Natasha Whittam wrote:The best books ever written are the Adrian Mole books.
have to agree Nat, love the early books especially
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Natasha Whittam wrote:The best books ever written are the Adrian Mole books.
Norpig wrote:i mainly read books relating to music and musicians now. I've read the autobiographies by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook Pete Townshend and Stewart Copeland recently and am currently reading a book about Martin Hannett (the producer who did all the Joy Division stuff and other Factory bands, he also worked with U2 on their first single).
I've got a load to wade through as well yet, Morriseys autobiography, a book aout the rise and fall of Factory records and the collections of lyrics and other articles about Ian Curtis and Nick Drake.
As for fiction, not so much these days but i still love James Ellroy.
bwfc1874 wrote:Going through a sci-fi phase at the moment so read the first of Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam series which was brilliant, definitely recommend it. Just finished Arthur C Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama which was good. Philip K dick Man in the High Castle next I think. Can't remember who said it but I bought the Hopkins Manuscript by R C Sheriff which is on the list too.
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The Wasp Factory is a great read.xmiles wrote:bwfc1874 wrote:Going through a sci-fi phase at the moment so read the first of Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam series which was brilliant, definitely recommend it. Just finished Arthur C Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama which was good. Philip K dick Man in the High Castle next I think. Can't remember who said it but I bought the Hopkins Manuscript by R C Sheriff which is on the list too.
Man in the High Castle is a classic.
Depending on what kind of sci-fi you like I would recommend Iain M Banks, Alistair Reynolds and Peter Hamilton. Banks non sci-fi is good too. For the ordinary fiction he drops the M from his name. Try The Wasp Factory - that's a book you are unlikely to forget once you've read it.
Norpig wrote:i haven't read the latest Ellroy yet, i think i may be a few behind as the last one i read was the cold six thousand. I'll let you know about Morrisey, i think the same but it was a Chrsitmas present!
boltonbonce wrote:P G Wodehouse always has me on the floor. Can't think of a funnier writer.
boltonbonce wrote:Agree about Sharpe. Loved 'Blott on the Landscape.
The TV version was great too.
Reebok Trotter wrote:
Tom Sharpe's earlier stuff was brilliant. Riotous Assembly, Indecent Exposure, The Throwback and Vintage Stuff all had me in stitches. His early Wilt novels were funny as well.
xmiles wrote:Norpig wrote:i haven't read the latest Ellroy yet, i think i may be a few behind as the last one i read was the cold six thousand. I'll let you know about Morrisey, i think the same but it was a Chrsitmas present!
Assuming you are reading them in sequence you only have Blood's A Rover to read to finish his Underworld USA trilogy and then you can get Perfidia which is set before the LA Quartet in 1941.
boltonbonce wrote:I'm having another go at James Joyce. You've got to love anyone who can produce stuff like this.
“Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo”
Bread2.0 wrote:Please tell me his surname's Burnel?
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