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The Book Thread
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Walter Sobchak
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06-02-2020, 04:11 PM -
Picked up a simenon for the first time in the airport, a few months ago. Quite enjoying Maigret and the killer. It's really simple prose, short and sharp, and very readable.
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06-02-2020, 04:14 PM -
Also have had to buy a couple of books on north african ultras for work related reasons.

Quite looking forward to reading these. Quite Good

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1849043310/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529106281/
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06-02-2020, 04:16 PM -
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06-02-2020, 04:31 PM -
When Friday Comes Robbie Aye
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07-13-2020, 06:47 PM -
The "books" you'll get for that Monty Ooh
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07-13-2020, 07:00 PM -
Laugh Might end up being a lot of shite but I'm going to try it for a month. Nice idea.
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07-13-2020, 07:32 PM -
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Been reading this. It's a bunch of interviews done with people that survived the Sarin gas attacks in Tokyo. Interesting stuff.
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07-13-2020, 10:39 PM -
(07-13-2020, 07:00 PM)Ross Kemp On Spice Wrote: Laugh Might end up being a lot of shite but I'm going to try it for a month. Nice idea.

You're such a fucking rube man Monty Chuckle How many timeshares do you own?
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07-13-2020, 10:54 PM -
Unreal Rofl

Imagine there was any other way you could purchase books and beer, but actually choose what you wanted.
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07-13-2020, 11:07 PM -
(07-13-2020, 10:39 PM)Acey Exotic Wrote: You're such a fucking rube man  Monty Chuckle How many timeshares do you own?

Leave him alone.
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07-18-2020, 12:21 AM -
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Good shit, although I thought I was reading Acey fan fiction at first when a giant, anthropomorphic cat appeared and started talking Monty But
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07-18-2020, 08:13 AM -
Did you notice the Rolling Stones line near the start?
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07-18-2020, 08:46 AM -
Finished Don Quixote Heh What a waste of time that was. Also finished Au coeur de la haine by Thomas Portes, a trade unionist writing about the rise of the far right in France and Europe Now reading A Manual for Heartache by Cathy Rentzenbrink - one of the women in the officr gave me it in January and I kind of feel obliged to read it. Bit cringe tbh.
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07-27-2020, 07:24 AM -
Finished the above book and also La Nausée', which was Quite Good Reading Robinson Crusoe now, again largely because you cam get these older novels free on the Kindle. It's alright.
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07-27-2020, 07:35 AM -
In Our Time dud a good episode on Robinson Crusoe. Gives a bit colour to society at the time, the author and the writing itself. Like sitting in on an undergrad English seminar.

Might make the experience a bit more enjoyable with that under your belt.
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07-27-2020, 03:04 PM -
(07-27-2020, 07:35 AM)2NaPoodle Wrote: In Our Time dud a good episode on Robinson Crusoe. Gives a bit colour to society at the time, the author and the writing itself. Like sitting in on an undergrad English seminar.

Might make the experience a bit more enjoyable with that under your belt.

Quite Good

Will give it a listen.
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08-11-2020, 09:01 PM -
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Nearly finished with this. Extremely worthwhile read that just makes the whole concept of racism seem so fucking stupid. Sound
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08-20-2020, 05:17 PM -
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Bunch of interviews with guys that played football in the post war years. Pretty entertaining. Just at a bit where some boy said he refused to play for the club ever again because they never gave him his full allotment of fags which formed part of the Christmas bonus Zlat
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08-20-2020, 10:04 PM -
Finished Robinson Crusoe. Was alright - not listened to the podcast 2na suggested yet as I like to do a first read without too much framing (obviously had some prior knowledge anyway), but am looking forward to a slightly deeper dive.

It is so racist Heh Of its time, of course.

Also finished Les blancs, les juifs et nous. Vers une politique d'amour révolutionnaire by Houria Bouteldja - *problematic* - and now on Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams.
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