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[Man_called_sun]

I'm sure Michael did a TV series on this as well.

Blast from the past! How are things?

[kevin04]

I've been mistaken once for a Georgian by an Irish man who lived in Norwegian. Seen this in the library and it's fairly interesting. Set around the last Russian-Georgian war about a group of writers traveling on a train from Lisbon to Moscow. Always fancied Tbilisi, Beeky.





Niall Ferguson seems like a colossus(al) douche bag, but that doesn't mean he may not write interesting pieces/books. Let's see how it pans it out.

[ovechkin8]

I'm sure Michael did a TV series on this as well.

Blast from the past! How are things?

Very well indeed MCS. Most of Michael's efforts are on DVD or you can follow in his footsteps on Youtube. Proud alumnus of Manchester Grammar School.

[Carlos J]

A page turner
Not terribly well written, but hard to put down

Actually I did put it down for quite a while.
I've finished it now
What a fucking shit ending - I feel cheated.

Borrowed it from a friend today, Colin. Will report back.

Finished it now. An easy bedtime reading page turrner. Quite liked the Saracen scenes, better than the clichéd solated all American hero. But rompathon reading and way too fantastical, like when he burgled the cop and escaped from Turkish plod. Suspension of disbelief writ large. For example, though a different scene, if I remember correctly, you, Colin, have had an ankle injury (maybe someone else). As per, I had an ORIF pin in ankle in 2012. Before I went to A&E could hobble at probably one mile a day with pain. Though different foot injuries, nah, to that walking though he surely has checked it possible with medics.

Anyway. As to the ending, better would have the err no spoilers, thing happen and then follow up from there. Total ending, which you mean, bit Dexterish. The sea scenes where signposted heavily when not relevant. Metaphysical or prophetic or just a prelude to a follow up.

And see it may be made into a film when written by a screenwriter and a possible franchise. Think it will be an easy read Carlos 6/10.

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Been meaning to read about Ahab for years, but maybe tending to some stupid that London cunts.

[kevin04]

I can't find a pic, but reading a book edited by Paul Auster from NPR's Weekend All Things Considered project. Halfway through and it's lots of short stories from various readers (listeners, I suppose) all across America. Some stories are beautiful, funny, sad, nice, but it's been an enjoyable read and every story has had something in it that made me want to read further.

[the puddin]

Moby Dick is excellent, but is very hard going.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Moby Dick is excellent, but is very hard going.

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[Carlos J]

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Been meaning to read about Ahab for years, but maybe tending to some stupid that London cunts.

Moby Dick is excellent, but is very hard going.

Sadly, puddin, went with the easier option, 'City Boy'. Was amusing in parts, most of the stuff known though some funny tales of coin, cunt and charlie. Liked the armchair psychology of what drives city types, as known by a former pal who is one of those twats you see on the tube at 6am having not been to bed before midnight. Great money, no life and anderson uses the cliché 'you can't take it with you'.

Live to work not work to live. do what you want now, not in 20 years time and wish you had done it 20 years earlier.

But then, disliked his I was a hippy lefty before blah and Goa and herb monologues. Yeah, you might be a young hippy, but young and old hippies in Goa are fucking the people there and that is also exploitative capitalism. As my old mate Raj, my acid guru, said many years ago and many years before I went to India, "Go with a few hundred pounds and you can life like a King for months. Go and live like a local." Some stockbroking hippy on an old Enfield riding off to parties getting fucked ain't a lot different from coke and east European strippers down nu-east London way IMO. But Anderson fails to square (mile, ha, no pun) that circle and being overly nit-picky.

A Carlos 6/10 easy, mostly amusing read.

So back onto that Dexter set of siix books bought for £14 from eBay last year. Was hit and miss with the TV series, some good, some bad, lots of filler and crap ending. Struggled last year to get into 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter' but persisted and fair at best. Second one 'Dearly Devoted Dexter' seems better so far as less 'dark passenger' back story. Golden rule broken though, always read books frst. Though looking at the synopsis of the third book, looks awful.

So yes, after book two, will be onto Ahab.

Kev, Roddy, Shabba, Notin, others. Anyone read 'No Mean City'? Ordered it from Amazon.

[Roddy]

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Been meaning to read about Ahab for years, but maybe tending to some stupid that London cunts.

Moby Dick is excellent, but is very hard going.

Sadly, puddin, went with the easier option, 'City Boy'. Was amusing in parts, most of the stuff known though some funny tales of coin, cunt and charlie. Liked the armchair psychology of what drives city types, as known by a former pal who is one of those twats you see on the tube at 6am having not been to bed before midnight. Great money, no life and anderson uses the cliché 'you can't take it with you'.

Live to work not work to live. do what you want now, not in 20 years time and wish you had done it 20 years earlier.

But then, disliked his I was a hippy lefty before blah and Goa and herb monologues. Yeah, you might be a young hippy, but young and old hippies in Goa are fucking the people there and that is also exploitative capitalism. As my old mate Raj, my acid guru, said many years ago and many years before I went to India, "Go with a few hundred pounds and you can life like a King for months. Go and live like a local." Some stockbroking hippy on an old Enfield riding off to parties getting fucked ain't a lot different from coke and east European strippers down nu-east London way IMO. But Anderson fails to square (mile, ha, no pun) that circle and being overly nit-picky.

A Carlos 6/10 easy, mostly amusing read.

So back onto that Dexter set of siix books bought for £14 from eBay last year. Was hit and miss with the TV series, some good, some bad, lots of filler and crap ending. Struggled last year to get into 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter' but persisted and fair at best. Second one 'Dearly Devoted Dexter' seems better so far as less 'dark passenger' back story. Golden rule broken though, always read books frst. Though looking at the synopsis of the third book, looks awful.

So yes, after book two, will be onto Ahab.

Kev, Roddy, Shabba, Notin, others. Anyone read 'No Mean City'? Ordered it from Amazon.

Mmm.Nego megen cegity is not eganythgin t do them thegin to do with them.nane of them stay in Glasga

[Carlos J]

Fuck knows, but I did not stay in Glasgae and you know that.

[Roddy]

Fuck knows, but I did not stay in Glasgae and you know that.

Notin,Shabba,Kevin,Chris O have niver stayed in Glasgow.They are minted.

[Roddy]

Shaba even sais that "I don't speack like the Yokils"

[Carlos J]

So, anything about the book, 'No Mean City', roddy?

[Roddy]

It still goes on Carlos J,you could be out anywhere and someone may growl at you. and the malky will come out.


Ah like a lock back blade Beeky,if sum cunt comes at you with a Open razer you take yir gore tex jackit and wrap it around yir left arm and jab and slash with your blade that's in your right hand

[Carlos J]

Stern words, roddy.