Guessed who did it at 50%, confirmed at 70% but was reasonably happy with the denouement. 7/10@wanderlust wrote:Will do but currently reading the detectives daughter by Lesley Thomson - it's creepy.@Chairmanda wrote:If you enjoy mysteries, wanders, can I recommend the author Robert Goddard? If you haven't read any, I can specifically recommend Past Caring, and Into the Blue.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jun 20 2017, 22:41
wanderlust

Nat Lofthouse

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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:18
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

'A Horse Walks Into A Bar' by David Grossman.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:43
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse


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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:44
Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

@boltonbonce wrote:Can't see anything there that suits me.
There isn't a slipper on the planet that suits anyone.
Fuck me, it's Friday night and I'm discussing the merits of fucking slippers.
Shoot me.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:50
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

I get most of my slippers on prescription. Zip ups. Some of them have been shown on TV.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:53
Bwfc1958

Tinned Toms - You know it makes sense!
My slippers suit me. I've a nice pair of backless hard bottomed ones that I can go outside in, to the bin for example, and a nice comfy pair for in the house that say no.1 dad on them that I got for father's day. It might sound a bit sad, but I can pull this shit off.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 21:57
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

Backless slippers! No.@Bwfc1958 wrote:My slippers suit me. I've a nice pair of backless hard bottomed ones that I can go outside in, to the bin for example, and a nice comfy pair for in the house that say no.1 dad on them that I got for father's day. It might sound a bit sad, but I can pull this shit off.
I'm afraid they can't possibly be allowed into the 'slippers' category. They're simply flip flops with attitude.
No way would you be allowed into the Bumchums slipper club wearing those.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 22:01
Bwfc1958

Tinned Toms - You know it makes sense!
There was a time in the not too distant past I'd have agreed with you, but these bad boys are the hard nuts of the slipper world. If you are comparing them to biscuits, they would be chocolate chip hobnobs.@boltonbonce wrote:Backless slippers! No.@Bwfc1958 wrote:My slippers suit me. I've a nice pair of backless hard bottomed ones that I can go outside in, to the bin for example, and a nice comfy pair for in the house that say no.1 dad on them that I got for father's day. It might sound a bit sad, but I can pull this shit off.
I'm afraid they can't possibly be allowed into the 'slippers' category. They're simply flip flops with attitude.
No way would you be allowed into the Bumchums slipper club wearing those.
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Re: Books. on Fri Jun 30 2017, 22:04
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

I'll check them out. Might improve my sexual allure,which has,for some reason,reached an all time low.
Anyway,why shouldn't I have mustard pickles and cheese for supper?
Anyway,why shouldn't I have mustard pickles and cheese for supper?
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Re: Books. on Sat Jul 01 2017, 02:23
wanderlust

Nat Lofthouse

I get mine from hotel rooms. They are usually white with the hotel's name on and tend to fall apart if you get them wet whilst putting the bins out.@boltonbonce wrote:I get most of my slippers on prescription. Zip ups. Some of them have been shown on TV.
I think of them as disposables.
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Re: Books. on Sat Jul 01 2017, 04:53
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

Shameful. No wonder you posted at 2.23.
Why the hell am I awake?
Ah,I remember.


Why the hell am I awake?
Ah,I remember.

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Re: Books. on Sun Jul 02 2017, 19:19
gloswhite

Guðni Bergsson

Once had a pair of Bolton Wanderers slippers, a few years ago, from one of my daughters. Lasted one winter and fell to bits. i took it as a sign of things to come, (and was right, unfortunately)
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Re: Books. on Mon Jul 03 2017, 14:20
Reebok Trotter

Nat Lofthouse

I bought a pair of slippers from Shoezone only last week. A bargain at £4.99. Not backless though. I don't do backless. I'm wearing them at the moment and I'm a picture of sartorial elegance if I do say so myself.
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Re: Books. on Mon Jul 03 2017, 14:26
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

Well done RT. A man has a right to wear slippers in his own home.
Despite the mockery,we have to stick to our guns.
Despite the mockery,we have to stick to our guns.
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Re: Books. on Mon Jul 03 2017, 14:32
Reebok Trotter

Nat Lofthouse

I totally agree. There is something quaint and dignified in a pipe and slippers.
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Re: Books. on Mon Jul 03 2017, 18:09
finlaymcdanger

El Hadji Diouf

Timbuktu arrived today, Bonce. The English version!
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Re: Books. on Mon Jul 03 2017, 18:12
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

@finlaymcdanger wrote:Timbuktu arrived today, Bonce. The English version!

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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 07:15
finlaymcdanger

El Hadji Diouf

@boltonbonce wrote:@finlaymcdanger wrote:Timbuktu arrived today, Bonce. The English version!Strangely enough Fin,I recommended a book to Breadman some time ago,and he did exactly the same thing.
We'll the first copy has made its way to a nice German family at the kids school.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 09:26
wanderlust

Nat Lofthouse

Just reading The Hidden Oasis by Paul Sussman. Proper lightweight - the guy writes like a Hollywood film script - or rather that it comes across as if he's desperate for somebody to make it into a film - and it's a cliche ridden archaeological/Egyptological romp vaguely reminiscent of the Indiana Jones style.
An easy read and a bit of fun but no more.
An easy read and a bit of fun but no more.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:02
Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

I never read more than the first two books by an author because they are all shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:06
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

The Mr Men books are quality. Bit of a dip around number 34 to 36, but you can't have everything.@Natasha Whittam wrote:I never read more than the first two books by an author because they are all shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:21
Reebok Trotter

Nat Lofthouse

@Natasha Whittam wrote:I never read more than the first two books by an author because they are all shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
Lee Child has been pretty consistent with his Jack Reacher novels. His first novel, the Killing Floor was a best seller and all his subsequent books have been on point. Michael Connolly is another crime writer who has made Harry Bosch into a household name.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:23
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

The Harry Potter books are massively overrated,but JK has done very well out of them.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:28
wanderlust

Nat Lofthouse

I like Jack Reacher for a holiday read because it moves along quickly and the writing is stylish even if the story lines are a bit predictable, but I've never read Connolly and the name Harry Bosch isn't really known in this particular household. I do have one of his on my Kindle though - The Black Echo - so I might give that a try next.@Reebok Trotter wrote:@Natasha Whittam wrote:I never read more than the first two books by an author because they are all shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
Lee Child has been pretty consistent with his Jack Reacher novels. His first novel, the Killing Floor was a best seller and all his subsequent books have been on point. Michael Connolly is another crime writer who has made Harry Bosch into a household name.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:33
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

Anyone read 'The Moving Toyshop' by Edmund Crispin? Classic detective fiction from 1946.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:46
xmiles

Jay Jay Okocha

@Natasha Whittam wrote:I never read more than the first two books by an author because they are all shit.
The first book has to be good to get it published, the second book equally good to get a long term deal. Then the author just writes any old shit and the "fans" go out and buy it regardless.
By book 10 the "fans" finally cotton on that the author is taking the piss - but by then the author is a very rich person and no longer gives a shit.
George Orwell's first two novels were Burmese Days and A Clergyman's Daughter. His fifth and sixth were Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four but I guess you haven't read them.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 11:49
boltonbonce

Nat Lofthouse

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
George Orwell.
George Orwell.
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Re: Books. on Tue Jul 04 2017, 12:22
Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

@xmiles wrote:George Orwell's first two novels were Burmese Days and A Clergyman's Daughter. His fifth and sixth were Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four but I guess you haven't read them.
I only read books written post-2000.
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