Recommend a book to your fellow NOOLiners

Easy peasy:

1- What is the last book you've read?

2- Which book would you recommend for the holidays?

3- Which is your all time favourite book?

Ooh goody, a book club!!

1-The last book I read was Glue by Irvine Welsh - very entertaining.

2-Holiday book?? I read Glue on holiday, and it was a bit bizarre reading about hard times in Edinburgh council flats whilst on a Greek beach....my friend Sarah says White Teeth by Zadie Smith is a good holiday read.

3-My favourite book of all time is Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kurieshi - I rarely re-read books, and I've read this loads. Blonde by Joyce Carole Oates is also very good, especially if you're a Marilyn fan like me (that's as in Monroe, not 80's one hit wonder and friend of Boy George).

Cheers Swotty Kez

1. One for my baby by Tony Parsons (not bad for a pretentious git)

2. Powder by Kevin Sampson (a rather good take on the pitfalls of rock stardom) or White Merc with Fins by James Hawes or He Kills Coppers or The Long firm both by Jake Arnott or anything by John King

3. Far too many good books to rate one above them all

Happy Budvar

1 - Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey. An excellent and thoroughly relentless fucked-up road-movie of a novel with some really creative and downright deranged ways of bumpin' off the unsuspecting victims. Sadistic as hell, but compulsively entertaining....Well worth a read.

2 - A Travel Guide - wot else d'ya think? Okay, seriously.....Florida Roadkill as a most recent one. A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyer is also very entertaining for pretty much the same reasons - if you love your narratives spiked with stories of sabotage, double-crossing, revenge and lots of playfully gratuitous violence - all done with the utmost ingenuity of course!

3 - I always loved Kes by Barry Hines as a kid - for two reasons - it was a book we read at school and everyone looked forward to the English Lit lessons as we could all cuss an' swear as much as we liked in class (the text is peppered with expletives), secondly it more or less paralleled the kind of existence I had as a scrawny little troublemakin' thug in the town where I used to live just outside Newcastle.

1. nick hornby's about a boy. (read the book. the book is so much better than the movie

2. favourite book? hm, Flyboy Action Hero Comes with Gasmask. by Jim Monroe. great book, really funny.

3. read books on holidays? um, if you want to kill time and not too many brain cells, try those trashy teen thriller novels. yep, there's nothing more appropiate for the holidays than a book about a serial killer who only kills cheerleaders.:D;) hang um, shoot um, burn um', poision um, a nice accident maybe?

Ooops, Forgot to put mine!

1- Currently reading: Black & Blue by Ian Rankin, a novel from the DI Rebus series. As it takes place in Scotland I figured out it would help me understand The Shugster, then I learned that the Shugster's real name is Percy Cecil Longbow-Whittsnall but by then I was hooked. Very good book only they drink so much on it that you find yourself thirsty after a few pages. Now I need books on Huntmanesque and Rocket Science.

2- Holiday Read: From Joy Division To New Order Taking Every Available Detour And Telling It Like If It Were An Enthomology Lesson. Well, it does what it says in the tin but is a must-read anyway.

3- Favourite Book: "Lord of the Rings" it has always been since I read it first when I was 10. Film's pretty good too.

last few read - rommel? gunner who? & adolf hitler: his part in my downfall by spike milligan (going throught the series), about a boy (not seen the film), mr vertigo by paul auster & e-males by some bloke or other

holiday reads - definitely go for long books, violence does seem to go well with holidays. weaveworld by clive barker, glitterama by bret easton ellis were two read on last holiday.

fave? who killed the mocking bird was good, are you dave gorman was hilarious.

Originally posted by Budvar Huber Easy peasy:

1- What is the last book you've read?

2- Which book would you recommend for the holidays?

3- Which is your all time favourite book?

1. Currently reading the Championship Manager 01/02 tactics and tips guide, and Fight The Power by Chuck D (a frightening work) but the last one I finished was a Prince II handbook.

2. Depends where you are going really - if it's a long journey then an Anne Rice Vampire series book is usually something to get your teeth into (boom boom :))

3. Several. Nick Hornby's High Fidelity maybe, or Thomas Harris's Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal, Complicity by Iain Banks, White Merc wih Fins by James Hawes, The Secret History by Donna Tartt (excellent), The Village Cricket Tour by Vernon Coleman. Trainspotting/The Acid House/Filth by Irvine Welsh.

Originally posted by Kez-bah Ooh goody, a book club!! 3-My favourite book of all time is Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kurieshi -

Excellent choice - I love his stuff !

Originally posted by Easy E

or Thomas Harris's Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal,

Don't you find Hannibal a bit of a letdown. I mean, Red Dragon was great and so was The Silence but Hannibal dissapointed me with the reinvention of Lecter as a clavicembalo playing, all things fine expert East European Nobleman whose parciality to human flesh is all too understandable due to sad experiences in his childhood?

Hubert and Mr Hacienda - in 'Kes' and 'One for my Baby', you both chose books that make me cry...

Originally posted by hibster glitterama by bret easton ellis were two read on last holiday.

par chance do you mean Glamorama ?? (been on the cider again Hibster ?)

