The GF book thread

[Elite]

Just started Dry Guillotine, hooked already. It's already hell on earth and I'm not even upto the penal colony yet.

[YorkshireRed]

28 minutes ago, Elite said:

Just started Dry Guillotine, hooked already. It's already hell on earth and I'm not even upto the penal colony yet.

Added to my list. Cheers. 

[Rico1304]

Bob Mortimer’s autobiography is very good.  Like a lot of comedians he was an unhappy little soul. 
 

He tells a story about Damian Hirst being a mate of his and him bringing him a present when he had his heart op.  It was a heart, in formaldehyde- that must be worth millions.  

[YorkshireRed]

45 minutes ago, Rico1304 said:

Bob Mortimer’s autobiography is very good.  Like a lot of comedians he was an unhappy little soul. 
 

He tells a story about Damian Hirst being a mate of his and him bringing him a present when he had his heart op.  It was a heart, in formaldehyde- that must be worth millions.  

Reading Marching Powder now, then Bob’s book, then Dry Guillotine. I know I will enjoy all three. The GF book thread knows it’s onions (and books). 

[Rico1304]

Fucking hell, it’s not an easy listen when someone is opening their heart about poor mental health when their persona is a happy and hilarious person.  

[Paulie Dangerously]

Reading Knife by Jo Nesbo. Tried doing the Harry Hole books years ago but couldn't get into them. Really enjoying this though  

[Elite]

Finished up the latest Charlie Parker (Well not really, it's Angel and Louis) book a few weeks ago. It's a good read but one of the weaker books in the series for me.

 

[PestiRed]

Watched the new TV adaptation of Asimov’s Foundation and the concept seems interesting. So can anyone tell me if I should be reading the books and is there an order to read them in - I believe that Asimov jumped around a bit on the universe’s timeline when writing them

[Paul]

1 hour ago, PestiRed said:

Watched the new TV adaptation of Asimov’s Foundation and the concept seems interesting. So can anyone tell me if I should be reading the books and is there an order to read them in - I believe that Asimov jumped around a bit on the universe’s timeline when writing them

Read the first one a couple of months ago and commented on here. It’s ok but not all that. 

[Pidge]

On 19/09/2021 at 11:55, Rico1304 said:

Bob Mortimer’s autobiography is very good.  Like a lot of comedians he was an unhappy little soul. 
 

He tells a story about Damian Hirst being a mate of his and him bringing him a present when he had his heart op.  It was a heart, in formaldehyde- that must be worth millions.  

Just picked this up on Audible. 

[Paul]

Read the Bob Mortimer book. It was decent but not as funny as I expected. The struggles with chronic shyness and depression were a surprise although probably shouldn’t have been. 
 

Watching The Green Knight inspired me to pick up Roger Lancelyn Green’s King Arthur and His Knights Of The Round Table again which I loved and read many times as a kid. It’s still good now. 

[DalyanPete]

This week I have mostly been reading Porn on kindle unlimited to give me a break from my normal guns and gore stuff.

So, the premise is......

"She had never seen a cock so long and thick, it was twice the size of her husband/boyfriend"

 

"Her slit was so tight that will never fit in there, she was however so juiced up it reached places inside her never reached before."

 

"Her husband/boyfriend didn't want to watch as her pussy was stretched and destroyed by his team mates, he soon found himself rock hard and pumped his throbbing member"

 

These snippets appear in most/all books of this genre.

Back to guns and gore. "The Silent Blade" by Blake Banner. How to twat 7 bad guys at once and similar, easy read.

[Paul]

Read The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup, which is a bit of a Jo Nesbo serial killer thing. I enjoyed it and am now watching the TV version on Netflix. 
 

Then I read Master and Commander, the first Aubrey & Maturin book by Patrick O’Brian. I really love the film, on which this is partly based, and the characters are superb. However, the prose style, which attempts to reflect the style of the time, is frustrating to read, as is the unexplained and continual use of contemporaneous nautical terminology.

