ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I'm indulging in a bit of Self myself, although it's "Feeding Frenzy", a collection of his journalism, rather than his fiction.
*What book are you reading ?
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crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
I'm reading Zodiac by Neal Stephenson, which was loaned to me by the lovely onemonkey... it's quite good, although not as good as the Diamond Age, imho...
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
Pretty Boy - The memoir of one of the most violent men in Britain, a certain Roy Shaw.
The Guv'nor - The memoir of his greatest rival Lenny McLean.
The Way Of The Wiseguy - a guide to the American Mafia and other gangsters by Joseph 'Donnie Brasco' Pistone, former FBI deep cover operative.
The Guv'nor - The memoir of his greatest rival Lenny McLean.
The Way Of The Wiseguy - a guide to the American Mafia and other gangsters by Joseph 'Donnie Brasco' Pistone, former FBI deep cover operative.
citydreams
on the road again
Stumbled across this debut..
The Journal of Dora Damage - Belinda Starling
Damages Bookbindery, Bindings Of Any Kind, Ivy-Street London
Lambeth, London 1859...
...when a mysterious fugitive slave arrives at her door, Dora realises she's entangled in a web of sex, money, deceipt and the law....
The Journal of Dora Damage - Belinda Starling
Damages Bookbindery, Bindings Of Any Kind, Ivy-Street London
Lambeth, London 1859...
...when a mysterious fugitive slave arrives at her door, Dora realises she's entangled in a web of sex, money, deceipt and the law....
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
I'm reading Lord Byron, Letter and Journals, Vol. 1 & 2.
I haven't laughed so hard in ages! Its best soap opera ever.
"I got a wife and a cold on the same day. I got rid of the cold rather speedily."
I haven't laughed so hard in ages! Its best soap opera ever.
"I got a wife and a cold on the same day. I got rid of the cold rather speedily."
Stuart Maconacie - Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North
Impulse buy, and I didn't know what to expect from it, but actually it's rather good.
I've just read that!! it's ace innit?
I was all chuffed cos he namechecked the little village I grew up in, and talks about loads of places I know really wellIt actually inspired me to go the Lowry and the Cornerhouse on me week off as well
Anyway, the Paul Morley book has picked up a bit, but some of it is still driving me nuts.
I've just read that!! it's ace innit?
Yes, it's really well written. Tbh I think 'In Search of the North-West' would have been a better title for it, though. I've not read the last few chapters yet so I'm not sure what he has to say about Newcastle, but it's a shame he didn't cover north and east Yorkshire. I'd have been interested to see what he had to say about York, Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Hull. Not that I've an axe to grind or owt.
Yes, it's really well written. Tbh I think 'In Search of the North-West' would have been a better title for it, though. I've not read the last few chapters yet so I'm not sure what he has to say about Newcastle, but it's a shame he didn't cover north and east Yorkshire. I'd have been interested to see what he had to say about York, Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Hull. Not that I've an axe to grind or owt.
yeh
but at least he sets his stall out early on that I really loved that book
Dorothy Rowe's Guide to Life
(thank you mrs. m)
(thank you mrs. m)
and..do you like it? and what's it about?
i do like it...
its about life, well the main things in life...guilt, coping, depression, self-esteem, fear...loads of things ive been dealing with personally...
i will be reading more by her.
so it's not fiction then? or is it?
or a self-help guide thing?
its self help...mrs magpie gave me some good suggestions on reading material.
self-help books can be sooo useful
i had one that got me through my lass's worst excesses of her younger teens (which were fuck all compared to mine, thank christ!)
I cried buckets when reading that - fantastic book
Fictionist
Serving Eargasms....
I agree, having heard so much about the book I was sceptical but when I reached the description of his return to see his Mother - breathtakingly simple and very moving.
Dirty Martini
gets what he cant want
Finished The Fermata. It took some time to hit its stride, but I did end up enjoying it, and kind of enjoying my irritation with it.
Now it's A Season With Verona by Tim Parks.
Now it's A Season With Verona by Tim Parks.
Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
Thin - Grace Bowman.
Story of a girl who recovered from anorexia.
Story of a girl who recovered from anorexia.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Europe At War - Norman Davies
Decency & Disorder 1789-1837 - Ben Wilson
Moondust - Andrew Smith
Decency & Disorder 1789-1837 - Ben Wilson
Moondust - Andrew Smith
Fictionist
Serving Eargasms....
The Master & Margarita - Bulgakov
About 80 pages in and still not sure what to make of it! Has anyone else read this?
About 80 pages in and still not sure what to make of it! Has anyone else read this?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Aye - tis a fine book
The Master & Margarita - Bulgakov
About 80 pages in and still not sure what to make of it! Has anyone else read this?
Yep - read it years ago. Had a very disorientating effect on my psyche as I recall - had to keep putting it down to reorientate myself back into reality
Cracker of a book - loads of sneaky Stalinist regime jibes too
Agreed
I must remember to give the copy I have back to Shirl!!! I borrowed it about a year ago
Fictionist
Serving Eargasms....
Yep - read it years ago. Had a very disorientating effect on my psyche as I recall - had to keep putting it down to reorientate myself back into reality
Cracker of a book - loads of sneaky Stalinist regime jibes too
That makes sense - I'm still trying to work out where it might go and what the purpose of the story is. Reading about a big cat that drinks vodka is quite unusual!
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