Originally posted by Budvar Huber

Originally posted by Easy E

or Thomas Harris's Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal,

Don't you find Hannibal a bit of a letdown. I mean, Red Dragon was great and so was The Silence but Hannibal dissapointed me with the reinvention of Lecter as a clavicembalo playing, all things fine expert East European Nobleman whose parciality to human flesh is all too understandable due to sad experiences in his childhood?

But there had always been allusions to Lecter's tastes (in terms of finery :)) in Silence of the Lambs - Hannibal was the first real chance for Harris to flesh out the character (these puns are getting worse) and tell us more about the background to the strange Lithuanian genius.

Originally posted by Kez-bah Hubert and Mr Hacienda - in 'Kes' and 'One for my Baby', you both chose books that make me cry...

Kezzie/Kez-Bah/etc

Have you read Parsons other one, Man and Boy ?? IMO a 100% better than One 4 the babi

Originally posted by The Hacienda must be (re)Built > Originally posted by Kez-bah> Hubert and Mr Hacienda - in 'Kes' and 'One for my Baby', you both chose books that make me cry...

Kezzie/Kez-Bah/etc

Have you read Parsons other one, Man and Boy ?? IMO a 100% better than One 4 the babi

Yeah, I read that one ages go. I think I preferred it too - not as downbeat as One for my Baby. The stuff about his granny dying genuinely touched me (though it was this that made me cry due to it being very close to what I went through with my gran not long before), but the rest was just downright maudlin! I felt like shaking that fella (Archie?)most of the time!

Originally posted by Johnny Giles > Originally posted by hibster> > > & e-males by some bloke or other>

who's that then ;)

I've read a book called E by Matt Beaumont, which is just a series of inter-departmental e-mails - very funny !

Originally posted by Easy E > Originally posted by Kez-bah> Ooh goody, a book club!! > > 3-My favourite book of all time is Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kurieshi - >

Excellent choice - I love his stuff !

Good call. Irvine Welsh is wank though...apart from Trainspotting and Acid House. Filth was quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. Just being sick for the sake of it.

Ones I like...Tesserect&Beach by Alex Garland, anything by Louis Bernieres particularly Captain Corelli's, and Gabriel Carcia Marquezs 1000 years....

Originally posted by Seb Briggs > Originally posted by Easy E> > > > Originally posted by Kez-bah> > Ooh goody, a book club!! > > > > 3-My favourite book of all time is Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kurieshi - > > >

Excellent choice - I love his stuff !

Good call. Irvine Welsh is wank though...apart from Trainspotting and Acid House. Filth was quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. Just being sick for the sake of it.

Ones I like...Tesserect&Beach by Alex Garland, anything by Louis Bernieres particularly Captain Corelli's, and Gabriel Carcia Marquezs 1000 years....

Seb, I agree on both counts, Filth is well, Filth or even worst, is Filth minutely digested, ruminated and secreted and then pored over with gusto. Even the cover was awful. 100 years of solitude by Garcia Marquez is one of the best books written in the past century, I do not know how well it translates into English but Garcia Marquez's command of Spanish is awesome, one of these books that are not written but sculpted. Only Borges compares to his mastery of the language.

Originally posted by Seb Briggs > Originally posted by Easy E> > > > Originally posted by Kez-bah> > Ooh goody, a book club!! > > > > 3-My favourite book of all time is Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kurieshi - > > >

Excellent choice - I love his stuff !

Filth was quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. Just being sick for the sake of it.

There were one or two interesting twists in it though, not least the one round Bruce's neck at the end, which was fitting.....

Only Welsh books I've read are Glue and Trainspotting. Never really fancied the others, especially Filth (what's that whole tapeworm sub-plot all about?) - sounds like I made a good choice avoiding it. Glue is a good yarn, but it does get a bit silly at the end and there are some typical Welsh shock tactics, particularly the rude bits

1. Unweaving the Rainbow - Richard Dawkins (Illuminating science fact covering many subjects).

Example, 'isn't it weird A have the same birth date as B' ... Dawkins' reply, 'no, not really, it's a 1 in 26 chance!'. And so on, with certain pages truly gripping.

2. Stalingrad - Antony Beevor (the pivotal moment of WWII, arguably Hitler's second biggest mistake after underestimaing the British Bulldog spirit).

Best read lying on a beach or beside a glorious pool bathed in rays to highlight the tragedy of the soldiers plight and conditions. Never a sadder tale was ever told, and it is true (gulp!). One account highlights a solider who, when sleeping during the night, woke to find a few of his toes had broken off and fallen onto the snow and ice during the night where temperatures dropped around -40 degrees! - some of the soldiers packed their own clothes with straw.

3. Alien Liaison - Timothy Good (quite the most astonishing book I'm ever likely to read).

Quite frankly, some accounts are enough to make your nose bleed, literally). I've read many UFO books, this book leaves the biggest thought provoking question mark ... they could be out there, already. One story (supposedly a true account) in a ranch (mid-way through the book) in the middle of nowhere is utterly mesmerizing.

