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[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?
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TheJasperCo
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Homo Deus by Yuval N Harari. A very thought-provoking book that I'm hoping to finish before going on holiday next month, so I can sink my teeth into some new material.
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
- 8,354
The way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
KingKev
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Good tip - thanks
pearl
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I rarely get time to read....I try on the train then I fall asleep.....
I find other passengers conversations too interesting on the train
I find other passengers conversations too interesting on the train
The blokes:
Just come back from Lanzerotty.
Lovely it was.
Lanzerotty?
Yeah.
A week.
More than that can be a bit....
Yeah.
Lanzerotty, Eh?
Yeah.
I'd been thinking about Lanzerotty myself.....
The ladies:
Well and then I said to her, I said, well if you really feel like that, and then, you know, well, I didn't know what to say. You know what I think? When I said to her earlier about the other week, well, oh I know what your thinking, so I said.....
Without my iPod I'd have blood on my hands, so help me I would.
pearl
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The blokes:
Just come back from Lanzerotty.
Lovely it was.
Lanzerotty?
Yeah.
A week.
More than that can be a bit....
Yeah.
Lanzerotty, Eh?
Yeah.
I'd been thinking about Lanzerotty myself.....
The ladies:
Well and then I said to her, I said, well if you really feel like that, and then, you know, well, I didn't know what to say. You know what I think? When I said to her earlier about the other week, well, oh I know what your thinking, so I said.....
Without my iPod I'd have blood on my hands, so help me I would.
Ah, but my fellow travellers are a mix of uni students, college students and six formers ..... the chat is a lot more interesting believe me
Ah, but my fellow travellers are a mix of uni students, college students and six formers ..... the chat is a lot more interesting believe me
And I am Victor Meldrew
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,033
And I am Victor Meldrew
As Kenny Everett as Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name said: "Do you want to buy a blanket?"
Back to books, 'Motherland' by Jo McMillan about the GDR.
Fitzcarraldo
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- Nov 12, 2010
- 960
Currently reading: The Man on Devil's Island by Ruth Harris. It's a history of the Dreyfus affair. 150 pages in and it is well written, but it is probably too detailed for my level of interest.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
I’ve just finished The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow.
Cracking book about the narco wars of the 70s-80s, including CIA involvement in political assassinations, corruption etc.
I’m going to start the sequel, The Cartel now.
Cracking book about the narco wars of the 70s-80s, including CIA involvement in political assassinations, corruption etc.
I’m going to start the sequel, The Cartel now.
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
- 1,259
The blokes:
Just come back from Lanzerotty.
Lovely it was.
Lanzerotty?
Yeah.
A week.
More than that can be a bit....
Yeah.
Lanzerotty, Eh?
Yeah.
I'd been thinking about Lanzerotty myself.....
The ladies:
Well and then I said to her, I said, well if you really feel like that, and then, you know, well, I didn't know what to say. You know what I think? When I said to her earlier about the other week, well, oh I know what your thinking, so I said.....
Without my iPod I'd have blood on my hands, so help me I would.
But blokes who get on (or off) at Haywards Heath, in very LOUD voices: "yah but on the 4th hole I hit this A-MAZING chip out of the bunker, dropped straight onto the green and I putted for an eagle"
Or, "Yah so the bonus just came in so it would be wrong not to go large and have the 4 litre turbo-diesel four wheel drive (natch) in opalescent white".
erkan
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"Mystery Spinner" by Gideon Haigh.
Jack Iverson was for 4 years the best spin bowler in the world.
Brilliant story.
Shortlisted for the Willam Hill and voted Cricket Book of the Year.
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Jack Iverson was for 4 years the best spin bowler in the world.
Brilliant story.
Shortlisted for the Willam Hill and voted Cricket Book of the Year.
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
thedonkeycentrehalf
Retired
- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,610
Currently reading Harry Findlay - Gambling for Life. Only part way through but very interesting for those who like a punt. Also plenty of references to our Chairman who was a friend of Findlay's in the early days.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Beatlebone by Kevin Barry, a novel about John Lennon retreating to an Irish island (that he bought in real life) in 1976. A very unconventional structure for a book, but some fantastic prose contained within. Barry nails Lennon's dialogue.
Make sure you read The Force after that.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Sniper One, by Sgt Dan Mills, about a British sniper unit deployed in Southern Iraq around 2004. Very good so far.
Even Andy McNab raves about it.
Even Andy McNab raves about it.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Brideshead Revisited - not sure how many times I've read this but superb
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,033
Sounds good. I might have to check it out. Let's hope it contains less fabrication than Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,033
Good for you Beachy. One I must get around to reading.