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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Chazz Rheinhold, Jun 29, 2012.

  1. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Did this thread last summer, time to do it again. So what books are people reading at the moment? Any recommendations?

    I'm just finishing off "Nobody ever says thank you" a biography on Cloughie by Jonathan Wilson. I have read quite a few books on Clough over the years but this goes into great depth and dispels some of the myths created by/about the man. A genius, monster,bully he was a true one off. Some of the examples of his eccentricity and his handling of players are genius.
     
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  2. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

    Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC Well-Known Member

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    I've just read the third (of four) novels by Gianrico Carofiglio: protagonist is a lawyer, in Bari. Very good (and rapid) reads.

    In the pile are: Robert McFarlane's "The Old Ways"; Edward Said's "Culture and Imperialism"; "The Beast Reawakens" by Martin Lee - about the rise of the neo-Nazi movement;the latest John Harvey (Resnick) novel on order from my local library.

    Plus....books on gardening, tomatoes and bee-keeping....
     
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  3. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Thats quite a variety Stan.
     
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    currently reading "Fall of Hyperion", 2nd part of the Hyperion Cantos cycle by Dan Simmons. Very good -- a bit of hardcore science fiction. Also reading "Rain Men" and "Zimmer Men". Funny, light stuff but only if you are into Village Cricket.

    next on the list: !Last Man in Tower" by Aravind Adiga. Read his last one "White Tiger" and enjoyed it.
     
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  5. DMD

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    I read a lot, so picking a few recent ones at random that are probably worth a read...

    The Stieg Larsen trilogy.
    You've gone too far this time sir. One man cycling to India. -Danny Bent
    Ordinary Men - Reserve Battalion 101 and the final solution - C R Browning.
    The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
    The Elephant Whisperer - Graham Spence.
     
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    I'm currently reading Russ Litten's Scream If You Want To Go Faster, after hearing about it on CI.

    I'm also publishing a book on July 9th, details to follow(I didn't write it, I'm just involved in publishing it).
     
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  7. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    I've just finished Sick City by Tony O'Neill. Really enjoyed it.

    His other two; Digging The Vain and Down and Out on Murder Mile are well worth a read as well.

    About to re start Shantaram by Gregory Roberts. I started it last year but couldn't get into it.

    Twatting I phones!!
     
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  8. DMD

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    Just reminded me, I got the Yorkshire Post Hull Crime writer Nick Quantrill's book, Broken Dreams. A crime novel based in Hull.

    I was very dissapointed with it. Weak characters and story line, but even worse, it was a really ****e portrayal of life in Hull, inaccurate geographically and socially.
     
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  9. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    I see the East Riding lot are bragging about their wealth again!!
     
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  10. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

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    Have you tried John Baker's "China Girl"? Most of his books - thrillers - are set in York, with his sleuth Turner, but "CG" is set in a recognisable (but fictionalized) Hull.
     
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    Has anyone read Skag Boys by Irvine Welsh?
    It's the prequel to Trainspotting for those who didn't know.

    I keep meaning to buy it but haven't got 'round to it yet.

    Might save it for me hols.
     
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    Im flitting between lee evand biography and a book from the horus heresay
     
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    I think any football fan has to read Gazza: My Story.

    I know it was released a few years back but only got round to reading it a few months ago and it was brilliant.
     
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  14. DMD

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    Not yet no. I've just added any book by Penny Grubb to my wish list. Like false money's the one that caught my eye.
     
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    I recall reading a dodgy review of it - as in: 'not highly rated'.
     
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    If you liked Digging The Vein, you'll like the book I'm publishing, it's a similar style and I'm publishing it with the same Hull based publishing company that published Digging The Vein.
     
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    How to cook.Book one by Delia Smith. I now cook rice like a masterchef. Did you know that fresh eggs are not always the way forward ? Not with everything. Who could have known ?
     
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    Is digging the vein a bit like digging the vein Lammy ? A good job your not the editor ;)
     
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    Agreed. Marcus Trescothick's autobiography is also well worth a read for insight into someone dealing with mental problems in sport. On the recommendations of people on here I'm reading the Alan Partridge book. It's not disappointing my extremely high expectations...
     
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    A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

    Very good book, not too far off the end.
     
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