Did you know, samurai, that when warriors of feudal Japan confessed to mental weakness, they were honour bound to commit the ritual of seppuku?
oh dear.
Ah well, if them's the rules, I best go and do the necessary.
It really is a hard book, I'm not sure it's a terrible failing to struggle with it. Anyway, i'll just go and kill myself.
"The Road" Cormac McCarthy.
Excellent but unswervingly bleak. Had to put it away for 6 months as I have a young son about the age of the boy in the book, which made it a very depressing read.
I ran out of books to read the other night, so i borrowed 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' from my housemate. It was dreadful. I rarely start a book without finishing, and i've plowed through some really dire novels, but it was a total waste of my time. I'm amazed at how much hype it got when it first came out.
How far did you get ? It does start off a bit slow and strange, but then it develops into a truly great book.
If I recommend it to someone I always warn them its a slow starter.
"The Road" Cormac McCarthy.
Put this on my amazon wish list this morning to remind me to order it.
#8 in Steve Erikson's Malazan books
Nicholas Roche biog. Reasonably interesting but was half price on kindle otherwise I probably wouldn't have bought it. A lot is reprints of his very good race diaries which appear in the Irish independent. Before that it was Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII - not bad either.
How far did you get ? It does start off a bit slow and strange, but then it develops into a truly great book.If I recommend it to someone I always warn them its a slow starter.
Not very far 
. But the vulgarity of the ear problem in the first chapter, combined with the irritating monologue from the Italian dictator in the second chapter, was enough to put me off. Actually someone else said it's a good book to start halfway through and then read the beginning at the end. Perhaps i'll revist it.
Just finished: The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow - ace
Just now: I, Partridge - rubbish but funny
Then: The Day of The Jack Russell by Bateman. I have high hopes.
"The Road" Cormac McCarthy.Excellent but unswervingly bleak. Had to put it away for 6 months as I have a young son about the age of the boy in the book, which made it a very depressing read.
Yup, phenomenal isn't it?
We now make frequent reference to what the "Road-Like Existence" will be like when it comes. 
Im always surprised by how many people seem to be read fiction books. Until I brought my kindle I had nt read a fiction book for like 5-7 years.
Almost got to the point when I felt fiction books were just something you read as a kid.
Since I got my kindle alot of fiction book you can download for free so have read more.
Something I havent read since I was a child are books of short stories. This one is good http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twilight-Gods-Other-Tales-ebook/dp/B000JMKWKM/ref=pd_ys_iyr87
I suppose I like stories for the same reason I tend to like short TV programs rather than films.
I've also read great gatsby = pants and three men in a boat = good
Nothing right now, but funnily enough I have "Cyclecraft" (John Franklin) and "Go Snowboard" (Neil McNab) arriving from Amazon tomorrow after numerous recommendations by folk on here.
Winter In Madrid - C.J.Samson
Excedllent too boot, wife's recommendation.
Those of you enjoyed the bleakness of The Road: Try "Blindness" by Jose Saramago. Takes bleak to a whole different level.
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