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Skeletons of the Zahara - Dean King
American sailors shipwrecked off the coast of Africa 1815. They say fact is stranger than fiction and this tale of struggle certainly backs that up. Probably 90% of the books I read are history books, but even if you're not a history buff this book is riveting. Certainly not a cheery read but you'll want to keep turning the page to see what the sailors will overcome next. Recommended.
What has chit chat been reading?
American sailors shipwrecked off the coast of Africa 1815. They say fact is stranger than fiction and this tale of struggle certainly backs that up. Probably 90% of the books I read are history books, but even if you're not a history buff this book is riveting. Certainly not a cheery read but you'll want to keep turning the page to see what the sailors will overcome next. Recommended.
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Racehorses of 1977...Timeform...pick a page...
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Just finished Five Go To Billycock Hill, the only one I missed.
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Just finished The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown,typical of the genre where Langdon ,the brave US academic (?) saves the world,enjoyable enough. Now into Lamentation by CJ Sansom,fiction woven into faction about the scheming and plotting around Catherine Parr near the end of King Henry's life.
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The Pale Criminal - Philip Kerr 6/10
Bestie - Joe Lovejoy 8/10 George VI - Sarah Bradford 7/10 Time For Heroes - Ted Brack 7/10 |
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1. Post Office (1971) - Charles Bukowski
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Eeny Meeny - M J Aldridge 8/10.
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Brumes - Francis Carco
Leviathan - Julien Green I am halfway through Proust's Recherche and hope to finish it by May. |
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Recommend Post Office, very funny, extremely cynical, with sex, booze and a bit of racing.
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Too lazy to read. Listening to Keith Richards autobiog read in a strange accent by Johnny Depp....interesting in parts.
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Bukowski is very funny. Factotum is a treat for world-weary cynics everywhere.
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Clash of Kings, the second book in the Game of Thrones series by George R R Martin.
I read the first book of game of thrones mainly because the tv series was good but so confusing and I am glad I did as I enjoyed the second tv series more as I knew more about what was going on! The book was better than I thought it would be, so after watching the second series I started reading the second book. I also enjoyed this one and I must say I will go on and read other books by the author as well as the rest of the game of thrones series. I don't think I have read any 'fantasy' books before and they have never appealed to me as a genre but after this I will probably read lord of the rings. |
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Keith Richards' Life is quite probably the finest autobiography of them all. Utterly insane in places and you can't but admire the way the great man himself defies perceived medical wisdom by consuming everything put in front of him and lives to tell the tale.
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You've convinced me, Die Linke and Des, I've just downloaded "Post Office" to my Kindle.
I'm still reading Irvine Welsh's books in published order and am in the middle of "The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs". From what I've read so far, it's not a patch on his earlier books but I will reserve judgement until I get to the end. |
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Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist
This is the author who wrote the book of the film 'Let the right one in' which if you haven't seen it please do so. But see the original version not the english version. It is a vampire movie but different, quite moving. This book is okay but I think men would like it better than me. I am not a fan of horror, even though I liked 'let the right one in' and this book has loads of it. It features loads of young girls, sex, torture, murder and music, so right up most chit chatters street.  |
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I've been reading Ron Atkinson's autobiography.
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The Mint by T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lawrence wrote most of this partial autobiography at an RAF training camp when he enlisted under an assumed name as an aircraftman (the lowest rank) to escape from his fame. He had previously been a colonel in the Army and the shock he felt when forced to live closely with working-class recruits in the 1920s RAF is both amusing and poignant. His "pound note" accent didn't earn him many friends at first but he survived the brutal regime and eventually used his "toffology" to wind up those in charge to the delight of the others in his flight. |
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Howards End by E M Forster
I couldn't remember if I had read this so have read in again, probably. However, it was hard going and in reality cutting out all the philosophy it read in a way like mills and boon. I am not used to reading 'just fiction' and it was okay but not what I thought was a 'classic'. I think it was because he was only thirty one when he wrote it and it shows I think. All the psychobabble was too, too much. He does not know human nature. One thing though, I was quite surprised that in 1910 he included a mistress, an unmarried mother, a couple living together unmarried etc etc - plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose or something like that  |
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Must add that I haven't read 'mills and boon' since I was in my teens and then only once or twice. When i started dating I soon realised that romantic books are a load of tosh, men aren't like that
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Saddest part annie is that women never go after the decent men in those books,most I have known chase the rats. Treat 'em mean,etc.
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Unfortunately that is true, treetop.
There is a lot of truth in the saying' treat 'em mean, keep them keen'. You know what men are like, they chat up anyone so women are constantly being chatted up and spoiled, so when someone comes along that does not do that they think more of him. Also it makes a man more 'manly' if they don't keep chasing after you. To give some advice for men on here, always talk to women like they are your sister or mother etc. Be pleasant but do not fawn over them, they get that a lot! Try to find something that interests you both. Do not be disheartened that you are not good looking or young, there is someon out there for you and women don't put looks first. I gave up a very attractive man, six feet tall, thirty years younger than me for a man only five feet tall and in his sixties, so looks aren't everything. |
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he"s name was Bernie ecclestone
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No, and that's another thing, he had no money and I couldn't have cared less. He spoiled me in other ways. |
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annie ... specsavers Nap
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But a man can be dead sexy and old, short and broke, mememe - so there is hope for all chit chatters |
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3 outta 4 aint bad annie
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How about if he is well endowed??
anything by patrick o'brian |
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Terry,
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maybe for the first times its paid off being old,short and broke
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It is one who has the knowledge of 'tongues' who may hold the secret.
I have always thought poetry was the way!!! |
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Simply put - if you can tell whoppers!!! and you have a whopper!!!
poetry and ................ |
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That used to be one of my chat up lines many years ago. "I'll give you the best three inches of your life"... Then I'd stick my tongue out.
Don't try it though, it never worked! |
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No wonder it never worked, kenbo, that is the last thing most women want to hear about. Sex may be the number one priority for men but it comes really down on the list with women. If a man had said that to me I would have walked away immediately.
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going back to what you said the other day about we"ve "known" each other 10yrs,ive being thinking about that and iis shocking how fast the time has gone,
I might not have another 10 yrs left   |
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I know terry, join the club
However, my dad lived until he was ninety and he smoked like a chimney, ate loads of fried food, did absolutely no exercise and just watched tv all day, except for a ten minute walk to the bookies. So I prefer to think about that |
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hold on ive half a squeak here expect I take the car to the bookies
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I read Post Office following Die Linke and Des Pond mentioning it here.
Amusing and relatively light-hearted account of the disorganised life of a dipso and his struggles with work and relationships. Enjoyable read. Bedroom Secrets of the Masterchefs (Irvine Welsh), turned out better than I thought in my previous comment. I love Welsh's exaggerated reality style employed in earlier work but in this novel he goes one step further, introducing the idea of a hex which I don't much care for. However, as an allegory for bullying, it works extremely well and can bring back uncomfortable memories from long forgotten schooldays. As always with Welsh, he grabs your attention and the book is hard to put down and leaves you wanting more when it's finished. |
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Read 3 books by Daniel Silva but disappointed with them and will not be reading anymore.The hero Gabriel Alon is ok but i feel i get a lecture on how put upon the Jews are in each book.To me the stories are too unbelievable.
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The Pale Criminal - Philip Kerr 6/10
Bestie - Joe Lovejoy 8/10 George VI - Sarah Bradford 7/10 Time For Heroes - Ted Brack 7/10 March Violets - Philip Kerr 7/10 Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut 6/10 |