Jump to content

Roland Butter

Advanced Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,030

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Roland Butter

  1. Roland Butter
    That takes me back. I did The Little Prince for O level French
  2. Roland Butter
    Now, my German's pretty basic, but even I can see they've been creative with those translations
  3. Roland Butter
    Received a copy of Oranges and Sunshine by Margaret Humphreys in the post today - a promotional freebie, I think, to tie in with a recent film. It's the story of how a social worker from Nottingham stumbled across the fact that thousands of children had been sent to the Colonies, by the British Government, over many decades, and how she brought the scandal to light, reunited many families and even forced an apology from the Prime Minister. Sounds like a good read.
  4. Roland Butter
    Yes, Cloudstreet was a good 'un, wasn't it? I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, but I'd certainly recommend it.
  5. Roland Butter

    Hey carm, long time no hear! Happy birthday - hope you have a great day!

  6. Roland Butter
    OK, but you'd better be patient, Kylie. Big book, sloooooowww reader ....
  7. Roland Butter
    The Stephanie Plum series is good fun, pickle, and it's not really "chicklit" so much as knockabout crime fiction - even my brother-in-law enjoys them, and he's about as far from being a "reader" as you could get. Like all series, there comes a time when you've had enough, but that's probably quite a long way down the line, I'd say. Enjoy!
  8. Roland Butter
    That brings to mind The Unfortunates by B S Johnson, which was another "experimental" book. Apparently you got the chapters loose, in a box, and apart from the first and last chapters, you could read them in any order you liked. I never have done, by the way ....
  9. Roland Butter
    I've decided to go with London Calling by Barry Miles - "a countercultural history of London since 1945". Lots of bohemians, artists, Soho drunks and hippies, by the look of things. I should be right at home
  10. Roland Butter
    Hi Tish, and welcome to the Forum. You'll find plenty of crime and horror fans here, that's for sure.
  11. Roland Butter
    There's no such thing as just another member, Lisa - you're all important! Welcome to the Forum - I was in Vienna in December, and it was a beautiful city (but very cold )
  12. Roland Butter
    On the radio, it's The Crown by Gary Byrd. I've not heard that in absolutely YONKS!
  13. Roland Butter
    Hi Kylie, thanks for your good wishes. How are the Panthers doing?* Polished off William Boyd's Restless last night. It's not a bad book - the main plot (daughter finds out her mother was a wartime spy, and the past comes back to haunt her) is well worked out, although the side plot about the daughter doesn't really play out, in my view. But a decent read, for all that. Now, what next? * I know the answer to that, by the way
  14. Roland Butter

    Hi Marcia, how are things with you? No, I haven't been around too much recently, to my eternal shame, but I've promised I'll try and get a bit more involved again. So you'd better start honing that razor-sharp wit ....

  15. Roland Butter

    Thanks poppy, had a nice day and, as it's my wife's birthday on Sunday, we're off for a joint Big Day Out today. Hope things are OK with you - time to swap a few more song titles, maybe :)

  16. Roland Butter
    Just started William Boyd's Restless, which has been looking at me from the shelf for years (it seems like). I'm quite enjoying it so far - I've been promising myself I'd get round to one of his books some day. Not been around BCF for a while, but I'll try and get a bit more involved again. I've just signed up to the BCF Facebook Group page, and I'll put a linky thingy to me (on the appropriate thread, so Michelle doesn't tell me off ....)
  17. Roland Butter

    Thanks, Chrissy. Haven't been around here for a while, but I'll try to get a bit more involved again. I've just joined the BCF Facebook page - well, it's a start! Hope you're well, look forward to resuming operations here!

  18. Roland Butter
    I'm On The Outside (Looking In) - Little Anthony and the Imperials
  19. Roland Butter
    Long time no hear! How are you keeping? And what are the Cornish chances of hosting the tournament in 2026?
  20. Roland Butter

    Cricket

    Roland Butter replied to Kylie's topic in Sport

    Agree with you there, Kylie. He's a tough Aussie cricketer. That'll do for me any day.
  21. Roland Butter

    Cricket

    Roland Butter replied to Kylie's topic in Sport

    Two run outs in the first innings of a Test match is pretty poor stuff, you've got to say.
  22. Roland Butter

    Happy birthday! Hope you have a great day.

  23. Roland Butter
    In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
  24. Roland Butter

    Cricket

    Roland Butter replied to Kylie's topic in Sport

    You haven't missed much by the sound of things, Kylie, unless you enjoy watching batsmen improve their averages. I bet Geoff Boycott's as sick as a pig .... Next one's in Adelaide. Maybe there'll be a bit more for the bowlers there.
  25. Roland Butter
    A Night To Remember - Shalamar
×
×
  • Create New...