2007-02-18 06:51:37 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I've just finished reading 'Deception Point' by Dan Brown. It's an exciting, nail-biting political thriller with plenty of action..would make another great movie too and it's from the same guy who wrote 'The Da Vinci Code'.
ps....I agree...Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' is a wonderfull read.
2007-02-18 07:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Kikkaz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just finished The Portrait by Iain Pears, rather unusual but still in the art world. It's written in the first person by an artist who is seeking revenge and gets quite creepy.
Recently read The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld, mixture of fact and fiction, about Freud's visit to NY in 1909. You learn a lot about psychoanalysis and NY at the turn of the century. Not really so much whodunnit but whydunnit.
Another read recently in that vein: Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman, sequel to the classic Rebecca and much better, told from 4 characters' viewpoints. Brilliant!
2007-02-18 20:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading Nelsons purse by Martyn downer its a great book if you are into history and for a non fiction its very easy to read i have just finished a short coarse about nelson and sailing ships so this book tied in Nicely a fiction book i have read lately that was good was master and commander by Patrick O'Brien a great book and lots of adventures in following books
2007-02-18 10:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by old-bag 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just read "The Abortionists Daughter" - very good not a heavy read but a well written who done it with a few twists. Now starting "Hannibal Rising" I like to read the book before I see the films.
2007-02-20 11:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by BigMomma2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've just finished reading 'The Icarus Girl' by Helen Oyeyemi for the 5th time. It's wonderful - you can tell she was young when she wrote it, but the language is incredibly evocative. It's a dark, powerful read - don't read it late at night! I had a colleague who was very sensitive, and her doctor actually prescribed her to stop reading it because she was getting depressed. When she stopped reading, she got better instantly. Yeah - it's that kind of book.
2007-02-18 11:36:23 · answer #5 · answered by holly_berry333 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm currently reading the Iain M Banks books my brother loves so dearly. They are quite good but I can't help scientifically proving things to be imposssible that happen in his book. Such as travelling about 30 times faster than the speed of light: 1.) It is claimed (by Einstein) that the speed of light is the fastest speed possible. 2.) It would not be worth it for those travelling due to massive time distortions.
I could go on forever, the man is an idiot.
2007-02-18 07:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by Mac 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sight Unseen - Georgina Kleege
It's an account of a blind woman who never really thought of herself as blind. To write the book she found out indepth all the things that sighted people can see and is bowled over to find out things like we can see individual blades of grass on a lawn. Interesting but haven't got into it yet (only read the first 20 or so pages).
2007-02-20 20:21:22 · answer #7 · answered by theflamingred 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im reading Twenty Years Later, by Alexendre Dumas- it is a superb read and well reccommended if you can hack it. For my next read however I am split between Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde or the Invisable Man!
2007-02-22 10:27:43 · answer #8 · answered by Laure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep
by Frank Schätzing
Its heavy going but a really good story
2007-02-21 18:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by Janbull 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am reading The Queen of Suburbia. It's about the middle classes life style from the 70's; kind of keeping up with the Jones' but it is very sad, the way they are all unhappy with their lives.
It's a good read.
2007-02-18 10:20:58 · answer #10 · answered by julie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