What are you reading tonight?

[Worthy4England]

Finished Scouting for Moyes - rubbish.

Finished 'Stan' - what a bell.

Starting on 'You are the Ref' - Loving it.

Might give scouting for Moyes a miss then, seeing as I never managed to get a copy.

Fatty Batter was excellent.

Why are you so fat? - the Talksport book of all time great sledges was pretty poor with the odd laugh thrown in.

Now onto Beware of the Dog by Brian Moore - interesting start, sorta, not made my mind up about it yet.

[thebish]

I think it was a guy. Almost certain. I remember one bit where he described what actually went on in a 'shanking' which was horrendous.

yeah - you wanna keep you head over the ball and swing the club through smoothly Pru...

[thebish]

I think it was a guy. Almost certain. I remember one bit where he described what actually went on in a 'shanking' which was horrendous.

Hard Time: A Brit in America's Toughest Jail ??

[Bruce Rioja]

Is that where they're sending David Chaytor? Pru can't possibly be simply asking for the hell of it!

[Prufrock]

It was just a Q&A thing on a forum on the internet. Mate mentioned it again the other day and it's doing my head in. Sure it was someone on here who posted the link..

[thebish]

It was just a Q&A thing on a forum on the internet. Mate mentioned it again the other day and it's doing my head in. Sure it was someone on here who posted the link..

ahh - i thought you meant they were talking about a book on another forum!

if we open up this thread to forums we've been reading - all hell will break loose!!

[Prufrock]

I only read the page the link was for and no more, sir. I'm no traitor.

[thebish]

I only read the page the link was for and no more, sir. I'm no traitor.

anyway - it must be a hoax - everyone knows prisoners spend all day having their bits massaged by swedish porn stars, eating truffels and playing video games on 27ft HD flat-screens.... ask Hoboh!

[David Lee's Hair]

About half way through "I escaped from Auschwitz", a rather compelling read, not enjoyable given the subject matter but cannot put it down.

[TANGODANCER]

Wife bought me the latest Lee Child, Jack Reacher, novel today, 61 Hours.

[clapton is god]

Wife bought me the latest Lee Child, Jack Reacher, novel today, 61 Hours.

Its a good one too, Tango. You'll enjoy it very much, I'm sure, but its not the latest. There's Worth Dying For after that, which is loosely a follow-up novel to 61 Hours.

[TANGODANCER]

Wife bought me the latest Lee Child, Jack Reacher, novel today, 61 Hours.

Its a good one too, Tango. You'll enjoy it very much, I'm sure, but its not the latest. There's Worth Dying For after that, which is loosely a follow-up novel to 61 Hours.

Ah, cheers CIG, didn't know that was out. I've read all the rest, some more than once. I'll look out for it. Had to laugh at the Sunday Times descrition of Reacher: " Part Robin Hood, part gorilla"

[Raven]

Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist, its really really good.

[thebish]

Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist, its really really good.

indeed... (shun the american remake "Let Me In" for lazy wankers who can't read subtitles or appreciate dark subtlety and ambiguity..)

[Lofthouse Lower]

Actually bish the remake is good. It's not often that they are, but on this occasion it's true. Obviously it's still not a patch on th'original but it's not half bad.

[thebish]

Actually bish the remake is good. It's not often that they are, but on this occasion it's true. Obviously it's still not a patch on th'original but it's not half bad.

that may be so - but it is pointless - when you can just watch the original (which is better)

[Lofthouse Lower]

I'd disagree about it being pointless, there's always a point. However, when the original is so good then they clearly only make them (or re-make in this case) to make cash.

The fact that they chose a decent director and a good cast show that it was more faithful a re-do than just a cash-in might suggest. I enjoyed it, and it stands alongside the original in my opinion.

[thebish]

I'd disagree about it being pointless, there's always a point. However, when the original is so good then they clearly only make them (or re-make in this case) to make cash.

The fact that they chose a decent director and a good cast show that it was more faithful a re-do than just a cash-in might suggest. I enjoyed it, and it stands alongside the original in my opinion.

pah!

[Raven]

Got the original film just keep watching it in bits to get up where I am reading Like the film too. Going to get the US one as well as I am told its still good.

[General Mannerheim]

watched the film again last week with our maude. tis a proper belter. have no interest in seeing the remake. may watch when it appears on Sky.