Johnny Carson Whit
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I've recently taken out Water for elephants, I have Something wicked this way comes and Shogun on hold.
Loving my library, there is no way I would be reading as much as I have been the last few months without it.
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I have thought of two more authors for you JCW!
Nelson DeMille writes a good thrilling tale, and David Linsey is an author I have been pleasantly surprised by.
Thank you Chrissy, I shall add them to my list.
Rose I sort of had a love/hate relationship with the millennium trilogy,
I loved Lisbeth but I found the books quite a slog and I gave up on the 3rd one before finishing it. -
I read almost entirely for pleasure and escapism. Be it a book or on the internet. Since I have started to make more of an effort to read this year I am starting to discover a well written book can completely transfer you to another world like nothing else (legal) on earth.
I am also starting to appreciate a wider range of genres than I used to (I was strictly what I would imagine to be a typical male reader of horror and action); I am currently reading however Water for elephants after seeing it being discussed on here, and it has made me laugh out loud and upset, all within a few pages, no TV show or movie could ever do that.
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I was watching the documentary on BBC 1 showing british people moaning about 'them coming over here and taking our jobs', the documentary then proceeded to replace 'them' with 'honest british workers' to try and prove good ole johnny english could do the same job just as well.
Over the following half hour the same people either refused to turn up or just threw a sickie:roll:
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John Le Carre sprang immediately to mind.
Boris Starling has written a few interesting books.
James Clavell's 'Nobel House' from his Asian Saga has intrigue a plenty.
I have just placed 'Shogun' the first book from the Asian Saga on hold at my library, i'm trying not to be scared by the size of it
just something about it seems interesting to meThanks for the tips!
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Nah, don't bother ~ stay home and read!
If only!
These are all great suggestions, exactly what i'm looking for.
Right I HAVE to go to work now
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I definitely second the Boris Starling recommendation! I'd also recommend Fatherland & Archangel, both by Robert Harris. Excellent books!
Fatherland! I heard about that book years ago and totally forgot about it!
Right, I better go to work
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Hey everyone,
I am hoping a few people can give me some recommendations of works of fiction that have a slightly more serious take on the legal/secret service(s)/spy 'world' than the the usual what I would call paint by numbers thrillers, where a crime happens on page 5 and by the end of the book the entire city/town seems to be involved and everything is wrapped up nicely and everyone lives happily ever after in a scoobydoo-esque kind of way..
I guess i'm thinking more John Grisham than Karin Slaughter..
Please dont say Frederick Forsyth, as I read The Afghan and I thought it was dire:lol:
I dont think there is a similar thread in existence already to ask for recommendations, if there is I apologise.
I look forward to hopefully reading some recommendations when I finish work today...
Happy
Well look at that, a quick look through the forum list and there is an entire board for this exact purpose, I do apologise it's early and I have my half asleep work 'head' on
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If you have Sky, it's on Comedy Ctrl+ at 10pm
I love this show, it's so stupid
God bless +1
It's the only american comedy show i've paid any attention to since Friends, Jake makes me laugh
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Two and a half men!
Glee is recording
Damn I forgot about that, the new series is tonight:motz:
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Pawn Stars on the History Channel, why it's on this channel I dont know, but its a good fly on the wall documentary about a family run pawn shop in Las Vegas.
Then at 9 Towerblock of commons
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Wow, I'm starting to feel kind of young... Seventeen for me.
Yea go on, rub it in
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Gossips and gaggles of ****** women!
Have I already said that? I think I have...oh well they do REALLY ANNOY ME!
The fact that it's edited out the word I wrote gives the impression I used a far worse word, that I would like to clarify I didnt.
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I am getting sick of seeing Mancini's dodgy, astonishingly bright scarf, it's like an extra limb. And Benitez's dodgy facial hair. It was a boring game, I had to concentrate on something else... bad idea!
I saw him talking about that scarf in an interview a few weeks ago, he said he will always where it even during Summer; I think he thinks he's in Russia:lol:
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First up, you're not hijacking the thread - we're more than happy to help!
