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Post by LT 🍺 🤜 🤦♀️ on Feb 10, 2020 16:54:31 GMT
Ghosts of Gold Mountain. The story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad in the US. Brilliant read, The HR practices of the time were suspect to say the least.
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Post by Smallman1 on Feb 11, 2020 8:39:15 GMT
Anyone read this?  |
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Post by kenton on Feb 11, 2020 10:34:06 GMT
I haven’t, Smalls.
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Post by ⚔️CJ⚔️ on Feb 27, 2020 7:47:13 GMT
I’m reading my boy JP’s 12 rules for life.
Cracking bants so far.
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Post by si on Feb 27, 2020 8:05:49 GMT
Anyone read this? I have, ed. It's not the greatest book ever written and gets a bit repetitive, with the lad seemingly going down the route of him tagging along with sasha to every gig and throwing in a often not very witty anecdote from said gigs. |
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Post by rhouses on Feb 27, 2020 10:34:28 GMT
About half way through No Country For Old Men, brilliant. Wish I read it before watching the movie.
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Post by hursty on Feb 28, 2020 9:37:22 GMT
Just read the Fear Bubble by Ant Middleton.
Some great practical techniques for coping with situations, all nicely woven into an epic story of ascending Everest.
Did like the dit about taking 4 days out on the lash mid expedition.
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Post by jules72 on Mar 25, 2020 23:25:20 GMT
Moby - Then It Fell Apart.... memoir by the dance music producer, detailing his years of debauchery.... depressing in parts - this was a man who spent almost everyday hungover or on a come down. The book is split into alternate chapters on his debauched years (post producing Go) and his upbringing. Got to admit I skipped his upbringing because I really just wanted to read about all the drugs and sex... might go back and read the chapters I missed. Sometimes not exactly fun to read about a man who hates himself (reminds me of Bukowski) but worth a read, especially for the JC community.
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Post by rhouses on Mar 26, 2020 7:35:16 GMT
Big G handed me "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton Christensen yesterday. In his defence, interesting and quite inspiring so far.
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Post by gcw on Mar 26, 2020 7:42:50 GMT
Graham Greene - Brighton Rock
Graham Greene - The End of the Affair
Both quite enjoyable, although didn't really care for the religious undertones in both books.
Roy Keane's second autobiography - really enjoyable read.
George Orwell - Selected Journalism. This was interesting in parts, not least to get a view from the ground whilst WW2 was happening.
Agree on 'No Country For Old Men'. A brilliant book (and film). Although I couldn't finish Blood Meridian, which was surprisingly difficult to read and follow
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Post by rhouses on Mar 26, 2020 7:47:46 GMT
I struggled with Blood Meridien too, but I'm going to give it another go. The Road is probably his easiest to read, even though it's pretty fucking scary and quite relevant for these times.
Enjoyed Brighton Rock way back in the day, reminded me of a gangster Catcher in the Rye.
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Post by jules72 on Mar 26, 2020 9:45:45 GMT
Moby - Then It Fell Apart.... memoir by the dance music producer, detailing his years of debauchery.... depressing in parts - this was a man who spent almost everyday hungover or on a come down. The book is split into alternate chapters on his debauched years (post producing Go) and his upbringing. Got to admit I skipped his upbringing because I really just wanted to read about all the drugs and sex... might go back and read the chapters I missed. Sometimes not exactly fun to read about a man who hates himself (reminds me of Bukowski) but worth a read, especially for the JC community. Sounds awful. Swerved! Ha well I would say read it... but if you’re looking for something uplifting then reading about him waking up alone, covered in shit, after a threesome with some strippers, might not be first on the to-do list. |
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Post by LT 🍺 🤜 🤦♀️ on Mar 27, 2020 11:34:16 GMT
Just finished 'Dodge City' by Tom Clavin. Excellent reading about Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.
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Post by jonqpublik on Mar 31, 2020 3:42:24 GMT
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. After reading and loving Bennett's Divine Cities trilogy, I pretty much would read anything by him. The Founders trilogy hooked me from the beginning.
Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith. I've read most of MFS books... this isn't his best, but not his worst either. He's been compared to Hemingway (I fucking HATE Hemingway), but thankfully his style isn't boggy, trite and repetitive. Typically has a southern gothic (US) vibe that runs throughout his stories, and it's far heavier in Blackwood than previous novels.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Yeah, I'll read YA on occasion, usually just to see what the fuss is about. CoBaB was worth the hype, imo.
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. Talk about fucked up and twisted, but a decent read. Very American Gods, but as with that, a huge messy pile until the reveal.
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Post by ⚔️CJ⚔️ on Mar 31, 2020 6:08:49 GMT
Always excited to read your contribution to this thread JQP 👍
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