Same theme, cheers Mabon, list 5 books and a brief description.....DON'T give the plot away...that we could read over the summer to remind us that there's more to life than Saturday afternoon 3pm. 1) Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime and Punishment Sort of like the first ever episode of Columbo 2) Irvine Welsh - Acid House Collection of short stories that are hilarious, moving and exciting. Read this and you'll read all of Welsh's stuff. It's good 3) Donna Tartt - The Secret History Dark murder mystery excellently written, has it's own atmosphere 4) Melvyn Bragg - Rich: The life of Richard Burton I long for the day when 25,000 of us turn up at the Liberty as pissed as Richard Burton 5) Gwyn Thomas - The Dark Philosophers Dark, very dark. Like being inside Dai Swan's head...but funnier. And grubbier. In fact altogether a more pleasant experience, allegedly.
How to get investment - by Peter Ridsdale How to bend over - by Ting Tong Rebranding - by Ting Tong How to franchise - by cardiff fans A to z of getting into debt - By Sam Hammam
"A Simple Plan",by Scott Smith. Thrillers don't get any better than this. "1984",by George Orwell. Timeless classic. "The Talented Mr. Ripley", by Patricia Highsmith. Wonderful read,the best of The Ripley books. The film was pretty good,as well. "Birdsong", by Sebastian Faulks. "Prince of Tides", by Pat Conroy. Also made into an excellent film. "To kill a mocking bird", by Harper Lee. Another classic,and excellent film. "Gorky Park", by Martin Cruz Smith. Great book,great film. Anyone interested in any of the above,have a look at the reviews on the amazon pages. All thoroughly recommended. Happy page turning.
How to win friends and influence people by Dai Red is my favourite colour by John Hughs How to purchase a season ticket by DragonPhil (sorry Phil) How to drive golf carts by Alan Tate Throwing toys out of the pram by Charlie Chan of Legoland.
The End of Mr Y - Scarlett Thomas - a great alternative way of looking at the world. Your brain will hurt from all the thinking it will force you into. Life after God - Douglas Coupland. Less of a narative, more a stream of consciousnes. My favourite book ever. The Book of Dave - Will Self. satire on religion, where a london taxi driver called dave inadvertantly ends up being a god in the future and people living by his views. The Throwback - Tom Sharpe. One of the funniest books i've ever read. I Partridge, Lets talk about Alan - The Alan Partridge autobiography. Didn't stop laughing all the way through The Game of Thrones books are amazing, and everyone should read Douglas Adams Hitchhiker books. Bit more than 5 books, there, but I love reading and got carried away.