 

Finally the way he skips from one scene to another with nothing in the way of preamble is very irritating.

 

I wanted to really, really love this, but it was merely okay. I can’t see me continuing with the series even though I understand that the prose style will probably start to settle into my brain as I read on.

 

 

[Kepler-186]

Up to Grave Peril in The Dresden Files but on audiobook. It was a GF Book thread tip. Really enjoying it. 

[CapeRed]

Probably get slagged for this but I read and really enjoyed the Frankenstein Trilogy by Dean Koontz.

[Edward.]

32 minutes ago, CapeRed said:

Probably get slagged for this but I read and really enjoyed the Frankenstein Trilogy by Dean Koontz.

I thought there was more than three. I really enjoyed them too. 

[YorkshireRed]

Finished Bob Mortimer’s book. It’s hard not to like him and I certainly relate to a lot of the challenges he’s faced in his life. I’ve read better autobiographies though. 
 

7/10

[Paul]

1 hour ago, YorkshireRed said:

Finished Bob Mortimer’s book. It’s hard not to like him and I certainly relate to a lot of the challenges he’s faced in his life. I’ve read better autobiographies though. 
 

7/10

Not that I disbelieve him, but I found his account of his anxiety/loneliness at uni really strange. He was able to join the uni football team and play matches with a load of lads he didn’t know, but was unable to speak to them. Must be awful to feel that way. 

[YorkshireRed]

12 minutes ago, Paul said:

Not that I disbelieve him, but I found his account of his anxiety/loneliness at uni really strange. He was able to join the uni football team and play matches with a load of lads he didn’t know, but was unable to speak to them. Must be awful to feel that way. 

I can relate to that. Perhaps not to the extremes he describes but I’ve been in similar situations.
 

The human interactions on the football field, perhaps born out of his confidence as a player, would feel very different to those away from the game, even if it’s with the same people. It’s difficult to explain but I had it with one team I played for, I was fine whilst playing and training but could barely speak in the dressing room. 
 

For work, I often give presentations or deliver training courses. I do have nerves but I can mage them, engage with an audience and even inspire on occasion. Ask me to interact with the same people over the coffee break or lunch and I struggle to be anything other than a hapless mute. 
 

It is awful, his messages for others about recognising and supporting a shy person and for those of us inflicted to try and take a step forwards made me cry.

[Paul]

2 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

I can relate to that. Perhaps not to the extremes he describes but I’ve been in similar situations.
 

The human interactions on the football field, perhaps born out of his confidence as a player, would feel very different to those away from the game, even if it’s with the same people. It’s difficult to explain but I had it with one team I played for, I was fine whilst playing and training but could barely speak in the dressing room. 
 

For work, I often give presentations or deliver training courses. I do have nerves but I can mage them, engage with an audience and even inspire on occasion. Ask me to interact with the same people over the coffee break or lunch and I struggle to be anything other than a hapless mute. 
 

It is awful, his messages for others about recognising and supporting a shy person and for those of us inflicted to try and take a step forwards made me cry.

Fascinating that he now feels largely “cured” of all that. Pretty much attributes it to performing.  

[CapeRed]

On 19/06/2021 at 19:57, Elite said:

For everyone.

 

What are the best books you've ever read?

A Year in Provence

Frankenstein Trilogy by Dean Koontz

Nomad, Exile and Ghost all by James Swallow

[Edward.]

3 minutes ago, CapeRed said:

 

Frankenstein Trilogy by Dean Koontz

 

Enjoy the other two.

[CapeRed]

49 minutes ago, Edward. said:

Enjoy the other two.

I did enjoy them Ed real page turners

[Edward.]

Sorry just with you saying trilogy I thought you might not know there are 5 books.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

After numerous recommendations down the years, I'm finally giving Stephen King's Dark Tower series a go. Early impressions of The Gunslinger are mixed. Just not sure fantasy really clicks for me.