After my holiday, I’ve recently rediscovered reading. I’ve been flying through books at quite a rate, well for me at least.
I’ve written a few capsule reviews that you may find interesting:
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl by Belle de Jour
Good. I enjoyed this book. It was - maybe unsurprisingly - an interesting insight in to the intimate adventures of a London call girl. I only read it because I fancy Billie Piper, I must add. Nothing really happens though. Well, apart from call girl type activities.
Lost Souls by Neil White
Okay. This book entertained me for a week while I was on holiday in Cyprus with some friends for a wedding. It’s the archetypal fasted paced thriller that is difficult to put down. The two main characters are a couple. Their investigations obviously overlap with hilarious consequences, except the consequences aren’t that hilarious which is a little disappointing. It’s angle is essentially precognition of murders which is quite interesting but ultimately, is obviously bollocks. Good book to read on holiday when your reading will be interrupted and you don’t want to think too much.
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge) by John O’Farrell
Very Good. I found this book very interesting and very funny. I looks back on the history of the ruling classes in what eventually became Great Britain. It’s suffers slightly as despite all the history that it has to work with the good Kings and Queens are essentially boring and because of that it does have some slow sections. The Tudors and Stuarts period is obviously a highlight as there were some mad buggers in charge. I recommend you give it a go even if you hated history in school. It’s a history book, yes, but the humorous delivery will often make you chuckle.
You’ve changed…
Comment by holmz — September 8, 2008 @ 1:56 pm
Billie piper? Ive been there. And she was under age.
Comment by Chris evans — September 10, 2008 @ 6:03 pm