JFK Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Spanish Civil War?I've read it. Aye, the Spanish civil war is fascinating stuff. Spotted this great video on you tube about a month back with a great short speech about 4 minutes in from one of the members of the international brigades. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VoEJqS7VqQ Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 The Dice Man - brutal novel about a guy who decides to let the throw of a dice make his decisions in life for him. Aye, read that. It ends up being a sort of cult and a way of life. My type of book. Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 lemme guess...Dan Brown is the Aldi equivalent of authors? I like Aldi. You get some nice cold meats and beers. Dan Brown is a bit vending machine. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 lemme guess...Dan Brown is the Aldi equivalent of authors? Lets just say its no great shock if you really do only read Dan Brown and Jeffery Archer and leave it at that. Regardless please don't derail yet another thread MT. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 So, in short...you take a swipe at my character and then ask me to step back? Yes please. Link to comment
diamondsr4ever Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 So, in short...you take a swipe at my character and then ask me to step back? what do you like about DB? Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 what do you like about DB? Oh dinna! Anyone read all the Man Booker Winners?I'd love to do that if I had the time. Link to comment
tup Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Sounds good, I might purchase and peruse. It's a pity it wasn't actually called "Scots invented England" Just buy a used copy, from Amazon, cheaply. It's a fascinating read. Link to comment
tup Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I like Aldi. You've little option, binraking notwithstanding. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Just buy a used copy, from Amazon, cheaply. It's a fascinating read. Amazon is magic for picking up used books in almost mint condition.Costs peanuts. Link to comment
tup Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Amazon is magic for picking up used books in almost mint condition.Costs peanuts. Aye, although a lot of them have taken to ripping the eyes out of you for postage, rather than the book itself. Sharks. Link to comment
diamondsr4ever Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 haha ok, ill indulge you that favour. i love, first of all, his imagination. its borne from fact and he adds his own little twists and eccentricities to it its the first book ive read where i literally couldnt put it down as i wanted to find out what happened i believe "page turner" is the correct term what do you NOT like about him? cant comment, havent read any of his books Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Aye, although a lot of them have taken to ripping the eyes out of you for postage, rather than the book itself. Sharks. The missus has some frequent flyer deal wi them and seems to get free postage most o the time. Nae sure o the deal to be honest but could be worth you having a lookie. Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 You've little option, binraking notwithstanding. Harsh, but true. Link to comment
tup Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Harsh, but true. Sorry buck, I do harsh very well. I'll send you a Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Sorry buck, I do harsh very well. I'll send you a Link to comment
bonzodaddy73 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ian M Banks. The Player of Games. Is very good if you like a bit of sci fi.Also enjoy reading Tom Clancy. All that cold war stuff is great. The Bear and the Dragon,is very good. China invade Russia looking for oil and gold. Good time killer... Link to comment
bonzodaddy73 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 soooo why ask me what i liked about him then?If its any consolation MT. I have read all the Dan Browns. There good page turning fun. Link to comment
amancalledbuck Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 If its any consolation MT. I have read all the Dan Browns. There good page turning fun. Pick up any spelling tips? Link to comment
Ron1903 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Not really into reading unless its on a train/plane journey, sitting at the beach etc but really enjoyed most of Irvine Welsh's novels. Reading this thread though I am quite interested in trying a few of the Russian ones, visited Moscow and St petersburg last year and loved it so quite interested in reading up a bit about the place. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 why this crazy fascination with books? whats wrong with dvds and computer games? 1 Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 The Dice Man - brutal novel about a guy who decides to let the throw of a dice make his decisions in life for him. i've got two of those: chinease - indian - pizza - kebab - burger - sandwich beer - wine - brandy - gin - whisky - cocktails 1 Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Got "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini from a girl at work today. She is tidy so I'll say I enjoyed it regardless.I'm a shallow sleaze. Actually looks like it could be good though. Link to comment
Psychedelic_Shoegazer Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've become somewhat of a music anorak over the years and kinda stopped reading fiction years ago in favour of music culture books and biographies etc - off the top o' ma heid I would say 'Kane and Abel' by Jeffrey Archer and 'Glue' by Irvine Welsh though. I remember reading a great book for my Higher English RPR years ago about an Ayrshire mining town and its football team's quest for the Junior Cup final but I can't for the life of me remember what it's called! In terms of musical reads, I would strongly recommend 'The Ballad Of Gram Parsons And His Cosmic American Music' and 'Hand Me My Travellin' Shoes: In Search Of Blind Willie McTell' - both great biographies as well as historical accounts of the blues and country music and world events etc. Link to comment
diamondsr4ever Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 soooo why ask me what i liked about him then? are you as feel as you make out? you said youve read his books, I asked what you liked about him Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Someone close to me a few weeks back made a passing comment about how I don't read enough so since then I downloaded Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice and Little Women onto my ipod and horsed through them. It's great to be reading again and I think it's helping me sleep better. Especially loved Anna Karenina, magnificent. The thought of War and Peace terrifies me though. I decided to read classics as I was embarrased when I compared what I had read to some of my mates. I think next I might go for Rebecca or Jane Eyre. When I was younger I read loads, 1984 was and still is my absolute favourite. I never saw the big deal with Catcher in the Rye, although I think if I had read it as a teenager first instead of in my mid 20s I would have thought differently. I didn't read too much of the classics when I was younger preferring to read non fiction international relations type books. I have however read the bible and the Koran (albeit accompanied by A Dummies Guide to...) Link to comment
bonzodaddy73 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Pick up any spelling tips?On. Why? Link to comment
OddJob Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've got quite a few books in my flat but admit i haven't read them in years but i really should. I'm very interested in World War 2 stuff and i bought "The Assassination of Reinard Heydrich", which if anyone has seen the film Operation Daybreak will know roughly about this story. Two that i did like from school days were The Pigman by Paul Zindel and a classic, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm nae a huge fan o these ebooks. I like the idea of having a book as a large amount of our lives are spent in front of a pc or phone.I also like the smell of books. I've just started The Kite Runner (34 pages in) so far pretty good. Link to comment
DD1903 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Im a fan of Joseph wambaugh's stuff. very cleverly written books. Link to comment
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