Down and Out in Paris and London is similar in Orwell’s reflection of the conditions of the working class, also a good read. I’ve just finished The Vegetarian It’s is a three-part novel set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a part-time graphic artist and home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat after a bloody nightmare about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and familial life. I found it a struggle to finish this depressing read. It tells of a slow decline into mental illness and institutionalisation, not the holiday read I was expecting.
@Ducbird @El Toro Would it be possible to somehow merge this thread here with another with the same name: https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/what-are-you-reading.101701/ Many thanks.
I’m really enjoying Loose Head by Joe Marler at the moment. Brought it on Sunday and am struggling to put it down. Been a fan of his for years now, and from this book – Yes, it’s all true!
Just curious what you chaps do to procure your reading material? Kindle, library, raid the local disused phone box?
One of my pleasures in life is browsing in Waterstones, and coming away with that small bundle containing hours of contentment.
Tbf, very few omnivores can resist bacon. I'm struggling with it myself tbh. Ever since I learned that pigs have a similar level of intelligence and emotional depth to dogs and under no circumstances would I consume a canine, I have tried to forswear the flesh of the swine. However, it is one of the eternal paradoxes of the moral universe that an animal which is mandated by The Almighty himself to be unclean and unfit for consumption should taste so good, although it deepens my faith to know that Man is being tested in this way. Nevertheless, I find it surprising that no other philosophers have noticed this conundrum and prayed it in aid of an argument for the existence of God. I suspect it is just yet more evidence of the dumbing down of the box-ticking facade which passes for academia these days. I must ask my brother, as he studied theology for a while as part of his training to be a priest, but he dropped out when he realised he was gay. Interestingly, he met the man who his now husband in the seminary (stop sniggering at the back) so it wasn't an entirely wasted year!
In other news, I have just re-read Moonfleet. Or, rather, I listened to it as an audiobook in advance of and for the first two days of my trip to East Fleet in Dorset, which was the inspiration for the fictional village.
Mornings In Jenin. A shocking insight into the formation of modern Isreal and its consequences. Sadly, seems nothing has changed.
Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC by Nick Purewal is one, and the other is The Release: Golf's Moment of Truth by Jim Hardy, in an attempt to become less grumpy...
I'm not a huge reader, tend to target particular books so I will pick them up wherever, but I'm very old school in that when I read it has to be a book, can't be doing with Kindles. I have a number of golf books, a few autographed by players such as Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle and Sam Snead. Mrs GG on the other hand could start her own library; in fact our box room has now become one...
Finished Sanctioned in fairly short order; very interesting and has reinforced my view of certain politicians. Now going to start Rainmaker by Hughes Norton, who was the agent who represented both Tiger Woods and Greg Norman before being sacked by both of them.
Finally got around to reading this. "Please go away! You're shattering my religious ecstasy" "Employers sense in me a denial of their values"
Funniest book I’ve ever read. I’ve recommended it a few times in various threads on the forum over the years, so I’m glad to see that someone finally succumbed to my subliminal messaging. Books You’ll be quoting it for the rest of your days! NB: My dog, Iggy, is not named after Iggy Pop as almost everyone assumes. His full name is actually “Ignatius J Reilly” and 6 years later it still raises a smile when I receive junk mail addressed to him from Pets At Home
