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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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You should definitely give it a try. It was fantastic and I read it in two nights, really really enjoyed it I must say.I read 68% of it before my kindle packed in, and I really couldn't be arsed trying to get back to where I was to finish it. I have the film so I might just watch that, but I feel almost compelled to read the rest of it now.
I read Dorian Gray a while back and thought it was decent. As Steve says it is a bit long winded and drawn out at times, but on the whole I thought it was decent. But I'm a fussy bugger.
I haven't read Ernest, but I might give it a try. I just finished Mort by Terry Pratchet and thought it was okay, started out good but didn't live up to my expectations - nothing ever does
So I've decided I might go for something more low brow to see if that pleases me any, and may go for Killing Floor by Lee Child.
Has anyone read The Passage? It's pretty monsterous so I don't want to read a big chunk of it to find out it's actually shit. I read the unabridged version of The Stand and then IT. Far too long for my liking, it almost put me off reading ever again, even though on the whole they were both good, especially The Stand. Just far far too long.
Just read House of the Eye. Fair enough, it's "out there" but it's quite brilliant.
Bearknight have you read Gravity's Rainbow? Sounds right up your alley.
Well this doesn't seem to be about books?
I'll take your word for it and read it next. Went with Killing Floor - about 60% read so far, and it's an enjoyable read. Not much thinking to be done, but I haven't read a book like it since I read the Andy McNabb books about 10 years ago - shit I'm getting on a bit
I've been meaning to start Gravity's Rainbow for a while now. But I have either been told that it's a masterpiece or a pretentious piece of shit.
Up to your interpretation really, I like Pynchon. Plus I read IJ and preferred GR so I think you'd like it, Foster Wallace modeled a lot of his writing on Pynchon AFAIK.
Alright, cheers.
In the semi's when Gigg's won it for us? Was a good year
Saf Knighted... Bayern cried like babies.. all was right with the world... You only lost PL by 2 or 3 points didn't you? Very close that year...And No, I can't change my avatar/tagline... so that's the next best thing
Only read a few, mate. I got the impression that Wilde enjoyed writing them every bit as much as he enjoyed writing "adult" work.
My first recommendation for fantasy is the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, it is a fast-paced book where the bad guy won, the ashes (from a volcano) fall, and where magic is done thanks to different metals.
For a classic one, the Count of Monte Cristo, if you haven't read it even if it's quite long.
I am not really sure what you are asking, since I feel like that "need to read" is kind of "what are the popular ones ?" even if they can be bad books or not that good. There is a craze by example for YA or children books (Hunger Games, Divergent, the Wardstone Chronicles...), especially shown by movies done or to come... or the infamous (and badly written) porn mommy 50 shades of grey. Or try the Nobel prizes ? Like Mo Yan ? Or the ones that never get it like Haruki Murakami ? I usually don't read nobel prizes but I am quite puzzled to understand how the works of Murakami can fit the nobel prize. You can try Kafka on the shore.
I read Kafka on the Shore and didn't really like it. It was a bit weird for my liking.
I liked it. And another, The Windup Bird Chronicles, same author. Weird but good.
I think Murakami is really shit. Literature for wannabe cool cnuts who don't really read books
Actually since having kids I rarely do read books. Though I used to back when I read those two.
Read Hardy or Conrad not shit like Murakami.
Racist.
Conrad was a Pole. Marquez is another useless cnut with his bollocky unmagical realism.
Only read 100 Years Of Solitude. One of my favourite books. We're book club incompatible.
It's shit like Murakami - you're better off having a quiet wank.
You talk like it's either / or.
Read Heart of Darkness - its nearly better than proper sex.
Read it. Its great obviously. Never read Hardy tho.
The Day of the Jackal any good?
The best thriller I've ever read. Part one will keep you highly interested with the vivid and intricate details of the Jackal's plans for the assasination. Part 2 is completely un-put-down-able once Forysth introduces the perfect foil to the Jackal.
