What are you reading tonight?

[Bruce Rioja]

A real plus: The second Bryson book I picked up (which I just grabbed happily) The Complete Notes, is actually a two book omnibus of Notes from a Big Country and Notes from a Small Island. Currently thoroughly enjoying a jog back to 70's Britain in Small Island. It's either a "here's how it was" dialogue for younger folk, or, in my case, a trip down memory lane for the older end. Great reading and big fun whichever.

One of the real beauties of Small Island I found, Tango, is that Bryson sees everything through fresh eyes. He questions the everyday things that we just take as read and you, the reader, starts to question 'Yeah - why do we do that like that?'

It's brilliant. If you enjoy it half as much as I did then you're in for a cracking read.

[TANGODANCER]

A real plus: The second Bryson book I picked up (which I just grabbed happily) The Complete Notes, is actually a two book omnibus of Notes from a Big Country and Notes from a Small Island. Currently thoroughly enjoying a jog back to 70's Britain in Small Island. It's either a "here's how it was" dialogue for younger folk, or, in my case, a trip down memory lane for the older end. Great reading and big fun whichever.

One of the real beauties of Small Island I found, Tango, is that Bryson sees everything through fresh eyes. He questions the everyday things that we just take as read and you, the reader, starts to question 'Yeah - why do we do that like that?'

It's brilliant. If you enjoy it half as much as I did then you're in for a cracking read.

Well, he's just sorted Milton Keynes out and is off again. Loving it so far "The Kylie Minogue Shout Loud and Wiggle Your Little Tits School of Music" .

[TANGODANCER]

Just finished Notes from a Small Island. Tremendously entertaining from start to finish. I'll go with Bruce's "fresh pair of eyes" comment. We take so much for granted here that it needs a Bryson view to put it all in perspective. 10/10. Why I've never read this guy before I know not, but I'm now a confirmed fan.

Starting Notes from a Big Country next.

[2399]

I saw at a closing down bookstore:
A book for under 4s about the WWE Superstar The Undertaker.
It's got old pictures; I want to get it!

[Annoyed Grunt]

I saw at a closing down bookstore:
A book for under 4s about the WWE Superstar The Undertaker.
It's got old pictures; I want to get it!

I think you deserve your own thread......The Thread of Randomness perhaps?

[thebish]

I saw at a closing down bookstore:
A book for under 4s about the WWE Superstar The Undertaker.
It's got old pictures; I want to get it!

I think you deserve your own thread......The Thread of Randomness perhaps?

will it have pictures?

[Annoyed Grunt]

I saw at a closing down bookstore:
A book for under 4s about the WWE Superstar The Undertaker.
It's got old pictures; I want to get it!

I think you deserve your own thread......The Thread of Randomness perhaps?

will it have pictures?

I shudder at the thought as to what they would be .

[General Mannerheim]

gave up with Brysons ASHONE, boring hell. but i know i liked his travel books so started on 'at home' ahh much better!

[Puskas]

Razzle.

Good, innit?

I only read it for the articles, mind.

The John Updike short story in this month's is excellent. On the opposite page from Jenny, Debbie and Sharon from Colchester all piled on top of each other.

[Dujon]

*splutters wine all over the keyboard*

[William the White]

I finished a book for the first time in months...

The Consequences of Love by Sulaimman Addonia is a real page turner... A sort of Eritrean-Saudi Arabia Mills and Boon novel about forbidden love in Saudi Arabia between a man and a woman in a state that separates them with determination and has a special religious police force to ensure that.

It's not a great work of literature but has a lot of tension and emotional power and would pass the hours nicely on a beach...

[HMX]

I've started reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas recently and enjoying it.

[boltonboris]

Read an absolutely horrifying true story about a 7 year old girl who falls in love with her abuser and stays loyal(ish) to him until he dies when she's in her mid 20's. Even though it's an incredibly sad and sometimes graphic account, you can't help reading on.

It's called Tiger Tiger by Margeaux Fragoso.

[clapton is god]

One of my holiday reads was Other Peoples Money by Julian Cartwright.

Highly recommended!

Gives a bit of an idea of what happened in the banking crisis and a glimpse into the alien world of the super-rich. Has fantastic richly rounded characters. Supposedly a comic novel but the comedy comes from the authors observational humour and the characters assembled. The only novel ever that has made me laugh out loud on the last page.

[Bijou Bob]

Ever so slightly off topic, but has anyone got a Kindle or other electronic book thingy? Rate it??

I love the heft and smell of a book, the way it feels, the cover, the sound of the paper when you turn the page. On the downside, my holiday reading almost takes me into excess baggage territory. I may have to join the darkside, but wondered whether to go Kindle or Sony or A.N.Other?

[thebish]

Ever so slightly off topic, but has anyone got a Kindle or other electronic book thingy? Rate it??

I love the heft and smell of a book, the way it feels, the cover, the sound of the paper when you turn the page. On the downside, my holiday reading almost takes me into excess baggage territory. I may have to join the darkside, but wondered whether to go Kindle or Sony or A.N.Other?

http://www.the-wanderer.co.uk/boards/vi ... &view=next

[Bruce Rioja]

Currently halfway through Stuart Adamson's biography In A Big Country by Allan Glen. Clearly Glen was too close to the 'Dunfermline scene' to be objective; especially when referring to The Skids as being some sort of standard bearers for a generation. Maybe in Dunfermline they were, everywhere else they were a fairly average to crap band with an inchorent, tuneless frontman dragged into the light by dint of them having a fine guitarist that knew his way around a catchy tune.

Just getting into the 'Big Country' bit now. One suspects that our man broke off for the odd spot of onanism during the writing of this part - but then who could blame him?

[P.O.S.]

Finished Stan Collymore's autobiography the other night. I've never been his biggest fan especially after he criticised Bolton fans so much and so often on his radio show during the Megson era, so it was a surprise I ended up reading it - but I found it to be quite good really, an interesting insight into the world of a Premiership footballer in the 90's, and he doesnt hold back on dishing the dirt on people either which I quite liked.

Steve Harkness, Ulrika Johnson obviously, John Gregory, Robbie Fowler, Geoff Thomas, Gareth Southgate etc etc all get a pasting. And it seems Kirsty Gallagher doesnt just like eating chocolate fingers too.

[CAPSLOCK]

Currently halfway through Stuart Adamson's biography In A Big Country by Allan Glen. Clearly Glen was too close to the 'Dunfermline scene' to be objective; especially when referring to The Skids as being some sort of standard bearers for a generation. Maybe in Dunfermline they were, everywhere else they were a fairly average to crap band with an inchorent, tuneless frontman dragged into the light by dint of them having a fine guitarist that knew his way around a catchy tune.

Just getting into the 'Big Country' bit now. One suspects that our man broke off for the odd spot of onanism during the writing of this part - but then who could blame him?

RIP Stuart

[Annoyed Grunt]

Also got Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver. New James Bond novel, bloody love Deavers books.

Only about 50 pages in, doesn't read like Bond, more like Lincoln Rhyme.

Finished it.

I stand by what I originally said, it doesn't feel like a Bond novel. Still a bloody good read though.