O/T Fit You Reading 3

[eastnuekdon]

Right pac (or anyone else looking in) I'm off on a short holiday next month and looking for a good book or 2 for flight/chilling out. Any recommendations? Got to be honest I'm more of the Darren Mackie book club persuasion than that of your fine selves. Don't really go for makey on sh*te or fiction as I think some folk call it.

Really liked the 'confessions of a highland hero' that was mentioned on here a while back (I think) also really got stuck in to 'soldier, spy' on a flight recently. Last book I tried was T2 but wasn't for me. Loved the film though.

Anyone any ideas?

I kin this states that your no into fiction BUT I would really recommend a book called Rogue Nation. Written by Alan Clements (married to Kirsty Wark no that that's important). Its set in 2014 and follows the hundred days leading up to Scotland becoming independent. (The premise obviously being that we had voted yes rather than no). No usually my kind of book but I absolutely loved this and cant recommend it highly enough to anyone else.

Also have to agree with pacman on The forgotten highlander by Alistair Urquhart. If this was fiction you'd complain it was too far fetched. That someone lived through what this man went through is incredible.

[Mason89]

You winna regret the Dirt. Its a beezer

I'm halfway through it on your recommendation.

It's certainly an entertaining read

[Pacman1903]

I'm halfway through it on your recommendation.

It's certainly an entertaining read

Good work

[Pacman1903]

Thats the first trip home in my offshore life i didnt read a word of any book

In the Airport ready to rumble in the jungle and started this. A dude on trains in Italy. Must be boring. Turns oot its nae

[LaMaquina]

I've been reading Unknown Pleasures & Substance by Peter Hook (finished the former, half way through the latter) about Joy Division & New Order respectively. Great insight into what it was like to actually live it as opposed to reading a critical perspective from afar.

I might read Barney's book next to get his side of the story.

[Mason89]

I've been reading Unknown Pleasures & Substance by Peter Hook (finished the former, half way through the latter) about Joy Division & New Order respectively. Great insight into what it was like to actually live it as opposed to reading a critical perspective from afar.

I might read Barney's book next to get his side of the story.

Ive not long finished Unknown Pleasures myself. You can't help but like Hooky, even though you know he's a bit of a walloper. I was going to move onto Barneys book as well but the reviews make it sound like it's just page after page of him moaning about Hooky.

[StandfreeFM]

Ive not long finished Unknown Pleasures myself. You can't help but like Hooky, even though you know he's a bit of a walloper. I was going to move onto Barneys book as well but the reviews make it sound like it's just page after page of him moaning about Hooky.

I'll wait for the Stephen Morris book, where instead of slagging off the pair of them, he'll take the reader behind the scenes of the rise and rise of The Other Two.

[Pacman1903]

For an ex Eastender douchebag I do like his documentaries. So giving his books a try now

[LaMaquina]

Ive not long finished Unknown Pleasures myself. You can't help but like Hooky, even though you know he's a bit of a walloper. I was going to move onto Barneys book as well but the reviews make it sound like it's just page after page of him moaning about Hooky.

Aye, I have heard that, which seems to vindicate Hooky's side of the story.

For all the frequent jibes in Hooky's books they don't extend to much beyond saying Barney is a miserable **** and (latterly) a prima donna, which isn't really the most cutting of criticism, and he does go out of his way to give Barney the credit he's due especially where New Order is concerned.

[Pacman1903]

Fancy a Partizan trip so looked for a book on them. turns oot there is one. Pretty interesting stuff

[Pacman1903]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Definatley going to book up a Partizan trip in the future(hopefully v Red Star)



This has started off well. Hardy wee c@nt

[Pacman1903]

^^^^^ Good read



This got poor reviews but id already bought it before id read them so I will give it a bash

[57vintage]

This:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N6WUUPD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The reviews deadline is this Friday. With 5 CDs and a double DVD to review, the editor has kindly agreed that a review of its 432 small print pages about the boy who's so good that he gets his ain Cluedo character (Rev Green, In Hi! Studios, with the lead pipe) can be put off until the next issue.

Looks fab though.

[xtrmntr75]

Currently reading Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith. Highly recommended by a neighbour so thought I'd give it a bash

[Pacman1903]

Good book and good author