So hard to know what to read... I think I'm going to spend my life choosing before I actually get round to it.... at the moment, based on recommendations, I am between
- Heart of Darkness/ Any Human heart (Peterstorey)
- the Count of Monte Cristo (Celia)
- Heart of Darkness/ Any Human heart (Peterstorey)
- the Count of Monte Cristo (Celia)
Conrad is masterful and Heart of Darkness is an astounding read. Only short too.
Thats my choice made, thanks
Heart of Darkness can be read here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?pageno=8&fk_files=216387
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?pageno=8&fk_files=216387
Thanks mate, but I just found a PDF/EPUB so I can stick it on the tablet...
Finished Under the Dome by Stephen King last night.
Only the 2nd King book I've read (the other being the majorly underwhelming Christine, when I was about 15, which put me off King) and even though the reviews are fairly mixed, I really enjoyed it.
A huge cast of characters, most of which are well rounded. The dialogue gets a bit sloppy now and then, but for a book of such girth that can be forgiven.
The end was a let down though, but the journey there was brilliant.
So, I've decided to go on a bit of King kick now, and am reading The Stand.
Only the 2nd King book I've read (the other being the majorly underwhelming Christine, when I was about 15, which put me off King) and even though the reviews are fairly mixed, I really enjoyed it.
A huge cast of characters, most of which are well rounded. The dialogue gets a bit sloppy now and then, but for a book of such girth that can be forgiven.
The end was a let down though, but the journey there was brilliant.
So, I've decided to go on a bit of King kick now, and am reading The Stand.
The Dome was rubbish. Christine was odd but a bit better. The Stand however is great (if a tad biblical) but not as good as The Shining which IMO is a brilliant novel.
Yes
loved The Stand, great characters and paced very well for such a long novel.
just finished The Life of Pi, really enjoyed it, now for the movie
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg
Excellent read.
Excellent read.
I'll grab it then.
Anyone ever read a book by Brian Tracy (Motivational speaker), a guy round the local suggested I read one based on the phoenix seminar, as it helped him before when he was down and out, and thinks it could do the same for me.
However, a quick search and there are a billion books by this guy.
I'm thinking http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximum-Ach...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363204914&sr=1-1 might be the one my mate was talking about but not sure as it's nearly 20 years old now. So was wondering if anyone had read any, and if so which / and if it was useful.
However, a quick search and there are a billion books by this guy.
I'm thinking http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximum-Ach...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363204914&sr=1-1 might be the one my mate was talking about but not sure as it's nearly 20 years old now. So was wondering if anyone had read any, and if so which / and if it was useful.
Anyone read any books on Spartacus? Looking for one more historical over hollywood glitz...
From what I can see, the main choice seems between
Ben Kane (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-G...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-1)
Mark Morris (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-M...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-2)
JM Clements (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-S...=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-4)
From what I can see, the main choice seems between
Ben Kane (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-G...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-1)
Mark Morris (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-M...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-2)
JM Clements (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartacus-S...=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363280036&sr=1-4)
A really thought-provoking book. Not the best of novels, but at least it's one that makes the reader think. Leaving aside the dramatic devices natural to a fictional story, it begs the question: even if ghosts & 'the spirit world' are merely the creations of human minds alone - in effect, we make our so-called phantoms - why then do these creations sometimes take on a negative aspect?
Must look out for that one, I have read his book 'Coincidence' and found it to be very good.
A really thought-provoking book. Not the best of novels, but at least it's one that makes the reader think. Leaving aside the dramatic devices natural to a fictional story, it begs the question: even if ghosts & 'the spirit world' are merely the creations of human minds alone - in effect, we make our so-called phantoms - why then do these creations sometimes take on a negative aspect?
"A train of seemingly random events - coincidence? Or something much more sinister? A wrong number here, a case of mistaken identity there, a chance meeting with a stranger who knows your best friend. Most people dismiss such things as trivial, unimportant. Mere coincidence. Or could there be a hidden pattern in these seemingly random events? George Daly's life has been as unremarkable as most people's, until the day he finds himself going through his dead father's possessions. He discovers a photograph of himself as a boy, but he has no memory of where it was taken, nor does he recognize the people with him. As he investigates further, he experiences an increasingly bizarre chain of coincidences that soon threaten to unravel his whole world. Before long he finds himself fighting for his sanity and even his survival."