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Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Dorty Dogbreath, Jan 14, 2021.

  1. Dorty Dogbreath

    Dorty Dogbreath keeper of the glow

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    What are you all reading in these time-rich times? I bought eight books from HMV just before Christmas, for £3 each, and I'm enjoying working my way through them. Books include Cod, by Mark Kurlansky, Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), and Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell). Next up is For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway). What ya reading folks?
     
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    Might give this ago and see what all the fuss is aboot !!

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    He must have had some stories to tell..look how many pages there are!
     
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    Got The Broon's book and Our Wullie for Christmas <laugh> a tradition from when I was 10 year old
     
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    This is a cracking read.
    Shines a spotlight on a lot of the bellends in the UK right now.
     
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    This is up next (Again)

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    That looks like a good read
     
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    Some good-looking recommendations there chaps. Just out of interest, what do you lot prefer, physical books or tablet etc? I like to feel a book in my hands, preferably with a good cover (a bit like an album cover).
     
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    It has to be a physical book for me. I tried reading tablets but it just isn't the same experience.
     
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    Currently reading this. Absolutely superb. I recommend 'The Right Stuff' by Tom Wolfe also. About the Mercury 7 astronauts.

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    He's a top bloke and basically for my drive to and from work (260 miles) he got me through Brexit and decoded the bullshit etc.
    He's a Tory but a very balanced one who listens well too all sides of the argument.
    You can get a dedicated copy on his website.
    I did.
     
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    Same for me. Reading tablets usually only takes a second or two. Paracetamol. Disprin. Reading a book takes much much longer unless you read all the tablets in the bottle but then that becomes slightly monotonous.
     
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    I have a kindle. Have loads of books on it but I cannot read them. I have to have a physical book.
     
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    you are that old, you were brought up reading tablets weren’t you? Stone ones.
     
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    you have to turn the kindle on mate. The light helps you then read them.
     
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    Ha I hate it.
     
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    <laugh>
     
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    <grr>
     
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    In their defence you are pretty old mate. Not sure of your exact age, but if you do the maths you might find out that your date of birth is closer to the reign of Queen Victoria than it is to the present day. And that's not even me taking the piss!!
     
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