strawb 4385 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Think I read that about the time I read "Fucking hell, it's Paul Cannell" or whatever it's called. Two pretty different football books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 23 hours ago, Alex said: Almost finished Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson. It's so good I feel daft for taking this long to have gotten round to reading it. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 20/09/2017 at 1:36 PM, wykikitoon said: I've just got one off fleabay for £2 Have you started it yet Meenz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35602 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Tooj said: You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I went back to Game of thrones and I'm half watching through the third one, It's strange that the show is a mix of subtle differences and word for word dialogue usage from the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20780 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Tooj said: Have you started it yet Meenz? I maybe flamboyant sometimes, but I think you have just insulted Meenz I started it a couple of nights ago FWIW and it's mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22184 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 post-capitalism by paul mason. fascinating dissection of neoliberalism. @Rayvin would love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5304 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35602 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yeah but have you read it? Just reading Cruyff's My Turn at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5304 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Tbh no, my dad got me it for Christmas but I haven't even started it. Unfortunately he also got me Gordon Brown's autobiography for my bday a few days before, and I'm not someone who can just plough through books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22184 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Too much time wasted spouting shite on here tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22184 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 ...says the man with 26k posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46086 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Aye I read it last year. Good read. I'm on Morrissey's autobiography atm which is even more pompous than anyone could imagine. 20% of the way through and the giant ponce has only just left school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35602 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Aye I read it last year. Good read. I'm on Morrissey's autobiography atm which is even more pompous than anyone could imagine. 20% of the way through and the giant ponce has only just left school. That looked fucking horrific to me. Tooj was saying it's littered with unintentional Partride moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15734 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'd rather listen to Gordon Brown sing the back catalogue of the Smiths than read a page of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46086 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, Alex said: That looked fucking horrific to me. Tooj was saying it's littered with unintentional Partride moments. It's pretty bad. He clearly sees himself as a genuine literary figure rather than just some bloke who used to sing in an 80s band. He has a nice enough turn of phrase but what comes over more than anything else is what a shitty outlook he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35602 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Just now, Gemmill said: It's pretty bad. He clearly sees himself as a genuine literary figure rather than just some bloke who used to sing in an 80s band. He has a nice enough turn of phrase but what comes over more than anything else is what a shitty outlook he has. I've thought that for a while from interviews etc. I think he said he'd only let Penguin publish the book if it was released as a Pengiun Classic. They should've told him where to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22184 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 not so closet xenophobe too isn't he, these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Currently really enjoying these two, which is no surprise given they came highly recommended from people I trust: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rap-Year-Book-Important-Deconstructed/dp/1419718185 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homo-Deus-Brief-History-Tomorrow/dp/1910701874 Will try to remember to update when I finish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35602 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: not so closet xenophobe too isn't he, these days He never was, but aye, even more so these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14066 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Aye, Morrissey’s is hard work. Bit like the man himself so I suppose you could say it does a brilliant job of portraying him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20780 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Just working my way through this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0049U48IW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Quite eye opening and sad in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14066 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Speaking of "autobiographies", Norm MacDonald's is hilarious after finishing it today. He has a disclaimer at the start that basically says "This is largely how I remember it but nobody can ever remember every detail" and then proceeds to chronicle his career and life in the most fantastical, stupid way possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33893 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 10 hours ago, adios said: Currently really enjoying these two, which is no surprise given they came highly recommended from people I trust: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rap-Year-Book-Important-Deconstructed/dp/1419718185 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homo-Deus-Brief-History-Tomorrow/dp/1910701874 Will try to remember to update when I finish them. Homo deus was a struggle at times yet still interesting enough to want to plough on. (Read it vast majority of times before bed and was nodding more than churchill the dog). Basically the futures fucking bleak for most of mankind especially knackers like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22184 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Just finished the goldfinch. Best novel I’ve read in a long, long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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