Books - What are you reading?

Just been passed "rough ride" by Paul image, anyone read it? Someone she works with said as a cyclist I might find it interesting.

Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis.

Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Kingsley Amis, David Lodge: Books

It's on offer on amazon at the mo.

So fucking funny.
I think it's one of those books you have to associate with, I reckon, but the characters are mint and it is really, really funny, even though the writing remains exquisite.

Purchase, like the wind!

Not on Kindle, bah!

Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis.

Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Kingsley Amis, David Lodge: Books

It's on offer on amazon at the mo.

So fucking funny.
I think it's one of those books you have to associate with, I reckon, but the characters are mint and it is really, really funny, even though the writing remains exquisite.

Purchase, like the wind!

I swear on the back of my copy it says

The characters are mint and it is really, really funny, even though the writing remains exquisite.
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Just been passed "rough ride" by Paul image, anyone read it? Someone she works with said as a cyclist I might find it interesting.

It is. Read it. It is written by Paul Kimmage, the scourge of Armstrong. A far better writer than he ever was a cyclist. At first he sounds bitter, but as you read on and place into context the story he tells, you realise that he is merely recounting the truth behind the sport. Read this before reading any starry eyed ghosted autobiographies of cyclists and use it to read between the lines of those books.

Hopefully he writes about a time now gone but, sadly, vestages remain.

I liked Rough Ride too.

And that quote is copywrite, n3lson.

£1 please!

I liked Rough Ride too.

And that quote is copywrite, n3lson.

£1 please!

I would have to heartily agree with your opinion, I studied Lucky Jim as part of my undergraduate degree.

I thought the mixed language in your description echoed some of the major themes very well.

Read Post Office today.
I love it how Bukowski can make you feel fine about being a fuck up.

2/3 way through Perfume, which I am enjoying. Apparently the film is shite, but I've not seen it.

Perfume is great. Suskind is so adept at describing things in terms of smell and the film fails at that I think. It also skips out large parts.

It is hard to see how it would work on the screen I have to say. Was a bit worrying that it was recommended to me by a friend with the words "this is seriously weird, like you - you'll like it".

Just finished "Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" A fabulous afternoons escape. Beautifully written.

My dog is named after that book.

Case? Funny name for a dog.

Jekyll

Ahh. Good idea. Shouting "Hyde" at him a lot would have been confusing.

Nice dog.. Good name...

Bigtwin.. Reminds of a joke I once heard about naming a dog "syndrome"..

Ooof

Yeah....

I was going to name my dog (now deceased boxer) Fido.. Never met a dog called Fido outside of the world of cartoons etc.

Settled for Brave (Hence username)

Blimey - a typing dog!

He used to dictate actually

that's how Dan Brown writes his novels.

Goodnight.

You're thinking of "Down Boy!".

A History of the World in 100 Objects, the tie-in book from the Radio 4 series.

It's very well written and fascinating. I now have to go the the British Museum to look at all the things.

The book is enormous though, it's like sitting with a breeze-block on your lap.

Have a read of Bill Bryson's history of nearly everything if you've not already. I'll wager you'll like it for similar reasons, it's a cracker.

By the by, his biog of Shakespeare is excellent too.

Im on this today:

Hard.