Favourite books recently?

**jebus** · 20/03/2007, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by brokenstar

Read The Rum Diarys.. brilliant brilliant book. the man's a legend. Apparently the film will be out sometime next year

Check out Charles Bukowski as well, Thompson and himself are my two favourite writers

**finlma** · 20/03/2007, 7:25 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Haven't been doing much reading of late. Too tired most of the time. ........... An in the middle of one on Cannabis but its been some weeks since I've read anything.

It wouldn't have anything to do with the topic of the afore mentioned book thats making you too tired???

**Neish** · 20/03/2007, 8:52 PM

Books I'Ve read in the last 6 months(or so):

Inishowen & The salesman by Joseph O'Connor. Both great reads would recomend them to anyone.
A monk Swimningby Malachy McCourt. Very good read
Back from the Brinkby Paul McGrath. We all know who he is. One of the best books your ever likelt to read about addiction.
The greatest footballer you never saw(The Robin Friday Story) Buy borrow or steal this book a must read for any footie fan(Enough said)
Freaky Dancing The story of Bez from the happy Mondays. A very enjoyable read
Ajax-The Dutch, The War by Simon Kuper.Telling the story of Football in Holland(and to a lesser extent in Europe) during the 2nd world war. Not really my cup of Tea. It all facts and figures that kind of book onl intrests me if I have a big interest in the topic.

Just started Talk of the Townby Ardal O' Hanlon a couple of days ago. A decent read so far

**BohsPartisan** · 20/03/2007, 9:33 PM

Originally Posted by finlma

It wouldn't have anything to do with the topic of the afore mentioned book thats making you too tired???

Haha, knew someone would crack that one. No, unfortunately not. Just late nights on the computer and the old commuting.

**Wolfie** · 21/03/2007, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

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Freaky Dancing The story of Bez from the happy Mondays. A very enjoyable read

Read Freaky Dancing a few years ago. A loveable rogue if ever there was one. Very entertaining read.

Hallelujah is a funny read as well. A journalist goes on tour with the reformed Happy Mondays..........

**Wolfie** · 21/03/2007, 8:13 AM

Originally Posted by jebus

You should check out Thompsons Rum Diary and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail if you haven't already

Yeah, the Rum Diary is a great book. The Rum Diary went unpublished for a long time. It was his first novel written when he was establishing himself as a journalist.

I'm currently reading Thompsons "The Proud Highway". Its a collection of Thompson's correspondence from the 50's and 60's. If anyone is interested in Thompson - its a great insight into his early life and has some absolute classic excerpts in it.

Thompson was a one-off and a genius.

**Neish** · 21/03/2007, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Read Freaky Dancing a few years ago. A loveable rogue if ever there was one. Very entertaining read.

Hallelujah is a funny read as well. A journalist goes on tour with the reformed Happy Mondays..........

Aye have read both of them. Whilst Hallelujah was good Freaky dancing is far superior IMO

**Magicme** · 22/03/2007, 9:44 PM

Have any of you read "Redemption Song" by Chris Salewicz? Its about Joe Strummer. Have just ordered it for my bro as a birthday pressie and just wondering if its any good!

**Erstwhile B�z** · 23/03/2007, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A unique masterpiece. One politician (who later became president of his country, I cant remember who) learnt Spanish just to read it in its orginal language.

Brilliant book all right. Interestingly enough, Myles na Gopaleen said the same thing about An tOile�nach (that it was worth learning Irish just to read it -- and he wasn't messing). His At Swim-Two-Birds is very enjoyable, too.

My sister gave me Stasiland a while ago; it is a very good read, light and heavy at the same time. The excellent Funeral in Berlin pops into my head whenever I mention it; rollicking spy yarn.

The Red and the Black is the last heavy book I read in English; The Master and Margarita is next up in that category.

I hate Hunter S. Thompson but the collection of letters as mentioned above were a good read.

Cordially,
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**BohsPartisan** · 23/03/2007, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by Erstwhile B�z

The Master and Margarita is next up in that category.

Another excellent read.

**stann** · 23/03/2007, 3:02 PM

Just finished David Winner's Brilliant Orange, a (ahem) brilliant insight into the Dutch (footballing) psyche.
Just started Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. Great subject, great book so far, truly great writer.

**Erstwhile B�z** · 23/03/2007, 3:41 PM

Forgot about A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Loved it when I read it a few years ago and downloaded it in .pdf form from uTorrent a few nights ago after finding it totally by accident. Will give it a shot over the weekend, but the last time I tried reading an eBook I tore out and ate my own eyeballs after the first chapter.

**green army** · 24/03/2007, 8:24 AM

just finished reading 'i signed my death warrent-michael collins and the treaty....thought it was a very good insight into the delegations different/confliciting opinions

**Drumcondra Red** · 26/03/2007, 11:32 AM

A matter of life and death by David Cowzer

**Raheny Red** · 30/03/2007, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Just finished The Pope's Children, good read. McWilliams is a bit pessimistic in his predictions, but it's an interesting snapshot of the country, if a little concentrated to the commuter belt around Dublin.

Had a lecture this morning this, definitely going out to get it!