O/T Fit You Reading 3

[TheDeeDon]

David Peace - Munichs
I usually like his work and looking forward to it.

What a brilliant book.

I no little about Man U and even less about the Munich disaster, but what a way to bring a tragedy to life.

If you like reading and fitba, it's well worth a read.

[57vintage]

What a brilliant book.

I no little about Man U and even less about the Munich disaster, but what a way to bring a tragedy to life.

If you like reading and fitba, it's well worth a read.

I?ll have to get around to that, thanks for the tip. I loved The Damned United, and the film. Best of all, though, is the audiobook which former Jute-baiter of these here parts, SMsW bootlegged for me. John Simm narrated it perfectly. I have read 1974 - finished on 7 August 2015 apparently - but cannot remember much about it. I have given it 4 stars though, so it must have been good.

When I was a nipper in the late 1960s, I read everything that Keith library offered, and I think I borrowed a Bobby Charlton biog a dozen times and thst was my first-person grounding in the horrific tale of the Munich crash. I took the bus there in 1983 - taking nae chances.

I have been working through the Jonathan Coe canon, and my toenail has been dipped into Bournville (2022).

[TheDeeDon]

I?ll have to get around to that, thanks for the tip. I loved The Damned United, and the film. Best of all, though, is the audiobook which former Jute-baiter of these here parts, SMsW bootlegged for me. John Simm narrated it perfectly. I have read 1974 - finished on 7 August 2015 apparently - but cannot remember much about it. I have given it 4 stars though, so it must have been good.

When I was a nipper in the late 1960s, I read everything that Keith library offered, and I think I borrowed a Bobby Charlton biog a dozen times and thst was my first-person grounding in the horrific tale of the Munich crash. I took the bus there in 1983 - taking nae chances.

I have been working through the Jonathan Coe canon, and my toenail has been dipped into Bournville (2022).

I've read all the Peace books now bar his stuff set in Tokyo. No idea why I have never bothered with those.

I like Jonathan Coe a lot. The Rotters Club is an excellent read, good TV adaptation of it too, and the last of his I read, Mr Wilder and Me, was a great too. I suspect you should get on well with Bournville.

[Mason89]

Ive had quite a productive week as far as reading goes, completing three books

Mr Nonsense, Mr Messy and Mr Clever. My favourite was Mr Nonsense. He goes sledging on yellow snow in his bed boat with Mr Silly. Jnr hasnt given any indication whether he likes them or not.

Mr Clever is a bit of a smug @rsehole to be honest

[TheDeeDon]

Ive had quite a productive week as far as reading goes, completing three books

Mr Nonsense, Mr Messy and Mr Clever. My favourite was Mr Nonsense. He goes sledging on yellow snow in his bed boat with Mr Silly. Jnr hasnt given any indication whether he likes them or not.

Mr Clever is a bit of a smug @rsehole to be honest

We still have our full set of Mr Men books that we used to read to our boys, many moons ago now. We even have a box thing to put them in and when the books are in order it spells out Mr Men with a picture, very cool. Be able to pass them on to the the grandkid soon.

It's great reading to your own kids and a sad day when they tell you they will manage to read the books on their own.

Make sure you take him to the Library too, when he's a little older.

[57vintage]

-Why do you sleep in a rowing boat?- asked Mr Tall.

- I tried sleeping in a motor boat, but found it somewhat uncomfortable” - said Mr Nonsense

I know just about them all off by heart.

Back on topic, it’s a mere three hours until Spotify re-boots my monthly 15 hours audiobook credit, and Air the final part of the John Boyne quadrology will be available to me. What a time to be alive, should I survive that long, of course.

[57vintage]

A third of the way through the Spotify audiobook of Air, and by hooky Boyne is excelling himself. Earth, Water, and Fire all tied in.

The boy?s a genius.

Get on to it.

[57vintage]

A third of the way through the Spotify audiobook of Air, and by hooky Boyne is excelling himself. Earth, Water, and Fire all tied in.

The boy?s a genius.

Get on to it.

I finished it (audiobook) today. All four elements across the four books tied up beautifully. Like the Willie Miller goal v Hibs at Pittodrie the day that the fog was so bad the cameras were turned off. Perfection.

[TheDeeDon]

I finished it (audiobook) today. All four elements across the four books tied up beautifully. Like the Willie Miller goal v Hibs at Pittodrie the day that the fog was so bad the cameras were turned off. Perfection.

Still waiting on Fire. Been a fair old wait. No doubt they'll only have one copy and a big waiting list.

[TheDeeDon]

Postcards from Scotland. Scottish Independent Music 1983-85 by Grant McPhee.

Didn't expect to find the above gem sitting all lonely on the shelf in the music section. So glad I checked. Sometimes new stuff comes in and straight into their sections and not on the new book bit as you come in the door.
Always good to have a rummage around.

Also picked up Scottish Football Grounds in Black & White, parts 2 & 3. The first one was superb and these two look good also.

Between the above three and the two novels I picked up, my back was near broken by the time I got home.