Richey Edwards Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 13 hours ago, Internet Citizen said: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka Really interesting take on a whodunnit set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war. The title character is dead and trying to find out who killed him. Thought this was great. It won the Booker Prize last year but I hadn’t really seen any publicity for it. I might get that mate. I remember you mentioning it a few pages back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I'm in a real reading slump right now, struggling to get into anything at all. Have started about 6 books and gotten less than 50 pages in before giving up. Anyone got any recommendations of something a bit light and fluffy that I could try to see if I can lift myself out of this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe. Exceptional. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe. Exceptional. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish. I read it at end last year, outstanding piece of investigative writing but also disgusting the way big pharma get away with causing a huge drug addiction epidemic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 15 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe. Exceptional. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish. 12 hours ago, RH33 said: I read it at end last year, outstanding piece of investigative writing but also disgusting the way big pharma get away with causing a huge drug addiction epidemic. Just ordered this book. Looks very interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 15 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe. Exceptional. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish. I've just read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. A reworking of David Copperfield relocated to the Appalachian Virginia, it deals with addiction, poverty, and struggles of Demon, his family and community. The oxycontin passages are harrowing but overall a gripping read. Thoroughly recommend this book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 After a slight hiatus I did 1984 for the first time in about 30 years. Still some very relevant concepts throughout from Dode. Think my room 101 would be a radio stuck playing Kenny McIntyres voice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Be good if someone went through this and made a list. @Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Flock of Ships by Brian Callison Brilliant World War 2 naval adventure. One of the best I've ever read. Just relentless tension and action. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, RH33 said: Be good if someone went through this and made a list. @Jacksgranda I thought that was something I could get into, until I checked that there are 300 pages of books. Spoiler f**k that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, RH33 said: Be good if someone went through this and made a list. @Jacksgranda 299 pages? No. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Finished The Night Manager by John Le Carre. Took A Clockwork Orange out of my big fucking pile of unread books. I tried to read this years ago but gave up in the first chapter due to the amount of made-up words. I have managed to get to chapter 2 this time though. I have never seen the film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: Finished The Night Manager by John Le Carre. Took A Clockwork Orange out of my big fucking pile of unread books. I tried to read this years ago but gave up in the first chapter due to the amount of made-up words. I have managed to get to chapter 2 this time though. I have never seen the film. Incredible book and film. Rare that both media provide such classics. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is another. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, mathematics said: Incredible book and film. Rare that both media provide such classics. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is another. I've read that book but have never seen the film. A great book though. Enjoying A Clockwork Orange now more than I did when I gave up on it years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internet Citizen Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Finished The Night Manager by John Le Carre. Took A Clockwork Orange out of my big fucking pile of unread books. I tried to read this years ago but gave up in the first chapter due to the amount of made-up words. I have managed to get to chapter 2 this time though. I have never seen the film. It took me 2-3 chapters to get used to the language but it’s a great book once you do. It’s amazing how you get used to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I love A Clockwork Orange. It's one of the greatest books ever written. It took me about 20 pages to get into the lingo. I know now that Nadsat is a b*****dised version of Russian and other Eastern Europe languages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luddite Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 16/07/2023 at 11:28, Oystercatcher said: I really enjoyed this. Pat Nevin comes across as a really decent guy. If it’s anything like Accidental Footballer then needless to say he had the last laugh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 37 minutes ago, tongue_tied_danny said: I love A Clockwork Orange. It's one of the greatest books ever written. It took me about 20 pages to get into the lingo. I know now that Nadsat is a b*****dised version of Russian and other Eastern Europe languages. Genius use of language by Burgess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 13 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: I've read that book but have never seen the film. A great book though. Enjoying A Clockwork Orange now more than I did when I gave up on it years ago. I first saw the film at the MacBob in Stirling. Great to see it in the cinema. Excellent film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: I first saw the film at the MacBob in Stirling. Great to see it in the cinema. Excellent film. Which one? OFOTCN or ACO? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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