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Johnny Marr's was a good read.

Two silly tidbits: Thurston Moore once gave a shout out to my fake band, "The Take Me Homes" back in 2001 at a gig in North Hampton, MA. He also offered me a biscuit back stage in Whelan's, which I politely declined.

Weird, I will need to go back. I'm listening.

Update: Finally started this today, on chapter 3 and I have laughed A LOT. Her descriptions of certain people are so spot on (being of the same age) and living in a near by city. However it annoys me that she said she was born in 1973 but turned 25 in 2000, that doesn't add up. How did no one...

I've never read it but have a similar list to get through. Godspeed. I also just noticed I've had Cod and Salt in my wishlist for over ten years now. One of these days I'll actually have to read them.

Bought and downloading. Cheers.

It can be dark humour.

Can someone recommend a book that they got sucked into and couldn't put down? Plus, it was something that actually made them smile and/or laugh? Any genre. I need a good distraction.

No. Must have been one of your friends.

It made me really dislike myself and everyone around me too. So, for that, it's well done. It's rare I don't finish something I start but I just couldn't with this one.

I never got to the end because I hated it so much.

I like your bookshelf.

I have a copy of it too but haven't touched it.

Yeah, nearly positive you will come across him if they talk about 1924.

The medical doctor on that trip was Hingston, no? Did you know he was Irish [ Richard Hingston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ] and some photographs from the that trip are here: R.W.G. Hingston (1887-1966) lantern slide relating to the Himalayas and Mount Everest One of many:

Looks like I should should read all unread threads before posting.

I'm friends with the people and dog this book is dedicated, so I was given a copy to read. I really should have picked it up sooner because so far it's great.

You mixed with younger Michael Pitt.

Just thought you could be one of the characters. Waistcoat and all.

Actually, who is the actor that starred in the last King of Scotland as the doctor? He'd be good. I oddly pictured a mix of Willem Defoe, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt as the Jullian type.