What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (4 Viewers)

[Jim Daniels]

Girl to me at bus stop this evening: "You're reading a book! It's been years since I've seen anybody reading a book - while standing up too".

She then smoked an entire cigarette flat, in about 30 seconds and 7 drags.

 

[snakybus]

Would this be 'Fun House' or 'Persepolis'? I'm presuming the former. I felt just the same, I thought it was going to be unbearably smug for the first 20 pages or so, but then you just grow to really care about her and her dad and agh. I just thought despite the layer upon layer of almost un-real/hyper-real, there were just some stunningly appropriate moments. Particularly the telephone conversations she has with him when she's away at college. Anyway, I'm just an absolute sucker for a father daughter narrative.

...I guess I am too. I hadn't thought of that. Though I'm not a closeted gay dad. No really, I'm not! Interesting conundrum as well about him being gay but submerging his gayness to get married and have kids and now, though she is proudly gay she can't disapprove of his actions because it led to her being alive etc etc....and I've just given the plot away haven't I. Ah well.

 

[jonah]

I re-read 'On Beauty' by Zadie Smith. I still love it even though they're all hateful.

 

[rettucs]

interrupted my george orwell reading to read

its ok. Mostly just a collection of the diaries

 

[Jim Daniels]

Well written, but something about it made me feel nervous.
Up for the Booker.

 

[snakybus]

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The very opposite, so far at least. Short book but I find myself rereading whole passages. First foray into Coetzee so it's exciting.

Well now, this went completely bananas at the end. Not so much an unsatisfying as a "what the fuck?" ending. Have since read some analyses which have shed some light on it but have to admit, I'm still pretty confused.

Just bought Skippy Dies, hope it's good Bernie Lomax!

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Well now, this went completely bananas at the end. Not so much an unsatisfying as a "what the fuck?" ending. Have since read some analyses which have shed some light on it but have to admit, I'm still pretty confused.

Just bought Skippy Dies, hope it's good Bernie Lomax!

it is but it's way too long and my interest was waning towards the end, the first half of the book is brilliant though, much funnier than the inbetweeners

 

[snakybus]

it is but it's way too long and my interest was waning towards the end, the first half of the book is brilliant though, much funnier than the inbetweeners

Eh, what's the inbetweeners connection?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Eh, what's the inbetweeners connection?

it's mostly about a bunch of teenage misfits who are obsessed with sex and bodily functions - there's a good deal more to it than that though, and it's much darker and funnier than that would suggest

 

[snakybus]

Ah ok, well, looking forward to it so! will report back on my opinions. A book report, if you will.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Motion to have the word 'dark' revoked of it's descriptive term status

 

[rettucs]

Motion to have the word 'dark' revoked of it's descriptive term status

what about if its describing night-time?

 

[Jim Daniels]

obfuscous

 

[Lili Marlene]

what about if its describing night-time?

It's never describing nighttime. Only a DARK children's book. A DARK fairytale. The new film is much DARKER.

FUCK OFF AND DIE YOU CLOSET GOTH.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'm cool with dark, it does the job.

 

[rettucs]

It's never describing nighttime. Only a DARK children's book. A DARK fairytale. The new film is much DARKER.

FUCK OFF AND DIE YOU CLOSET GOTH.

what about if its describing a book about nighttime?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

listening to the audio book read by Steve Coogan as Alan

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I read this book loads when I was in my early teens started reading it again at bed time the other night. It's a great auld book. It's slightly out of date now but full of interesting astronomy related factoids. I thoroughly enjoyed it again. I'm kinda tempted to buy a decent telescope as the last few weeks of clear nights and reading this again have given me the bug.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I got this Patrick Moore book when I was in my teens - Mission to the Planets

I saw the Sky At Night one night when there was a special about the planet Venus, they showed some fascinating photos taken on the surface. The next day the mother got me the book and I loved it. I had thought up to then that The Sky At Night was the BBC's version of A Prayer At Bedtime. You can see a lot with binoculars too. I'd buy a telescope and/or binoculars except that I don't have a car and getting away from the city lights is a pain in the arse sans voiture.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Where I live on a clear night you can still see plenty. I'd love to be out the country obviously but it's still remarkable how much you see.