macduck

ok, here is a list of the books i have read and enjoyed in the last 2-3 months (that i can recall);

-the power of one [bryce courtney]
omg, fantastic book, i could not put it down, i was late to work for 3 days in a row because of this book, i was reading until 3-4am and unable to put it down.

-the beach [alex garland]
another great book, i saw part of the movie and wasnt overly impressed, found it going cheap at work and read a chapter during a 10 minute break one day, took it home that night and started reading it, next thing i know it is 3 am and there is only 20 pages to go.

-the comedy writer [peter farelly]
another relativley short read, but has some real laugh out loud moments and i felt a strong sense of empathy with the main character and found myself abusing him when he did things he shouldnt.

-the alienist/angel of darkness [caleb carr]
forensic and detective/ serial killer and founding psychiatry stories set in mid 19th century- turn of the century new york, very engaging and believable, apparently set to be made into a motion picture (the alienist) at some point.

i read snow crash quite recently also (by neal stephenson) was a good story, a little inconclusive for me , but entertaining nonetheless, am having trouble getting started on
*the diamond age* however.

am currently reading
*the charm school*, by nelson demille, a bit outdated perhaps, but is a genuine cold war thriller, also stirs the curiosity about russian and soviet state history and culture (is doing so for me anyway).
oh, i would also recommend john wyndham, i enjoyed all his novels, the one i liked least though, would have been *the kraken wakes*, but even that was a good read, i would especially suggest trying * the triffids* if you havent already read it.

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