grasshopper 0 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 the wasp factory by iain banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. Basically, if the Axis powers had won WWII. I've heard of it, is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. Basically, if the Axis powers had won WWII. I've heard of it, is it any good? I'll let you know. I love his books though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. Basically, if the Axis powers had won WWII. I've heard of it, is it any good? I'll let you know. I love his books though. One I've missed as well. Will get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. Basically, if the Axis powers had won WWII. I've heard of it, is it any good? I'll let you know. I love his books though. Alex, you will probably have to search to find them but John Birmingham's trilogy, World War 2.1 - 2.3 are worth a read. Similar sort of scenario but based around how WWII would have changed through the influence of 21 century technology falling into the hands of both the Allies and the Axis powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just started 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K. Dick. Basically, if the Axis powers had won WWII. I've heard of it, is it any good? I'll let you know. I love his books though. Alex, you will probably have to search to find them but John Birmingham's trilogy, World War 2.1 - 2.3 are worth a read. Similar sort of scenario but based around how WWII would have changed through the influence of 21 century technology falling into the hands of both the Allies and the Axis powers. Cheers. I've got a big pile of books to work through (as ever) but I'll keep them in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Porno. The Trainspotting follow up by Irving Welsh not just thumbing my way through my jazz mag collection. Probably the first book I've read in the last five years excluding 1001 Films To See Before You Die. Really enjoying it so far but it really just makes me want to watch Trainspotting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 William Faulkner - As I Lay Dying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I've just finished Marley & Me! by John Grogan. It's ok a bit of a chuckle in parts, wacky and other dog owners would probably enjoy it as it's a non fiction account of a family and their dog, it puts things into perspective about pets being family members, etc. Halfway through The man in the high castle, your fault Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 What are you reading thread - Toontastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Porno. The Trainspotting follow up by Irving Welsh not just thumbing my way through my jazz mag collection. Probably the first book I've read in the last five years excluding 1001 Films To See Before You Die. Really enjoying it so far but it really just makes me want to watch Trainspotting again. Read Filth by the same author. It wasn't that bad. Currently reading: The Razor's Edge - Somerset Maugham A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson The Templars - (can't recall the author at the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20712 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Bleed it Black by Ian Rankin The Rebus series is fecking mint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott. Class so far (about two thirds of the way through). The Man in the High Castle was quality btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 The Man in the High Castle is quality btw. choon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Home Run. Throughout the Second World War, thousands found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi occupied Europe - soldiers were left stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen flying operations against the Germans were blasted out of the sky by flak and fighters. They were alone and on the run in enemy territory with just one goal - to get back to Britain and to safety. Some made solitary treks through hundreds of miles of enemy territory, others attempted precarious sea crossings in stolen boats. Many placed their lives in the hands of brave civilians who risked the wrath of a brutal regime if they dared to offer assistance. Life for the evaders hung in the balance and if they were to survive they had to rely on guile and sheer luck. John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the dramatic story of the heroes who made it home ...and those who did not Amazing how brave these people were. Makes you wonder what you would do. Hats off to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20712 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Jimbo Looks like The Damned United may get turned into a film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Nearly finished 'And They Wonder Why We Drink' by Billy Furious. It's ok but nowt special. Not as good as 'A Mag For All Seasons'. It does have some great bits in it though, not least a damning attack on Allardyce and everything he stands for and a realistic and unsentimental view of SBR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Half way through my Cosa Nostra book. Turns out they were pretty brutal back in the day in Sicily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Nearly finished 'And They Wonder Why We Drink' by Billy Furious. It's ok but nowt special. Not as good as 'A Mag For All Seasons'. It does have some great bits in it though, not least a damning attack on Allardyce and everything he stands for and a realistic and unsentimental view of SBR. I get the feeling Kriss Knights is beginning to believe the hype surrounding his jottings in The Mag. I have to say I haven't read ATWWWD - due to the reasons in the first sentence. Almost finished 1 out of 10 by Peter Hyman. Hyman was a speech writer/advisor to Tony Blair/New Labour for ten years, or so, before leaving to take up a job at an inner-London comp (he wanted to see how things actually were at the coal face). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Nearly finished 'And They Wonder Why We Drink' by Billy Furious. It's ok but nowt special. Not as good as 'A Mag For All Seasons'. It does have some great bits in it though, not least a damning attack on Allardyce and everything he stands for and a realistic and unsentimental view of SBR. I get the feeling Kriss Knights is beginning to believe the hype surrounding his jottings in The Mag. I have to say I haven't read ATWWWD - due to the reasons in the first sentence. Almost finished 1 out of 10 by Peter Hyman. Hyman was a speech writer/advisor to Tony Blair/New Labour for ten years, or so, before leaving to take up a job at an inner-London comp (he wanted to see how things actually were at the coal face). Aye, I get the feeling he's trying to be too clever, although the 2nd book is meant to be the hardest. When he writes about the football it's excellent but when he's on about other stuff it's pretty cringeworthy in its attempts to make you laugh. Read 'The Martian Chronicles' by Ray Bradbury before that which was different class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Just finished 'The Damned Utd' A superb book. Moving on to Sir Bobby's ''Farewell, but not goodbye' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I'm a reading how we won the Ashes in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 About 100 pages in 'The Kite Runner'. Very good so far. The Billy Furious book remained a let-down btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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