THE DONSTALK BOOK CLUB

[swaddon]

I can recommend "Be Good, Love Brian" by Craig Bromfield.

It's about the author's time living with Brian Clough as a boy.

[TheDonbytheDee]

1 hour ago, swaddon said:

I can recommend "Be Good, Love Brian" by Craig Bromfield.

It's about the author's time living with Brian Clough as a boy.

I think I read this a few years ago.

The lad ended up living with the Coughs on and off from his teens into adulthood and ended up shitting on them.

Not a bad read at all, if the same book, which I think it is.

[RicoS321]

19 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

The lad ended up living with the Coughs on and off from his teens into adulthood

Should have got that seen to.

[tom_widdows]

'Ring the bells' by C.K McDonnell.

 

Latest in his 'Stranger Times' series and particularly enjoying the idea of a 'shopping mall santa' being taken over by an ancient demon/god to bring about the destruction of humanity

[TheDonbytheDee]

Read two Autobiographies this week Kevin Rowland, of Dexys Midnight Runners fame and Peter 'Budgie' Clarke of Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Both good reads, both very dark in places, both fucked up guys, who managed to turn things around for the better.

 

I also read two Alan Bennett novellas, which were both excellent.

One of the books,  used the Queen as a reading champion and the other about a care home through Covid.

I've seen his stuff on TV and film, over the years, but hadn't read anything of his.

[Don Julio]

Just read Departure(s) by Julian Barnes - the last book he says he’ll write. Not a novel per se, more an exploration of life, death and relationships.

i haven’t always enjoyed his later work but thought this was great. Devoured it in a couple of days as was off work.

[Bukta Bertie]

Recently read 'Fascism A Very Short Introduction' by Kevin Passmore.

Published by Oxford University Press.

It was surprisingly interesting. I thought it was important to get a grip on what the fascist ideology actually was and as I suspected the word is being misused by the people who typically throw around slurs without knowing what they mean. 

[blinlemon]

9 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Read two Autobiographies this week Kevin Rowland, of Dexys Midnight Runners fame and Peter 'Budgie' Clarke of Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Both good reads, both very dark in places, both fucked up guys, who managed to turn things around for the better.

 

I also read two Alan Bennett novellas, which were both excellent.

One of the books,  used the Queen as a reading champion and the other about a care home through Covid.

I've seen his stuff on TV and film, over the years, but hadn't read anything of his.

I went to Kev’s book tour in Edinburgh in July. He was interviewed by his fellow Midlander Stewart Lee. Utterly fabulous. Word of a new album on its way this year, and if Dexys tour it, I suppose I’ll have to attend for what I think would be the 13th time. 

[Bukta Bertie]

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is one of my all time favourite LPs.

Never saw them play though. 

[Mason89]

6 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is one of my all time favourite LPs.

Never saw them play though. 

Greatest debut album of all time. Shove your stone roses up yer farter 

[Bukta Bertie]

1 minute ago, Mason89 said:

Greatest debut album of all time. Shove your stone roses up yer farter 

A rare moment of agreement there.

Sublime. 

 

[swaddon]

I've just seen that the Top Red that is Sir Alex Ferguson has a new book coming out this October called "Games of my Life", where he looks back at 21 matches in his career which stood out.

There's bound to be one or two Dons games featured.

[TheDonbytheDee]

Scattershot - Bernie Taupin

Only thing I knew of this man, was he wrote songs with Elton John.

I read a lot of biographies of footballers and musicians, as along with books, that is my three main hobbies, Fitba, Music and Books.

When it comes to biographies, the best ones are usually from folk you know least about and this Bernie Taupin book is one of them.

The guy can write and tell a story and not much people he hasn't met throughout his life.