Of A Long Way Down and custard

Books I'm currently reading

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby:
This is an awesome read, because it handles serious, thought-provoking subjects with humor, in a unique way. It's really amusing , and it covers a wide range of emotions. It's easy to relate to the characters, who are very humane, flawed and believable, while also being fascinating. Hornby uses humour extremely well to package a story that I felt really touched the core of issues like suicide, marital problems and the true meaning of life.

The story is written in the first-person narrative from the points of view of the four main characters, Martin, Maureen, Jess and JJ. These four strangers happen to meet on the roof of a high building called Topper's House in London on New Year's Eve, each with the intent of committing suicide. Their plans for death, however, are ruined when they meet. The novel recounts their misadventures as they decide to come down from the roof alive and what happens after their decison.

I might be biased though=)
Am a fan of Nick Hornby's books. Check his other books, esp About A Boy which was also made into a movie. I really admire his trademark style of blending humour with serious issues. You''d think that you're reading some funny fluff but ACTUALLY, lotsa hidden mesages.


Next up is

Earth, Air, Fire & Custard by Tom Holt:
Another one of my favourite authors. If you haven't guessed, I like humour in my books. Tom Holt is THE King of random stories. Magic firm, junior clerks with magical powers, a new element in Earth, Audumla the Great Heavenly Cow.

See how random he is?

He however has successfully used randomness to craft excellent stories which lean towards fantasy and mythology.

Addictive,hilarious, suspence=)


J.W. Wells seemed to be a respectable establishment, but the company now paying Paul Carpenter's salary is in fact a deeply sinister organisation with a mighty peculiar management team. Paul thought he was getting the hang of it (particularly when he fell head over heels for his strangely alluring colleague Sophie), but death is never far away when you work at J.W. Wells. Unlike the stapler - that's always going awol. Our lovestruck hero is about to discover that custard is definitely in the eye of the beholder. And that it really stings. Tom Holt's exceedingly comic fantasies are populated with evil goblins, annoying sprites and people like us. However, it's not always possible to tell the difference.
Read Tom Holt if you wanna unwind.


I recommend 'Snow White & The 7 Samurai' by Tom Holt.
Really, really,really awesome book=) One of his best,IMHO.

Every character from fairytales and nursery rhymes like HumptyDumpty, Goldilocks ALL of them in ONE novel. The kick out of the book is reading how Holt cleverly links all these characters in one story.

In the novel, three children hack into a computer system to find out what really goes on in fairy tales. As a result they find themselves actually inside the virtual fairy tale land. Their interference, though, has had serious consequences. They are the equivalent of a virus and the Operating System (Mirrors 3.1) is crashing around them and fairytale characters are exhibiting strange behaviour where famous fairytales have suddenly been altered and clashing into each other.
Example, Snow White being protected by seven samurais.

Awesome eh=)