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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
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 Posted - 10/03/2012 : 16:37:04
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Is anybody else here on Goodfriends?
Goodreads? I could do with linking up with a few more people on there for book recommendations.
Er, yeah. Goodreads. My username is cohenpeart if you want to friend me. |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2012 : 17:17:46
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teenager94
- FB Fan -
Ireland
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Posted - 10/04/2012 : 11:41:31
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I'm with 'the holiday son', all Hornby's stuff has quality and worth reading. I regard fever pitch as his masterpeice.......... On a completely different note about to start 'the grin of the dark' by Ramsey Campbell. Regarded by some as the best horror novel of the last 20 years. Anybody read it?
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Originally posted by coastline
Reading another Nick Hornby -- "About a Boy." Denis, which of his books do you like best?
I'm not Denis but I agree with him.
I'd put High Fidelity above the rest and About a Boy not that far behind.
I've read them all but Fever Pitch and honestly they're all very good.
I even enjoyed the one about a skater (Slam) and I couldn't care less about skating !
I liked The Polysyllabic Spree as well and I hadn't read 95% of the books he reviewed.
Bottom line is the guy is witty and funny whatever he's writing on so I'd advise you to read anything from him you can put your hands on !
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 15:54:30
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started Shardik today. stoked.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2012 : 06:31:42
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Just finished Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle." I love Vonnegut, but this one didn't do a lot for me.
As for Hornby, I'll have to check out "High Fidelity." Seems like a consensus that's his best work. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2012 : 07:50:15
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2012 : 15:14:03
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2012 : 14:47:09
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This is a nice, short read:
The notes toward the end are the most interesting part. |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 11/05/2012 : 21:46:46
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What are you reading? I would have to say this topic right now.
going VoVat on this shit |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2012 : 07:16:47
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Ronson is a good writer. I intend to seek out more by him after I finish this one.
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 11/19/2012 : 23:40:30
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He does offbeat documentaries too. His one on Kubrick's boxes was particularly good for an old archivist like me.
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2012 : 01:49:29
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the wahoo bobcat.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 11/28/2012 : 11:40:32
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Another good one by Ronson, even better than the last:
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 11/29/2012 : 05:39:31
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Gonna pick up where I left off with Arkady Renko. I've read the first four but three more came out in the last ten years. He never matched the greatness of the first one, Gorky Park. But maybe he's picked up since I left off. I don't really read potboilers and Gorky Park's a guilty pleasure read for me. The thriller part of it is dumb but the detail's pretty great. Anyone else read it?
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2012 : 12:54:27
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Completely blown away. |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2013 : 14:48:28
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recently finished "half asleep in frog pajamas" by the fantastic tom robbins. i love him. now i'm rereading "fierce invalids."
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 01/19/2013 : 13:49:17
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Very funny. |
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teenager94
- FB Fan -
Ireland
42 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2013 : 12:17:59
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| Just finished Neil Young's 'waging heavy peace'. Full of interesting stories about many of the legends he performed with. Also much about his many interests, such as collectable motors. It just inspired me to dust down my Neil Young collection and give it a good listen. 'Live Weld' and 'Ragged Glory' still sound great. |
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The Maharal
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/09/2013 : 16:00:07
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Very funny.
I love Partridge. I recommend getting a hold of the audiobook too, Coogan's delivery makes it even funnier.
They're working on the film right now. I was already excited about it but I recently found out Colm Meaney will be featuring in it! In off the red. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2013 : 23:40:39
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Originally posted by The Maharal
I love Partridge. I recommend getting a hold of the audiobook too, Coogan's delivery makes it even funnier.
They're working on the film right now. I was already excited about it but I recently found out Colm Meaney will be featuring in it! In off the red.
"Lexi - plural!"
Yeah, looking forward to the film. Been spoil with all the Alan Partridge stuff lately: Mid Morning Matters, the Sky special etc.
