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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Bliss by Peter Carey. If you’ve ever traveled inland in the bush communes around the border of Queensland and New South Wales you will love this book.
Harry is an advertisement executive selling Gas and Oil , in a dead marriage , with kids off the rails , he dies briefly off a heart attack but sees hell and wills himself back. He sees the world with fresh eyes , gets committed to an asylum , escapes , lives in the bush with a prostitute, plants trees, keeps bees, has lots more kids then dies again. It’s amazing story , by one of the greatest story tellers. |
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By *xydadbodMan
over a year ago
Milton keynes |
I must admit I love the Harry Potter books. Truly sent my imagination into a spiral that so when I saw the movies, they were quite the let down as it wasn't what I imagine them to be
But I grew up with Enid Blyton books eg. Wishing chair, the magic faraway tree |
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over a year ago
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For me a book a constantly return to is Gatsby. Love it a great deal. But the last book I read, Open water, is definitely the best book I’ve read in my short life. |
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Eep. Like asking me which is my favourite child - the dog or the actual child.
At the moment probably The Manchester Man by Isabella Banks. For children’s lit, Anne of Green Gables. I just love that gal. |
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Martina Cole- Broken. It starts off with an absolute shocking first page and is relentless to the last. It is her at her glorious peak. I couldn't reccomend it more if I tried. Also her Lady Killer would come a close second on my list, even though it'd actually the prequel to Broken. |
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Night Watch by Terry Pratchett. His best book. My favourite author. I think it's just brilliant and shows the characters perfectly.
But a close second is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I first read it for my A levels and it is terrifying and brilliant at the same time. Not one I can read too often though. |
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. It’s a great story anyway but I love the thought of a world outside of the norm where you can be who you want to be. Made up of bits from different eras and such. |
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"Bliss by Peter Carey. If you’ve ever traveled inland in the bush communes around the border of Queensland and New South Wales you will love this book.
Harry is an advertisement executive selling Gas and Oil , in a dead marriage , with kids off the rails , he dies briefly off a heart attack but sees hell and wills himself back. He sees the world with fresh eyes , gets committed to an asylum , escapes , lives in the bush with a prostitute, plants trees, keeps bees, has lots more kids then dies again. It’s amazing story , by one of the greatest story tellers. "
Peter Carey would probably make my top 5 authors. I wonder if it helps that I know Aussie culture quite well? Anybody could get into Oscar and Lucinda tho. Great book. |
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I'm going to have to pick an Iain Banks novel. Though a David Mitchell (no, not comedian, the author) novel could easily make the cut too.
Its so hard to choose one tho. I'm going with The Crow Road. For old time's sake. |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
abruzzo Italy (and UK) |
I’m not sure I could narrow it down to just one, but major problem contenders would be-
Birdsong (already mentioned by others)
Time travellers wife
Love in the time of cholera
Count of Monte cristo
But there are so many that have been amazing |
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I dont really have a favourite book.
My favourite series of books would probably be Sharpe, I own all but one of the shorts. In nonfiction I'd have to say Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, but saying that I also really enjoyed A Thousand Years of Annoying the French  |
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By *errocaWoman
over a year ago
Shropshire |
The book that made me laugh the most, was a book called, *Don't tell mum I work on the oil rigs, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whore house'.. Never have I laughed so much, reading a book. |
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"I must admit I love the Harry Potter books. Truly sent my imagination into a spiral that so when I saw the movies, they were quite the let down as it wasn't what I imagine them to be
But I grew up with Enid Blyton books eg. Wishing chair, the magic faraway tree "
I love the books too, very rarely does a film out do a book |
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Oragenitalism
Book by Gershon Legman
A 1969 guide to all things in the arena of oral sex...
Ladies, maybe suggest your guys get a copy and revise and practice!
Gentlemen, everyday is a school day and there's a lot to learn in the world! |
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over a year ago
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'Bert Weedon's Play In A Day' guitar tuition book.
Why? Cos it got me started playing guitar when I was 8 and took me on an amazing journey that I'm still on all these years later. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Bliss by Peter Carey. If you’ve ever traveled inland in the bush communes around the border of Queensland and New South Wales you will love this book.
Harry is an advertisement executive selling Gas and Oil , in a dead marriage , with kids off the rails , he dies briefly off a heart attack but sees hell and wills himself back. He sees the world with fresh eyes , gets committed to an asylum , escapes , lives in the bush with a prostitute, plants trees, keeps bees, has lots more kids then dies again. It’s amazing story , by one of the greatest story tellers.
Peter Carey would probably make my top 5 authors. I wonder if it helps that I know Aussie culture quite well? Anybody could get into Oscar and Lucinda tho. Great book."
I love it , I read it living in parramatta , Cairns. I think I saw the film too with Ralph Fiennes.
When I read Peter Carey it transports me back to the Australian bush , the sounds, smells everything. Not all his books are great, I struggled with a couple, but those two I think are probably the best, just great stories and characters that pull you in |
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Not sure about a favourite definitive book - but my favourite author has to be Terry Pratchett. I think I’ve read most of the books he’s written. I was devastated when he died.
I also enjoy Ben Elton. His satirical books are good - but I particularly enjoyed ‘Two Brothers’ - a book set in Nazi Germany.
Also rather partial to Dickens and Austin. Very much enjoyed ‘the Girl with the dragon tattoo’ trilogy by Steig Llarson.
One book I’ve yet to read but intend to is Wuthering Heights. I’m off on holiday in a few months so I’ll read it then. |
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