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 Part Time James  24 Oct 16 10.48am |
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Originally posted by Superfly
Some of my favs. Can't be arsed with a synopsys so included an Amazon link A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Great book with a decent ending. Worth a read if you've ever wondered what the moral of the story was meant to be in the Kubrick movie (thanks to Jamie for advising me why the Kubrick adaptation missed the point).
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| Part Time James 24 Oct 16 10.51am |
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I also like; Bram Stoker's Dracula (a book never even close to being properly adapted for the big screen) Needful Things by Stephen King (I know some on this forum detest King though!) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Glue by Irvine Welsh Edited by Part Time James (24 Oct 2016 10.52am)
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| Superfly The sun always shines in Catford 24 Oct 16 11.11am |
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Stephen King is a guilty pleasure
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I recently went through some boxes full of old books I'd read 20+ years ago. The first 3 I re-read were Salems Lot, It and The Shining.| Part Time James 24 Oct 16 11.14am |
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Originally posted by Superfly
Stephen King is a guilty pleasure I'm not guilty about it at all, he's my favourite author. Written some dross and a couple of good books where the endings were just like he'd given up, but still love him. There are bands I love that have written some awful songs, so I apply the same rules to authors.
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| Hoof Hearted 24 Oct 16 11.15am | |
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Classics like Catch 22. I read that about 40 years ago, but still remember lots of it. The film was sh1t compared to the book.
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| PeatlingPalace Peatling Leicestershire, UK 24 Oct 16 11.58am |
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Not Now Bernard By David McKee It's got violence, relationship issues, scary monsters ... etc.
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| Apollofuzz On the edge of reason 24 Oct 16 12.44pm |
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I am currently reading Its about a boy from Norwood growing up in the 70's the music, Glam rock, The Who to Punk and then the Jam and ohh the Football team he follows The mighty Eagles.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 24 Oct 16 1.27pm |
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'The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Immortality' by Milan Kundera are probably my two favourite novels, that I'd consider recommending to people. Although 'Christie Malry's Own Double Entry' by B. S. Johnson, and 'The French Lieutenants Woman' by John Fowles are often overlooked in the great, undervalued modern novels. Tibor Fishers 'Under the Frog' is worth a look as well, and the prose of Jon McGregor's 'If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things' is sublime, even if the novel is not exactly 'remarkable in terms of story or plot', it is like reading a poem. Obviously, 'The Illiad and the Aneid', goes without saying. People shouldn't really be considered human until they've read a couple of classics. Oh and Boethius' Consolations of Philosophy.
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| Part Time James 24 Oct 16 1.31pm |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
'The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Immortality' by Milan Kundera are probably my two favourite novels, that I'd consider recommending to people. Although 'Christie Malry's Own Double Entry' by B. S. Johnson, and 'The French Lieutenants Woman' by John Fowles are often overlooked in the great, undervalued modern novels. Tibor Fishers 'Under the Frog' is worth a look as well, and the prose of Jon McGregor's 'If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things' is sublime, even if the novel is not exactly 'remarkable in terms of story or plot', it is like reading a poem. Obviously, 'The Illiad and the Aneid', goes without saying. People shouldn't really be considered human until they've read a couple of classics. Oh and Boethius' Consolations of Philosophy. Alright professor, but what do you REALLY enjoy reading when you're not just showing off? Harry Potter?
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| bubble wrap Carparks in South East London 24 Oct 16 1.33pm |
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Peter and Jane go on a picnic.
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Freedman87  Sticksville 24 Oct 16 1.35pm |
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Under The Frog, by Tibor Fischer, is well worth reading, as mentioned earlier.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 24 Oct 16 1.58pm |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Alright professor, but what do you REALLY enjoy reading when you're not just showing off? Harry Potter? Generally non-fiction. I'm currently reading 'Psychology and Criminal Justice' and 'Introduction to the UK Legal System'. I'm a very boring reader. I did recently read some books on Fred West, which led to an interesting discussion with a friend of mine (a Forensic Archeologist) who's been trying to get funding to revisit the 'West's' cases - He reckons there are a lot more bodies out there).
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