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Newryrep
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just started wherever the green is worn by Tim pat coogan
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'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te
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Charlton's Child
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Half way through A Season with Verona , sensational book
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I certainly didn't enjoy it as much as 'City of Bohane'! It felt like he had a severe case of writer's block and this was the best he could come up with. It is funny at times and he really understands the Irish psyche, I can also appreciate the idea of taking the piss out of the mythical Lennon and humanising him, but I don't think it really worked. It felt like a short-story and could have been done in twenty pages. There's a review of it on 'Goodreads' that says: "I have no idea what just happened. I just read an entire book, and all I can get out of it is that John Lennon was talking to a seal at some point." Which isn't far off a very fair assessment, although I feel I took more enjoyment from the humour and language than they did. I think if he wanted to write a book on it he would have been better off talking about his personal journey surrounding the idea and using the Lennon idea as an amusing aside at interludes. It might have held together.
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MC Hammered
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It was disjointed but I liked its quirkiness. Barry is clearly very interested in mysticism and he can put those sixth sense feelings into words really well. The interactions between John L and Cornelius were amusing and added levity to some darker subject matter. It showed Barry’s range as it was quite different to his other work. His podcast with Blindboy is worth a listen also. |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I must listen to that. I really like Barry, his humour is great and I didn’t have an issue with the quirkiness of it; it just felt like a good short story turned into a book.
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foggy.nelson
Liam Brady Joined: 25 Sep 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1037 |
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Just finished Star Wars:Master and Apprentice by Claudia Grey (Set 7 years before The Phantom Menace) and Voices by Arnaldur Indriðason (3rd book in his crime series set in Iceland).
Have only really got back into reading since I left school except for sports autobiographies which i cant stomach anymore, just seems like everyone works with everyone in the media and everyone is trying not to insult anyone.
Trying to read a lot more rather than being on the phone before bed so just started The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, as its actually hard to get book recommendations online or in real life. Anyone have any recommendations of authors or even just genres as since last year I've been pretty much been going between Star Wars EU novels and Arnaldur Indriðason's murder series. Wouldn't mind changing up a bit |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I find using Goodreads great for recommendations and organising what I want to read.
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foggy.nelson
Liam Brady Joined: 25 Sep 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1037 |
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Thanks, have come across the website but not really looked into it in much detail. I probably need to nail down what sort of books I'd like to read. Thanks again will look into the website proper
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MC Hammered
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Status: Online Points: 6872 |
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Ok lads, I just got a Kindle and I'm heading on holidays soon. What will I download? I'm not into sports autobiographies unless we are talking about the sordid account of a wayward genius who led a lifestyle that would make Rick James blush. I downloaded Akala's "Natives" on PM's recommendation. I tend to lean towards Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical and occasional Thrillers (John Le Carres writing is enjoyable). |
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ErsatzThistle
Liam Brady Joined: 05 Nov 2013 Location: Glasgow Status: Offline Points: 1013 |
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historical - Patrick O'Brian (Aubrey-Maturin series) crime fiction - Georges Simenon (you cannot beat Maigret) If Jan Morris' "Pax Britannica" trilogy is available for download, get it. A fantastic examination of the British Empire in which Morris takes the unusual but incredibly effective decision to present as a "tableaux" from the crowning of Victoria to the funeral of Churchill. Oh and Spike Milligan's war memoirs are magnificent, trust me, you will laugh hard !
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MC Hammered
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Thanks ET, some good suggestions there.
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El Puto Amo
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Location: Ath Cliath Status: Offline Points: 37953 |
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Henning Mankell's Wallander books are quite good.
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Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".
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foggy.nelson
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Torrents are great for the kindle. Try Arnaldur Indriðason Reykjavik Murder series, not terribly long books so they are an easy read. Tainted blood/Jars is the first in the series
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RogerMilla
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if you are into crime fiction then read
the ian rankin rebus books the james lee burke robichaux books the phillip kerr bernard gunther books |
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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rossieman
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Robin Friday biography ticks all the boxs. Edited by rossieman - 23 May 2019 at 1:28pm |
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SuperDave84
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I'll second that. Some of his other stuff is a bit hit and miss but Wallander is good. There is an order to them, so start with the first one. It's not like, say, Harry Potter, where there is very much a continuing order, but there is an order nonetheless, and common threads through the books that makes more sense if you read them first to last.
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Charlton's Child
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Finished Tim Parks , A Season with Verona . Definitely one of the best books I’ve ever read . Can see why people have read it multiple times. Moving on to 21 rules for the 21st Century.
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