| Book thread 17:06 - Jun 22 with 7255 views | footers |
Haven't had one of these in a while. Always good to see what people are reading and get some recommendations.
My latest two were actually suggestions from here: Every Country We've Ever Invaded (And The Few We've Never Got Round To) by Stuart Laycock and The Famine Plot by Tim Pat Coogan. Both excellent, and many thanks to those who recommended them.
Not sure what's next as I've got a habit of re-reading rather than buying new. Let's see what TWTD magic can be weaved today.... |  |
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| Book thread on 21:56 - Jun 22 with 2441 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Really by Jeremy Clarkeson.
Will be reading the Johann Cruyff autobiography next. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Book thread on 22:06 - Jun 22 with 2420 views | NewcyBlue |
| Book thread on 21:02 - Jun 22 by SpruceMoose |
Yeah I don't think he appreciated those boudoir photos you had taken for him to keep him company at sea.
You could have at least shaved your legs first mate! |
Things get desperate after a long stint on board |  |
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| Book thread on 22:17 - Jun 22 with 2406 views | jeera |
| Book thread on 22:06 - Jun 22 by NewcyBlue |
Things get desperate after a long stint on board |
Oi. Desperate.
Bloody cheek.
I'm only a few hundred thousand places behind that lass in Footers' pic.
I bet I sneak in before ITFCFatso anyway. |  |
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| Book thread on 22:24 - Jun 22 with 2385 views | reusersfreekicks |
| Book thread on 21:16 - Jun 22 by jeera |
I grew up on the J&Js I'll have you know.
After the couple I have on the go I have 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee' staring at me from the shelf.
Gotta be honest with you, I think I'm going to need to be in the right frame of mind for that one. I've struggled with a few books in the recent past.
It's one thing wanting to educate oneself, it's another thing being able to cope with some of the material. |
That is one of the most incredible and difficult books i have ever read. Everyone should read this tragedy |  | | |
| Book thread on 22:31 - Jun 22 with 2365 views | Plums |
| Book thread on 21:56 - Jun 22 by StochesStotasBlewe |
Really by Jeremy Clarkeson.
Will be reading the Johann Cruyff autobiography next. |
The Cruyff book’s an interesting read. Would be good to hear what you think once you’ve finished it. |  |
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| Book thread on 22:37 - Jun 22 with 2362 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| Book thread on 22:31 - Jun 22 by Plums |
The Cruyff book’s an interesting read. Would be good to hear what you think once you’ve finished it. |
been meaning to read it for ages as it was a gift several birthdays ago. Will let you know. | |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Book thread on 23:07 - Jun 22 with 2347 views | RobTheMonk |
| Book thread on 21:11 - Jun 22 by GeoffSentence |
I gave up on The Wheel Of Time after the third book and decided that any series with more than three in it is a waste of time.
TWOT has 15 books (including the prequel), is nearly four and half million words long, took nearly 23 years to write, so long that Robert Jordan died before he had finished it and it had to be finished by Brandon Sanderson.
Just too much for me, especially as there was quite a bit of saminess about the first three books, didnt fancy going on the same trip for another 11 and possibly 12. |
It needed editing down for sure. I've nearly finished book 5 and the next one is a monster. Some amazing characters and some not so amazing characters. I'm looking forward to when I finally finish it. Probably around Christmas haha! |  | | |
| Book thread on 00:54 - Jun 23 with 2326 views | WeWereZombies |
Finished 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy yesterday and it is back to 'Post War Japanese Poetry' edited by Lynn and Harry Guest, but will probably put that down for a bit after a few pages and start 'The Common Ground' by Richard Mabey. |  |
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| Book thread on 22:08 - Jun 24 with 2215 views | The_Last_Baron |
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart/George Cockcroft
1984 - George Orwell
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens |  |
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| Book thread on 22:10 - Jun 24 with 2217 views | footers |
| Book thread on 22:08 - Jun 24 by The_Last_Baron |
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart/George Cockcroft
1984 - George Orwell
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens |
It doesn't surprise me that you read at a middle school level. | |
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| Book thread on 22:12 - Jun 24 with 2214 views | SpruceMoose |
| Book thread on 22:10 - Jun 24 by footers |
It doesn't surprise me that you read at a middle school level. |
Hey! He's been working on those four books since he was 12! He's halfway through one of them! Give him some credit for perseverance at least! |  |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | | Poll: | Selectamod |
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| Book thread on 22:16 - Jun 24 with 2205 views | Warkystache |
I'm reading:
Bryan Cranston - A Life in Parts - interesting autobiography from the bloke in Breaking Bad.
The Black Baroness - Dennis Wheatley (not a black magic one though).
David Niven - The Moon's a Balloon. I've read it before, but it's very funny. |  |
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| Book thread on 22:25 - Jun 24 with 2193 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| Book thread on 22:16 - Jun 24 by Warkystache |
I'm reading:
Bryan Cranston - A Life in Parts - interesting autobiography from the bloke in Breaking Bad.
The Black Baroness - Dennis Wheatley (not a black magic one though).
David Niven - The Moon's a Balloon. I've read it before, but it's very funny. |
Read The Moons a Balloon years ago. Will have to find it for a re read.
The Dice Man that LB mentions is a decent read also. | |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Book thread on 17:20 - Jun 25 with 2084 views | Steve_M |
One day I think we might have to do a Suffolk books thread. Might be quite interesting. |  |
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| Book thread on 17:38 - Jun 25 with 2074 views | footers |
| Book thread on 17:20 - Jun 25 by Steve_M |
One day I think we might have to do a Suffolk books thread. Might be quite interesting. |
There'd be a lot of PD James! | |
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| Book thread on 18:21 - Jun 25 with 2061 views | Steve_M |
| Book thread on 17:38 - Jun 25 by footers |
There'd be a lot of PD James! |
The Rings of Saturn definitely. A very long time since I read it put pretty sure 101 Dalmatians is partly set in Suffolk..... | |
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| Book thread on 20:02 - Jun 25 with 2042 views | GeoffSentence |
| Book thread on 18:21 - Jun 25 by Steve_M |
The Rings of Saturn definitely. A very long time since I read it put pretty sure 101 Dalmatians is partly set in Suffolk..... |
One of James Herbert's was set in Suffolk, it might have been The Jonah. |  |
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| Book thread on 20:25 - Jun 25 with 2029 views | brogansnose |
| Book thread on 18:21 - Jun 25 by Steve_M |
The Rings of Saturn definitely. A very long time since I read it put pretty sure 101 Dalmatians is partly set in Suffolk..... |
The Rings of Saturn is a wonderful read as are all of the WG Sebald novels. |  | | |
| Book thread on 08:25 - Jun 26 with 1966 views | itfcjoe |
Re-reading 1984 for the first time since Year 9
And A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacIntyre |  |
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| Book thread on 09:29 - Jun 26 with 1944 views | Meadowlark |
| Book thread on 22:37 - Jun 22 by StochesStotasBlewe |
been meaning to read it for ages as it was a gift several birthdays ago. Will let you know. |
Is that the one where Cruyff talks about himself as if he's some sort of superman? Bit of a bighead, but maybe justified?
A more down to earth football book is "The greatest footballer you never saw. The Robin Friday Story."
I'm currently reading Labrynth by Kate Mosse. I picked up a bunch of books at the charity shop pre-lockdown, and this one was really for Mrs M, but I've read all the rest and this is the last one. Not bad. |  | | |
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