Anna Begins Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Whoohoo! Glad you liked it! It sounds good- I am so reading this when I have, oh, 900 pages of free time No, seriously, I think it might be one of my first reads for next year. And I'd like to read Paris next year as well. I was just thinking that I haven't read much history this year. Quote
geordie9 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Posted August 8, 2014 I'm glad you liked this one . It's on my TBR. Thanks, you won't regret reading it! Quote
geordie9 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Posted August 8, 2014 Whoohoo! Glad you liked it! It sounds good- I am so reading this when I have, oh, 900 pages of free time No, seriously, I think it might be one of my first reads for next year. And I'd like to read Paris next year as well. I was just thinking that I haven't read much history this year. Its 1020 pages, took me quite a while but now its over i actually miss reading it, i'll definitely be reading his other books. I've learnt so much from reading this book. Quote
frankie Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 I would probably say i borrow books from the library more than buy them, but i do buy a lot of books to put away for times when theres not much i fancy in the library. I have a lot of books and im running out of space. Thats a good problem to have though! I do collect certain authors books though, Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Clive Barker Very late in getting back to this, sorry I think it's great that you borrow books from the library, that's the way to keep the libraries going But I also like it that you buy books, too, because I think one definitely needs to have a bit of a selection to choose from in case there are days one's read all the library loans and can't find any new book, or the libraries are closed. I also collect Stephen King's novels Well mostly the ones I've loved and know I will want to re-read in the future. 8/10 What is your favorite Irvine Welsh book? I think I saw you mention reading some other Welsh book some time... Quote
geordie9 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Posted August 20, 2014 Ive only read Acid House & Skagboys and i enjoyed them both so i will definitely be reading more of his books Quote
Anna Begins Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 I totally give you props for reading Irvine Welsh! Quote
frankie Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Ive only read Acid House & Skagboys and i enjoyed them both so i will definitely be reading more of his books I would heartily recommend Trainspotting Edit: Even if you've seen the movie, it's definitely worth a read because the book differs from the movie. Or should I say, the movie differs from the book. Edited August 20, 2014 by frankie Quote
Anna Begins Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Trainspotting gave me a headache in 10 minutes! Quote
geordie9 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 I totally give you props for reading Irvine Welsh! Haha, like i said it was a bit slow at first but then it went a bit faster, the accent where im from is actually quite similar to Scottish. I'm waiting for a copy of Stephen Kings Thinner to come through the post next. Quote
geordie9 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 I would heartily recommend Trainspotting Edit: Even if you've seen the movie, it's definitely worth a read because the book differs from the movie. Or should I say, the movie differs from the book. Yes ive seen the movie but the book is definitely on my list tbr, that Skagboys was a prequel to Trainspotting. Quote
frankie Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Yes ive seen the movie but the book is definitely on my list tbr, that Skagboys was a prequel to Trainspotting. Oh, I didn't know it was a prequel! Cool! I have to read it some time. Quote
Anna Begins Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Yes ive seen the movie but the book is definitely on my list tbr, that Skagboys was a prequel to Trainspotting. I'm going to do an Amazon Immersion reading with Transpotting, where it's an audiobook, but you can follow along with the book. I really, really want to read Trainspotting, but I just can't get passed the language. I can understand it fine, I just can't read it. I'll get to that in about a week (payday!) BTW- it's narrated by Welsh. Edited August 21, 2014 by Anna Begins Quote
frankie Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 I'm going to do an Amazon Immersion reading with Transpotting, where it's an audiobook, but you can follow along with the book. I really, really want to read Trainspotting, but I just can't get passed the language. I can understand it fine, I just can't read it. I'll get to that in about a week (payday!) BTW- it's narrated by Welsh. Very cool that it's narrated by Welsh himself I remember it was a bit difficult to get into the novel because of the language. I think at first I had to try and read it out loud myself, to get into the rhythm. It got easier after a while. But I can understand how someone would like to 'read' the audio version instead. Quote
Anna Begins Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Very cool that it's narrated by Welsh himself I remember it was a bit difficult to get into the novel because of the language. I think at first I had to try and read it out loud myself, to get into the rhythm. It got easier after a while. But I can understand how someone would like to 'read' the audio version instead. Ya there is just no other way I'm going to get through it. And I want to read it so bad! I listened to a sample of the audio last night, just on a whim and it was like an Ah-ha! moment. I was inspired by all this Irvine Welsh talk This site is so bad. Quote
frankie Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Ya there is just no other way I'm going to get through it. And I want to read it so bad! I listened to a sample of the audio last night, just on a whim and it was like an Ah-ha! moment. I was inspired by all this Irvine Welsh talk This site is so bad. It's so bad that it's good and it feels so right! *sings* Quote
geordie9 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Posted August 26, 2014 I'm going to do an Amazon Immersion reading with Transpotting, where it's an audiobook, but you can follow along with the book. I really, really want to read Trainspotting, but I just can't get passed the language. I can understand it fine, I just can't read it. I'll get to that in about a week (payday!) BTW- it's narrated by Welsh. Well i hope you enjoy it. Very depressing books but make a good read! Quote
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