I think you need to start with a simple small project. I started cross stitch with a small acorn design card from The National Trust. It came in a kit, with all the threads, material and needles, plus a card to mount the cross stitch in, and excellent instructions on how to complete the project. I didn't have anyone around who could help, but to be honest, I found it very easy to follow the instructions that came in the kit, and didn't need any help. You can get small kits for cards for a few pounds, so are a good indicator of whether you would actually enjoy cross stitch or if you need assistance. Either way, I'm sure most of us would be willing to assist with queries.
It is something that once started I know I would really enjoy doing, it's just taking those first steps that I am a bit weary of. I think I will have a look in Asda this week for a cross stitching magazine as Lexie suggested:D
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I think it's one of these activities where a total beginner would benefit greatly from being physically around people who are already familiar with doing it. Never mind.
I really must stop hijacking threads, I do apologise.
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Well I found the kit, the whole thing; I think I can see why I didn't start it looks so complicated !
It's most definitely not a starter design, it's of lions lying in the outback, not a million miles away from this:
And the instructions scare me a little
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It'd be great if a bobble on the pitch caused them to lose, they really deserve to for playing on a pitch like that, not only is it unprofessional but also dangerous for the players
It's like a sunday league pitch, infact i've seen better park pitches. I think they keep it like that on purpose, unless their groundsman is 9 years old and a bit slow.
I really really hope it's another 9-1 loss, Roberto Martinez deserves it for what he did to Swansea.
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The state on Wigan's pitch is disgusting, that should not be allowed in such a high level of football, they should be fined.
I wouldnt be suprised though to learn that they keep it like that on purpose to compensate for how god awfully **** they are.
My opinion is in no way swayed by the Roberto 'Judas' Martinez factor honest
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Very interesting that link is Kell.
Ok I confess, I bought a cross stitching beginners set quite a few years ago when a female 'friend' I had at the time used to do it and it appealed to me then.
For some reason I didnt really start it, I will have to have a look around to see if I can find it, because i'm pretty sure that perfectly good cross stitching beginners set is sitting around my house practically unused.
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so do you always finish even though the book is driving you insane:motz:
That used to be the plan, but after struggling through a few books for the sake of it when I wasnt enjoying any of it whatsoever, my philosophy now is if I am not enjoying it, it's got to go; after all I wouldn't sit through a movie I wasnt enjoying.
That means I will never find out what happened at the end of the millennium trilogy after throwing the 3rd book under a car, but hey ho; there are far to many enjoyable books on the planet to waste your time reading ones you cant get into.
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Is it weird that i'm a 30 year old straight man and I find the idea of cross stitching after reading this thread rather appealing?
It seems like something quite relaxing you could do whilst sitting watching tv or listening to music quite easily, bit like colouring in for adults
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I'm interested Johnny. You are one of the people I look out for when they post up. So what you got lined up to read next? You gonna play safe and stick with your usual genre?
Well thank you vodkafan
I've got Water for elephants on hold for me at the library that i'll pick up this week. I've decided to tackle The Stand again in the meantime and intend to spend most of today reading that, it is huuuge though so once I get my latest from the library I will have it on the sidelines to read, (again) as it usuallly takes me months to get through it as its sooo big. -
Read yes, but will they be studied for their literary feats? King is pretty straightforward in his story writing isn't he? But then again, I haven't read those two. I'll be sure buy both next time.
Admittedly some of his work is nothing more than straightforward, popcorn horror. But one of the major things people complain about his work, as I have done in the past, is when people pick up one of his books expecting a thrill a minute modern horror movie on paper, and find that the work is a lot deeper and he can go into painstaking detail to set the mood for characters and scene.
The Stand is one of the greatest books I have ever read, but is one you have to read slowly so you can savour the mood of what he is trying to get across. People who attempt to read it like they would a fast moving crime thriller for example, will end up disappointed.
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I saw that program, that line he came out with is a bog standard racist remark that I would expect to hear from the mouth of a BNP member, infact the whole show to me came across very much as 'us and them'. The brits quite clearly proved, even though most of them were probably to thick to realise it, why people employ these foreigners. Because they dont phone in sick every 2 days!