Question What are you reading?

[BaileytheQuitter]

Albert Camus The Outsider. Read as part of my degree, an instant classic for me.

If you haven't already, I urge all to read it. Fantastic commentary on society.

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Really recommend The Fear Index by Robert Harris.

His books are always thought provoking IMO, and this one is the equal of Archangel.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Society's child.Janis Ian's autobiography.Picked this up at here recent gig here.Early folk stuff was interesting but too much later detail on her LA/Nashville years for me.
(Btw Janis, GB has more than two TV channels now and Spain has changed quite a bit since Franco died).

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Grantchester Grind by Tom Sharpe. Decent follow up to Porterhouse Blue.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

"How to turn a silk purse into a sows ear" by P W Sturrock

Its an infuriating read as half the time you have to bypass 10 pages and start reading from the other side of the room

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Grantchester Grind by Tom Sharpe. Decent follow up to Porterhouse Blue.

In other breaking news. Tom Sharpe has now retired to Spain. and lives on the Costa Brava.:winking:

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

In other breaking news. Tom Sharpe has now retired to Spain. and lives on the Costa Brava.:winking:

You're obviously trying to provoke me in a sadistic attempt at Red Rep plundering, but I'm gonna let you off this time.

Always been a big Tom Sharpe fan, but have never got round to this one for some reason, a shame when I see the constant references to 'anal-eroticism' made by the main protagonist.

Also plunged into Winston Churchill's account of the Second World War on audiobook, his referral to Hitler as 'the foulest beast ever to grace God's fine Earth' lived up to his dramatic turn of phrase.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I think I shall try some Margaret Atwood - The Year of The Flood.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I think I shall try some Margaret Atwood - The Year of The Flood.

Is it about how Anto steered a rocky ship through to calmer waters with 10 goals in 6 games (straw clutching alert)

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

I haven't posted in this thread for a while, not much to catch up on though as I haven't had much time for reading lately...

*looks accusingly at Football Manager*

I finished the Coltrane graphic novel, decent but didn't really capture my imagination, read Dave Gorman vs the Rest Of The World which was good fun and made me want to play more games. Now reading Jarvis Cocker's Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics.

Bought several books this week, Jonathan Wilson's Brian Clough biography, Brian Cox's Quantum Universe and Fanzines by Teal Triggs.

 

[Pubey]

Still working through Moneyball, about 4 pages a day on the tram! It's a superb book though, can't wait to see the film.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Still working through Moneyball, about 4 pages a day on the tram! It's a superb book though, can't wait to see the film.

You'd reccomend it then? Was considering it when I was in Foyles the other day, but seemed like to might focus too much on finances and be a bit dry...

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

"We want what you have."

Capital.John Lanchester's ironic and comic take on present day, state-of-the nation- London.His fictional Pepys Road(supposed to be near Clapham Common)rather reminds me of Hope Close, in the People's Republic of Islington,where one of my brothers (not Shrimpero,the other one)used to live.Funnily enough, he's an Investment banker, as is one of the main characters, in this wonderful novel.
Hugely enjoyable and destined to become a modern classic.It will surely be made into a GB film or TV series too.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Capital.John Lanchester's ironic and comic take on present day, state-of-the nation- London.His fictional Pepys Road(supposed to be near Clapham Common)rather reminds me of Hope Close, in the People's Republic of Islington,where one of my brothers (not Shrimpero,the other one)used to live.Funnily enough, he's an Investment banker, as is one of the main characters in this wonderful novel.
Hugely enjoyable and destined to become a modern classic.It will surely be made into a GB film or TV series too.

I read a review of this a few days ago, and the reviewer said it was a poor mans Bonfire of the Vanities. His words not mine.

 

[Uncle Leo]

"Bodyline Autopsy" by David Frith, about the 1932/33 England cricket tour of Australia.

Whingeing Aussies.

 

[canveyshrimper]

"Bodyline Autopsy" by David Frith, about the 1932/33 England cricket tour of Australia.

Whingeing Aussies.

Douglas Jardine - "I never talk to journalists, and moreover I never talk to Australians" :smile:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I read a review of this a few days ago, and the reviewer said it was a poor mans Bonfire of the Vanities. His words not mine.

The current Private Eye slates it(but they often do with new "stuff").I was more impressed with the News Review team on BBC2 last night,who all liked it.(I'll be interested to see the reviews in some of the Sunday's tomorrow).
Btw,I liked Tom Wolfe's BOTV very much(and even the film)but Capital is much funnier(and closer to home).

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

"Bodyline Autopsy" by David Frith, about the 1932/33 England cricket tour of Australia.

Whingeing Aussies.

I really enjoyed that and I hate cricket.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I really enjoyed that and I hate cricket.

Indeed, should have added that I am very much enjoying it. A colleague lent it to me saying it's the best sports book he's ever read and whilst I'm not sure I'd rate it that highly, it's certainly a very fine book

 

[Greebosan]

Just finished "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Awesome - highly recommended and better than any of the films.