Dan Steele Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Half way through Moby Dick. Pleased to say, lacking in dicks at this stage. Ah, so you're not at Chapter 95 yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Blootoon87 said: Got halfway through Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy before giving up. The characters have absolutely no depth to them, it's very repetitive and none of the violence is shocking. A very dull book. Are you Peter Tobin? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 hours ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Ah, so you're not at Chapter 95 yet? I’ll be fucking seething if that baldy speccy technotwat Moby turns up tbqh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP_81 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: I’ll be fucking seething if that baldy speccy technotwat Moby turns up tbqh. As long as you haven't got it confused with Moby , dick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Are you Peter Tobin?It's just constant "and then we scalped them, then we shot them" etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. Weird but in all the right ways and a really strong ending. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Similarly to his breakthrough novel His Bloody Project, this is a story told from several different points of view. It concerns a maverick 1960s psychotherapist, Collins Braithewaite, who was briefly a celebrity in the counter-cultural anti-psychiatry movement. The book switches between a summary of Braithewites life and career, extracts from his published case studies of subjects and the diary of a young woman who consults Braithewaite as a ruse to find out more details of her sisters death, who killer herself immediately after a consultation. I’m biased perhaps as I find most of the subject material fascinating in itself - mental illness, the anti-psychiatry movement are all interesting subjects. I also find the time period really interesting, the 60s are a cliche but the juxtaposition of new ideas with the old world is something that I enjoy reading about. I really enjoyed it, I enjoy the way GMB writes, I like the structure of the book and the characters, particularly the diary of the patient, are well written and reveal themselves really well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 20/01/2022 at 21:06, WhiteRoseKillie said: Full review in due course would be appreciated, as I'm in a bit of an autobiography groove at the moment. Just finished Tom Jones', which was surprisingly readable, and just about got through And Away.., Bob Mortimer's. Still got Bobby Gillespie and Dave Grohl' s to read as well. Also currently re-reading The Wee Free Men, as I decided granddaughter the first could do with stepping up from Potter to some proper fantasy writing, and I'm enjoying discussing the story of the Nac Mac Feegle as she takes the first steps to becoming as much of a Pratchett fan as I am. Big Jobs! Took a while to finish. due to being busy and its the sort of book I would lose interest every so often when it was on certain times he was talking about. Its good at going into the detail of 60s and 70s maybe spends too long on the pre fame days. Some really funny bits in it at times. The whole build up to his career is interesting and how everything back then was so linked in terms of venues, bands, comedians etc Its worth a read but it can feel a bit hardgoing at times. I bought it after watching this and enjoying the laugh they had. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf. A graphic novel detailing the Kent State massacre in 1970 where the National Guard turned their guns on students protesting the Vietnam War. Absolutely fascinating and horrifying at the same time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach. A fascinating though at times excruciating read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 26/06/2022 at 13:38, Craig the Hunter said: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf. A graphic novel detailing the Kent State massacre in 1970 where the National Guard turned their guns on students protesting the Vietnam War. Absolutely fascinating and horrifying at the same time. Something I didn't know about the Kent State Massacre until recently is that the band Devo were students there at the time and had friends who murdered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Finished listening to "the bee keeper of alleppo" Thought it was excellent. Just started listening to"taste" buy Stanley tucci. His descriptions of Italian food are brilliant and have me craving a good Italian meal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oystercatcher said: Finished listening to "the bee keeper of alleppo" Thought it was excellent. Just started listening to"taste" buy Stanley tucci. His descriptions of Italian food are brilliant and have me craving a good Italian meal He did a good TV series recently, that will have you craving even more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Tucci:_Searching_for_Italy Edited July 8, 2022 by BigDoddyKane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 6 hours ago, BigDoddyKane said: He did a good TV series recently, that will have you craving even more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Tucci:_Searching_for_Italy Aye, watched it, that was the reason I downloaded the book. Brilliant TV show too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 "The storm before the storm" written by Mike Duncan. A piece of nonfiction about the Roman Republic covering the period 146 to 78 BC. Really interesting read on how the Roman democracy worked and developed. Would recommend to any sword and sandals readers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Anthem by Noah Hawley. Enjoyable despite the moxed reception its gotten. Was nice to see all the stories converge in a positive way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Outside by Ragnar Jónasson. Jónasson is definitely at his best writing Ari Thor, but this is a decent thriller set in the Icelandic wilderness. Nothing groundbreaking but an enjoyable read even if it isn't the author's best work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Scoring Goals In The Dark by Clare Shine. I've watched Clare Shine play football on many occasions. She's a great player and has always stood out because she's been so open about her struggles with mental health and addiction. This book is a stark, emotional and inspiring story of a young woman who had the world at her feet, hit rock bottom and managed to get back on top. A great read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Really good. I like that most of the characters are linked in some way. Loses it's way a wee bit towards the end but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of the book. Edit: Just read something the clarifies the ending, which I hadn't fully picked up. I take back saying it loses it's way, it's actually a fantastic ending. Edited July 31, 2022 by Craig fae the Vale 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Really good. I like that most of the characters are linked in some way. Loses it's way a wee bit towards the end but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of the book. Edit: Just read something the clarifies the ending, which I hadn't fully picked up. I take back saying it loses it's way, it's actually a fantastic ending. Do you sleep Craig, between drinking, reading and trawling round public parks looking for football matches, there can't be much time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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