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Just started "All That's Dead" by Stuart MacBride. I like his book, you usually get a decent story with some humour even though the plot can be quite gruesome. This one seems like it may be a little more political though.
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"A wonderful, elegant novel with humour and desperation."
"If it's as good as Unravelling Oliver I'll be very happy"
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Starting Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent. If it's as good as Unravelling Oliver I'll be very happy
Just finished Michelle Obama book which was enjoyable for an autobiography.
Just finished "Hollywood Park" - A Memoir by Mikel Jollett.
Jollett is the frontman of US band The Airborne Toxic Event. When I first heard he'd written a memoir I assumed it would be about his journey to music, forming the band, touring, the highs and lows of the rock and roll lifestyle etc. And while it does eventually lead to music and the band, it starts with him, aged 5, his older brother, and their mother, escaping from the infamous Synanon cult, which he was born into, and had lived with all the other children, separate from their parents from the age of 6 months, in what was essentially an orphanage within the cult compound. The bulk of the book is Jollett recounting their life after this point, on the run initially from the now violent cult, then his long road to understanding, accepting and dealing with the long-lasting damage of those early years, and his relationships with his parents and brother, who were all dealing with the same things in very different ways.
It's a really good read, and despite dealing with some really dark stuff it's ultimately a love letter to his dad and to music and to family.
Jollett is the frontman of US band The Airborne Toxic Event. When I first heard he'd written a memoir I assumed it would be about his journey to music, forming the band, touring, the highs and lows of the rock and roll lifestyle etc. And while it does eventually lead to music and the band, it starts with him, aged 5, his older brother, and their mother, escaping from the infamous Synanon cult, which he was born into, and had lived with all the other children, separate from their parents from the age of 6 months, in what was essentially an orphanage within the cult compound. The bulk of the book is Jollett recounting their life after this point, on the run initially from the now violent cult, then his long road to understanding, accepting and dealing with the long-lasting damage of those early years, and his relationships with his parents and brother, who were all dealing with the same things in very different ways.
It's a really good read, and despite dealing with some really dark stuff it's ultimately a love letter to his dad and to music and to family.
I haven't read a book in so long. I miss reading but i have anxiety disorder, my concentration levels are none existant right now.
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Finding hard to even browse the web
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Finished and loved "My Sister the Serial Killer".
I'm about halfway through Fever by Mary Beth Keane and really enjoying it so far
I'm about halfway through Fever by Mary Beth Keane and really enjoying it so far
I'm reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry and enjoying it so far. 19th century Edinburgh is an interesting place
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman, Faithfully Presented - Thomas Hardy
Third read for me. And every time I read it, am more convinced that this is one of the best novels ever written in English.
Third read for me. And every time I read it, am more convinced that this is one of the best novels ever written in English.
After finally finishing the brilliant Grapes Of Wrath I then read Downsize This by Michael Moore and now onto the lighthearted Three Men In A Float: Across England At 15 MPH by Dan Kiernan & Ian Vince
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