollydagger]

Hocus Pocus by Vonnegut

[Roffa]

South West Africa by Ruth First.

[Roffa]

Academy Zappa: Proceedings of the First International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology, edited by Esther Leslie and Ben Watson.

[Peace-Phoenix]

One Hundred Years of Solitude....

[phoenix_indigo]

Automated Alice - Jeff Noon

[Quoth the Raven]

The Essence of Tao - Pamela Ball

[evil i 13]

last book i bought was a graphic novel called preacher. it's amazing. I usually borrow books though. last book i borrowed was tortilla flats by steinbeck.

[phoenix_indigo]

last book i bought was a graphic novel called preacher. it's amazing. I usually borrow books though. last book i borrowed was tortilla flats by steinbeck.ooh i've heard the Preacher series is really good. i may have read one or two of them myself, but honestly don't remember. i do vaguely recall that this was supposed to be turned into a film though, like they did Sin City and 300.

[evil i 13]

it is amazing. It's like one of the most amazing things i've ever read. Garth Ennis is amazing. There making it into a series (which will work out much better than a movie) on HBO here in the states. i don't know where they'll air it in england though. Ennis said he has written some new material for it. I'm almost done with the series and I'm very impressed. I didn't think comics could be so deep, yet entertaining.

[nerthus]

i just bought myself the penguin popular classics editions of wuthering heights, frankenstein, dracula and the picture of dorian gray. i think i already have them but the editions are only two quid, a funky green colour and i can scribble all over them when i'm doing gothic genre analysis in english.

did i mention the funky green colour?

[phoenix_indigo]

a 1941 hardback copy of Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass

[nerthus]

a 1941 hardback copy of Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass

ooo sounds pretty! :biggrin: how much did that cost you?

ordered hero with a thousand faces by joseph campbell, the myth of sisyphus (which i always misspell and never know how to pronounce) by albert camus, and this is your brain on music...by someone.. as a spontaneous present.

[The manticore]

the monk who sold his ferrari

[L.A.Matthews]

A first edition of Yukio Mishima's Madame de Sade. It's worth about $100 and I got it off eBay for £5.

[phoenix_indigo]

ooo sounds pretty! :biggrin: how much did that cost you?



think it was about £7 with postage ... can't remember and has been too long to look back in ebay history :D


at the boot sale Sunday i bought "The Naming of the Dead" by Ian Rankin as I needed a detective/dark fix ... and "The Tristan Betrayal" by Robert Ludlum

[Roffa]

On the Road: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac

[Roffa]

Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, The Band and the Basement Tapes

Sid Griffin.

Seems there never was a "basement", they should have been called the Garage Tapes

[Roffa]

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Omnibus by Gilbert Shelton, signed by the author.

So am I the only one still buying books???

[Roffa]

come on kids, it's the start of term, some of you must be buying books. or do you plan to crib it all off the internet?

[mariecstasy]

My textbooks:(
Thrilling huh?

[Hilder]

I bought "Thumper's Adventures" or some shit like that for my niece. she is till about a month and two weeks from being born and a bit longer before she can read, but Ive got her library started.
Got The giving tree, hungry hungry caterpillar, I'll love you forever and A medieval feast.
the book wishlist I created for her is big already. when Im done with her baby shower and birthday I will start buying books again..
I told her mom that instead of getting her videos of characters, I wanted her to get books. I think TV rots kids brains from an early age. ADD my ass.

[Moon_Beam]

The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata

[lithium]

So am I the only one still buying books???

Well I recently stole "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez...

I think the last two books I actually paid for were "Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films" and Steven Pinker's "The Stuff of Thought"

[Moon_Beam]

Well I recently stole "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I was brought up to believe stealing is wrong. Yet I have stolen many books. My favourite steal was Enduring Love.

[Roffa]

I actually bought "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman. How ironic is that?

[Peace-Phoenix]

Just ordered The General in his Labyrinthe by Gabriel Garcia Marquez for my Dad's birthday and an anthology of debut fiction because it contains the first chapter of my new novel and my granny wanted a copy. Awww....

[Peace-Phoenix]

I actually bought "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman. How ironic is that?

I got Steal This Movie for one pound, which was almost a steal, only I still haven't got round to watching it, so in essence Tesco stole from me....

[livefast52]

Well for school I bought some classics, "Utopia", "Candide" etc, but the last ones I bought on my own were "Manson, in His Own Words" and "Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal"

[opel diamond]

i bought a side ways look at time for a bit of brain activity and i bought the owl who was scared of the dark for a bit of a regression to childhood. plop the owl! so cute!!!

[lithium]

i bought the owl who was scared of the dark for a bit of a regression to childhood. plop the owl! so cute!!!

I love that book:) It was the first book I could read all the way through on my own.* In many ways it shaped my whole outlook on life.

*I was 27 years old

[Holy Ancient Megumi]

Black Elk Speaks great book and is really great if u want to really learn of the ways of the Lakota . it helped me to elighten my soul and see that i really do follow the red road

[opel diamond]

I love that book:) It was the first book I could read all the way through on my own.* In many ways it shaped my whole outlook on life.

*I was 27 years old

yeeeey! another fan, i read it last night. it makes me so happy :D

[Jaitaiyai]

Just got Brisingr today!!
Exitement.

[Joshua Tree]

Collin's Complete British Trees

...but it got wet in my rucksack and now the pages are all stuck together, so I'll have to buy it again.

mmfff.

[meetmeinthemorning]

The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein

I haven't started reading it yet, though