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A jolly good read?

Haven't read it tbh. Maribou wasn't too bad, though a bit weird. I didn't fully engage with Filth either. Again, it was ok rather than brilliant. I do have a particular affection for the Trainspotting/Porno/Skagboys collection. In my opinion, skagboys really is the best out of the lot, and probably the best he's written. He can be very hit and miss I suspect.

Currently reading Stephen Kings different season. Part 1 is Rita Hayworth & the Shawshank Redemption. Amazing that such a brilliant film comes from just over 100 pages of text...
 
Are you going to give The Blade Artist a read LJ?

I thought Acid house and Ecstasy was ok at the time (in more ways than one!) I really liked Filth and I thought whilst Porno was ok it was certainly the weakest of the Leith books I've read.

I've never read a Stephen King book, will have to give one a try out sometime
 
I wasn't aware of it mate, but seeing your post, and a very quick google has made me put it on the "to buy" list. It'll probably end up being a christmas pressie request or similar. I liked Acid House. I enjoyed Ecstasy more.

Stephen King can be great, but imo a lot of his books are cracking until the last 100 pages. His endings are, generally, godawful. It's like he has a brilliant idea, runs with it, but has no idea how to finish it. When he gets it right though, he can be really good. The Green Mile, 11.22.63, The Girl who loved Tom Gordon, Cujo and probably Needful Things are the better books I've read. One of the best things he's written is On Writing (imo).

The Family Guy clip of him is a bit true sometimes.
 
Finished Kenny Sansom's autobiography. It's actually rather sad - not particularly well written, and not as revealing as I'd maybe have liked, but he had SO much going for him, and to see how he ends up is tragic. All down to addiction and not really knowing how to cope following retirement from the game. By the end, he admitted that his marriage was over and had just completed rehab for his alcoholism, but seemed to have a new goal in life and was determined to clean his act up.

I had a quick search online after I finished it to see what he's been up to in the years since the book was published (2008 I think) and I was shocked to see just how much worse it seems to have got for him. Just so incredibly sad as he was such a talented player and a devoted family man.
 
The Tin Ring by Zdenka Fantlova

The story of a young Jewish Czech woman whose whole family was sent to a ghetto before being sent on to Auschwitz and eventually Bergen Belsen. Throughout her ordeal, she kept a tin ring given to her by her boyfriend (who was also sent away, but to a different concentration camp).

Incredibly moving, extremely well written - I got through this book in about 3 days which for me is very fast indeed. I believe there's a stage play based on this book, which I'd never heard of before. I just saw it in the library and thought it looked interesting.
 
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Based around the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the mid-70s, it follows the fictionalised lives of the would-be killers and other connected people both before and after the event. It's a mad violent journey through the Jamaican ghettos. Not an easy read as there's a lot of patois to get your head around but gripping from start to finish.
 
Newbridge Wolf said:
Are you going to give The Blade Artist a read LJ?

I thought Acid house and Ecstasy was ok at the time (in more ways than one!) I really liked Filth and I thought whilst Porno was ok it was certainly the weakest of the Leith books I've read.

I've never read a Stephen King book, will have to give one a try out sometime
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Stephen King is one of my favourite authors. He has written so many superb books. The Stand is his best offering in my opinion.
 
Patient H. M. Fascinating and disturbing in parts.
 
I finally finished the Song of Fire and Ice series a few weeks ago (well, all that is available so far) after 7 1/2 months of back to back reading. I absolutely loved Book 1 but it became a bit of a chore as the books wore on and it's a bit of a relief to be reading something else now.

I am currently most of the way through Scott Smith's A Simple Plan. It's a really good, quick, easy read about some guys who find an abandoned plane with a bag of cash on it and they hatch a plan to keep the money. There is a film of it but I haven't seen it.

Not sure what I'll read after this. I have a backlog that has built up while I was reading the Game of Thrones books. I might go with a Jack Reacher book as I think I need another easy read that I can fly through pretty easily.
 
Tyrannosaurus Dan said:
I finally finished the Song of Fire and Ice series a few weeks ago (well, all that is available so far) after 7 1/2 months of back to back reading. I absolutely loved Book 1 but it became a bit of a chore as the books wore on and it's a bit of a relief to be reading something else now.

I am currently most of the way through Scott Smith's A Simple Plan. It's a really good, quick, easy read about some guys who find an abandoned plane with a bag of cash on it and they hatch a plan to keep the money. There is a film of it but I haven't seen it.

Not sure what I'll read after this. I have a backlog that has built up while I was reading the Game of Thrones books. I might go with a Jack Reacher book as I think I need another easy read book that I can fly through pretty easily.
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I've not read the book, but I'd recommend the film of A Simple Plan. It's very good.
 
The film is brilliant. You're mad if you haven't seen it yet!
 
Tyrannosaurus Dan said:
I finally finished the Song of Fire and Ice series a few weeks ago (well, all that is available so far) after 7 1/2 months of back to back reading. I absolutely loved Book 1 but it became a bit of a chore as the books wore on and it's a bit of a relief to be reading something else now.

I am currently most of the way through Scott Smith's A Simple Plan. It's a really good, quick, easy read about some guys who find an abandoned plane with a bag of cash on it and they hatch a plan to keep the money. There is a film of it but I haven't seen it.

Not sure what I'll read after this. I have a backlog that has built up while I was reading the Game of Thrones books. I might go with a Jack Reacher book as I think I need another easy read that I can fly through pretty easily.
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I can relate to this post. I read Simon Schama's history of britain books, and the 3rd was definitely a chore. I was worried when I started the red riding quartet I'd have similar, but raced through them, and finished all 4 in 4 weeks.

I'm hoping to read 20 books before christmas. I should finish Stephen Kings Different Seasons this week.
 
Pittpenguinbabe said:
Patient H. M. Fascinating and disturbing in parts.
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That's the one where the bloke has a botched lobotomy done by his grandad,was recommended in the times(ooh get me all flash) and thought it looked interesting,I'll keep an eye out for that ta
 
Keef said:
That's the one where the bloke has a botched lobotomy done by his grandad,was recommended in the times(ooh get me all flash) and thought it looked interesting,I'll keep an eye out for that ta
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Well worth a read Keef.
 
Probably skip the anti-Semite section of the pack tbf ;)
 
Simon Day - They Really Were Marvellous Times

Always liked Simon Day - some of his characters on the Fast Show were amongst my favourites (Competitive Dad being his best). I had no idea he had such a bad time when he was growing up, including being homeless and spending time in borstal. This is a really good read - interesting and bloody funny in places as well.
 
Just finished The Crazy Gang by Save Bassett and Wally Downes.

The proper story of the Crazy Gang as they were so pissed off with the TV documentary about it.

One of the best and funniest football books I've ever read. Some hilarious anecdotes - they were a bunch of absolute fucking nutters as they were going up through the divisions between 1977 and 1986.

Thoroughly recommended. The bit with Dave Beasant and June Whitfield - :icon_lol:
 
Just finished Cujo and intend reading more earlier books from Stephen King.
 
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