03-16-2020, 06:14 PM
Read 'Shoe Dog' at the weekend. Easy read, incredible story.
03-16-2020, 06:14 PM
Read 'Shoe Dog' at the weekend. Easy read, incredible story.
03-16-2020, 07:42 PM
Rather good wee book on six survivors of the bomb, how they survived and the immediate aftermath and subsequent radiation sickness they developed. This was a real mystery to begin with until doctors noticed film for x-rays were already exposed despite being in the hospital basement in storage.
03-17-2020, 07:47 AM
(03-16-2020, 07:42 PM)The Comedian Wrote: that sounds a really good read. Odd question, but would it traumatise a 9 year old? Going to have to home-school the bairn for the foreseeable and think first-hand accounts are good with shit like this. He can name both the nukes the US used in WW2 but not how many people they killed for example, so I need to realign his priorities
03-17-2020, 12:54 PM
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(03-17-2020, 07:47 AM)Neaven Staismith Wrote: that sounds a really good read. Odd question, but would it traumatise a 9 year old? Going to have to home-school the bairn for the foreseeable and think first-hand accounts are good with shit like this. He can name both the nukes the US used in WW2 but not how many people they killed for example, so I need to realign his priorities No. There's some gore (soldiers looking up into the sky as the bomb detonated, their eyes melted, people vaporised or turned to carbon) but overall it's fine. Probably would think it's cool. It's a relatively short book too.
03-17-2020, 05:38 PM
03-18-2020, 08:22 PM
No need for myself, I've three books waiting to read after the one I'm on now
03-20-2020, 08:26 AM
Shut it, little boy
03-21-2020, 09:29 AM
03-21-2020, 04:00 PM
Good, easy read about the less glamorous world of being a professional footballer.
04-06-2020, 06:35 PM
(03-16-2020, 11:12 AM)Neaven Staismith Wrote: The Corpse Walker was really interesting. Didn't cover as contemporary a time period as I thought, focussing mostly on 50s-80s China, it's still really insightful. Absolutely jos in parts. Think a few of the fam said they had bought it so would be interested in hearing their thoughts. Cracking book. Was a lot of stuff like. I imagined blowing the boy's head off that was in jail for selling women (01-07-2020, 10:27 PM)Neaven Staismith Wrote: Will just put this here for when you get to it Mikey and Begbie (if you've bought it): The Yu District Chief's Wife Did this jump out at you at all? Really is a difficult read at times. (04-06-2020, 06:35 PM)Mikey Wrote: Cracking book. Was a lot of stuff like. I know what you mean - is that the same guy who sold his own daughters? Said something like, "They're poor, what do they know about happiness?" or something like that? Absolutely hated that guy, and he's only mentioned for a few pages at the start iirc
04-06-2020, 06:43 PM
Aye, same boy. Interview concludes by him being told that he should have his tongue cut out
04-06-2020, 06:55 PM
Mao wanting crematoria turned into smelting plants
(04-06-2020, 06:55 PM)Neaven Staismith Wrote: Mao wanting crematoria turned into smelting plants I watched a VICE video years ago where they were in some city in China that had the highest pollution levels in the world and breathing was basically like smoking several packs of fags a day. The government had come to all the farmers and made them build mines on their land because there was coal all over the region. They didn't have any mining tools or any clue about mining. This was about 2010 The Yi District Chief's Wife was grim as fuck. The stepson living underground for two years She must have been resilient as fuck to keep going after all the horrible things that happened in her life.
04-09-2020, 12:33 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/football/202...s-lockdown
Some good football books on here to have a look at
04-09-2020, 01:51 PM
(03-16-2020, 12:13 PM)Makween Wrote: Just to confirm the above post, I'm just about finished the introduction now Really miss reading for pleasure. Finished this now - glad I read it in the end. The delay wasn't a reflection on the book, but on my ability to concentrate on anything. Now reading Lanzarote et autres textes (that's 'Lanzarote and other texts' ) by Michel Houellebecq because I love to deliberately get myself seething at things
04-09-2020, 02:03 PM
The end is in sight and I'll be able to start reading (non-research) books again.
Got a wee pile building up in my living room, just sitting there, taunting me. One is the sociological/criminological phenomenon surrounding clubbing (not the Pondlife kind). Its like I've not learned why I havent been reading for pleasure.
04-22-2020, 08:43 AM
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Got a couple of books on the way:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Ambition-Ch...0099589974 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conquistadors-M.../ref=nodl_ Very good reviews so looking forward to getting into them. If anyone has any Scottish history books they can recommend, preferably not modern history, then fire them up here. |
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