A jolly good read?

[arklowolf]

Anyone like Tony Parsons? 'Man and Boy', 'Man and Wife' etc. I find him very easy to relate too, very 'British' and very relevant - small observations which mean something.. Easy to understand.
Other than that I like Mario Puzo, very snappy dialogue which keeps you turning the page - 'Fools Die' is a good one, 'The fourth K' another.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Squeeze has been charging round the charity shops trying to pick up teapots as part of our wedding theme (don't ask - I don't do spoilers without her permission) and I have taken to scanning the shelves in them to pass the time. Picked up Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth for 95p, and I am looking forward to giving that a go. Also got a nice compilation of the original Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes as printed in the Strand Magazine for 50p. Bargain.

My entire year of reading is pretty much booked now, Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones, my entire Terry Pratchett collection plus those two will keep me going.

 

[visage]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Happy-Depressive-Political-ebook/dp/B006OM79MU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331293434&sr=8-1

 

[Hereford Wolf]

I think it needs to go down in price before I can consider looking at it.

 

[Langers]

I MUST buy this book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Left-H...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331835396&sr=1-1

 

[Langers]

I mentioned on the Goggle Box thread that there was a documentary about a British soldier who survived countless horrors in WWII, including working on the Death railway, being torpedoed whilst in the hold of a hellship and even the Nagasaki bomb.

Anyway - I bought the book that the documentary was about - it's absolutely breathtaking reading. The most harrowing account of the war I think I've ever read, and I'm absolutely amazed he survived. I also didn't realise quite how cruel the Japanese were. Quite shocking stuff.

I'd thoroughly recommend it to anyone with an interest in WWII.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Forgott...2571/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337195042&sr=8-1

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

I am currently reading Life by Keith Richards and i have to say it's a revelation and nothing like the drug induced goobledy gook i expected.

For all you guitar players on the forum, this has to be a book for you. His discussions on guitar playing and guitar players is too deep at times for me, (i play the spoons) but i'm sure you guys will understand and get a lot out of it.

A jolly good read it is, and a great insight into the Stones.

 

[Langers]

I read that last year Pav - really enjoyed it too. He's famous for using open G tuning - I had a try after I read that book and it makes a hell of a difference when playing stuff like Honky Tonk Woman.

I thought it was one of the most honest autobiographies I've read - the polar opposite to Diego 'why the fuck is everyone against me coz I'm ace' Maradona.

 

[James]

I am Currently reading Girl, Interrupted by susanna Keyson. It's a really good book, just takes a while to get your head around it.

 

[Langers]

I am Currently reading Girl, Interrupted by susanna Keyson. It's a really good book, just takes a while to get your head around it.

Is that the one the film is based on?

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

I read that last year Pav - really enjoyed it too. He's famous for using open G tuning - I had a try after I read that book and it makes a hell of a difference when playing stuff like Honky Tonk Woman.

I thought it was one of the most honest autobiographies I've read - the polar opposite to Diego 'why the fuck is everyone against me coz I'm ace' Maradona.

I've tried that open G tuning on the spoons, but the bloody strawberries keep falling off.
You're spot on about the book though i'm about halfway and thoroughly enjoying it, certainly is honest, to the point of being highly revealing re Brian Jones, and a few of the women around at the time.

 

[Langers]

I've tried that open G tuning on the spoons, but the bloody strawberries keep falling off.

:icon_lol:

He hasn't done too badly, woman-wise. His current wife is absolutely STUNNING. (Well, she was when they first met, not sure what she's like now. Or if they're still married).

 

[FrankMunro-371]

I am currently wading my way through, "The Burden of Doubt" by Angela Dracup. I picked it up from the charity shop in Louth. I am not normally too keen on these murder investigations, but this is not a bad book at all.
Recently read "Final Flight" by Stephen Coonts. A cracking little read.

 

[PabloWolfo]

Just this morning ordered Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz, which promises to be a decent read.

 

[Mrs Tisi]

Nineteen Twenty One by Adam Thorpe, beautifully written, and his description of the horrors of WW1 are very harrowing.

 

[nimrod]

ray bradbury RIP - fahrenheit 451 & something wicked this way comes - two of my favourite books.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Just read Bullfighting by Roddy Doyle, a collection of short stories. Typically brilliant from Doyle, not much I can say other than that, he really is one of my favourite authors. It was nice to read a book of short stories again too

 

[Stan Hullis]

Started a new book yesterday.

The Biography of Warren Buffet and it is over 1000 pages long. Should keep me occupied for a while!

 

[So Long Architect]

Just finishing up Cider With Roadies, Stuart Maconies musical memoir. Very funny.

 

[Lupine Howl]

I'm reading The Iliad at the moment. It's something that I have always wanted to read, but, until now, never quite got round to. I must admit, although there's quite a bit of repetition, it's much more readable than I imagined it would be.