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    Not long finished "how to ruin a record label" by Larry Livermore. Quite a humorous insight into the lookout record label.
    Now reading "do what you want - the story of bad religion" which is pretty much what it says it is and the story of one of the best American punk bands.


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    Currently working through The complete Sherlock Holmes by our very own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Bit of a Sherlock fan. Top notch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns View Post
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    Not a recommendation, but I am reading aloud every night after dinner a book called Silent Knit, Deadly Knit. It has 24 chapters so it is an advent book. It's a trashy murder mystery.

    There is just my wife and I but I'm enjoying reading aloud to someone.
    When I was around 30 and between wives, I had a ladyfriend who asked me to read to her. I was a bit taken aback and was surprised how intimate it felt, like I was showing a part of me that I ordinarily kept to myself (that's as well as I can explain it anyway).

    Definitely a nice thing to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    When I was around 30 and between wives, I had a ladyfriend who asked me to read to her. I was a bit taken aback and was surprised how intimate it felt, like I was showing a part of me that I ordinarily kept to myself (that's as well as I can explain it anyway).

    Definitely a nice thing to do.
    Thirded.

    My partner and I do it a lot. It perhaps harks back to childhood, if we had parents reading to us.

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    He remembered Bud Lawson. His wasn’t a face for forgetting. Angry, it belonged on a medieval church. Laidlaw had seen him angry in outrage, demanding that they bring out their proof, as if he was going to have a fist-fight with it. But he wasn’t angry now, or at least he was as near to not being angry as was possible for him – which meant his anger was displaced. It was in transit, like a lorry-load of iron, and he was looking for someone to dump it on. His jacket had been thrown on over an open-necked shirt. A [REDACTED]football-scarf was spilling out from the lapels.
    Anybody care to guess what team Bud Lawson supported?

    Brilliant bit of writing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lancs Harp View Post
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    Currently working through The complete Sherlock Holmes by our very own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Bit of a Sherlock fan. Top notch
    Possibly the comfiest, most enjoyable book reading experience in the world. Love it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by G15 Hibs View Post
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    Possibly the comfiest, most enjoyable book reading experience in the world. Love it.
    Years ago I picked up Neil Munro's "Parahandy and Other Tales" in Batgain Books or somewhere. It was well before the Gregor Fisher TV series, but a couple of my (real) West coast pals had spoken about it and I'd already visited Crinan etc. a few times, so when I saw the book for a couple of quid in the shop I thought - why not?.

    There are also stories about Erchie MacPherson (IIRC), a Glasgow waiter.

    It's definitely of it's time but great to read for 10-15 minutes at a time then just forget about it.

    It's just when you spoke about a book being comfy - it's the first thing I thought of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    Years ago I picked up Neil Munro's "Parahandy and Other Tales" in Batgain Books or somewhere. It was well before the Gregor Fisher TV series, but a couple of my (real) West coast pals had spoken about it and I'd already visited Crinan etc. a few times, so when I saw the book for a couple of quid in the shop I thought - why not?.

    There are also stories about Erchie MacPherson (IIRC), a Glasgow waiter.

    It's definitely of it's time but great to read for 10-15 minutes at a time then just forget about it.

    It's just when you spoke about a book being comfy - it's the first thing I thought of.
    Totally agree. I bought a copy in a charity shop a few years back and every so often, when I can't find anything that I want to read, I'll pick it up and read a couple of stories. Perfect for that kind of thing.

    Thinking about it's making me long for the coast, been stuck in the city for months now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    Years ago I picked up Neil Munro's "Parahandy and Other Tales" in Batgain Books or somewhere. It was well before the Gregor Fisher TV series, but a couple of my (real) West coast pals had spoken about it and I'd already visited Crinan etc. a few times, so when I saw the book for a couple of quid in the shop I thought - why not?.

    There are also stories about Erchie MacPherson (IIRC), a Glasgow waiter.

    It's definitely of it's time but great to read for 10-15 minutes at a time then just forget about it.

    It's just when you spoke about a book being comfy - it's the first thing I thought of.
    I'm like that with Wodehouse - short stories mostly, but also the novels. There's no shortage of materials!

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    I'm like that with Wodehouse - short stories mostly, but also the novels. There's no shortage of materials!
    It's funny, I'm almost certain I would really enjoy Wodehouse but for some reason I've never got round to reading any. Where's the best place to start?

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    Quote Originally Posted by G15 Hibs View Post
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    It's funny, I'm almost certain I would really enjoy Wodehouse but for some reason I've never got round to reading any. Where's the best place to start?
    There are several anthologies - the Jeeves stories, the Blandings Castle tales, the golf stories, Drones Club anthologies - my favourite. For a flavour of them all, you could try Vintage Wodehouse, edited by Richard Usborne.
    Published by Penguin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oneone73 View Post
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    There are several anthologies - the Jeeves stories, the Blandings Castle tales, the golf stories, Drones Club anthologies - my favourite. For a flavour of them all, you could try Vintage Wodehouse, edited by Richard Usborne.
    Published by Penguin.
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    Billy Connolly to publish life story?

    Reddit, reddit, reddit......

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    Finished Tim Peake's excellent book and have now moved on to "The greatest footballer you never saw".

