what book are you reading

[slinky.kate]

at the moment i am reading'who's turn for the stairs'by robert douglas.its about people who lived up a tenement close in maryhill,glasgow in the 1940's/50's.its so funny.

[DTCwordfan]

jeremy paxon's "the english" as I missed that one

and the new Private Eye.....

[Buenchico]

This is what I'm currently reading:
http://www.allisonand...the-militant-midwives
(Not exactly 'high class literature' but, like all of the other books in the series, incredibly funny and brilliantly written!)

[alexanderd]

The land of painted caves by Jean Auel

[dotty.]

Mary Queen of Scots by (Lady) Antonia Fraser.

[scotman]

Still working through 'Tragically, I was an Only Twin' one of the funniest books I have read in a long time.

[Cowtipper]

I just picked up Syren by Angie Sage from the library. Just a bit of light reading for the fun of it.

[slinky.kate]

how is that book alexandered,gonna read that next.have you ever read'the tobacco lords trilogy'i think you would like that one

[Stephen_G]

Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals. The Discworld version of Football.

[dr b]

"Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc" by Hugh Aldersey-Williams.

Yes, I am a nerd.

[DaisyNonna]

Red Rabbit, by Tom Clancy. Just finished The Land of Painted Caves. Next, The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh.

[slinky.kate]

dr b,i think my son would like that one,he is sitting his exams about that tomorrow

[alexanderd]

Slinky I am about halfway through it and struggling a bit. I dont think its a patch on the others and doesnt really add anything to the story of Ayla. May get better in the second half but at the moment there is just a lot of wandering about going on to no great purpose but i will persevere as I hate giving up on books. Let me know what you think when you read it please

[237SJ]

Climbing the mango trees by Madhur Jaffrey. I like the sound of the Robert Douglas one though. I might try and get that.

[alexanderd]

Sorry to stray a bit slinky, Daisy I posted in books and authors to ask what you thought of Painted caves as I am finding it heavy going

[Cowtipper]

Don't feel bad Dr B, I read all of Asimov's non-fiction for the geek humor.

[slinky.kate]

237sj, are you scottish,cause its mostly written in a scottish accent,i dont think a lot of english people would understand the way its written,brilliant book though.

[237SJ]

No, I`m not scottish. I might have to give it a miss if I can`t understand it :-)

[craft1948]

The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris, that's set in Glasgow too..............

[askyourgran]

I have a Val McDermid The Grave Tattoo on the go, and also the Autobiography of Peter Ustinov. That book sounds Ok slinky.

[Lore]

I've been reading Dear Fatty - Dawn French.

I also read these tonight - the crunching, munching caterpillar and We're wearing out the naughty step - both very good :p