*What book are you reading ?
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Ooh defo onemonkey
Except this months is the day after St Patricks day and im Irish you see, so dont expect me to come out with anything intelligible.............
Except this months is the day after St Patricks day and im Irish you see, so dont expect me to come out with anything intelligible.............
As for the reading list ive read The God of Small Things, its amazing, read it
and has anyone read The Sexual Life of Catherine Millet?
Ooh im looking forward to this book group thingy
and has anyone read The Sexual Life of Catherine Millet?
Ooh im looking forward to this book group thingy
Gwyn ha Du
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'Hunger' by Knut Hamsun.
It's about a starving writer and his very eccentric behaviour whilst living in abject poverty.
Everyone says it's a classic, wouldn't go that far, but I'm enjoying it anyway.
It's about a starving writer and his very eccentric behaviour whilst living in abject poverty.
Everyone says it's a classic, wouldn't go that far, but I'm enjoying it anyway.
onemonkey
winmonkey
don't worry about not saying anything intelligible.... we rarely do..SubZeroCat said:Ooh defo onemonkey
Except this months is the day after St Patricks day and im Irish you see, so dont expect me to come out with anything intelligible.............
be more worried about your ability to join in the drinking..
seeya
MysteryGuest
beyond boring and interesting
Moggy said:
I read that in January. Good innit? imo Brookmyre is a very funny and cutting writer, and does top-quality sarcasm. And that's a superbly original idea for a bank heist. Judging by Amazon reviews, however, it Looks like his new one Be My Enemy isn't up to much so I'm going to give it a miss. I'd recommend Kingdom of the Blind, which I read right through the middle of a huge pill comedown because I actually, for the first time in my life, literally couldn't put the bugger down. I'd also recommend One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night and his first novella Quite Ugly One Morning, which has a truly unforgettable opening scene - completely gross and yet 100% deadpan droll at the same time.
onemonkey said:don't worry about not saying anything intelligible.... we rarely do..
be more worried about your ability to join in the drinking..
seeya
Im Irish. Nuff said methinks
MysteryGuest said:I read that in January. Good innit? imo Brookmyre is a very funny and cutting writer, and does top-quality sarcasm. And that's a superbly original idea for a bank heist. Judging by Amazon reviews, however, it Looks like his new one Be My Enemy isn't up to much so I'm going to give it a miss. I'd recommend Kingdom of the Blind, which I read right through the middle of a huge pill comedown because I actually, for the first time in my life, literally couldn't put the bugger down. I'd also recommend One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night and his first novella Quite Ugly One Morning, which has a truly unforgettable opening scene - completely gross and yet 100% deadpan droll at the same time.
Yeah, i was thinking about ordering One FIne Day In The Middle Of The Night and Quite Ugly One Morning for amazon this week, and obviously since they must be good i think i'll do just that!
Hehe, banks heists will never be the same!
Moggy.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Ooh crikey - looking forward to reading this - didn't realise it was out yet - not sure if I can afford the hardback, but Mitchell is so good, I'm not sure if I can wait.atitlan said:
been ill, so read:
Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre. which i enjoyed, but didn't think he was very good at pacing. his odd, impressionistic descriptions were excellent for the most part but i found that they clogged things up a little when things were getting faster moving. but it's a minor criticism, because when the descriptions were appropriate (most of the time) they were phenomenal.
now reading Inappropriate Behaviour (Prada Sucks & Other Demented Descants) a collection of very funny, very iconoclastic sort-of-feminist writing (including 'Why I Hate Gwyneth Paltrow' and 'What To Wear In A War Zone')
very good
Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre. which i enjoyed, but didn't think he was very good at pacing. his odd, impressionistic descriptions were excellent for the most part but i found that they clogged things up a little when things were getting faster moving. but it's a minor criticism, because when the descriptions were appropriate (most of the time) they were phenomenal.
now reading Inappropriate Behaviour (Prada Sucks & Other Demented Descants) a collection of very funny, very iconoclastic sort-of-feminist writing (including 'Why I Hate Gwyneth Paltrow' and 'What To Wear In A War Zone')
very good
smile injection
wobbly but content
goodbye to all that - robert graves
damn english lit books
damn english lit books
Yes i can, i really enjoyed reading Middlesex. Its long but you dont want it to end
At the mo i'm reading The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
So far so good
At the mo i'm reading The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
So far so good
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
Just read Holes - Louis Sachar in the bath this afternoon,
really enjoyed it too !
really enjoyed it too !
Eric Hobsbawm's Age Of Extremes: A Short History Of The 20th Century.
and i will finish it. i will (grits teeth determinedly)
and i will finish it. i will (grits teeth determinedly)
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Dubversion said:
I've had that for two years. Haven't even opened it yet
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Excellent book about food and historical cultural attitudes to it called In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food by Stewart Lee Allan. Very good.
Random fact: President Mitterand's last supper was a tiny wild song bird called an ortolan, which you catch, keep in a box for several days whilst forcefeeding it millet, grapes and figs, then drown in cognac, which all seems a bit sadistic in a highly decadent and complicated way. You eat it whole, unboned, with a cloth over your head: the French say it's the total business, and some have equated the current ban on killing ortolans with the Death of Culture.
Random fact: President Mitterand's last supper was a tiny wild song bird called an ortolan, which you catch, keep in a box for several days whilst forcefeeding it millet, grapes and figs, then drown in cognac, which all seems a bit sadistic in a highly decadent and complicated way. You eat it whole, unboned, with a cloth over your head: the French say it's the total business, and some have equated the current ban on killing ortolans with the Death of Culture.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Nina said:
The Little Friend is very very good - I thought it might be a bit slow too but it is very involving indeed - haven't finished it yet but I thoroughly recommend it.
Middlesex is a good read too, but don't believe the hype.
EM Forster - A Passage To India
Thought it would be some Orientalist bullshit (having just re-read Said's "Orientalism", i saw Forster's name mentioned and remembered i had "A Passage To India" and hadn't read it) but i am actually quite enjoying it - it feels very much ahead of its time in both style and sensibilities in fact, almost reminds me of Louis de Bernieres or even Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Need to read fucking LOADS of hardcore political theory stuff between now and June tho...
Thought it would be some Orientalist bullshit (having just re-read Said's "Orientalism", i saw Forster's name mentioned and remembered i had "A Passage To India" and hadn't read it) but i am actually quite enjoying it - it feels very much ahead of its time in both style and sensibilities in fact, almost reminds me of Louis de Bernieres or even Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Need to read fucking LOADS of hardcore political theory stuff between now and June tho...
My english teacher recommended A Passage To India for our post colonial writing reading list.
Your post, soulrebel, reminds me that i should read it. And i will!
I'm currently reading The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi (ive already said that in another post............)
Its really funny and well written
Your post, soulrebel, reminds me that i should read it. And i will!
I'm currently reading The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi (ive already said that in another post............)
Its really funny and well written
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
been rereading a few books: "east of ealing", "the antipope" by ian rankin, and tacitus' "annals of imperial rome".
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