What Are You Reading??

Book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Also made into a movie.  Tells the story of a love that stretches over 50 years, across marriage and affairs.

Currently reading Ben Elton's Stark.

I think they made a crap movie of that in Melbourne. I had a tiny scene.

I loved both 100 Year of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.  I think I have read them several times, though I couldn't tell you what they were about. I haven't reread them since my brain malfunction in '96, similar to having someone erase most of your computer's hard drive, only bits and pieces left.  Like the names of the books, but not the story line or why you liked them.

I loved Stark, although I read it many years ago.

I love eBay!!! Just found "Jonathan Wild, Prince of Robbers" and Dennis Wheatley's "In the shadow of Tyburn Tree" and bou´ght them both for 10 pounds in all! And found among my books "The String of Pearls" which is the 19th Century penny dreadful that inspired Sondheim which then led to the, for me, much expected Sweeney Todd movie.

I loved Stark, although I read it many years ago.

It was funny.  Matter of taste, I guess.

I recently read High Society, also by Ben Elton.

Dead Famous is a good read too

Finished Christopher Whitcombe's "White" on the plane over and gave it to my daughter (Sorry DS) and on the plane today read Jane Smiley's "The age of grief'.  Not too bad.

"The String of Pearls". The original Sweeney Todd tale from the 1840's.

State of Fear by Michael Crichton.  Man, would Hamish hate it!  I'll sum it up when I'm done. 

Haven't had the time or means to read in a loooong time,but I'm on a big kick right now. Just finished A Voice For The Dead by Dr. James E. Starrs. The book is about the authors experiences conducting exhumations of people who died under questionable circumstances prior to the availability of todays forensic technology. Among the cases he looks at are The Donner Party, the alleged assassin of Huey Long, Jesse James and The Boston Strangler. He makes some fascinating discoveries and puts to rest a lot of myths.

 Currently reading Hunter Thompsons Generation  of Swine. A great read that gives me flashbacks to a decade of excess.

Just bought and started "China: A New History" by John King Fairbank. I highly recommend it.

Just finished How Long Does It Hurt?, addressing the issue of incest and sexual abuse for teens (boys and girls).  Excellent resource.

Re-starting the "Darkover" series by Zimmer Bradley.  Should keep me going for a week or so.

Reading a book called Galilee by Clive barker, which my mate said I would like.  It's, um, interesting so far.

Read another book about feuding families recently called On Beauty by Zadie Smith - now that is one brilliant book.

Just started "Asian Godfathers" by Joe Studwell. Looks like it might be a real interesting book, it's about money and power in HK and south east asia. Full of interesting facts such as 8 out of the top 24 wealthiest families were (before the crash) south east asian.