Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:32 pm
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Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:34 pm
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:48 pm
2022 highlight - A Gentleman in Moscow - lovely book
2023:
Bob Mortimer autobiography
The Tiger - John Valliant
Satsuma Complex (audio book)
I used to read a huge number of books each year - some good, some airport novels. Sadly nowadays my memory seems to be a bit hit and miss and I find it really difficult to hold a plot from one day to the next, so I find I read much less (or fewer!). I also tend to bingewatch for the same reason, there's no way I can hold a memory of a TV series from week to week so it's much easier to crash through 12 episodes in 3 or 4 nights.
2023:
Bob Mortimer autobiography
The Tiger - John Valliant
Satsuma Complex (audio book)
I used to read a huge number of books each year - some good, some airport novels. Sadly nowadays my memory seems to be a bit hit and miss and I find it really difficult to hold a plot from one day to the next, so I find I read much less (or fewer!). I also tend to bingewatch for the same reason, there's no way I can hold a memory of a TV series from week to week so it's much easier to crash through 12 episodes in 3 or 4 nights.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:58 pm
The New Leviathans by John Gray
Ooh! Terry Howard by Terry Howard
Ooh! Terry Howard by Terry Howard
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:16 pm
Bob Mortimer’s definitely got a niche writing “books for people who read one book a year” 
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:30 pm
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:43 pm
StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:48 pm 2022 highlight - A Gentleman in Moscow - lovely book
2023:
Bob Mortimer autobiography
The Tiger - John Valliant
Satsuma Complex (audio book)
I used to read a huge number of books each year - some good, some airport novels. Sadly nowadays my memory seems to be a bit hit and miss and I find it really difficult to hold a plot from one day to the next, so I find I read much less (or fewer!). I also tend to bingewatch for the same reason, there's no way I can hold a memory of a TV series from week to week so it's much easier to crash through 12 episodes in 3 or 4 nights.
I really liked the audiobook of Satsuma, though it did leave me feeling that I hadn’t read it. I think that’s why I’ve struggled to read recently - I’ve got so into audiobooks that it became my default way to get books for a while
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:06 pm
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:22 pm
Marvel Team Up 1972 series. Currently up to issue 50, 1976.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:37 pm
Mr Moderator - bit soft but his hearts in the right place
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:33 pm
You say that but I dread when my kid picks out one of them. f*cking long winded and odd.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:07 pm
They are rubbish, totally agree.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:54 am
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:54 am
I thought Mr Bigot was more up your street.BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:37 pmMr Moderator - bit soft but his hearts in the right place
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:03 am
Ah, good morning you daft old sod. If I’ve offended you in any way I can only say it was probably intentional. Are you one of those people who can’t differentiate between anti semitism and opposition to the State of Israel? I can’t be asked to check tbh.FrankOFile wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:54 amI thought Mr Bigot was more up your street.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:04 am
Ah, that old chestnut rolled out by every anti-semite.BoniO wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:03 amAh, good morning you daft old sod. If I’ve offended you in any way I can only say it was probably intentional. Are you one of those people who can’t differentiate between anti semitism and opposition to the State of Israel? I can’t be asked to check tbh.
You haven’t answered my question about Schindler's Ark? Were you disappointed with the ending?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:11 am
Look, I get you’re probably Jewish and pro-Israel but if you’re accusing me of being anti-Semitic then you can FRO. If you truly cannot understand the difference between opposition to Israel and antisemitism then you’re either thick as sh-it or a fanatical Zionist. Either way, I’m done engaging with you. Ciao!FrankOFile wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:04 amAh, that old chestnut rolled out by every anti-semite.
You haven’t answered my question about Schindler's Ark? Were you disappointed with the ending?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:59 am
Can't even have a nice thread about books without someone being a pr!ck.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Basic Bridge by Ron Kilnger is delighting me and confusing me in equal measure.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:08 pm
Been revisiting Harry Hole - always a good read, seldom uplifting.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:27 pm
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:33 pm
Want to know who did it?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:44 pm
I've read it before, but can't remember yet.
That Fassbender Harry Hole was some crock of shi te, wasn't it?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:53 pm
Haha - it truly was. Difficult character to get right on the big screen though.The Mindsweep wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:44 pmI've read it before, but can't remember yet.
That Fassbender Harry Hole was some crock of shi te, wasn't it?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:05 pm
I'm working my way through the Sharpe Series on catch up does that count.