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Post by amazombi on Oct 23, 2013 7:56:39 GMT
Just to mention it: My wife finally had enough with me buying books all the time (some 2 500 or so lying around here, even though we have donated a few boxes to charity recently), so she bought me one of them Kindle E-readers. After overcoming initial qualms I'm pretty much sold now, brilliant little gadget, I think, with loads of cheap books around, most classics are free even. Not sure about the not-so-easy-to-divorce marriage to Amazon, if it should start bugging me more than it does now you can always jailbreak it, or whatever it is called.
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Post by shaun on Nov 3, 2013 9:54:11 GMT
Only just got to post a comment in this section. Irvine Welsh the guy who wrote Trainspotting and the likes is well worth checking out.
His newest book out Skag Boys is about the characters from Trainpotting before they start using Heroin.
A very dark but also laugh out loud book at times.Loads of references to the music and bands of that era which i like. Trainspotting is probably my all time favourite of them all.
Better than the film but most books are though arent they.
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Post by jonnysnatchsniffer on Nov 3, 2013 15:02:02 GMT
im into jo nesbo at the moment, its danish crime stuff, took me a while to get used to the translation but fucking good
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Post by Juan on Nov 3, 2013 18:35:10 GMT
Have you read Welsh's Filth Shaun? Pretty decent although I've not watched the film yet.
Last night I saw a link to something that tickled my fancy so I'll get it for myself. Deep Sea and foreign going by Rose George.
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Post by Juan on Nov 3, 2013 18:44:04 GMT
Just to mention it: My wife finally had enough with me buying books all the time (some 2 500 or so lying around here, even though we have donated a few boxes to charity recently), so she bought me one of them Kindle E-readers. After overcoming initial qualms I'm pretty much sold now, brilliant little gadget, I think, with loads of cheap books around, most classics are free even. Not sure about the not-so-easy-to-divorce marriage to Amazon, if it should start bugging me more than it does now you can always jailbreak it, or whatever it is called. Not too sure if I'm keen as most of my reading is done in bed and I'm not a lover of having electronics in the bedroom other than a blanket and the occasional toy. Plus I think I'd struggle to get along with it anyway, I like the organic feel and smell of paper, but I suppose you did also? |
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Post by eean on Nov 3, 2013 19:02:39 GMT
Only just got to post a comment in this section. Irvine Welsh the guy who wrote Trainspotting and the likes is well worth checking out. His newest book out Skag Boys is about the characters from Trainpotting before they start using Heroin. A very dark but also laugh out loud book at times.Loads of references to the music and bands of that era which i like. Trainspotting is probably my all time favourite of them all. Better than the film but most books are though arent they. Good reads, have a read of 'The Marabu Stork Nightmares' by Welsh too fuckin gritty stuff make ya hair curl, I thought it was more gruesome than trainspotting and skagboys, from memory I remember it being shortish stories its been a while, but my mate lent me skagboys a few months back |
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Post by shaun on Nov 3, 2013 21:00:38 GMT
Yes, Juan , ive read filth some time ago and remember not liking it as much as some of his others.
The Marabu Stork Nightmares were short stories but good ones. The Acid House was short stories also. The guy has a crazy imagination thats for sure!!
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Post by amazombi on Nov 3, 2013 21:35:54 GMT
Not too sure if I'm keen as most of my reading is done in bed and I'm not a lover of having electronics in the bedroom other than a blanket and the occasional toy. Plus I think I'd struggle to get along with it anyway, I like the organic feel and smell of paper, but I suppose you did also? I sure did and still do. When my wife first suggested that I told her to get lost with that newfangled shite. The funny thing is that once I had it for two weeks or so someone handed me a paperbook to read a passage, and I actually tried to turn the page by prodding it with a finger though. Which is what you do when turning the page with the Kindle. They are superhandy when reading in bed because the background illumination is just great. Still you do have a point with what you say about electronic stuff in the bedroom. |
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Post by jonnysnatchsniffer on Nov 12, 2013 20:34:24 GMT
reading in bed  ? whats up with you people, its only for sleeping in surely, i often hear a buzzing from my bedroom but put it down to the heating pump in the airing cupboard |
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Post by ozoap on Nov 12, 2013 20:44:20 GMT
Reading Two Tone to Two Stroke, about 70's scootering. Not as good as Time, trouble and Money
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Post by shaun on Nov 12, 2013 21:10:31 GMT
Reading Two Tone to Two Stroke, about 70's scootering. Not as good as Time, trouble and Money Time Touble And Money any good? |
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Post by ozoap on Nov 12, 2013 21:17:06 GMT
Reading Two Tone to Two Stroke, about 70's scootering. Not as good as Time, trouble and Money Time Touble And Money any good? Yep. I enjoyed it. Read it, then read it again straight after. |
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Post by shaun on Nov 16, 2013 11:35:06 GMT
Sign of a good read, reading it straight after. Will put it on my Xmas list!
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Post by Fabio on Nov 16, 2013 20:55:23 GMT
Any of the James Patterson books are a good read.
Quick paced and short chapters too....
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Post by eean on Nov 17, 2013 9:47:07 GMT
Sign of a good read, reading it straight after. Will put it on my Xmas list! Yep one for my chrimbo list - whos it by?? :-) |
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Post by shaun on Nov 22, 2013 15:41:22 GMT
Sign of a good read, reading it straight after. Will put it on my Xmas list! Yep one for my chrimbo list - whos it by?? :-) Mark Brough.. |
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Post by Juan on Dec 3, 2013 21:25:26 GMT
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Post by ozoap on Dec 4, 2013 16:40:47 GMT
Gonna be off work for a while. Dropped a car on me arm  The Mrs got me this. Two stroke tuning legend.  Signed!!   |
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Post by tony172 on Dec 4, 2013 18:39:34 GMT
sweet thats pretty cool
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Post by Wayne Miller on Dec 5, 2013 0:00:10 GMT
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? whats up with you people, its only for sleeping in surely, i often hear a buzzing from my bedroom but put it down to the heating pump in the airing cupboard
