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over a year ago
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The most recent was the pedagogy of the oppressed. By Paulo Freire.
My top 5 :
The good immigrant edited by shukla nikesh
Martin Eden, jack london’
Racism ‘Albert Melli’
Orientalism ‘Edward Said’
And the autobiography of Malcolm X |
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I read until life got too busy last year so no books until I have time to indulge.
I like to spend a day and burn through maybe 2 or 3 books...
Bliss
All fiction
All sex fests of every kind you can imagine
All a way to set the world's troubles to the side and live someone else's life for a bit and feel their highs and lows and be left with the feel good factor  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"What’s the most recent book you read and what would you rate it out of 5?
Or what’s your favourite book?"
I’m currently reading The Beekeeper of Aleppo. My favourite book so far this year is Where the Crawdads Sing and my least favourite is My Dark Vanessa |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
Not all that North of North London |
Last book I read was 'The Best There Never Was' a biography of the Germsn cyclist Jan Ullrich. I'll give it a 10z probably the second best book I've ever read.
Currently reading Johnny Marr's biography. I'd give it a 7, it's inoffensive, he's a man that's loved his life and that shows in the book but it's not the most exciting of lives once he left The Smiths |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What’s the most recent book you read and what would you rate it out of 5?
Or what’s your favourite book?"
Crusade for Justice (4)
Biography
Ida B Wells
It’s worth working through as not an easy read at times.
Do the birds still sing in hell (5)
Biography
Horace Greasley
Amazing book which definitely “didn’t” make me shed a tear. |
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"What’s the most recent book you read and what would you rate it out of 5?
Or what’s your favourite book?"
Fav book is the Green mile and ive just finised the Vatican Secret |
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"The most recent was the pedagogy of the oppressed. By Paulo Freire.
My top 5 :
The good immigrant edited by shukla nikesh
Martin Eden, jack london’
Racism ‘Albert Melli’
Orientalism ‘Edward Said’
And the autobiography of Malcolm X "
Well... I know who Malcolm X is  (I think...  )
I've read The Lord of the Rings  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Open Water is beautiful. Gatsby too. But my fave is probably a book called Cal.
What about you, OP?  "
Who bought you that book?
My favourite is Where the Crawdads Sing and most recent completed book is How to Kill Your Family, which I also really enjoyed |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The most recent book I have read is called Duggee’s Halloween and I read it to my one year old grandson who recons Duggee is the best thing ever   "
Duggee is brilliant! But we’re a Bluey household over here |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Open Water is beautiful. Gatsby too. But my fave is probably a book called Cal.
What about you, OP?
Who bought you that book?
My favourite is Where the Crawdads Sing and most recent completed book is How to Kill Your Family, which I also really enjoyed "
Don’t worry about it, sweetheart.
Don’t worry about it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Dan Brown...no wait....
... Matt Haig, How to Stop Time - 4/5, a bit of a hackneyed ending, but thought provoking at times also."
Oh I love a Dan Brown! What’s your favourite of his? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dan Brown...no wait....
... Matt Haig, How to Stop Time - 4/5, a bit of a hackneyed ending, but thought provoking at times also.
Oh I love a Dan Brown! What’s your favourite of his?"
Apologies, failed humour - I have read the davinci code and probably have the same opinion as most of the received wisdom about it...I've never read another. I guess that means it's my favourite. But also my least favourite... |
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Just finished Richard Osman's The Bullet that Missed which was enjoyable and an easy read, 8 out of 10
Love crime and favourite current author is Jo Nsebo |
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"I’m on holiday so I’m on my 5th book so far.
I’m nearly at the end of The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling), well written, full of twists and it’s worth a solid 8."
Controversial on here I know, but I couldn’t read anything by her. I can’t separate art from artist or line the pockets of a transphobe, but each to their own. |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
abruzzo Italy (and UK) |
I try to read a couple of books a week, the last couple of days I read Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, primarily a novel about a female barrister in London defending a woman accused of murdering her husband but had lots of layers of the way men abuse and gaslight women, it was very good. |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
Not all that North of North London |
"I’m on holiday so I’m on my 5th book so far.
I’m nearly at the end of The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling), well written, full of twists and it’s worth a solid 8.
Controversial on here I know, but I couldn’t read anything by her. I can’t separate art from artist or line the pockets of a transphobe, but each to their own. "
You aren't alone in that, I can't read her books anymore either |
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Always a few on the go. At the moment, 1) Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition,by Cedric Robinson;
2) The Right To Sex, Amia Srinivasan;
3) The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon;
4) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake. |
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I read Dan Brown, JD Robb, Nora Robert’s .. in essence, anything crime/murder related. I’m not keen on romance etc
Over the last two weeks I’ve my head stock in Richard Osmans Thursday Murder club. Book #1 was a bit disjointed, #2 was really good and I’m about to start #3 |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
Travelling |
I switched over to audio books. More efficient use of time and still a nice way to relax.
Recently started Lord of the Rings again going through my old favourites but in audio form.
