alscotoz Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 14 hours ago, For Fecks Sake said: A Heart Full of Headstones - well worth reading. There is apparently a new series of Rebus coming on the telly focusing on his younger days. Hopefully it's more Ken Stott than John Hannah. Definitely preferred Ken Stott...more of a 'battered', weather-beaten look. It's how i picture Rebus. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Sooper-hanz said: Same. In the books he’s a fucked up boozer. Hannah was far too clean cut and unconvincing. Even before Ken Stott took the role, I always had him as Rebus in my mind when reading the books. He did a brilliant series on ITV called The Vice prior to doing Rebus. Link to comment
redstrummer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 1:44 PM, For Fecks Sake said: A Heart Full of Headstones - well worth reading. There is apparently a new series of Rebus coming on the telly focusing on his younger days. Hopefully it's more Ken Stott than John Hannah. Amazon saying it's not released until April and can only pre-order in paperback. Where did you get a copy ? It's available in hard cover I see Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 17 hours ago, redstrummer said: Amazon saying it's not released until April and can only pre-order in paperback. Where did you get a copy ? It's available in hard cover I see Aye got it in Hard Cover. 2/3rds of the way through and trying to drag it out! Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Finally got round to reading Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie. Decent read. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, alscotoz said: Finally got round to reading Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie. Decent read. Not read that one but will put it on my list. Currently reading "There is nothing for you here" by Fiona Hill. British lass who grew up in a decaying mining town and ended up working in the White House. Bleak in parts but enjoying it. Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Just finished The Scottish Clearances, A history of the dispossessed by TM Devine. Some chapters are excellent but mostly I got the feeling that he had no real empathy for people and that's important for me when I read about normal folk's history. 2/5 Stars. Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Doesn't any fucker on here read anymore? Just finished 'A feast of snakes' by Harry Crews. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24847.A_Feast_of_Snakes?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IWbS7ensmj&rank=2 4.5/5 Stars. Absolute belter. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, Dal Riata Don said: Doesn't any fucker on here read anymore? read a book a week Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Reading the second book of the local author Deborah Mason, and her fictional Detective Inspector Eve Hunter set in Aberdeen. Decent read so far and enjoyed the first one. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 im reading detective series based in Norwich called "Swallow". Swallow is a detective who tackles vandalism. Bit of a maverick, not afraid to break the law if he thinks it's necessary. He's not a criminal, you know, but he will, perhaps, travel 80mph on the motorway if, for example, he wants to get somewhere quickly... decent read so far Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bluto10 said: im reading detective series based in Norwich called "Swallow". Swallow is a detective who tackles vandalism. Bit of a maverick, not afraid to break the law if he thinks it's necessary. He's not a criminal, you know, but he will, perhaps, travel 80mph on the motorway if, for example, he wants to get somewhere quickly... decent read so far Aha. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Trying, with more success in the past, to get through One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. 1 Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 4 hours ago, alscotoz said: Trying, with more success in the past, to get through One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Never read it but will give it a go. What's the issue with it? I have tried, and failed on numerous occasions, to read "Catch 22" but just can't get into it. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 16 hours ago, For Fecks Sake said: Never read it but will give it a go. What's the issue with it? I have tried, and failed on numerous occasions, to read "Catch 22" but just can't get into it. Yeah, same. Dunno, some books arero just hard to get into. I usually give up after 20 or so pages, but there's some I just have to return to. Maybe it's because the story is told through the eyes of the chief...which wasn't how the movie was told Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 10 of them (lol) wot a loser 2013 mercedes benz c300 0 60 1 Link to comment
Ramandu Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 8:20 AM, For Fecks Sake said: Never read it but will give it a go. What's the issue with it? I have tried, and failed on numerous occasions, to read "Catch 22" but just can't get into it. Funniest book I've ever read, or it was when I read it 20 odd years ago. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 57 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said: The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov. born 1891 … died 19, 40 …….. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Blood and treachery by J D Kirk, 4th book about a detective based in the Highlands, decent read and also funny in parts. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Been on a Cold War kick of late. MiG Pilot: The Final Escape of Lt. Belenko. Brilliant book about the defection of a Soviet pilot who nabs a 'state of the art' MiG25 and books it out of Russia a'la Clint Eastwood in Firefox. This one's a true story, though. Inside the Soviet Army: Just what it says on the cover. Inside the Soviet Army - The Liberators: A more personal take on the previous book. August 1985: Fictionalised account (obviously) of the Third World War Armor at Fulda Gap: Fictionalised (American) account of the Third World War. Has a lot more pictures than the previous book. Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War. Judge Dredd and a band of hardy Street Judges defeat the Sov Bloc as they attack the peace-loving citizens of Mega City One. Classic. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said: Better than Rebus would you say ? Link to comment
Parklife Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Anyone read Shuggie Bain? Would you recommend? Considering as my next kindle purchase. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Parklife said: Anyone read Shuggie Bain? Would you recommend? Considering as my next kindle purchase. Aye, it's a good read albeit a very tragic one. Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Parklife said: Anyone read Shuggie Bain? Would you recommend? Considering as my next kindle purchase. Overly long and the ending is shite. Consider it to be poverty porn. I strongly believe that 'the English establishment' encourage literature or any other art that paints Scotland in a depressing light - hence the 2020 Booker award. Given the writing style it won't take that long to read so provided it will fit in your suitcase(?), I'd check out a copy from your local library instead. 'Ham on Rye' by Charles Bukowski covers similar ground (coming of age with a different temperament) in a much better and more fulfilling way. Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 44 minutes ago, Dal Riata Don said: Overly long and the ending is shite. Like your posts? 1 Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, maryhilldon said: Like your posts? Half true. Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dal Riata Don said: Half true. 😉 Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Just now, maryhilldon said: 😉 Ham on Rye is an excellent book IMO. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Sooper-hanz said: Agnes. WYOWYN? UTA without a shadow of a doubt. Link to comment
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