Guest alex Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Funnily enough, I'm watching The Ipcress File as we speak. Think it's wired into men to love spies. The books are great. Funeral in Berlin and IPCRESS File in particular. Billion Dollar Brain is a bit ropey though (as is the film). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Funnily enough, I'm watching The Ipcress File as we speak. Think it's wired into men to love spies. Still rue the day I turned the Foreign Office job down (the breeding ground for diplomats spies). I was too young and too dopey. To think I could be on some far away balcony, taking a sniffta and planning a coup or bugging a consulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Carol Birch - Jamrach's Menagerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4014 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Brian Lumley the necroscope, better than twilight The original series is great but stay clear of the offshoots - milking a dead horse imo. For the first time in my life I'm surprisingly stuck in as Sci-Fi groove which I've been in for a few months now - currently reading Peter F. Hamilton's Confedration series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonamental 0 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Just finished Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd. Took me a while cos the central character seemed like such an idiot for the first half of the book, but it picks up later on. But only one to read if you have nothing else, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17093 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Just started reading The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to help you achieve success, confidence and hapiness. So far, a canny read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Reading the latest from Kermode. Basically what he says on the podcasts in print. Still fun though. Best bit was when he was on about some straight to video film starring Shannon Tweed (Pirahnna women in the Amazon or whatever), which reminded me of Shannon Whirry, her soft core counterpart. He was going on about the gender equality issues of the Pirahna film, but all I was thinking about was Whirry's chebs. Animal Instincts 1 & 2 were mint but Mirror Images 2 was the most memorable film I saw between 13 & 15...and I saw it about 30 times on Bravo. These days with the internets most lads have seen double anal penetration before they're 11. It's a shame they'll never enjoy the high quality production levels of the less explicit smut industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35582 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Whirry had some world class chebs on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Just read Peter Pan this morning for an essay on my MA course...has anyone else read it? It's canny disturbing, don't think i can take much more freudian prepubescent innuendo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 The Women in Black ------ Free downloads to my Kindle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I've just read 'The Hobbit' again just to refresh my mind ready for the new film. (I know its not out until Dec though)! My next read will be The Children of Hurin by Tolkien. (which was published posthumously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Dave 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 just bought these 2 books, first one as recommended on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Just discovered a great writer in Alexander Baron. 'The Lowlife' is all I've read so far but it's class (about an East-End Jew who fought in the war and has become a waster / fulltime gambler). It's very funny, touching and insightful but most of all it's got that ineffable sense of realsim about it. Also a very easy book to read. Dog Soldiers was very enjoyable btw. Even better than the film Edited February 20, 2012 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Meenzer 14136 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 "1. People called things like Ha-Joon Chang will soon be your new masters. Get used to it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17093 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 "1. People called things like Ha-Joon Chang will soon be your new masters. Get used to it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 just bought these 2 books, first one as recommended on here I might have to try that Ajax book! I just finished 'Brilliant Orange' by David Winner & I loved it, it seemed a lot more diverse than most football books & the 2010 WC update was a nice addition at the end. J.Wilson is a mackem but I'm desperate to try a few of his books. I've only ever heard good reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I might have to try that Ajax book! I just finished 'Brilliant Orange' by David Winner & I loved it, it seemed a lot more diverse than most football books & the 2010 WC update was a nice addition at the end. J.Wilson is a mackem but I'm desperate to try a few of his books. I've only ever heard good reviews. well, Clough played for sunderland, but that doesn't really matter, I've bought the book because its about Clough and if its owt like a couple of others I've read, it will be a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17093 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I might have to try that Ajax book! I just finished 'Brilliant Orange' by David Winner & I loved it, it seemed a lot more diverse than most football books & the 2010 WC update was a nice addition at the end. J.Wilson is a mackem but I'm desperate to try a few of his books. I've only ever heard good reviews. well, Clough played for sunderland, but that doesn't really matter, I've bought the book because its about Clough and if its owt like a couple of others I've read, it will be a good read. Let us know how it goes LM will you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yeh I might get it anyway mind as the reviews are generally good! I'm currently enjoying Bret Easton Ellis' ''Less Than Zero'' which my sister got me as a Christmas present after I enjoy - arguably his worst book - ''The Informers'' so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Aye, I liked Less Than Zero but it's a bit dated / very 80s. Read that Alexander Baron book, Tom. You won't regret it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I might have to try that Ajax book! I just finished 'Brilliant Orange' by David Winner & I loved it, it seemed a lot more diverse than most football books & the 2010 WC update was a nice addition at the end. J.Wilson is a mackem but I'm desperate to try a few of his books. I've only ever heard good reviews. well, Clough played for sunderland, but that doesn't really matter, I've bought the book because its about Clough and if its owt like a couple of others I've read, it will be a good read. Let us know how it goes LM will you? I will, but I've got a serious backlog of reading to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Aye, I liked Less Than Zero but it's a bit dated / very 80s. Read that Alexander Baron book, Tom. You won't regret it Yeh I'll add it to the list, got quit e abit to get through at the moment. For me I can't call Less Than Zero dated as it was released before I was born so I'm not overly aware of the trends or music/endless prescription drugs so it reads strange. Anyway I started it yesterday & I've not got long to go, such is the nature of his writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) so far, this is now one of the best football books I've ever read Edited February 22, 2012 by LeazesMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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