What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (6 Viewers)

[Mormon Nailer]

Disgrace is great but it's a rough enough read, not the most cheerfull of material.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

I'm about 20 pages away from the end of this. I'm not exactly sure about it yet. Birdsong was the only other one of his I'd red and I enjoyed that. There's some really good passages in this and it's well observed but I'm still a bit underwhelmed.

 

[muffin]

I'm reading The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain. Am really enjoying it.Next is Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour which I got new for a fiver in Chapters today!SWEET!

 

[david jatt]

I'm reading The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain. Am really enjoying it.Next is Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour which I got new for a fiver in Chapters today!SWEET!

Kitchen Confidential is a great read. The whole celebrity chef thing is getting over populated and tedious, but this guy is the genuine article.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Kitchen Confidential is a great read. The whole celebrity chef thing is getting over populated and tedious, but this guy is the genuine article.

The book is from before it all really exploded.

Deadly read, if he's perhaps not a little too taken with himself.

 

[muffin]

There's a funny bit in The Nasty Bits where he's giving out about celebrity chefs who don't actually cook anymore. I mean when was the last time Bourdain was on the line I'm intent on going to Les Halles when I'm in New York though..He's the Chef-At-Large apparently but I kinda wanna see the place that I've read about!

 

[IFF]

i've finished "platform" by miche houellebecq last weekend. i felt it was good but lacked the punch of atomised

now i'm reading

bring on the apocalypse: 6 arguments for social justice by george monbiot

american pastoral by philip roth

eva luna by isabel allende

 

[MDR]

I'm thinking of picking up that Granta book - it's down to €13 in paperback in Hodges Figgis at the moment.

 

[Ferox13]

Reading this at moment - its not bad but I'm a little dissapointed. It has all the elements I lose pseudo-historical - sent in 19th century etc etc but i just feel its alittle flant and unenvolving. Has any one read THE DANTE CLUB by the same guy?

 

[eclectichoney]

I'm thinking of picking up that Granta book - it's down to €13 in paperback in Hodges Figgis at the moment.

Yeah you should, it's a total keeper. Normally I don't like hardbacks but I'm kinda glad I got this as a H/B (it was about 18 on the book depository) as I know it's the kind of thing I'll reread and dip into a lot. For €13 it's a steal.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Reading this at moment - its not bad but I'm a little dissapointed. It has all the elements I lose pseudo-historical - sent in 19th century etc etc but i just feel its alittle flant and unenvolving. Has any one read THE DANTE CLUB by the same guy?

similar cover, same stupid kind of idea

hated every second of it

 

[Jim Daniels]

I know people either love or hate JD, but this is class writing. Love the 50's language...

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Just started. She has a pretty breezy easy to read style and it's kind of funny so far.

 

[IFF]

Has any one read THE DANTE CLUB by the same guy?

sadlky i did read the first chapter. wasn't impressed. i throw it away

 

[sweetoblivion]

yer man Alex James' autobiography. Not the world's hugest Blur fan or anything but I can't resist books about the music industry!

 

[muffin]

I found Alex James' book to be self indulgent twaddle..I love music related books and I've read some shite but even i found it intolerable

 

[Lili Marlene]

did you read that thing he wrote for the sunday times where he basically apologised for the whole book after he saw what the cocaine trade does to columbia?

gas stuff altogether

 

[sweetoblivion]

I found Alex James' book to be self indulgent twaddle..I love music related books and I've read some shite but even i found it intolerable

balls! I'm only two chapters in. He's not a very good writer, either.
Hmmm...!!

 

[muffin]

I'm reading 'Down and Dirty Pictures' by Peter Biskind..I'm only about 3 chapters in but I like it so far.

I've got about ten books on my to do list so I'm gonna be powering my way through this one!

 

[Wilbert]

balls! I'm only two chapters in. He's not a very good writer, either.
Hmmm...!!

You think it's dull now? Wait until he develops a taste for flying and cheese!

He talks about that shit a lot more than he does about the recording of Parklife.