Book Hauls!

[HoopyFrood]

I was out and about it town today (for want of something to do, really. Oh, and to buy some random tea!) and I popped into Waterstones (can't resist). And I came across a book...with an "Explict content" sticker on it. Now, you know me by now...that's just crying out to be read! It's Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. I skimmed through it and read a bit of the afterword and got a taste of why it's got an explict sticker on it.

[pyan]

Guts, from Haunted is posted in full on his website - I don't think I'll bother buying it, Hoops - I feel quite ill.

[HoopyFrood]

Yes, Guts is the first one. Apparently people fainted when they heard it being read out by Chuck. Mostly men. A section of the Afterword gave me a clue as to why it was mostly men. I'll let you know my own reaction when I read it

[pyan]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

Yes, Guts is the first one. Apparently people fainted when they heard it being read out by Chuck. Mostly men.

I'm not in the least surprised!

[HoopyFrood]

I've just read the plot outline of Guts on Wiki. I can see where the title comes from

[GOLLUM]

I picked up the final 3 Fantasy Masterwork books today. I now have the entire series:

Lud In The Mist - Hope Mirlees
Time and Again - Jack Finney
The Compleat Enchanter - De Camp & Pratt

Also got all seven novels in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

And last but not least...

I Am Legend - Richard Matheson.

[j. d. worthington]

Congratulations, GOLLUM! This is a set to be proud of, indeed....

[Culhwch]

I picked up Pratchett's Wintersmith on the cheap today. God bless Dymocks' throw out tables.

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

Congratulations, GOLLUM! This is a set to be proud of, indeed....

Thanks JD. There is certainly a sense of satisfaction about accumulating a series of quality like this. Especially after it being in the pipeline for over 2 years.....

[suupaabaka]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

I picked up the final 3 Fantasy Masterwork books today. I now have the entire series:

Lud In The Mist - Hope Mirlees
Time and Again - Jack Finney
The Compleat Enchanter - De Camp & Pratt

Also got all seven novels in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

And last but not least...

I Am Legend - Richard Matheson.

Interesting that you bought Lud In The Mist and the Dark Tower septet together... I'm not sure if there's a connection, but Lud features quite prominently in the latter.

I Am Legend was a great read. You should watch The Omega Man afterwards, and see which one you preferred. I couldn't stand Charlton Heston for some reason, and the antagonists weren't as impressive in the film.

By the way, from where do you purchase your books? I used to use the weekly coupons from Borders all the time, but then I discovered The Book Depository. It's a British site, that sells books for generally less than UK RRP (which calculates to about half the price of Aussie books), and they have free shipping to Australia. I've bought 17 books within the last month

More on topic, my latest purchases are:

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1 by H.P. Lovecraft
Gridlinked by Neal Asher
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

[suupaabaka]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

I picked up the final 3 Fantasy Masterwork books today. I now have the entire series:

Lud In The Mist - Hope Mirlees
Time and Again - Jack Finney
The Compleat Enchanter - De Camp & Pratt

Also got all seven novels in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

And last but not least...

I Am Legend - Richard Matheson.

Interesting that you bought Lud In The Mist and the Dark Tower septet together... I'm not sure if there's a connection, but Lud features quite prominently in the latter.

I Am Legend was a great read. You should watch The Omega Man afterwards, and see which one you preferred. I couldn't stand Charlton Heston for some reason, and the antagonists weren't as impressive in the film.

By the way, from where do you purchase your books? I used to use the weekly coupons from Borders all the time, but then I discovered The Book Depository. It's a British site, that sells books for generally less than UK RRP (which calculates to about half the price of Aussie books), and they have free shipping to Australia. I've bought 17 books within the last month

More on topic, my latest purchases are:

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1 by H.P. Lovecraft
Gridlinked by Neal Asher
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by suupaabaka

Interesting that you bought Lud In The Mist and the Dark Tower septet together... I'm not sure if there's a connection, but Lud features quite prominently in the latter.

I Am Legend was a great read. You should watch The Omega Man afterwards, and see which one you preferred. I couldn't stand Charlton Heston for some reason, and the antagonists weren't as impressive in the film.

By the way, from where do you purchase your books? I used to use the weekly coupons from Borders all the time, but then I discovered The Book Depository. It's a British site, that sells books for generally less than UK RRP (which calculates to about half the price of Aussie books), and they have free shipping to Australia. I've bought 17 books within the last month

I've seen omega man but not read Legend so it should be an interesting comparison.

I get most of my books from Minotaurs in Melbourne or from a company AnyBooks that offers 25% off all books and a single delivery charge.

[Nikitta]

My package from amazon arrived today containing

The Silmarillion
Vathek Beckford
Khaled F. Marion Crawford

along with two Nine Ince Nails CDs (The Fragile and Year Zero, in case you were wondering), but that's not quite for this thread, though I do like the humour in what they've had printed on the back of Year Zero "USBM Warning: Consuming or spreading this material may be deemed subversive by the United States Bureau Of Morality. If you or someone you know has engaged in subversive acts or thoughts, call: 1-866-445-6580. Be a patriot - be an informer" all official looking.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

I was out and about it town today (for want of something to do, really. Oh, and to buy some random tea!) and I popped into Waterstones (can't resist). And I came across a book...with an "Explict content" sticker on it. Now, you know me by now...that's just crying out to be read! It's Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. I skimmed through it and read a bit of the afterword and got a taste of why it's got an explict sticker on it.

Its an excellent book - not the best thing he's ever written and it is pretty grim in places but its well worth a read. Definitely not for the squeamish though.

[littlemissattitude]

I'm waiting with bated breath for my copy of Mother Aegypt and Other Stories, by Kage Baker to arrive at my doorstep...they didn't have it in stock when I was in Barnes & Noble the other day, so I had to order it and chose to have it delivered rather than have to go pick it up. The day I ordered that, I also bought a copy of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, by Daniel Dennett.