Books

[Fergal]

Being the intelectuals that we are ( ) its high time we got talking about novels. what are everyones favourite books on here?
personally its "a taste of honey" by shelagh delaney, apparantly mozzers a big fan too, its mint, about this girl in the north west in a proper bleak area in the 50s trying to escape the humdrum expectations of her class and her mother, but by trying to be different ends up the same.
to kill a mockingbird is also great, everyone should read that

[toastedmonkey]

Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast Of Champions or Slaughter House 5
Geothe's - Faust.

[samcaron]

if anyone is into spy books i reccomend you read robert ludlum's bourne books...
its quality, more action filled than the films

also dan brown books are pretty good

[Fergal]

samcaron said:

also dan brown books are pretty good

aye, those books are at a mile a minute, they proper fly by, its the short chapters. you end up reading them in no time
angels and demons in particular

[george]

yeah To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic, really absorbs you.

studying English Literature at A-Level and really enjoying Spies by Michael Frayn for the modern novels section, beautifully written and something a little different with a great twist in the plotline!

[cal]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Orwells 1984, basically dystopian fiction, but im into Dan Brown aswell, stuff by William S Burroughs, love them, Harry Potter books when i was a bit younger. apart from music, books are the next best thing like.

[g]

shantaram by gregory david roberts - ace book. also re-read catch 22 last week, i love that book. i agree that dan brown and ludlum are both good. if you like crime i like jeffrey deaver novels as well, he's pretty good. bill bryson, anything by irvine welsh, and the dexter trilogy by jeff lindsay. oh and hunter s thompson.

[fastfuse]

Not the most intellectual book I admit, But DIRT about Motley Crew Is brilliant.

I don't know how much bullshit there is in it. But if you want a read about Rock N' Roll excess thats the one BRILLIANT

[Fergal]

fastfuse78 said:

Not the most intellectual book I admit, But DIRT about Motley Crew Is brilliant.

I don't know how much bullshit there is in it. But if you want a read about Rock N' Roll excess thats the one BRILLIANT

if your into that kinda book, i am n all, you wanna read "The Stone Roses and the Ressurection of British Pop" basically for the 100 or so pages that document the hideous excess in the recording of The Second Coming. Highlights include Ian Brown and Mani eating nothing but pizza for a solid month, Ian Brown weighing 16 stone, Mani killing a dog during a 5 a side football match, the band buying Ford Feista's each for destroying purposes and John Squire watching Led Zep videos for 24 hours
cant beat some good old fashioned stupid rock'n'roll excess

[cal]

fergalacrylic41 said:

Ian Brown and Mani eating nothing but pizza for a solid month,
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Iceland Thin And Crispy Cheese and tomato pizza nearly everyday for 8 years. top that Mani

[campbell22]

I agree To Kill A Mockingbird is excellent. Other favourites include Down and Out in Paris and London and Treasure Island.

[mickeyd]

Apr 2, 2008 17:41:41 GMT Fergal said:

Being the intelectuals that we are ( ) its high time we got talking about novels. what are everyones favourite books on here?
personally its "a taste of honey" by shelagh delaney, apparantly mozzers a big fan too, its mint, about this girl in the north west in a proper bleak area in the 50s trying to escape the humdrum expectations of her class and her mother, but by trying to be different ends up the same.
to kill a mockingbird is also great, everyone should read that

there's a film made of a taste of honey. blinding it is.

lots of bits Morrissey has stolen/borrowed in his lyrics

[chel]

I had to do To Kill A Mockingbird for GCSE, it was the best thing i've had to read.
Books i've read for myself are usually autobiographies of musicians & that; Touching From A Distance about Ian Curtis(Joy Division), Last of The Rock Romantics about Pete Doherty, Bound Together and Russell Brand's book(that one was actually bought for me though )

[fastfuse]

i've just started 'to kill a mocking bird' under forum approvale. Let you know how i get on!

[kocainekim]

If you are interested in Ganlgland stuff get this:

www.amazon.co.uk/Gangs-Journey-Heart-British-Underworld/dp/0340830530/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208965795&sr=1-2

Amazing book