After the re-emergence of the spat between Dr Ben Goldacre and Gillian McKeith (or, to give her full medical title: Gillian McKeith) I have gone back to read his excellent Bad Science again.
Bloody good read. He uses excellent words like 'poppycock'.
Quote: Frankie Rage @ July 15 2010, 7:42 PM BSTWhat's wrong with "Heat" ?
(long time since I stalked you!)
Hi Frankie! 
And 
! Oh dear. So, so much.
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ July 14 2010, 8:21 PM BSTI'm also reading Rabbit, Run, but finding it a bit hard-going.
What's so difficult about the biography of Flanagan and Allen ?
Looking for Alaska - John Green
William Boyd - Restless. He's very good, Boyd, I can see why Ben reads no other authors but him.
An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
Where Do Comedians Go When They Die - Milton Jones
The Beetle - Richard Marsh.
Fabulous stuff, outsold Dracula when first published, don't cha know.
Is it about a monster alien beetle?
Or a man beetle ala Kafka?
Or what?
Sounds interesting.
Quote: zooo @ July 24 2010, 5:03 PM BSTIs it about a monster alien beetle?
Or a man beetle ala Kafka?
Or what?Sounds interesting.
It's kinda difficult to explain, but it's a kind of shapeshifting beetle from Egypt - there's lots of good old Victorian xenophobia, racism and quite a few naughty sex stuff going on (but in a typical hush hush way) It is great, I would deffo recommend if you like all that Victorian Gothic stuff like Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, dr Jekyll etc.
Teeny bit more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Marsh_%28author%29#The_Beetle
Oooooooooooooh, I'm sold!
Me too!
Yay! Let me know what you think if/when you read it.
Sounds good to me, Mr Balfamajah. I shall scour eBay for it now.
Quote: Ben @ July 24 2010, 8:09 PM BSTSounds good to me, Mr Balfamajah. I shall scour eBay for it now.
Another yay! And that's Miss Balfamajah, thankyouverymuch.