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[hereintheusa]

One of my all time favourite novels. Read it when I was about 18 and pretty much once every two - three years since then.

gone through countless paperback copies but now have it in my kindle.

[hereintheusa]

Just bought a Kindle and have downloaded a few classics. Trying to re read Ulysses, after an aborted attempt 18 years ago.

Subscribe to book gorilla for daily listing of reduced and free books. Mainly crap but they do from time to time get some gems. This alerted me to Joe Hills Nos4atu, his dad's sequel to the Shining at crazy cheap prices as well as a few other good ones.

[Preacher Man]

Thanks pal

[Man_called_sun]

One of my all time favourite novels. Read it when I was about 18 and pretty much once every two - three years since then.

gone through countless paperback copies but now have it in my kindle.

And even better second time around.

[Man_called_sun]

[kevin04]

Mike Codella - Alphaville.

A cop's memoirs from life on the beat in a grubby, drug and crime ridden area of Manhatten in the 1980s.

[Roddy]

Don't buy Consolation of Philosophy" by Ancius Boethius.

He was a translator,politician and philosopher who got a death sentence and wrote the book from his cell.

I was expecting words of wisdom from him but most of the book is daft poem things.!!



Reminiscence.

Who truth pursues,who from false ways

His heedful steps would keep,

By inward light much search within

In meditation deep,

All outward bent he must repress

Then all that error's mists obscured

Shall shine more clear than light,

This fleshly frame's oblivious weight

Hath quenched not reason quite

The dream of truth still lie within,,

Whence we by learning all may win,

Else how could ye the answer due

Untaught to questions give

Were't not that deep within the soul

Truth's secret sparts do live?

JfPlato's teaching erreth not,
We learn yhat we have forgot,

I only bought it because I thought he would come out fighting because he was in a cell waiting to die,not mad flowery Donavan shit.!!

[kevin04]

[Man_called_sun]

[Dinger]

A: JFK Conspiracy
B: Time travel
C: Stephen King

5 chapters in and I'm hooked

[Carlos J]

A New Zealand edition as priced with a Whitcoulls sticker for NZ$29.99 then a clearance NZ$10.00, but a bargain Partridgeland charity shop £1.00.

Excellent so far as she was there with him covering the fall from grace and socalled mea culpa on Oprah. Fascinating detail of cyclists transfusing themselves with obvious consequences and the power of the Armstrong person/brand keeping the lie going till the bitter end and being outflanked by USADA posting all on their website.

Various threads here on Armstrong and remember well watching the Oprah's live. Much honour to David Walsh (as mentioned in a Shabba post about 'L.A.Confidentiel') and others who always knew.

A fascinating companion and comparison for all who bought the lie in 'It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life' and bought the wristband.

A nadir iin many lows in a sport I love and one I hope still has some heart. But also Mistress Schadenfreude at her finest. And you can't get better than that.

[kevin04]

Looks very good, Shabs.

Watched The Armstrong Lie a few weeks back and enjoyed it. Lance is an interesting dude - he doesn't think he did any wrong as everyone is a cheat on the TDF.

He has a very interesting interview on Joe Rogan's podcast. It's over 3 hrs, and Rogan is a pretty good interviewer most of the time - usually clued up on his subject too. I was toiling through it. Whilst there's no doubt he's a cheat, and probably a bit of a dick, I found myself laughing and interested in him - he has a good way of speaking and deflecting the blame a bit. Most likely a sociopath.

[kevin04]

Can't find a smaller size.

Got this at Christmas. It's fairly interesting, but a bit mealy-mouthed. I enjoy learning new things, but prefer if they are in mongol-Ensk. It is good, although my thick skull needs to give it undivided attention.

[Carlos J]

Most interesting, Kevin, but I am not Shabba.

Will watch but like others and the book. Not a cheat as all cheating semantics he used on Oprah.

Till the end the wronged man, despite all those who admitted had lives ruined for years.

A fascinating man.

[kevin04]

Oops, Carlos! I meant you, honest.

I'm now reading this.

It's alright. It's a bit arty-farty and all over the place, but it's a short read and I'll probably have finished in a few days, but personally think it's been way over-hyped. I'm only 45 pages in and maybe it'll pick up, but not sure.

[Man_called_sun]

[Carlos J]

A page turner

Not terribly well written, but hard to put down

Actually I did put it down for quite a while.

I've finished it now

What a fucking shit ending - I feel cheated.

Borrowed it from a friend today, Colin. Will report back.

[fattmaude]

[sammy]

[ovechkin8]

I'm sure Michael did a TV series on this as well.

[Man_called_sun]

I'm sure Michael did a TV series on this as well.

Blast from the past! How are things?

[kevin04]

I've been mistaken once for a Georgian by an Irish man who lived in Norwegian. Seen this in the library and it's fairly interesting. Set around the last Russian-Georgian war about a group of writers traveling on a train from Lisbon to Moscow. Always fancied Tbilisi, Beeky.





Niall Ferguson seems like a colossus(al) douche bag, but that doesn't mean he may not write interesting pieces/books. Let's see how it pans it out.

[ovechkin8]

I'm sure Michael did a TV series on this as well.

Blast from the past! How are things?

Very well indeed MCS. Most of Michael's efforts are on DVD or you can follow in his footsteps on Youtube. Proud alumnus of Manchester Grammar School.

[Carlos J]

A page turner
Not terribly well written, but hard to put down

Actually I did put it down for quite a while.
I've finished it now
What a fucking shit ending - I feel cheated.

Borrowed it from a friend today, Colin. Will report back.

Finished it now. An easy bedtime reading page turrner. Quite liked the Saracen scenes, better than the clichéd solated all American hero. But rompathon reading and way too fantastical, like when he burgled the cop and escaped from Turkish plod. Suspension of disbelief writ large. For example, though a different scene, if I remember correctly, you, Colin, have had an ankle injury (maybe someone else). As per, I had an ORIF pin in ankle in 2012. Before I went to A&E could hobble at probably one mile a day with pain. Though different foot injuries, nah, to that walking though he surely has checked it possible with medics.

Anyway. As to the ending, better would have the err no spoilers, thing happen and then follow up from there. Total ending, which you mean, bit Dexterish. The sea scenes where signposted heavily when not relevant. Metaphysical or prophetic or just a prelude to a follow up.

And see it may be made into a film when written by a screenwriter and a possible franchise. Think it will be an easy read Carlos 6/10.

Now is a ponderer. 50p from a charity shop:



Or £1.99 from The Works:



Been meaning to read about Ahab for years, but maybe tending to some stupid that London cunts.

[kevin04]

I can't find a pic, but reading a book edited by Paul Auster from NPR's Weekend All Things Considered project. Halfway through and it's lots of short stories from various readers (listeners, I suppose) all across America. Some stories are beautiful, funny, sad, nice, but it's been an enjoyable read and every story has had something in it that made me want to read further.