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Marc
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6th May 12 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

* Bit like films and TV shows only you have to imagine what is going on in your head instead of it being projected on to a screen. Sometimes books become films and TV shows.


Any readers on here? I apologise for the above, but I'm getting it in before the "reading seems like too much work", and "its made up so why bother" comments.

Few I have recently read:

The Lovely Bones - Pretty morbid. Centres on a young girl that is raped and murdered and looks down on her family and murderer from heaven. Peter Jackson made it in to a film - 8/10

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - About an autistic teenager who sets out to find out who murders his neigbours dog. - 10/10

Now I have decided to read War & Peace. Just felt I had to, was only £1.95. After that Lord of the Rings

Not sure if this thread will take off!
John
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6th May 12 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Trying to finish the Steve jobs biography before moving on.

Read all o the Bourne ones before that, why does e=mc^2, can't remember what else.
Russ
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half way through fire strike 7 9
Aaron
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Soldier Five
Hammer
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6th May 12 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Frankie Boyle's book.

I found it (and subsequently him) a peculiar and weird try-hard.
corsa_sean
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Frankies boyles book was a good read just finished angels and demons away to get started on some ian mac bride ones heard here pretty good
Bart
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6th May 12 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Back Door Sluts Part 2.

Have not read part 1, not sure if matters
Carl
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6th May 12 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anthony keidis biography scar tissue. Crazy life!
SetH
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I have got to chapter 6 of 'The greatest show on earth'.

For some reason I only read when I am on a train or a plane. Just can never get into a book when I am at home, no idea why.
bubble
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6th May 12 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by John
Trying to finish the Steve jobs biography before moving on.


One of the best things I've read recently.

A short history of nearly everything by bill Bryson is excellent as is Inside by John hoskison.

Jamescorsa97
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6th May 12 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer

9/10 Brilliant and i couldn't put it down.

Just finished Lotr Trilogy too for the 2nd time. 10 x better than the films!
John
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I've read a short history of almost everything.

The blind watchmaker is an excellent read. As is a brief history of time.
Marc
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6th May 12 at 20:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer

9/10 Brilliant and i couldn't put it down.

I have that, some of the pics!
SetH
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What is it about?
nibnob21
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Currently reading one called 'Sh*t my Dad says' which is very funny.

Other books I highly rate are:

Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis autobiography.
Addict.
Marching Powder.

Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.

[Edited on 06-05-2012 by nibnob21]


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Marc
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6th May 12 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?

Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.
Ben J
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6th May 12 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Aaron
Soldier Five


Read this.

Currently reading Born Fearless by Big Phil Campion.
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
quote:
Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?

Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.


Read this too. Amazing!
Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by nibnob21

Marching Powder.

Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.

Have this also Unbelievable the corruption/prison system over there.
Ben J
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6th May 12 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Marc
* Bit like films and TV shows only you have to imagine what is going on in your head instead of it being projected on to a screen. Sometimes books become films and TV shows.


Any readers on here? I apologise for the above, but I'm getting it in before the "reading seems like too much work", and "its made up so why bother" comments.

Few I have recently read:

The Lovely Bones - Pretty morbid. Centres on a young girl that is raped and murdered and looks down on her family and murderer from heaven. Peter Jackson made it in to a film - 8/10

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - About an autistic teenager who sets out to find out who murders his neigbours dog. - 10/10

Now I have decided to read War & Peace. Just felt I had to, was only £1.95. After that Lord of the Rings

Not sure if this thread will take off!


Curious incident..... is great. There's another good one by same author. Can't remember what it's called.
SetH
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6th May 12 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
quote:
Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?

Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.


Read this too. Amazing! [/quote

Fuck yeah, I am buying that shit sounds awesome. Right up my street.
nibnob21
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
quote:
Originally posted by nibnob21

Marching Powder.

Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.

Have this also Unbelievable the corruption/prison system over there.


The swimming pool chapter with the rapists is unbelievable.

I went to La Paz in the summer of 2009 but there was a video released on the internet which caused a lot of controversy in Feb 2009 so they temporarily stopped the tours so I didn't manage to get in. It was confirmed in April 2010 that the tours are running again though. Absolutely gutted I missed out.


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Ben J
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6th May 12 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I can see my amazon wish list getting a hammering!
Marc
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6th May 12 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just started War & Peace. Text is tiny and 1000 pages

Feel sick.
baza31
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6th May 12 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Seal team 6. Quality book. Roy dobyns hells angel book was good. Frankie Boyle shit life so far was quite funny. Only three books I think I've ever fully read in my life

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