Question What are you reading?

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The latest Harry Hole "Police" is excellent

Cheers -so far enjoyed all of 'em - trying my best to go through 'em in order .

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Paul Mason.Why it's Kicking off Everywhere.The New Global Revolutions.

Picked this up halfprice in Dublin.

Always been a big fan of his Newsnight and now C4 reports.

 

[steveo]

Just finished I am Pilgrim. Perfectly enjoyable trashy crime thriller. Being turned into a film apparently.

Probably my favourite book last year.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Finally finished 'The Sagas of Icelanders', only taken me 2 months, but a fascinating read that is the best possible historical document of the Viking world. Highly Recommend.

Next up, SFA's Gruff Rhys 'American Interior'

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Enjoying 'The Guts' by Roddy Doyle. Great to be re-introduced to the Rabbitte family after all these years.

Let me know what you think when you've finished it.

I will so. Yer fecker.

Grand :winking:

It's excellent-especially the pop festival sequence towards the end.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Enjoying John Bradshaw's Cat Sense.

 

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Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games book number 2.

 

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Pitch Black - Alex Gray - About a Scottish Championship Team with a dodgy chairman who have sold their ground to a supermarket group !
Their two new Summer signings have been done in.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just started Owen Jones's The Establishment (And how they get away with it).

Must say I thought Chavs.was a better book, though this looks timely for next year's election.

Doubt if it'll achieve classic status though, unlike Antony Sampson's wonderful Anatomy of Britain.

 

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Got lent Michael McIntyres' book - it's ok considering he's only about 30 odd - thought he felt compelled to put too many gags in the book -I know that's his job but it was a bit too much & got in the way of some of the more interesting parts.

 

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Now onto "Lifeless" by Mark Billingham.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Currently enjoying Alan Johnson's second volume of memoirs:Please,Mister Postman.

Anyone's who's read This Boy will know what to expect.

Highly recommended.

 

[Jam_Man]

Tailgate to Heaven : A British NFL fan tackles America

Some guy sells his flat and goes to the US to view a game in every stadium in one season.

Its ok, guy rubs me up the wrong way as he doesnt like football and when he uses it as a comparison to American Football his arguments and reasoning pretty poor. Didnt help that his first NFL game he went to he said he left with 5 minutes to go because his "beloved" Bears were losing.. Leaving 5 minutes in an English game is bad enough, 5 minutes of an NFL is terrible, especially if you rarely get the chance to go.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Tailgate to Heaven : A British NFL fan tackles America

Some guy sells his flat and goes to the US to view a game in every stadium in one season.

Its ok, guy rubs me up the wrong way as he doesnt like football and when he uses it as a comparison to American Football his arguments and reasoning pretty poor. Didnt help that his first NFL game he went to he said he left with 5 minutes to go because his "beloved" Bears were losing.. Leaving 5 minutes in an English game is bad enough, 5 minutes of an NFL is terrible, especially if you rarely get the chance to go.

5 minutes to go of NFL means about another 2 hours of weak beer, hotdogs, and Time Outs surely? :zzzzz:

 

[Blue_Wes]

Picked up Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club for a £1. So far, as enjoyable as the film, with onlt a couple of notables differences.

 

[Jam_Man]

Picked up Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club for a £1. So far, as enjoyable as the film, with onlt a couple of notables differences.

Er I dont think you are meant to talk about it.

 

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Man and Boy by Tony Parsons.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Enjoyed So Long Marianne by kari Hesthamar.

The Marianne in question is, of course,the Marianne of Leonard Cohen's song.

This is oan affectionate memior together of their time on Hydra back in the 60's.

Ignore the reviewers, if you're interested in the book.It's a well-written and moving story.

 

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The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just started Dennis Skinner's "Reminiscences," Sailing Close to the Wind.Looks a good read.