To read ...

[wellinghall]

Inspired by the estimable philmophlegm, I am going to put up my current "to read" list. Any and all comments welcome!

Fiction
100 poem challenge, Jen Campbell (to finish)
1990, Wilfred Greatorex (re-read)
1990 / Book Two, Wilfred Greatorex (re-read?)
A Clash of Kings, George Martin (re-read; to finish)
American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
Siege of Stars, Henry Gee
The Grey Wolf, George MacDonald
The Inimitable Jeeves, PG Wodehouse (re-read; to finish)
The Last Colony, John Scalzi (to finish)
The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (to finish)

Non-fiction
A Lost Frontier Revisited, Alan Fox
Amon Hen 235 (to finish)
Later Roman Britain, Stephen Johnson
Mallorn 53 (to finish)
Stirling's Men, Gavin Mortimer
The Third Voyage of Martin Frobisher
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (to finish)
The English Castle, Hugh Braun (to finish)
Brean Down Fort, Nicholas van der Bijl (to finish)

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

1990! I've seen a little of the television series, but not read the books.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

If you'd been quicker when I was giving the books away a few weeks ago, you could have had them!

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice - despite the frequent posting, I've not been taking all that much in.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Badger wellinghall to lend them to you when he's finished with them...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I will be happy to pass them on.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I will be happy to pass them on when I've finished ...

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I'm currently (sort of) re-reading A Storm of Swords (the next one in the series after A Clash of Kings) since I'm listening to the audiobook (again)...

...which links quite neatly to 1990 since the Ice and Fire audiobooks are narrated (in world record* style) by Roy Dotrice, the late Edward Woodward's father-in-law.



* Most characters played by the same actor in an audiobook or something.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I can believe that.

[segh.livejournal.com]

Don't stop at Howl, there's Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways to come.
I'm reading American Gods too.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

But there are so many DWJs!

[segh.livejournal.com]

Well, you may omit "The Game" - even Homer nods!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I quite enjoyed that one, actually.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

The Long Earth is very good.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm enjoying it. I am hoping to finish it by tomorrow morning, so that adaese can lend it to gayalondiel.

[chainmailmaiden]

I really liked American Gods. I read it shortly after my father died & it certainly provided my brain with fodder for some very bizarre dreams. I won't say what they were as they may count as spoilers, but once you've read it you might be able to guess what they were :-)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the recommendation ... ;-)

[firin.livejournal.com]

You should add Neverwhere and Anansi Boys to your list for Neil Gaiman.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I have read and enjoyed Neverwhere, but not (yet) Anansi Boys.