Gemmill 34204 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Nah I'll have a look at the Kelly one though, cheers. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19752 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 15. The list was bullshit though A Little Life should have been way higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26639 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Gemmill said: I've read 8 but some of them weren't even that good. I'm just finishing up Pat Nevin's book. I never read footballer's books, but this one has actually been pretty decent. I've got Mortimer to come. @Kid DynamiteI've read some excerpts from Grohl's and they've been a bit weird. Super flowery language like a sixth former's English homework. Hopefully just a bad selection cos I'd been thinking about giving it a go - let me know what you think. I sound like I just read celeb autobiographies ffs. The boy on the shed by Paul Ferris is superb and pretty moving. The best auto-biography of a footballer I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16503 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: 15. The list was bullshit though A Little Life should have been way higher My wife read that a couple of years ago and said it was superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19752 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: My wife read that a couple of years ago and said it was superb. It’s brutal but brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30271 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 If autobiographies are your thing I enjoyed Cruyff’s one. He knew he was dying when he wrote which adds to its poignancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34204 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said: The boy on the shed by Paul Ferris is superb and pretty moving. The best auto-biography of a footballer I've read. I'll give that a go cheers. Nevin's is actually decent. Finished it this morning. He's a proper lefty. The bit where he claims that black blokes would see him on the tube and mouth "respect" for his stands against racism in the 80s sounded a bit much though. Alright Soul Man. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12739 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Anyone got any autobiographies that are just full of absolute shite? Stories that aren’t just not true but stretch all boundaries of rational thoughts. The best autobiography is Norm MacDonald’s but that’s not really an autobiography, I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26639 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Anyone got any autobiographies that are just full of absolute shite? Stories that aren’t just not true but stretch all boundaries of rational thoughts. The best autobiography is Norm MacDonald’s but that’s not really an autobiography, I suppose 'Fucking hell it's Paul Cannell' has to be exaggerated but is still funny as fuck especially the bits where he's playing in America off his tits most of the time making guest appearances on TV tripping out of his box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13820 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Jerry Stahl’s book “Permanent Midnight” about when he was a smack head but also a writer on the TV show Alf is a canny read. He got into lots of hilarious bother and ended up working some canny Shan jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3652 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 The taxman by that fat wannabe gangster in boro is fucking hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16503 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Anyone got any autobiographies that are just full of absolute shite? Stories that aren’t just not true but stretch all boundaries of rational thoughts. The best autobiography is Norm MacDonald’s but that’s not really an autobiography, I suppose The Mechnic about an F1 pit crew member is utter fucking wank. Always saying how he gets so pissed all the time yet can remember every minute detail of what happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30271 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom said: Jerry Stahl’s book “Permanent Midnight” about when he was a smack head but also a writer on the TV show Alf is a canny read. He got into lots of hilarious bother and ended up working some canny Shan jobs. Explains a lot of the dialogue too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13820 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Aye I reckon some of the book he totally made up like, smack head or not, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8957 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Once upon a crime - Fergus Craig. It's a bit of a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26639 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, The Fish said: Once upon a crime - Fergus Craig. It's a bit of a laugh. Fergus Craig? Your mate from your podcast? "Dave, do me a favour, about the new book, this massive Newcastle United forum you say you're in charge of.....you couldn't put a word in could you?" "Sure Fergus, wouldn't want you singing the blues! ....... singing the blues, get it? Deacon Blue? God I'm seriously wasted around here, last time I bring in the frozen grapes for Newcastle natter that's for sure." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8957 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 29 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Fergus Craig? Your mate from your podcast? "Dave, do me a favour, about the new book, this massive Newcastle United forum you say you're in charge of.....you couldn't put a word in could you?" "Sure Fergus, wouldn't want you singing the blues! ....... singing the blues, get it? Deacon Blue? God I'm seriously wasted around here, last time I bring in the frozen grapes for Newcastle natter that's for sure." Well, Fergus Craig, my mate from the podcast who's also an actual writer and actor and that, aye. I'd say on his list of achievements, being my mate and doing a podcast would be pretty low down. Mind, I get an acknowledgement in the book, so maybe being my mate is something he's proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26639 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, The Fish said: Well, Fergus Craig, my mate from the podcast who's also an actual writer and actor and that, aye. I'd say on his list of achievements, being my mate and doing a podcast would be pretty low down. Mind, I get an acknowledgement in the book, so maybe being my mate is something he's proud of. I didn't say it was shit did I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34204 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Did he check how many other books called Once Upon A Crime there are on Amazon first? I'm guessing not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34204 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 It's not out until the 19th Dave. OMG check your privilege before you come recommending unreleased books please, FOR GOD'S SAKE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8957 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Guess I'm special then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12739 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 A rave 2-star review on Waterstones. Get me a signed one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8957 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 15:41, Ayatollah Hermione said: A rave 2-star review on Waterstones. Get me a signed one! Just read that review. The reviewer appears to have not got the joke, at all. Seems like he was expecting an actual crime story. Which is stupid, given the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19752 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hamnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34204 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 9 hours ago, The Fish said: Just read that review. The reviewer appears to have not got the joke, at all. Seems like he was expecting an actual crime story. Which is stupid, given the title. Maybe he thought he was buying one of the 300 other books called Once Upon A Crime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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