Saigon Raider Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Just finished Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie - nothing more I can say about give author, he is simply at the top of his game - this might be his best one yet.Halfway through Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe. Heard the author on the Adam Buxton podcast and found him very interesting. This is a book about the disappearance of mother of 10 Jean McConville in Belfast in 1972. Very well written so far about a period of history I don’t know too well (despite having loads of mates from N.I). It’s very good and will find his book on the Sakler family next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 A Path of Daggers. Book 11 of 14 from The Wheel of Time. My favourite so far. An absolute goldmine of storytelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Saigon Raider said: Just finished Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie - nothing more I can say about give author, he is simply at the top of his game - this might be his best one yet. Halfway through Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe. Heard the author on the Adam Buxton podcast and found him very interesting. This is a book about the disappearance of mother of 10 Jean McConville in Belfast in 1972. Very well written so far about a period of history I don’t know too well (despite having loads of mates from N.I). It’s very good and will find his book on the Sakler family next. Say Nothing was fantastic. Absolutely fascinating and really well written. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Saigon Raider said: Just finished Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie - nothing more I can say about give author, he is simply at the top of his game - this might be his best one yet. Halfway through Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe. Heard the author on the Adam Buxton podcast and found him very interesting. This is a book about the disappearance of mother of 10 Jean McConville in Belfast in 1972. Very well written so far about a period of history I don’t know too well (despite having loads of mates from N.I). It’s very good and will find his book on the Sakler family next. I have the Keefe book sat in an Amazon locker for me to collect this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Windswept and Interesting - Billy Connolly autobiography Quite poor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Just finished Bob Mortimer’s auto-biography ‘And Away’, a real contrast; tales of laughter and sorrowful recollections in equal measure, just like the rest of us I guess. Sometimes racked with self doubt and genuinely self effacing but warm and generous. Probably what makes Bob such a likeable down to earth chap. An easy, worthwhile & recommended read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Excellent read 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Just finished Bob Mortimer’s auto-biography ‘And Away’, a real contrast; tales of laughter and sorrowful recollections in equal measure, just like the rest of us I guess. Sometimes racked with self doubt and genuinely self effacing but warm and generous. Probably what makes Bob such a likeable down to earth chap. An easy, worthwhile & recommended read. I've just about finished this. Really enjoying it - is good to read about his journey into comedy, and kind of get confirmation that he's one of life's good guys. As is Paul Whitehouse, btw.ETA: Mrs WRK got me this for Christmas. I'd asked for this, or the memoirs by Dave Grohl or Bobby Gillespie. Bless her, she got me all three. Sometimes, it's almost worth the daily lunacy.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 06/11/2021 at 14:04, scottsdad said: The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. A Laidlaw book started by McIlvanney before he died, and finished by Rankin now. Very good. I often find McIlvanneys books a touch dense and inaccessible. This is much easier to get in to. Much more of a Rankin book. Almost a Rebus book with the names switched around. I finished this about two weeks ago and found it an enjoyable read, probably due to Rankin's involvement. Started reading Strange Loyalties about a week ago and really struggling to get into it. Tempted to read something else and come back to this later 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Just finished Bob Mortimer’s auto-biography ‘And Away’, a real contrast; tales of laughter and sorrowful recollections in equal measure, just like the rest of us I guess. Sometimes racked with self doubt and genuinely self effacing but warm and generous. Probably what makes Bob such a likeable down to earth chap. An easy, worthwhile & recommended read. His story about meeting Sinead O'Connor is brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, FK1Bairn said: I finished this about two weeks ago and found it an enjoyable read, probably due to Rankin's involvement. Started reading Strange Loyalties about a week ago and really struggling to get into it. Tempted to read something else and come back to this later Try Laidlaw first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 His story about meeting Sinead O'Connor is brilliant.....and the one about ‘Brian Peters’, (during his days as a duty Solicitor in London) it would have made a cracking tale on WILTY.[emoji3] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Steiner Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Devils Bargain - Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and the storming of the presidency. It's mostly about the Trump campaign and the run up to the election, although also goes into detail on Bannon's background and how he got to where he did etc. No matter what you think of his politics, the guy is a genius and knows what makes people tick. He looked into data and tapped into sections of society that others would never think of. Before that, I'd read 'Unleashing Demons' by Craig Oliver who was David Cameron's main aide for the Remain campaign. A fascinating insight as to the goings on in the run up to the EU referendum. They really didn't expect to lose at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Scott Steiner said: Before that, I'd read 'Unleashing Demons' by Craig Oliver who was David Cameron's main aide for the Remain campaign. A fascinating insight as to the goings on in the run up to the EU referendum. They really didn't expect to lose at all. Even Farage didn't think Leave would win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Steiner Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Even Farage didn't think Leave would win. Correct. Everyone underestimated them. Even Scotland voted 38% Leave whereas opinion polling was showing as 33% at the highest and 19% at the lowest. No one expected us Scots to turn out for Leave in such large numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Cultish by Amanda Montell. Looking at various cults and cukt like groups and the power that language has over their recruits. Very interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 22:37, Craig the Hunter said: Say Nothing was fantastic. Absolutely fascinating and really well written. I started this today, and I can't see myself going to sleep before I've finished it. Outstanding writting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Fireprint by Geoffrey Jenkins. A bit of an odd book. The first half was very enjoyable, two main characters doing their thing in South Africa. Secret bases, nuclear weapons, assassinations, and so on...then half way through these two main characters get kidnapped and spend the rest of the book tied up in a cave while we follow the kidnapper doing his thing. Really sucked the life out of the book. No idea what to read next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniton Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Underworld by Don DeLillo - did not enjoy this at all. A rambling, sprawling mess that got nowhere slowly, not the "Great American Novel" as promised on the cover. 2/10 Now onto "The Young Team" by Graeme Armstrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, moniton said: Underworld by Don DeLillo - did not enjoy this at all. A rambling, sprawling mess that got nowhere slowly, not the "Great American Novel" as promised on the cover. 2/10 Now onto "The Young Team" by Graeme Armstrong. Did you read 1000 pages even though you weren't enjoying it? It's a classic btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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