    This book is about Robin Friday. A name a lot of you wont be familiar with but in Cardiff he is a cult hero. Was only with Cardiff for a season and moved on. A sublime talent who ultimately self destructed.

    They are making a film of the book with Sam Clafin playing Friday. The man was an absolute lunatic!!

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    This is going to hurt - Adam Kay - funny and disturbing in equal measures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nellio View Post
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    Finished Tim Peake's excellent book and have now moved on to "The greatest footballer you never saw".

    This book is about Robin Friday. A name a lot of you wont be familiar with but in Cardiff he is a cult hero. Was only with Cardiff for a season and moved on. A sublime talent who ultimately self destructed.

    They are making a film of the book with Sam Clafin playing Friday. The man was an absolute lunatic!!
    Read that recently and fair enjoyed it
    This is how it feels

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    Quote Originally Posted by nellio View Post
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    Finished Tim Peake's excellent book and have now moved on to "The greatest footballer you never saw".

    This book is about Robin Friday. A name a lot of you wont be familiar with but in Cardiff he is a cult hero. Was only with Cardiff for a season and moved on. A sublime talent who ultimately self destructed.

    They are making a film of the book with Sam Clafin playing Friday. The man was an absolute lunatic!!
    Readings finest. I lived in Berkshire for 18 years, mainly in Newbury but 5 years of it in Reading. I had never heard of him till I moved there but he is a legend there.

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    Reading The Secret History of The World by Johnathan Black.

    Fantastic read.

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    Just finished the Danny Trejo biography, what a life he has had, done so much work for his community and comes across as a person who cares about people who are struggling in life, he was in and out of jail, heroin user all from a very young age, just shows you, you don't know what is around the corner and your life can change at anytime

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    Took me a while to get round to it but just finished the blade artist. Fantastic read

    Read "The Women in the window" recently too. Was hooked.

    What next?

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    Just finished doctor socrates by Andrew downie which was thoroughly enjoyable.

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    Just started a book about a guys memoirs growing up in an Indian Reservation in the 50/60s called A Pale faced Lie by David Crow, what a read so far, the boy and his siblings suffered mental and physical abuse by his parents probably in a time when people turned a blind eye, only about 100 pages in but rally enjoying it so far.

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    I picked up Yellow Dog by Martin Amis for a quid in a charity shop the other day. I've never read anything by him and, from looking at reviews post-purchase, it's meant to be his worst book. Enjoying it ok so far, 40-odd pages in. If nothing else, Marie Curie gets a quid out it (or two quid, as I bought Armadillo by William Boyd at the same time - another writer I've never read anything by before).

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    Quote Originally Posted by G15 Hibs View Post
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    I picked up Yellow Dog by Martin Amis for a quid in a charity shop the other day. I've never read anything by him and, from looking at reviews post-purchase, it's meant to be his worst book. Enjoying it ok so far, 40-odd pages in. If nothing else, Marie Curie gets a quid out it (or two quid, as I bought Armadillo by William Boyd at the same time - another writer I've never read anything by before).
    Haven't read Armadillo but I highly recommend William Boyd's Any Human Heart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nonshinyfinish View Post
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    Haven't read Armadillo but I highly recommend William Boyd's Any Human Heart.
    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by G15 Hibs View Post
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    I picked up Yellow Dog by Martin Amis for a quid in a charity shop the other day. I've never read anything by him and, from looking at reviews post-purchase, it's meant to be his worst book. Enjoying it ok so far, 40-odd pages in. If nothing else, Marie Curie gets a quid out it (or two quid, as I bought Armadillo by William Boyd at the same time - another writer I've never read anything by before).
    Money was an enjoyable book. Only one of his I've read though, which suggests I didn't love it enough to go and track down his other books.

    If anyone enjoys travel books then I can recommend the following:

    Around the world in 80 trains.

    Tears at La Bombanera (this is about travelling around South America, watching football games).

    Both were really enjoyable.

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    Reading ‘The Cocaine Diaries’ by Paul Keany & Jeff Farrell at the moment. It’s about an Irish guy (Paul Keany) who gets caught smuggling drugs in Venezuela & gets locked up in Los Teques prison, it’s basically a diary of his experience.

    Halfway through it just now and it’s pretty good, sounds absolutely mental.
    If you enjoy this sort of thing try Marching Powder by Rusty Young. About an English smuggler who gets caught and locked up in Bolivia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godsahibby View Post
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    If you enjoy this sort of thing try Marching Powder by Rusty Young. About an English smuggler who gets caught and locked up in Bolivia.
    Aye I’ve read that one too, enjoyed it.

    ‘El Infierno’ by Pieter Tritton is decent too. That one’s in Ecuador.
    PERSEVERE
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    To not give up.
    To go the distance.
    To stop at nothing.

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    Just finished Porno. Good read. Bought a few more IW books so I'll return to them over the coming months

    Started The Lincoln Lawyer tonight after watching the series on Netflix

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    The Reckoning by John Grisham. This is a slight departure from the normal legal thriller by one of the experts. There are courtroom scenes but they're a sideline to a family saga that takes in small town life in the deep south and World War Two. It's intense stuff. Gripping.

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