This cracks me up (from 2:08):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qycG2Xz1Xeo |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/13/2013 : 07:02:33
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I have that book, Carl, and of course it made me laugh. This is the first I've heard about a film so I'm excited for that.
This is one of my favourite Partridge moments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2D3-FkoXNU mainly because my brother-in-law's called...
Dan! Dan!! DAN!!!
John Shuttleworth. Father Ted. Alan Partridge. I love them all. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2013 : 10:12:09
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Never that keen on much of the music he championed but this is a riveting autobiography.
This is hilarious, didn't want it to end. |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2013 : 12:20:15
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Originally posted by OLDMANOTY
This is hilarious, didn't want it to end.
don't mean to judge a book by it's cover but this looks like it would end up on the bookshelf right next to "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night" - am I right?
 20th Anniversary Tour; Teenager Of The Year: Live and Complete - Coming Soon in 2014 to your favorite venue! |
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2013 : 14:06:17
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Originally posted by shineoftheever
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This is hilarious, didn't want it to end.
don't mean to judge a book by it's cover but this looks like it would end up on the bookshelf right next to "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night" - am I right?
20th Anniversary Tour; Teenager Of The Year: Live and Complete - Coming Soon in 2014 to your favorite venue!
Well, I've not read that so I don't know. But this is about a guy who absconds from his care home, gets involved involved with criminals, then as he looks back through his life it turns out that, by chance, he's been a key figure in some of the major events of the 20th century. It's quirky and occasionally very funny. |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2013 : 17:46:25
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Originally posted by OLDMANOTY
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Originally posted by shineoftheever
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This is hilarious, didn't want it to end.
don't mean to judge a book by it's cover but this looks like it would end up on the bookshelf right next to "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night" - am I right?
20th Anniversary Tour; Teenager Of The Year: Live and Complete - Coming Soon in 2014 to your favorite venue!
Well, I've not read that so I don't know. But this is about a guy who absconds from his care home, gets involved involved with criminals, then as he looks back through his life it turns out that, by chance, he's been a key figure in some of the major events of the 20th century. It's quirky and occasionally very funny.
no offense, but that sounds terrible. just my opinion, of course.
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2013 : 04:19:28
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2013 : 18:46:51
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just finished Blood Meridian by Cormac Mcarthy. so good. i can't help but read another of his right away.
***spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***********
i'm thinking holden had the dead bear's girl in the "jacks" having his typical pedophilic way with her, in comes the man. he kills both and leaves the scene framing the man as the murderer/pedophile. hearkens back to the jail cell conversation.
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OR, wait... maybe they both rape the girl. the kid could still be killed by holden, or maybe he's the one pissing in the mud warning others away from the outhouse.
either way, i'm thinking the kid succumbs. to rape (again?)? to holden? to evil, no less. certainly the judge feels triumphant about whatever took place. if it's that the kid raped and killed the bear-girl, and/or possibly the other children mentioned throughout the book, we know he opted not to kill the judge when given the chance(s) in the desert. if holden depicts evil, however literally, the kid chose not to overcome him. either the kid is killed in the jakes or he's pissing in the mud. either way he was defeated by evil, from within or without.
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 15:46:32
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Dirk Gently, two books in one. A present from years ago,
that I hadn't read and forgot about. 1 1/5 books through. |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2013 : 17:06:22
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| Mike Patton interviews. because the Internet makes that easy |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 11:55:09
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Starship Titanic
"...intelligence devoid of emotion is nonfunctional.
However smart a robot or a computer may be,
it can only do exactly what you tell it to do and then stop.
To keep thinking, it has to want to.
It has to be motivated. You can't think if you can't feel." |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 12:34:35
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Anathem by Neal Stephenson. half way through. very much enjoying it.
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2013 : 08:23:00
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Book 3
A Storm of Swords
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2013 : 17:36:15
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just finished Anathem. loved that shit. may have to go Diamond Age next.
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