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    Iceland

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

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    Yes, Lidl's great. They have lots of continental stuff that you don't see in the big chains, and usually at attractive prices too - that really appeals to the sauerkraut-munching Teuton in me :). In fact, most of the so-called "budget" chains are worth a look - you can often come out with some real bargains (obviously, I exclude "Ghetto" from that statement ....:D)

    Fave TV programmes

    in Music / TV / Films

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    It does look like the writers are in for the long haul - I'm not aware of any moves to try and settle it. I think the strategy is to wait until the material currently "in the can" dries up, when they think the strike really will start to bite.

     

    It's evident from one of my favourite programmes - The Daily Show - just how much good writers "make" a programme. I love Jon Stewart to death, but without professional writers to script the show, it's looking very lame indeed.

    What makes a good jacket blurb?

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    More twists than the Da Vinci Code (groan)

     

    I agree with you all but my favourite blurb would say: The fantastic new bestseller from louiseog does not disappoint, once again she has proved that she defies being labelled and has written her next book for everyone again an international hit and Hollywood will gain from the film rights.

     

    Can't wait to read it, Louise. Get writing ....

    David Peace

    in General Fiction

    Posted

    Hi Clorms

     

    As any Forum member will testify:

     

    1. I bow to no-one in my love of all things Northern ;); and

     

    2. Clough was - and still is, in a retrospective kind of way -

    an all-time hero for me, and as someone who's been around

    the game for many years at non-league level and worked for

    professional clubs, that kind of hero worship doesn't come

    easily to me.

     

    So I don't think my view of the book was coloured by any lack of understanding in those respects.

     

    It may be that, because I'm old enough to know the Clough story intimately, there wasn't anything in the book which was an eye-opener for me. As I said, I didn't dislike it - I just didn't quite understand why it reaped the high level of praise that it received.

     

    I do think you ought to avoid regarding it as a biography, though. It's very patently a work of fiction: "I wonder what happened behind the scenes at Elland Road? Maybe Clough would have done this..." and purports to be nothing else. As a biography, it must be considered historically suspect, and I know that Clough's widow has been scathing about the book precisely because of those historical inaccuracies. As fiction, it can work, but if it purported to be a biography it would be worthless.

     

    I'm sure we'll agree to differ on this, but that's the beauty of the Book Club Forum! Welcome aboard.

    David Peace

    in General Fiction

    Posted

    I read The Damned United last year. I thought it was OK, but no more. I certainly found it hard to see why it received such ecstatic reviews. On the other hand, it was probably not typical of his work, and his novel GB84, based around the miners' strike, sounds interesting. I'm tempted to give him another go.

    My Town

    in Introductions

    Posted

    I think everyone should come and visit Seattle! It's gorgeous in the summer time (hardly any rain). I hereby invite all BCF members to come and visit!!:welcome:

     

    Maybe combined with a trip to Vancouver? That would be a great holiday!! Get that spare room ready :006:

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