Question What are you reading?

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Dubliners - James Joyce.

 

[mksupershrimper]

How nice to discus books. I read a book in a few days if I get chance. The room I read a while ago by Emma donahugh I read in one Sunday sitting. Now reading bleed 4 me by Michael robotham. Black lands by belinda Bauer was also ace. On my kindle I have the imortal life of henrietta lacks by Rebecca sloolt

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Spot on. Treasure Island was the first "proper" book (after the Janet & John stuff) I read as a child, I found it an absolute joy, and it set me upon a lifetime love of reading. I also got it a freebie for my Kindle.

It was Peter and Jane by my time I think :raspberry: seem to recall my first proper books were the Famous Five series, and then the Hobbit. Watership Down wasn't far behind, another I may re-read as I now live not far from where it was based

 

[canveyshrimper]

It was Peter and Jane by my time I think :raspberry: seem to recall my first proper books were the Famous Five series, and then the Hobbit. Watership Down wasn't far behind, another I may re-read as I now live not far from where it was based

I read the Hobbit in my early teens and Watership Down soon after it was published in the early 70's. As a kid I thoroughly enjoyed the Just William books by Richmal Crompton and the adventures of Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne. I still love both to this day and really enjoyed the recent tv adaptation of a few of the Just William stories.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Methinks this might be the time for a new thread on children's literature! I can heartily recommend most of Michael Morpurgo's books if you want to read someone relatively modern...Kensuke's Kingdom and Private Peaceful are both excellent. I also read the Hobbit at school, as a set book in 1st year Seniors, along with Northanger Abbey, Brideshead Revisited, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm that year. I hated the Jane Austens with a passion but soaked up most of the other literature offered to us in school, I've revisited the Hobbit loads of times, and most of those others over the years. As I said earlier, absolutely nothing wrong with re-reading books if you enjoy them, no matter what age they're aimed at!

 

[Swiss Tony]

Methinks this might be the time for a new thread on children's literature! I can heartily recommend most of Michael Morpurgo's books if you want to read someone relatively modern...Kensuke's Kingdom and Private Peaceful are both excellent. I also read the Hobbit at school, as a set book in 1st year Seniors, along with Northanger Abbey, Brideshead Revisited, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm that year. I hated the Jane Austens with a passion but soaked up most of the other literature offered to us in school, I've revisited the Hobbit loads of times, and most of those others over the years. As I said earlier, absolutely nothing wrong with re-reading books if you enjoy them, no matter what age they're aimed at!

Add Kes to that lot,great read re-visited.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

After the usual Famous Five and Narnia stuff, the first 'serious' book I read was Orwell's 'Animal Farm'. It taught me at a very early age (nine if I remember correctly) that commies suck balls. How could Stalin do that to Boxer? I also recall borrowing the Stainless Steel Rat books by Harry Harrison from Leigh library around the same time which were a little racy for a youngster but rather good nonetheless.

 

[Pubey]

Methinks this might be the time for a new thread on children's literature! I can heartily recommend most of Michael Morpurgo's books if you want to read someone relatively modern...Kensuke's Kingdom and Private Peaceful are both excellent. I also read the Hobbit at school, as a set book in 1st year Seniors, along with Northanger Abbey, Brideshead Revisited, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm that year. I hated the Jane Austens with a passion but soaked up most of the other literature offered to us in school, I've revisited the Hobbit loads of times, and most of those others over the years. As I said earlier, absolutely nothing wrong with re-reading books if you enjoy them, no matter what age they're aimed at!

can you recommend any poetry? Robert Burns in particular:winking:

 

[Medway Blue]

Reading Sherlock Holmes at the moment. Read Robinson Crusoe before that and have Great Expectations, Treasure Island, Dracula and some E. A. Poe in the 'next to read' pile.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Just finished 'Juliet, Naked' by Nick Hornby and what a great read it was, a true return after a few average books (how to be good, long way down, slam). About music obsessives, web forum nerds ( :whistling: ), middle age, fame, relationships. Marvellous.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Just finished 'Juliet, Naked' by Nick Hornby and what a great read it was, a true return after a few average books (how to be good, long way down, slam). About music obsessives, web forum nerds ( :whistling: ), middle age, fame, relationships. Marvellous.

Quite liked Slam, maybe because I'm about to be a daddy....

Reading "Left early, took my dog" by Kate Atkinson. Not usually my cup of tea, but it was on offer in Waterstones and I had some money left on a gift card so I thought why not.... it's ok, well written....very Nothern. Toellandback would like it with it's continual Leeds references!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You are not a gadget by Jaron Lanier.Excellent.He's very good on how Troll mobs are formed(:winking:)and the real and potential dangers of social networking sites like Facebook along with a great many other defects of Web 2.0 in general.A digital guru rather than a Luddite,who first coined the term "virtual reality."

 

[Uncle Leo]

Let us know what you think of it.I've had a copy in my intray for some time now but never got round to reading it for some reason.

It was alright. Well written as you'd expect with plenty of nice touches, but I finished it more out of a sense of obligation rather than actually caring what might happen.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Just finished Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson... Thought it was OK, it's good material and there's plenty to keep a tactics obsessive interested but I thought it lacked something incisive. There wasn't really much attention played to the thought processes behind tactical changes, just who was responsible for them and what effect they had on the game at the time. It also dragged on in places, referencing obscure teams and players when it really wasn't necessary.

Started Africa United this week, which looks promising.

 

[BaileytheQuitter]

American Psycho, amazing 10/10.

 

[Napster]

Just finished Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson... Thought it was OK, it's good material and there's plenty to keep a tactics obsessive interested but I thought it lacked something incisive. There wasn't really much attention played to the thought processes behind tactical changes, just who was responsible for them and what effect they had on the game at the time. It also dragged on in places, referencing obscure teams and players when it really wasn't necessary.

Started Africa United this week, which looks promising.

I thought Inverting the Pyramid was excellent in places, but dragged in places - not one you'd read again, but interesting for historians rather than tacticians.

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Just read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving. A short story, and bears resemblance to the film in little more than names of the characters. Worth a read if you've a spare few minutes.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

It was alright. Well written as you'd expect with plenty of nice touches, but I finished it more out of a sense of obligation rather than actually caring what might happen.

Cheers for this.I think that's why it's been in my in tray so long.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Cheers for this.I think that's why it's been in my in tray so long.

And probably why it took me so long. Did I really forget to bring it with me on a couple of flights, or was I deliberately leaving it at home subconsciously? Who knows. Anyway, I wouldn't rush to read it.

"Troubles" by JG Farrell next.

 

[Napster]

3 more books out the library; including an Alan Banks.