Topic: THE DONSTALK BOOK CLUB

[Kowalski]

I downloaded one Rich Hall book for my Kindle and ended up reading all three:

Rich Hall: Things Snowball - excellent read, with a chapter devoted to Aberdeen
Rich Hall: Magnificent Bastards - not quite as good as Things Snowball but still very good
Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame Society - very well written book about Rich Hall's alter ego, and his supposed true life up bringing in the deep south

All three are worth a read but I'd start with "Things Snowball" if you're interested.

[Azteca1903]

Recently read 'Racing Through the Dark' by Scottish cyclist David Millar and 'The Psychopath Test' by John Ronson. Both worth a read.

Millar's book is the best first-hand insight I've seen revealing the extent of drugs use in the Tour de France, the whole culture seems/seemed geared towards cheating. The latter is an easy read and interesting even for someone like myself as a complete layman on the subject.

[Harcus]

Just started Brookmyre's new one. Should be good.

[rocket_scientist]

Recently read King of the Gypsies. Anyone else read this?

[BigAl]

Must have read at least a dozen books since I posted on this thread last, but none really that worthy of mention other than "Growing Up Bin Laden" by Jean Sasson with Najwa & Omar Bin Laden. Interesting insight into ow he appeared to change from a relatively normal, wealthy Saudi into the leader of Al-Qaeda.

Currently reading "The Passage" by Justin Cronin, and despite being 350 pages into it, am still not sure whether I'm actually enjoying it or not

[hebrew]

Oddly enough I was thinking about this thread the other day - Can't remember what I was reading when I last posted but I have just finished my yearly Ian Rankin book and am now on to a historical novel set in 16th century Renaissance Italy about a prostitute and a dwarf 

I also made the mistake today of buying 3 books for my holiday when I already have another 3 waiting to be read and I am only going away for a week 

[Kowalski]

Just finished Paddy Ashdown's autobiography.  An excellent read.  The stuff he has done in his life (Royal Marines, SBS, MI6, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and not to mention his secretary!) must put any other MP to shame.

Now reading this:



 

[BigAl]

Just finished Paddy Ashdown's autobiography.  An excellent read.  The stuff he has done in his life (Royal Marines, SBS, MI6, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and not to mention his secretary!) must put any other MP to shame.

Bought this last week on your recommendation. Only a hundred pages or so into it, but an enjoyable read.
Loved the story about the two pieces of stale bread and a live frog that formed the basis of a Marines survival lesson

[tlg1903]

I downloaded one Rich Hall book for my Kindle and ended up reading all three:

Rich Hall: Things Snowball - excellent read, with a chapter devoted to Aberdeen
Rich Hall: Magnificent Bastards - not quite as good as Things Snowball but still very good
Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame Society - very well written book about Rich Hall's alter ego, and his supposed true life up bringing in the deep south

All three are worth a read but I'd start with "Things Snowball" if you're interested.

i love rich hall

check this

[RDU_64]

I've just finished 'Berlin' which I found time consuming and at points a bit of a slog really. Now I'm reading 'Escape: The True Story of the Only Westerner Ever to Escape from Thailand's Bangkok Hilton' by David McMillan. Enjoying it so far.

[hebrew]

I am reading Jane Eyre before I go to see the film

[BigAl]

will that not spoil the ending? 

And the begining and middle surely

[hebrew]

No it will give me an insight into the characters and the plot.............................in case I fall asleep during the film 

[BigAl]

No it will give me an insight into the characters and the plot.............................in case I fall asleep during the film 

Are you in the habit of 

[hebrew]

Are you in the habit of 

God yeh - all the time - especially when I go with the girls 

Fell asleep watching the tennis last night and during a play at the fringe when I was in the front row............................oops and also at work last week watching a security dvd 

[Kowalski]

Bought this last week on your recommendation. Only a hundred pages or so into it, but an enjoyable read.
Loved the story about the two pieces of stale bread and a live frog that formed the basis of a Marines survival lesson

You finished it yet?  I enjoyed the marines and SBS stuff more than any of the rest of it but it was still a good read.  Can't think of another UK politician I'd read an autobiography of.

i love rich hall

check this

 

I reckon the cheeky bastard loves Aberdeen, he has it in for us in one of books too.  I saw him in the Lemon Tree a few years ago and he was superb.

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I finished the Piper Alpha book.  Fascinating / gripping / terrifying all in one go.  Anybody that works in the oil industry should read it IMHO.

[BigAl]

You finished it yet? 

Nope, not yet, just past the part where the story has broken about him banging his secretary

[dave_min]

Nope, not yet, just past the part where the story has broken about him banging his secretary

You're not far from the bit where she kills him then.

[tlg1903]

Just finished re-reading a book called ready player one by earnest cline.  Its kinda like the matrix meets lotr, if your a geek you will like it especially if you grew up in the 80's.  I firts read it 3 weeks ago and was planning giving it a few months until i re-read it but i just couldn't help myself.

[Harcus]

Reading this, it's about a fictional junior club in Scotland.