*What book are you reading? (part 2)
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avu9lives
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OMG 
Just read Bez,s autobiography
Freaky dancin me and the mondays.
Definatley one of the great rock biography's ever
Cant believe he's still alive
His life story reads like that of a man who stole the world sold it bought it back on the cheap,and then left it on the back seat of a written-off jeep somewere in the caribbean.... (nme)
A must read in my book
Just read Bez,s autobiography
Freaky dancin me and the mondays.
Definatley one of the great rock biography's ever
Cant believe he's still alive
His life story reads like that of a man who stole the world sold it bought it back on the cheap,and then left it on the back seat of a written-off jeep somewere in the caribbean.... (nme)
A must read in my book
sounds great
ah, don't get your hopes up. He's a smart guy, but jesus does he want you to know it
ah, don't get your hopes up. He's a smart guy, but jesus does he want you to know it
ah fuck it, i'm an arrogant bastard myself, i quite enjoy it in others
Actually, I'm wrong. I'm judging Marcus by his later stuff, a lot of which is unreadable, IMO
But this is fantastic stuff...
"... Those sides.. catch a world of risk, will, passion and natural nobility; something worth searching out within the America of mastery and easy splendor that may be Elvis' last word. The first thing Elvis had to learn to transcend, after all, was the failure and obscurity he was born to; he had to find some way to set himself apart, to escape the limits that could well have given his story a very different ending. The ambition and genius that took him out and brought him back is there in that first music - that, and much more."
But this is fantastic stuff...
"... Those sides.. catch a world of risk, will, passion and natural nobility; something worth searching out within the America of mastery and easy splendor that may be Elvis' last word. The first thing Elvis had to learn to transcend, after all, was the failure and obscurity he was born to; he had to find some way to set himself apart, to escape the limits that could well have given his story a very different ending. The ambition and genius that took him out and brought him back is there in that first music - that, and much more."
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Last weekend, I was with a baby who stood like Elvis. Now that was sublime.
Wake Up, Sir! - Jonathan Ames
(dinos superb illustration skills,which ive loved for ages, have turned me onto a fascinating author, which is always nice...
...)
(dinos superb illustration skills,which ive loved for ages, have turned me onto a fascinating author, which is always nice...
...)Fictionist
Serving Eargasms....
Just started 'Midnight's Children'.
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Just about to go to bed and start 'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
"Felidae" by Akif Pirincci - a very fine book!
It's not, y'know - but I can see how you can think that if you can't get over the protagonist & his life.
It a highly impressive piece of writing once your past that.
Another good one of his earlier books is The Innocent.
I couldn't stand Saturday and didn't get past about 30-40 pages. I've liked a lot of McEwen stuff, which is why I was so shocked this was SO bad. It was like school creative writing:
"See how careful and methodical he is. That's cos he's a surgeon."
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Appetite by Nigel Slater
I think I love Nigel. I only ever skimmed his Observer stuff years ago, didn't realise quite how much I thought the same as him about food. Fucking brilliant book
That's where I got that sausage gravy mash recipe. It's also a great book to get you to be creative instead of just following recipes blindly.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Donald Westlake - What's So Funny?
I thought it might be When i read it I thought about you for a lot of it, I was thinking of 'teaching grannies to suck eggs', but then I realised that that way of thinking only came to me gradually, over the years, and how great it must be to read something like that before the years of slog. Actually, that's bollocks - I think the years of slog need to be gone through. You can read all you like but there's nowt like tasting and experimenting
the simplicity of good food - he really does know his shit about that
I've edited this post about 5 times now cos it's got me all 'oooooo'
Sex and Drugs and Rock N Roll - the Life of Ian Dury by Richard Balls.
Started it yesterday, on page 70 today. Its brilliant.
Started it yesterday, on page 70 today. Its brilliant.
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
Use Of Weapons - Iain M Banks and The Nano Flower - Peter F Hamilton
TitanSound
Mr Beardy Drummer
The Seven Days of Peter Crumb by Jonny Glynn
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
My bookywook by russell brand
a humorous turn of phrase but essentially vacuous.
might give it up and finish of that Stalin bio
a humorous turn of phrase but essentially vacuous.
might give it up and finish of that Stalin bio
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