| Recommend one book 22:35 - Jun 10 with 3308 views | Lala |
I have the pleasure of Thursday Friday leave this week, with no commitments whatsoever 🤗
As rain in forecast I intend to visit Waterstones and purchase a lovely new paperback and barricade myself in for 2 days.
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| Recommend one book on 09:31 - Jun 11 with 2657 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Recommend one book on 08:34 - Jun 11 by spudgun |
Tricky choosing a book for someone else`s taste, especially when you are allowed only one recommendation.
So I`ll choose one author - my favourite - and give you three books!
Decline and Fall: a small frothy satirical, funny easy read without carrying a big message.
Handful of dust: a dissection of the disintegration and fall out from a bored upper class marriage in the 1930`s and its far reaching consequences. A classic.
Brideshead Revisited: his sprawling magnum opus - love, loss, faith and religion and everything. Big lavish story with many memorable characters.
Edit to add: a pal rang whilst I was writing this and, in passing, I asked him his recommendation. He gave `A gentleman in Moscow` by Amor Towles.
His recommendations are usually excellent, mine less so....
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Agree with Spud, tricky choosing a book for someone else, when you're not 100% sure on their tastes.
So I'll go with one of the first books I ever read.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. |  |
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| Recommend one book on 09:48 - Jun 11 with 2642 views | spudgun |
| Recommend one book on 09:31 - Jun 11 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Agree with Spud, tricky choosing a book for someone else, when you're not 100% sure on their tastes.
So I'll go with one of the first books I ever read.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. |
Coincidentally my pal is a fan of Gerald Durrell and recommended it to me only a week or two ago.
Probably a good call... |  | | |
| Recommend one book on 09:58 - Jun 11 with 2642 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Recommend one book on 09:48 - Jun 11 by spudgun |
Coincidentally my pal is a fan of Gerald Durrell and recommended it to me only a week or two ago.
Probably a good call... |
You can now get "The Corfu Trilogy" which is the 3 books that deal with his childhood on Corfu. (Think I only read "My Family & Other Animals" & "Birds, Beasts and Relatives"). | |
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| Recommend one book on 10:06 - Jun 11 with 2637 views | janegallagher |
| Recommend one book on 09:58 - Jun 11 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
You can now get "The Corfu Trilogy" which is the 3 books that deal with his childhood on Corfu. (Think I only read "My Family & Other Animals" & "Birds, Beasts and Relatives"). |
Persuasion is a great book, although you’ve probably read it. |  |
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| Recommend one book on 10:14 - Jun 11 with 2633 views | 3goalsfred |
The Go Between by LP Hartley.
I read this book as part of my English course at school. I meant to read it again and I may do now I’ve thought about it! | | | |
| Recommend one book on 10:26 - Jun 11 with 2626 views | janegallagher |
| Recommend one book on 10:14 - Jun 11 by 3goalsfred |
The Go Between by LP Hartley.
I read this book as part of my English course at school. I meant to read it again and I may do now I’ve thought about it! |
That looks good Fred ðŸ‘. Just ordered it on amazon | |
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| Recommend one book on 12:09 - Jun 11 with 2610 views | 3goalsfred |
| Recommend one book on 10:26 - Jun 11 by janegallagher |
That looks good Fred ðŸ‘. Just ordered it on amazon |
Jane, I hope you enjoy it, as others have said it’s a bit dodgy recommending books to other people.
I haven’t been reading much myself recently, apart from Viz but people tell me it’s not a book. | | | |
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| Recommend one book on 12:18 - Jun 11 with 2605 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
| Recommend one book on 12:09 - Jun 11 by 3goalsfred |
Jane, I hope you enjoy it, as others have said it’s a bit dodgy recommending books to other people.
I haven’t been reading much myself recently, apart from Viz but people tell me it’s not a book. |
Fred
Nothing wrong with Viz, a classic (not read it in years tho). | |
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| Recommend one book on 13:06 - Jun 11 with 2601 views | 3goalsfred |
| Recommend one book on 12:18 - Jun 11 by BringBackTheRedRoom |
Fred
Nothing wrong with Viz, a classic (not read it in years tho). |
BringBackTheRedRoom a classic indeed! A magazine for the discerning reader. Roger Mellie, Mrs Brady, Big Vern, I’m surprised it’s not on the school curriculum | | | |
| Recommend one book on 17:30 - Jun 11 with 2564 views | Imperial |
A book that I have kept for 40 years due to the impression it left with me is" Down and out in Paris and London". In my opinion George Orwells best work. | | | |
| Recommend one book on 18:16 - Jun 11 with 2557 views | Lala |
| Recommend one book on 17:30 - Jun 11 by Imperial |
A book that I have kept for 40 years due to the impression it left with me is" Down and out in Paris and London". In my opinion George Orwells best work. |
I’ve actually written all the recommendations down, so thank you very much, very appreciated.
