Richey Edwards Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Finished To Kill A Mockingbird during my nightshift last night. It had been on my bookshelf for a few years and I had never read it - despite it being one of those books you always hear about. Sadly, a lot of the themes of the novel are still relevant today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Not reading but listening. Michael Lewis' latest "The Premonition" about the US response to Covid19 and some of the people involved is on YouTube for free as an audiobook atm. (Not sure how long it'll stay up.)Very interesting, follows the same trusted format he used with "The Big Short". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 The Bell Jar - Sylvia PlathEnjoyed it, dark and funny in almost equal measure. More poignant with the knowledge that it was written shortly before the author killed herself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Sadly, a lot of the themes of the novel are still relevant today. Like birds and stuff? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: Finished To Kill A Mockingbird during my nightshift last night. It had been on my bookshelf for a few years and I had never read it - despite it being one of those books you always hear about. Sadly, a lot of the themes of the novel are still relevant today. Outstanding book. I have never seen the movie, and wouldn't want to. I don't see how it could be better than, or equal to, the book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Great book, re read it a couple of years ago, just a good read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I've started The Book Thief. I'm really enjoying it so far. Having Death as the narrator is pretty unique. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Bunce’s Big Fat Short History of British Boxing Audiobook. About 17hrs of anecdotes from each year from 1970 to now. A really enjoyable sports book. Some tragedy, some thrills, but mainly amusing and informative. Bunce does 5 Live’s boxing summaries and also pops up on BT and Channel 5. Knows his stuff and was ringside for so much of it too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Pretty much perfect, fell in love with almost every character, extremely well written. And. Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin. Weird and sparse, but an enjoyable read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just finished RTE's epic dramatisation of James Joyce's Ulysses. It's 30 hours long, so something to savour over a few weeks. If you've already read the book, it's fantastic - really brings it to life. And if you haven't, it's worth giving it a try. ^^^ last book you heard thread for this pish ^^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I've started The Book Thief. I'm really enjoying it so far. Having Death as the narrator is pretty unique. Is that what's going on? I bought it in another language I'm trying to learn but I bit off more than I could chew and gave up after a couple of chapters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Blootoon87 said: On 01/06/2021 at 19:42, Richey Edwards said: I've started The Book Thief. I'm really enjoying it so far. Having Death as the narrator is pretty unique. Is that what's going on? I bought it in another language I'm trying to learn but I bit off more than I could chew and gave up after a couple of chapters. You should try it in English. You might like it better. I rattled through just under half of the book in a single sitting. It was one of those books were "just one more chapter" kept happening, because I wanted to find out what happened next. I haven't read anymore yet because I am nightshift tonight, saturday and sunday and want to save the rest of the book for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 How Britain ends, by Gavin Esler. A pretty comprehensive study of how the UK got into the state it's in, and the possible future for its component parts. Recommended. Free on Kindle unlimited. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 People love to dunk on the Humanities but a world with only STEM grads would be enormously stupid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I don't get Kafka. I don't think he's profound or especially nice to read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I don't get Kafka. I don't think he's profound or especially nice to read.I don't think he's a great writer. He had good ideas though. Now those ideas are no longer fresh there's not much reason to read him. In the Penal Colony was decent though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 The Trial is a great book. Top tier stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 5 hours ago, NotThePars said: People love to dunk on the Humanities but a world with only STEM grads would be enormously stupid. Not stupid enough to assume that a cranky attention seeking contrarian represents the views of all sci/tech types. Try this: https://www.lindahall.org/franz-kafka/ (never fancied reading kafka myself, i always assumed it's all a bit black polo neck for me) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 The Trial is a great book. Top tier stuff.Definitely in my all time top five. The fact that people who have never read him know and use the term ‘kafkaesque’ speaks to his enduring impact.The final line in that book has to be among the best final lines ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Talking of final lines: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jul/05/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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