The GOT Book Club

[COYBL25]

It was decent, not my normal kind of book. Good strong characters throughout. Actually reminded me of the book also posted on here a while back " the Indifferent Stars Above ". I thought it might go down that route. ( Would recommend that one btw).
Thanks for the tip, good read.

I recommended the Indifferent Stars Above too lol

I do like the bleak stuff

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Reading Murakami's Norwegian Wood atm - not read him for beards and this one's much quieter than his other stuff. 2/3 of the way through and it's good, but it's all a bit Remembrance of Birds I Shagged - suggestions that it's building up to something more so we'll see.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Read this over the last two weeks. So fun and informative.

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[Gwlacticos]

Morrissey Autobiography.
Very, very good.

Next up, Johnny Marr.

 

[COYBL25]

The Abstainer - Ian McGuire.

This is the fella, who wrote the incredible North Water.

I bought this on the strength of the North Water.

Set, in industrial Manchester, in the late 18th century. A uniform Irish policeman, attempts to root out and stop the IRA from committing atrocities.

It reads very much like a series of Peaky Blinders, minus the gambling angle, which isn’t a bad thing.

However, the book lets itself down with the ending ( imo )

The critics liked the ending, I didn’t.

One to make your own mind up on.

 

[COYBL25]

Morrissey Autobiography.
Very, very good.

Next up, Johnny Marr.

I’ve read Johnny Marr’s.

A really good read and makes you appreciate what a genius he is and also how “ normal “ he is too.

 

[Bilko]

A must read,extraordinary true story, Ray Linton spent nearly 30 years on death Row for a crime he didn't commit. I couldn't put it down, you'd think you were reading about deep south America in the nineteen fifties, when these events actually happened in the eighties.
A powerful book with a strong message, Desmond Tutu recommended it, no greater endorsement

 

[COYBL25]

I bought this on the strength of the excellent Netflix documentary - Beyond Possible.

Nimsdai Purja doesn’t just break the world record for climbing all fourteen of the worlds 8000 metres high plus mountains, he destroys it.

The problem with the book, as opposed to the documentary, is that the narration of the climb of each mountain, is pretty much the same for every one.

Plus he never stops banging on about positive mental energy stuff and becomes a bit annoying.

A truly mind blowing achievement, but the documentary is better.

 

[Miss blue beard]

Just bought Dune after watching the film. Gonna start if once the weekend is out the way.

 

[davek]

Just finished this....

...about to read.....

 

[LostLegend]

I recommended the Indifferent Stars Above too lol

I do like the bleak stuff

I think I did as well - a brilliant if disturbing read.

I also scare myself with my penchant for bleak reads, some of my favorite books are absolute nightmare fuel lol

 

[Bilko]

Well you can ignore this one, just goes to show with good marketing you can sell anything.
Dreadful. The only mystery is how it got such good reviews. Avoid.

 

[LostLegend]

Opted for the audio book version of this as it's narrated by the Big Yin himself, which I think is kind of essential given how the book is a collection of funny anecdotes from various stages of his life.

 

[verreauxi]

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The Abstainer - Ian McGuire.

This is the fella, who wrote the incredible North Water.

I bought this on the strength of the North Water.

Set, in industrial Manchester, in the late 18th century. A uniform Irish policeman, attempts to root out and stop the IRA from committing atrocities.

It reads very much like a series of Peaky Blinders, minus the gambling angle, which isn’t a bad thing.

However, the book lets itself down with the ending ( imo )

The critics liked the ending, I didn’t.

One to make your own mind up on.

Loved North Water, so probably will check this out!

 

[verreauxi]

Working my way--finally--through Chickenhawk. Very excellent so far. My best friend growing up recommended this book to me again and again; his dad was a helicopter pilot in 'Nam. Finally getting around to it.

Also reading "The Force" which is a great police/crime novel by Don Winslow. Also, looking forward to Winslow's new trilogy, of which the first is "City on Fire" which is soon to be released, about mafia/crime in Providence Rhode Island (..."those guys you tuned up, they're connected down in Providence...what they're gonna do is come back with some guys and kill you...")

(edit: @COYBL25 just noticed you had posted about this too!)