What I’m going to do is randomly pick a title out of a hat Thursday morning, and that’s the one I’m going to get 🤗 ( the things you do for fun when you don’t drink  )
Anyway, then when I ‘ve read that I will chat it through with the recommender and anyone else who wants to join in. Then pick another one, and so on and so forth 
Let ‘project read more ‘ begin.
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| Recommend one book on 18:27 - Jun 11 with 2552 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| Recommend one book on 18:16 - Jun 11 by Lala |
I’ve actually written all the recommendations down, so thank you very much, very appreciated.
What I’m going to do is randomly pick a title out of a hat Thursday morning, and that’s the one I’m going to get 🤗 ( the things you do for fun when you don’t drink )
Anyway, then when I ‘ve read that I will chat it through with the recommender and anyone else who wants to join in. Then pick another one, and so on and so forth
Let ‘project read more ‘ begin.
And thank you |
Lala
you might have to order mine from a library. I'm not sure it is on general sale these days, seminal work though it is. | |
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| Recommend one book on 18:35 - Jun 11 with 2548 views | Lala |
| Recommend one book on 18:27 - Jun 11 by basilrobbiereborn |
Lala
you might have to order mine from a library. I'm not sure it is on general sale these days, seminal work though it is. |
Argh, ok. Thanks Robbie, will do that 👠| |
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| Recommend one book on 18:59 - Jun 11 with 2539 views | janegallagher |
| Recommend one book on 18:35 - Jun 11 by Lala |
Argh, ok. Thanks Robbie, will do that 👠|
We should have a book club - we all recommend a book to read then critique
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| Recommend one book on 19:15 - Jun 11 with 2530 views | Lala |
| Recommend one book on 18:59 - Jun 11 by janegallagher |
We should have a book club - we all recommend a book to read then critique
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That’s a good idea 🤔 Jane 👠| |
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| Recommend one book on 20:37 - Jun 12 with 2504 views | Lala |
| Recommend one book on 19:15 - Jun 11 by Lala |
That’s a good idea 🤔 Jane 👠|
I couldn’t wait till the morning so picked a title out of an improvised hat and...
A Gentleman in Moscow popped out.
Providing Waterstones have this in stock I will procure tomorrow, otherwise will order.
If anyone else feels like having a read of the same update this thread whenever and we can book club it!
Thanks guys 😘 | |
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| Recommend one book on 20:44 - Jun 12 with 2498 views | TwelveAngryMen |
| Recommend one book on 20:37 - Jun 12 by Lala |
I couldn’t wait till the morning so picked a title out of an improvised hat and...
A Gentleman in Moscow popped out.
Providing Waterstones have this in stock I will procure tomorrow, otherwise will order.
If anyone else feels like having a read of the same update this thread whenever and we can book club it!
Thanks guys 😘 |
The Go-Between is excellent
All sorts of symbolism going on
Look out for the belladonna 😉 |  |
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| Recommend one book on 20:45 - Jun 12 with 2497 views | Lala |
| Recommend one book on 20:44 - Jun 12 by TwelveAngryMen |
The Go-Between is excellent
All sorts of symbolism going on
Look out for the belladonna 😉 |
Thanks Tam 👠will put them in the hat for next month 🤗 | |
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| Recommend one book on 21:52 - Jun 12 with 2481 views | okeh_for_some |
| Recommend one book on 20:45 - Jun 12 by Lala |
Thanks Tam 👠will put them in the hat for next month 🤗 |
I’m sure I’ve posted something similar before, but anyone remotely interested in history has got to read ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’ by Dee Brown. A story of greed, man’s inhumanity to man and the truth about expansion and the American West. Along the way some uplifting and inspirational stories. [Post edited 12 Jun 2019 22:06]
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