guypjfreak Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Fucking tedious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, guypjfreak said: Fucking tedious There is only one thing worse than being tedious, and that's not being tedious! I bought a book yesterday. It's to go with all the books that I still not have yet read. If I ever wanted to end it all I could jump off that mountainous pile of books. It's the very sudden stop that does it. However, I suspect that I'm preaching to the very much converted on that one. What was it the lifeboat people said? Something along the lines of 'It would be like hitting concrete'. FFS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just ordered this. Was very expensive, but the price seems to have gone down a bit now, so get in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just finished Tim Marshall's The Power of Geography. Decent follow on to his excellent Prisoners of Geography. ...for anyone out there who's interested in how geography has shaped modern nation states and their historical / political outlook. Easy to read, and he's pretty funny on occasions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 42 minutes ago, Woffy said: Just finished Tim Marshall's The Power of Geography. Decent follow on to his excellent Prisoners of Geography. ...for anyone out there who's interested in how geography has shaped modern nation states and their historical / political outlook. Easy to read, and he's pretty funny on occasions too. Right there is a recommendation. I'm going to read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Actually picked up a physical book for the first time in a while. I’m not sure if audiobooks count as reading. Anyway the book I’m currently reading is Viva La Madness by JJ Connelly. It’s the follow up to Layer Cake which was made into a film staring Daniel Craig and a very young Tom Hardy. It makes the original story look tame. If you like crime drama then it’s worth a read. There was talk of it being made into a netflix series but things have gone a little quiet on that recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 12 hours ago, guypjfreak said: Fucking tedious Life's too short for things you don't enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 45 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said: Actually picked up a physical book for the first time in a while. I’m not sure if audiobooks count as reading. Interesting this question comes up a lot on book groups and I'd have to say I would count it. I have personally never listened to an audio book I suffer a lot from lack of attention and switching off so not sure they would work for me but if I listened to a book and heard the whole story I wouldn't feel inclined to pick up the book and read it as well. That's my take anyway for what it's worth. If you listen to a lot of audiobooks and have opinions on whether they are good or bad I'd be happy to hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkychick2007 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) with audio books i end up falling asleep and get cross cause i have missed part of the story! 😴 Edited August 6, 2021 by funkychick2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 I listened to and then read Ready Player One. Just finished listening to the sequel which is imaginatively titled Ready Player Two. What makes the audiobooks worth it in some cases is the narrator. In the case of these books they were narrated by Star Treks Will Wheaton. It made for some interesting meta references as the first book actually has a lot of Star Trek references within. Another good pairing of book and narration is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy narrated by Stephen Fry. Having a familiar voice telling the story is certainly a huge plus point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just completed V2 by Robert Harris, but my favourite recent read is William Dalrymple's The Anarchy. I've read all his books, and love them all. Unmissable for those interested in the history of India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guypjfreak Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 22 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said: There is only one thing worse than being tedious, and that's not being tedious! I bought a book yesterday. It's to go with all the books that I still not have yet read. If I ever wanted to end it all I could jump off that mountainous pile of books. It's the very sudden stop that does it. However, I suspect that I'm preaching to the very much converted on that one. What was it the lifeboat people said? Something along the lines of 'It would be like hitting concrete'. FFS! There's only one thing worse than being talked about Thats NOT being talked about at all ..... He was one funny fucked up old son and I'm not at the half way point yet lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Dansons Wig Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 3:37 AM, bamber said: Just ordered this. Was very expensive, but the price seems to have gone down a bit now, so get in there. so bloody funny. A staple in our loo. Sometimes hear house guests giggling in there when they've picked it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Dansons Wig Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 10:01 AM, gigpusher said: Interesting this question comes up a lot on book groups and I'd have to say I would count it. I have personally never listened to an audio book I suffer a lot from lack of attention and switching off so not sure they would work for me but if I listened to a book and heard the whole story I wouldn't feel inclined to pick up the book and read it as well. That's my take anyway for what it's worth. If you listen to a lot of audiobooks and have opinions on whether they are good or bad I'd be happy to hear them. Some times Ive got through and loved an audiobook I've tried reading in print and struggled with. An example was Suttree by Cormac McCarthy. Tried it two or three time times in print and found it slow and turgid. The quality of the reading I suspect really brought it to life and I loved it when I "audibled" it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewevie Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Murakami - 1Q84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewevie Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, steviewevie said: Murakami - 1Q84 I'm such a slow reader will probably take me the rest of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 47 minutes ago, steviewevie said: Murakami - 1Q84 How you finding it so far? I've got a thing for LONNNNNNNNG books - i actively seek out some books purely because of their length. Seems i'm a bit of a literature size queen. I liked 1Q84. And it got me into Murakami. Although when i took up running i read What I talk About When I Talk About Running. Enjoyed most of his books, but over time it's apparently he writes women not...ideally...and has an apparent fascination with going on about breasts. And cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 1:43 PM, squirrelarmy said: I listened to and then read Ready Player One. Just finished listening to the sequel which is imaginatively titled Ready Player Two. What makes the audiobooks worth it in some cases is the narrator. In the case of these books they were narrated by Star Treks Will Wheaton. It made for some interesting meta references as the first book actually has a lot of Star Trek references within. Another good pairing of book and narration is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy narrated by Stephen Fry. Having a familiar voice telling the story is certainly a huge plus point. Agree. I listen to them in the car on the war to work sometimes. Nearly always sci-fi (for some reason). The Star Wars ones are particularly good. Recommend Darth Plagueis* by James Luceno. Excellent. And the audiobook is read brilliantly by Daniel Davis. *Really it's mostly about Palpatine / Sidious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewevie Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 54 minutes ago, Woffy said: How you finding it so far? I've got a thing for LONNNNNNNNG books - i actively seek out some books purely because of their length. Seems i'm a bit of a literature size queen. I liked 1Q84. And it got me into Murakami. Although when i took up running i read What I talk About When I Talk About Running. Enjoyed most of his books, but over time it's apparently he writes women not...ideally...and has an apparent fascination with going on about breasts. And cats. Only a few chapters in. Read a few of his books, best for me was Wind Up Bird Chronicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshed Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Woffy said: and has an apparent fascination with going on about breasts. And cats. And ears. He's always banging on about ears. Stevie has this gem to come in Q-teen 84: "A freshly made ear and a freshly made vagina look very much alike" He's still amongst my favourite authors, even if it's fiction about lonely men, sometimes I'm a lonely man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Woffy said: Recommend Darth Plagueis* by James Luceno. Excellent. And the audiobook is read brilliantly by Daniel Davis. It’s not a story a Jedi would tell you. I have read it. I’ve got the Aftermath series to read at some point too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 17 hours ago, steviewevie said: Only a few chapters in. Read a few of his books, best for me was Wind Up Bird Chronicle. Keep us posted. I think i flagged a bit towards the end, but i enjoyed the 'process' of reading it, if that makes sense. Another problematical long read, but one which i return to often - if only certain chapters - is David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. Try that whopper! Anyone else read it? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlei Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Catcher in the Rye. Been meaning to read it for ages. Really good book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 22 hours ago, Wanderlei said: Catcher in the Rye. Been meaning to read it for ages. Really good book! Let us know when you finish if you think HC is a whinger or a tragi-hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just finished Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, the lead singer of Japanese Breakfast. Absolutely brilliant, couldn’t recommend it enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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