tongue_tied_danny Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 12 hours ago, Taxman said: I read the reviews for that a while back, anyone for Pervitin??? It's made me want to try some. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Looking to do a bit of reading into "Red Clydeside" and also the Spanish Civil War. Anyone got anything they could recommend on either subject? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 6 hours ago, Ross. said: Looking to do a bit of reading into "Red Clydeside" and also the Spanish Civil War. Anyone got anything they could recommend on either subject? Antony Beevor wrote a pretty decent Spanish Civil War book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimter-boys Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Looking to do a bit of reading into "Red Clydeside" and also the Spanish Civil War. Anyone got anything they could recommend on either subject? Laurie Lees autobiographical one on it is a good read 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimter-boys Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just read starter for ten by Andy Nicholls great read, laugh out loud funny at times as well would highly recomend- a lot better than the film as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I mainly read fitba books. Scottish ones mostly. Last completed one was about Berwick Rangers, which disappointingly turned out not to be a history of the club. Currently reading a Miller's Tale, autobiography of Willie. Decent enough but didn't really need to be ghost written... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Dwarf_Posse Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Anyone recommend any decent horrors to get on my kindle? Read the vast majority of King etc. Looking for something just a little different. Quite enjoyed this book. Head Full of Ghosts, a bit of an Exorcist theme.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Head_Full_of_Ghosts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimter-boys Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I mainly read fitba books. Scottish ones mostly. Last completed one was about Berwick Rangers, which disappointingly turned out not to be a history of the club. Currently reading a Miller's Tale, autobiography of Willie. Decent enough but didn't really need to be ghost written... Gazzas autobiography was a very good read, so was Zlatans both different from your normal football autobiographical stuff can't think of any Scottish ones i've read apart from a Hearts best eleven one and the Derelk Ferguson one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories. A funny and insightful look into the history and experiences of the punk band NOFX. Brilliant read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Ben reading Carl Hiaasen's "Bad Monkey". Unexpected but welcome use of "Thundercunt". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Chimter-boys said: Gazzas autobiography was a very good read, so was Zlatans both different from your normal football autobiographical stuff can't think of any Scottish ones i've read apart from a Hearts best eleven one and the Derelk Ferguson one Heartfelt by Aidan Smith is a terrific read. A Hibee who follows Hearts for a season... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The Terror by Dan Simmons is a fictional telling of the lost Franklin expedition to the Artic. The two ships get stuck in the ice for two years and the crew struggle to survivor. There is also a creature out on the ice which occasionally attacks and kills some of the crew. It reminded me a lot of the film The Thing and the book is being turned into a TV show by AMC. The book is overly long, at over 700 pages and would have been better if it cut down on some of the very detailed descriptions of ships. In saying that, I really enjoyed this book and is worth seeking out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, Jack Burton said: The Terror by Dan Simmons is a fictional telling of the lost Franklin expedition to the Artic. The two ships get stuck in the ice for two years and the crew struggle to survivor. There is also a creature out on the ice which occasionally attacks and kills some of the crew. It reminded me a lot of the film The Thing and the book is being turned into a TV show by AMC. The book is overly long, at over 700 pages and would have been better if it cut down on some of the very detailed descriptions of ships. In saying that, I really enjoyed this book and is worth seeking out. I've read quite a few of Simmons books and liked most of them but he does overdo it a tad, his books are always pretty big. Carrion Comfort and the Hyperion Cantos are very different books to The Terror but they are also brilliant reads. I'd credit the Hyperion Cantos with sparking a deep interest in science fiction novels and Carrion Comfort is just plain disturbing with it's 'Mind Vampires'. I'd give Drood a miss though, that's my least favorite of his books. Hyperion is often cited as science fiction Canterbury Tales as it's mainly about travellers giving their backstories, there's one story in particular (Sol Weintraubs) which I'll never forget. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Let's see, what have I read this year All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. Nice. About horses and that. The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy. A desolate journey through the limits of human resilience. I think it's hopeful. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. Patronising shite. Give better books to your weans. The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole. Quota fulfilment before mixed race couples in adverts were a thing. But it made the Crimean War seem nice and jolly, so that's something. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. Enthralling. As high-octane an experience reading as the journey itself is, was, whatever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Carl Hiaasen - Bad Monkey. Thanks to folk on here for suggesting it. I'd forgotten all about him until recently. Reading about the Florida Keys takes the chill off a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 No Mean City, a fictional tale of the razor gangs from The Gorbals in the 1920s. My mum got it for my Christmas and I must say I'd never heard of it before although it seems quite a famous book relating to Glasgow history. Really enjoyed it although it was pretty obvious what was going to happen. The portrayal of life in the Glasgow slums at that time was brutal but clearly truthful. Also the name of the Taggart theme which is also quite decent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 34 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: No Mean City, a fictional tale of the razor gangs from The Gorbals in the 1920s. My mum got it for my Christmas and I must say I'd never heard of it before although it seems quite a famous book relating to Glasgow history. Really enjoyed it although it was pretty obvious what was going to happen. The portrayal of life in the Glasgow slums at that time was brutal but clearly truthful. Also the name of the Taggart theme which is also quite decent. Read No Mean City in the 70's. It is a famous book. Maggie Bell of Glasgow band Stone The Crows 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, WILLIEA said: Read No Mean City in the 70's. It is a famous book. Maggie Bell of Glasgow band Stone The Crows Cheers. Will have a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: Cheers. Will have a look. She lives in Holland now. Not so much of a wid as in days of yore. Has not aged well but can still sing. She plays at The Ferry once or twice a year with The British Blues Quintet, mostly Scottish guys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Anyone have any Audiobook recommendations? I have a spare credit and at a loss as to what to get. I've read or listened to everything by James Ellroy and would like something not too dissimilar. I've gone through most of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen and enjoy these lighter-hearted books too. Read a few Phillip Roth ones. Maybe something I'm missing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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