SKINHEAD , SKINHEAD ESCAPES and SUEDEHEAD...for anyone who remembers these from the 70's.ALL put into ONE volume .RICHARD ALLEN on N.E.L has been republished.CLASSIC :D ENGLAND'S DREAMING Jon Savage...some GREAT LITTLE STORIES! THE UFO EXPERIENCE..A SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY J.Allen Hynek Proof that ROCKET has been here ALREADY!:D IN SEARCH OF THE TROJAN HORSE Michael Wood.....yes it is TRUE! DR Air Wair Martens with Booncing Soles...A brilliant free gift with my NEWEST PURPLE and BLACK FOOTPRINT Pair from a GREAT shop in MANCHESTER.All your favourites wearing the boots ,like a WHOS WHO! Hubert you WOULD love this. HARDBACK EDITION only so not for the beach or the Jobcentre!

I have original, tatty copies of Skinhead, Skinhead Girl and Boot Boys - all originally belonged to my dear old ma when she herself was a Skinhead Girl. She had many more (the whole series, I think) but my fatha did his usual trick of 'borrowing' them (i.e. flogging them to his mates) when they were courting.

These books are dead nasty Mick!

Loved England's Dreaming too - us young un's need our history lessons ;)

Originally posted by Kez-bah I have original, tatty copies of Skinhead, Skinhead Girl and Boot Boys - all originally belonged to my dear old ma when she herself was a Skinhead Girl. She had many more (the whole series, I think) but my fatha did his usual trick of 'borrowing' them (i.e. flogging them to his mates) when they were courting.These books are dead nasty Mick!Loved England's Dreaming too - us young un's need our history lessons ;)

Yes them are GENUINE titles as was SUEDEHEAD and SKINHEAD ESCAPES which together with SKINHEAD is the volume i have. KEZ your originals are COLLECTORS items so place him NOW in a large plastic bag and don't let anyone read them without first washing their hands.Otherwise we will send HUBERT round!:D

Originally posted by ROCKET MICK > Originally posted by Kez-bah> I have original, tatty copies of Skinhead, Skinhead Girl and Boot Boys - all originally belonged to my dear old ma when she herself was a Skinhead Girl. She had many more (the whole series, I think) but my fatha did his usual trick of 'borrowing' them (i.e. flogging them to his mates) when they were courting.> > These books are dead nasty Mick!> > Loved England's Dreaming too - us young un's need our history lessons ;)

Yes them are GENUINE titles as was SUEDEHEAD and SKINHEAD ESCAPES which together with SKINHEAD is the volume i have. KEZ your originals are COLLECTORS items so place him NOW in a large plastic bag and don't let anyone read them without first washing their hands.Otherwise we will send HUBERT round!:D

Don't worry, no one's going near them with mucky hands! My ma would kill me! Besides, they're the only family heirloom I have, besides a 7-inch single of Al Wilson's The Snake, also pilfered from Mrs Akas' collection :D

Originally posted by The Hacienda must be (re)Built > Originally posted by hibster> glitterama by bret easton ellis were two read on last holiday.>

par chance do you mean Glamorama ?? (been on the cider again Hibster ?)

err yes. & no!

Originally posted by Kez-bah > Originally posted by ROCKET MICK> > > > Originally posted by Kez-bah> > I have original, tatty copies of Skinhead, Skinhead Girl and Boot Boys - all originally belonged to my dear old ma when she herself was a Skinhead Girl. She had many more (the whole series, I think) but my fatha did his usual trick of 'borrowing' them (i.e. flogging them to his mates) when they were courting.> > > > These books are dead nasty Mick!> > > > Loved England's Dreaming too - us young un's need our history lessons ;)>

Yes them are GENUINE titles as was SUEDEHEAD and SKINHEAD ESCAPES which together with SKINHEAD is the volume i have. KEZ your originals are COLLECTORS items so place him NOW in a large plastic bag and don't let anyone read them without first washing their hands.Otherwise we will send HUBERT round!:D

Don't worry, no one's going near them with mucky hands! My ma would kill me! Besides, they're the only family heirloom I have, besides a 7-inch single of Al Wilson's The Snake, also pilfered from Mrs Akas' collection :D

And Skinhead Moonstomp - the album

Originally posted by Easy E > Originally posted by Budvar Huber> > > > Originally posted by Easy E> > > > > > > > > > or Thomas Harris's Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal, > > > > > > > > Don't you find Hannibal a bit of a letdown. I mean, Red Dragon was great and so was The Silence but Hannibal dissapointed me with the reinvention of Lecter as a clavicembalo playing, all things fine expert East European Nobleman whose parciality to human flesh is all too understandable due to sad experiences in his childhood? >

But there had always been allusions to Lecter's tastes (in terms of finery :)) in Silence of the Lambs - Hannibal was the first real chance for Harris to flesh out the character (these puns are getting worse) and tell us more about the background to the strange Lithuanian genius.

i agreed with the first comments - i found haniball to be a real let down after the other two, especially after such a long gap. & the whole thing with clarise at the end was daft.