A jolly good read?

[SSB]

I don't usually read that fast but I had 6 days off work due to isolating and spent the whole time either reading or building the model of Molinuex that I got for Christmas!

I got one of them. Not even opened it yet!

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

In the last couple of months I've re-read all the Harry Potters, Bob Mortimer's autobiography, and am now working my way through all of Pratchett's Discworld novels again.

I love Pratchett, I do enjoy his books, I've just lost track of which ones I've got left to read. The only one I struggled with was the sheppards crown, it just didnt read as a pratchet book.

Oh and the Mortimer book is great, I listened to it on audible (his reading voice was a little strained at times) its completely ruined me watching him on would I lie to you now though!

 

[The Bear]

That was his last one before he died. He was struggling with his dementia then.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I got one of them. Not even opened it yet!

It’s good once you get used to it. Prepare yourself for some VERY small pieces though!

 

[Langers]

Almost finished Back From The Brink by Paul McGrath - I do enjoy a good footballer's autobiography, and this is one of the very best I've read.

I knew McGrath had problems with alcohol but I had no idea about the extremes of his issues, and beyond the booze too.

A mind boggling account that's well worth reading.

Just don't read Paul Merson's book. I'd rather listen to an after dinner talk by Adrian Chiles than read that shite again.

 

[Kenny]

Just don't read Paul Merson's book. I'd rather listen to an after dinner talk by Adrian Chiles than read that shite again.

a true classic where every chapter has him spending his free time "polishing the dolphin"

 

[Langers]

a true classic where every chapter has him spending his free time "polishing the dolphin"

Waxing the dolphin to be precise, but yes - I see you took the same from that book as I did. That Paul Merson is indeed a wanker.

 

[Kenny]

Waxing the dolphin to be precise, but yes - I see you took the same from that book as I did. That Paul Merson is indeed a wanker.

Its been a while since i read it!

He should probably go back to it and get a decent writer on board. He has a decent story to tell really with his gambling etc but that book feels like he wrote it in between Jeff asking him for an update one Saturday

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I had a Merson book years ago, was basically a season diary of when he'd just left Boro for Villa. That was really good but evidently the quality is dependant on who he employs to put his thoughts into order.

This one:

 

[Dire Wolf]

Just started Never by Ken Follett. I've not read any of his books before, but this is pretty good so far.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Almost finished Back From The Brink by Paul McGrath - I do enjoy a good footballer's autobiography, and this is one of the very best I've read.

I knew McGrath had problems with alcohol but I had no idea about the extremes of his issues, and beyond the booze too.

A mind boggling account that's well worth reading.

Just don't read Paul Merson's book. I'd rather listen to an after dinner talk by Adrian Chiles than read that shite again.

Amazing after reading that book that McGrath ever became professional footballer let alone reach the standards he got.
Also in amongst all the chaos and adversities in his life still managed to tell a story which shows what a wanker Dean Saunders was.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I have picked up a couple of books for my (ridiculously large) chess library. Fantastic book by Kasparov about his first two matches v Karpov in the mid-eighties. Plus also a really great thing about the previous brief Champion Vassily Smyslov. A fairly defensive style of player so not what I normally read about as I like Tal, Fischer, Kasparov style fireworks. It's superb though. An insight into the man, and the games are actually a lot more interesting than I expected.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Got to be the first time I've ever seen chess described as fireworks.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Peasant

 

[The Bear]

Chess can be swashbuckling and great. I watch a few people on YouTube including Carlsen, Hikaru, Naroditsky, and Botez sisters (though not so much for the chess).

 

[sycophantia]

Suspect it might have been covered on here but just finished The Beekeeper Of Aleppo,
Really good read (not very jolly though).
Obviously a sad subject but quite an uplifting ending

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I just started re-reading Riotous Assembly. I know that Tom Sharpe was taking the piss enormously out of the Apartheid regime that as I remember deported him over the book, but no way would a publisher take a chance on this book now. However it is agonizing, curled up in a ball, tears flowing funny. Konstabel Els is a brilliant character. So epically stupid and the idea of him trying to persuade a dobermann chewing on his gonads is just hilarious

 

[Keef]

First light by Geoffrey Wellum, basically the memoirs of an 18yo battle of Britain pilot, reads like a boys own story, and honest about how scared and out of his depth he was.
Wasn't written with the intent of getting published, just as something his kids would find after he'd gone, and show them he hadn't lived the boring life they imagined he had

 

[lemonjelly]

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/25/where-to-start-with-stephen-king

know there's a few King fans on here. Was surprised I've not read quite a few on this list, notably it, the stand, sales lot, & skeleton crew. I have read all the dark tower books though, & on writing is a very good book.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

IT, The Stand and Salem's Lot are three of his probably 5 best! (The Shining and probably Christine complete that 5 for me)