Admin Bebo Posted August 14, 2020 Admin Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, styrofoamplates said: I read a fair bit. Probably more than I watch TV. Depends on the mood, but like a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Even though I listen to a lot of podcasts, I have never been able to get into audiobooks. Just don't appeal. But I also said I'd never get a Kindle as I liked the feel of a proper book. Since I got my Kindle about four years ago I haven't paid for a book since. All available free on the interweb. Magic! I have a hard time retaining and absorbing what i've read from digital books. Physical books no bother, but the moment it's digitised i have fuck all recall. Certainly much cheaper though! Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Aye I'm old fashioned when it comes to books. Plus I read to help me sleep and reading on a screen keeps me awake for hours. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 But if they're free then I could be tempted Link to comment
Redforever86 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, aberdeen1970 said: But if they're free then I could be tempted Aye but remember yir wife is free but nae body is tempted. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Love a good book and read all the usual Scottish authors and such like. Also like a good history book but not one for autobiographies. Old fashioned as well and prefer actual books as opposed to a kindle. Link to comment
Chewie37 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Redforever86 said: Aye but remember yir wife is free but nae body is tempted. Could happily flick through to get to the ending though.......... Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, Chewie37 said: Could happily flick through to get to the ending though.......... As long as it is a happy finish 1 Link to comment
DD1903 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 21 hours ago, Henry said: Currently reading a book about some Hibs fan who supports Hearts for a season. Not sure why. The author seems a bit of a wank. Not sure why you're reading it, why he did it, or both? Link to comment
Sooper-hanz Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 How does it end? Does the cunt end up getting a game for them in the lower divisions? Link to comment
styrofoamplates Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Finished this last night: 'NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW' Cracking read if you were into wrestling and the Monday Night Wars at that time. But also insightful in terms of business.You spunk a load of money to chase success and get it over the competition. But then you overspend, take your eye off the ball and the product turns shit, meaning your competitor can overtake you and then buy you and put you out of business. Also the cover is a cracking photo of Morag tossing Tup's salad. Link to comment
thedandydon Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Bought a Kindle years ago but it rarely gets used these days. Was useful when I was commuting up and down the railways but since then just preferred the real paper and ink deal. Im not the speediest of readers but probably get through a couple of books a month. mostly historical fiction/non-fiction or sci-fi/fantasy stuff. Just about to get stuck into a few Alistair Maclean novels (Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone..) Link to comment
Henry Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, thedandydon said: Im not the speediest of readers but probably get through a couple of books a month. @Bluto10 reads approximately double that amount. Link to comment
Henry Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Started this last night. Link to comment
Henry Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Similar tale to The Perfect Storm then. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 43 minutes ago, Henry said: @Bluto10 reads approximately double that amount. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Anyone read the Inspector McLean series of books by James Oswald? Edinburgh based detective with a touch of the paranormal about them - well worth a read if not already done so. Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 9:57 PM, Henry said: Started this last night. They don’t look very black Link to comment
Clydeside_Sheep Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 3:32 PM, Sooper-hanz said: Beekeeper of Aleppo . Listened to the audio version whilst walking. Really good ? I read that as "whilst wanking" - I thought, "ooh, it must be quite racy". Link to comment
Sooper-hanz Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Freudian slip CS? ? Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Last book of the Uthred of bebbanburg "Last Kingdom" series has just been released - looking forward to reading it but also disappointed that it's the last one of what has been a brilliant series of books. Link to comment
Sooper-hanz Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Where the Crawdad's Sing. The best book I've read in many a while. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, rocket_scientist said: ?????????????? You didn't mention you were 14. Stunted development. Thick cunt. What makes you say that ? 1 Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 11 hours ago, For Fecks Sake said: What makes you say that ? He's a dickhead, he can't help himself. It's a form of tourettes. 1 Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just started "The way of all flesh" by Ambrose Parry which is a pseudonym for a joint collaboration between Christopher Brookmyer and his wife Marisa Haetzman. Set in Edinburgh in 1840 around medicine and murder. So far so good. Aberdeen city features in a lot of his standalone books in the Jack Parlabane series and it's not overly positive either! Link to comment
Laichomoray Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 About to start 'The Rational Optimist' by Matt Ridley.Unlikely to have much affect on a dour N/E fud but see how it goes... Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Grays Babylon 1875 said: In Warsaw, during the summer of 1933, Polish Jews boycotted German-made goods, and Jewish students threw stink bombs in cinemas showing German films.' So they started it? Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Reading the latest Ian Rankin / Rebus book "A song for dark times". Another excellent installment of the globally acclaimed Edinburgh Detective Series. Well written, good story and all the usual characters - well worth a read. Link to comment
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