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Paul last won the day on October 10 2023

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    Teacher of English and calmer of juvenile lidder tendencies.
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    Hip hop dad, Oxton soul boy and devotee of Mrs Paul.

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  1. Paul
    Challengers - 6/10. Ostensibly an interesting character study about ambition and sexual tension, but I just didn’t like any of the characters and that makes it hard to enjoy.
  2. Paul
    Civil War - 8/10. Worryingly believable and beautifully shot. Great use of music too - especially Say No Go by De La.
  3. Paul
    Caveat to this point: there have been one or two exceptions where I’ve persevered and it’s paid off. This tends to be books that are written in a very singular “voice”. If I keep going to the point where I can hear the characters in my head, then I’m ok. Examples are: Feersum Engine by Iain M. Banks; Transporting by Irvine Welsh; American Tabloid by James Ellroy.
  4. Paul
    I completely endorse this approach to reading. I cannot get my head around people who persevere with something which they are not enjoying. This is why I always read on Kindle and get samples first. If a sample has not grabbed me early doors then I invariably fuck it off without buying the book. There are very few exceptions to this rule (Bosch, Parker and that’s about it). On the rare occasions when I buy a book and then realise further in that I’m not enjoying it, I feel absolutely zero urge to continue. Some people talk about finishing difficult books or books that they aren’t enjoying as if it’s an achievement. Each to their own, obviously – but that’s emphatically not for me.
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    I read the first one and then fucked them off, despite my dad and sister both being right into them. It just didn’t draw me in. For books which are supposed to be thrillers, there are very few thrills and I don’t find the character appealing in any way.
  6. Paul
    Ha, ha, ha!!! Peak Frode.
  7. Paul
    Kevin Rowland looked amazing. That was one serious suit and shirt combo. And that hat was fucking great. He’s fucking 70!!! Absolute G.
  8. Paul
    Really enjoyed the Bombay Bicycle Club track with Damon Albarn. Boss seeing a band with a string and horn section on stage with them.
  9. Paul
    Really liked Dive by Olivia Dean. I’ll check some more of her stuff. Sugababes were sound too. Always loved Freak Like Me, even if the original by Adina Howard is better. Shame that Mutya has totally warped her looks with apparently every kind of surgery going.
  10. Paul
    I gave up on Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It was just fucking dull. Now reading Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Paterson. Also got a few samples lined up reading: The Simulactum (new First Contact novel by Peter Cawdron), the new Stephen King book of short stories, Five Decembers (mentioned above), Hip Hop Is History by Questlove (non-fiction on the history of the genre), Hunted by Abir Mukherjee, The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams, The Ministry Of Time by Kalian Bradley and Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna.
  11. Paul
    Red Dragon is brilliant.
  12. Paul
    Huh?
  13. Paul
    Ha, ha, ha!!!
  14. Paul
    Frankie Valli - You’re The Song (That I Can’t Stop Singing) Classics IV - The Funniest Thing
  15. Paul
    Red Hot Org, Georgia Ann Muldrow, Kronos Quartet & Jacob Garchik - Outer Spaceways Incorporated Bonus Points - Golden Hour
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