So currently nothing "new" |
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By *tooveMan
over a year ago
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Recently finished cosey fanni tuttis autobiography. Good read but disturbing that neither her or her other bandmates seemed concerned that one of the men in the band, throbbing gristle, was a paedophile who travelled to Asia to abuse children. |
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"What’s the most recent book you read and what would you rate it out of 5?
Or what’s your favourite book?"
I read Peter James - Picture You Dead. Love the Roy Grace series and this is around number 19. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I try to read a couple of books a week, the last couple of days I read Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, primarily a novel about a female barrister in London defending a woman accused of murdering her husband but had lots of layers of the way men abuse and gaslight women, it was very good. "
This sounds right up my street!! Will be purchasing this week |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I read Dan Brown, JD Robb, Nora Robert’s .. in essence, anything crime/murder related. I’m not keen on romance etc
Over the last two weeks I’ve my head stock in Richard Osmans Thursday Murder club. Book #1 was a bit disjointed, #2 was really good and I’m about to start #3"
Which was your favourite by Dan Brown? |
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"Just finished Richard Osman's The Bullet that Missed which was enjoyable and an easy read, 8 out of 10
Love crime and favourite current author is Jo Nsebo "
I had to check your location and age then.. I just got my dad those books  |
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"I read Dan Brown, JD Robb, Nora Robert’s .. in essence, anything crime/murder related. I’m not keen on romance etc
Over the last two weeks I’ve my head stock in Richard Osmans Thursday Murder club. Book #1 was a bit disjointed, #2 was really good and I’m about to start #3
Which was your favourite by Dan Brown?"
Inferno or angels & demons maybe |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I haven't read anything really good for ages.. But my favourite books are Catch 22 and Ghormenghast "
Catch 22, my favourite book to start reading and never finish haha.
Honestly I suck. |
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Both of us read series of books by CJ Sansom about a solicitor in Tudor times (Shardlake) fantastic books. Latest one I read was the Dave Grohl autobiography that was interesting and very easy to read. |
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Love reading books but generally don’t have much time as family life takes over.
A book I’ve started but haven’t yet finished is called ‘in every mirror she’s black’ by Lola akinmade akerstrom (not sure if got the spelling right). It’s about the black female experience in Sweden told from 3 different character perspectives. |
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"I haven't read anything really good for ages.. But my favourite books are Catch 22 and Ghormenghast "
Both brilliant. And an interesting balance of antiheroes there. Would Yossarian beat Steerpike in a fight? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I usually have a few on the go
The Oxford concise dictionary
Encyclopaedia brittanica and the bible 
Ohh, ain't ya so fancy "
Innit… Don’t forget Rogers Thesaurus… |
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"Love reading books but generally don’t have much time as family life takes over.
A book I’ve started but haven’t yet finished is called ‘in every mirror she’s black’ by Lola akinmade akerstrom (not sure if got the spelling right). It’s about the black female experience in Sweden told from 3 different character perspectives. "
I started that a while ago, i need to pick it up again |
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"I haven't read anything really good for ages.. But my favourite books are Catch 22 and Ghormenghast
Both brilliant. And an interesting balance of antiheroes there. Would Yossarian beat Steerpike in a fight?"
i wouldn't like to put money on it! |
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I have read various books in various genres, yet I found that Ben Elton, despite being a bit of an arse and being part of the so called 'alternative comedy' scene of the 80's, wrote some really good books. |
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Norwegian wood - Lars Mytting
No, not about Viking hard ons! but everything about wood fires. I heard the author interviewed on the radio and he had such passion about trees and wood fires that I went out and bought the book.
Everything you need to know to create that roaring romantic fire.
Ladies, if you are ever stuck for a present for your pet hunter gatherer, it is a great choice. |
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Recently read the dictionary thinking it was a mystery whodunit
In the beginning I thought that the aardvark did it but in the end it was the zulu.
Story was a bit fragmented but the vocabulary was excellent |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
abruzzo Italy (and UK) |
"I try to read a couple of books a week, the last couple of days I read Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, primarily a novel about a female barrister in London defending a woman accused of murdering her husband but had lots of layers of the way men abuse and gaslight women, it was very good.
This sounds right up my street!! Will be purchasing this week "
Let me know what you think! |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
abruzzo Italy (and UK) |
"Just finished Richard Osman's The Bullet that Missed which was enjoyable and an easy read, 8 out of 10
Love crime and favourite current author is Jo Nsebo
I had to check your location and age then.. I just got my dad those books "
I read the first one recently which was good, and the others are supposed to get better, but yes they certainly wouldnt offend gentler readers of detective fiction! |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
abruzzo Italy (and UK) |
"Norwegian wood - Lars Mytting
No, not about Viking hard ons! but everything about wood fires. I heard the author interviewed on the radio and he had such passion about trees and wood fires that I went out and bought the book.
Everything you need to know to create that roaring romantic fire.
Ladies, if you are ever stuck for a present for your pet hunter gatherer, it is a great choice. "
I thought that was going to be the Haruki Murakami version for a second! |
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