Spoonie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yeah, that's the bit I was referring to. In the context of what was going on, that was some seriously grim behaviour. He suggested her ma commited benefits fraud, then boned her, then she went to jail so he boned her daughter, got her hooked on skag, pimped her out and eventually let the man who had killed her father rape her. That's pretty low even for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yeah. i'm glad that's the bit. was pretty grim indeed. especially the whole watching through the door thing as she screamed for help. horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Just away to start reading Managing and Implementing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Projects. Excited to see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 He's a nasty piece of work for sure. Far worse that Begbie - at least with that maniac you know what you're getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Just away to start reading Managing and Implementing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Projects. Excited to see what happens!You'll not believe the twist in that. Huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I didn't like that one. They're never going to top Managing and Implementing Microsoft SharePoint 2009 Projects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 He's a nasty piece of work for sure. Far worse that Begbie - at least with that maniac you know what you're getting. I think it's in Trainspotting where he batters his gf. That's like, light reading in the world of Irvine Welsh. You read Marabou Stork Nightmares? Fuck that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 That book takes everything to another level, even by Welsh's standards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 It's my favourite by him though. What I love is, that it's all first person. Like when you're reading a begbie chapter, it's not like its in the 3rd person and it's "begbie hit's his gf, he is bad" it's in the 1st person and it's like "I hit my gf, but here's why". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I agree it's a great book - just not one for the weak of heart! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Hell no. I was warned about the rape scene in Porno, but that's a barrel of laughs compared to MSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I didn't like that one. They're never going to top Managing and Implementing Microsoft SharePoint 2009 ProjectsI know you just made a typo there. Obviously everyone knows that there wasn't a SharePoint 2009. If I like this book i'll go back and read the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I know you just made a typo there. Obviously everyone knows that there wasn't a SharePoint 2009. If I like this book i'll go back and read the rest!It's good to read them before the film comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I'm reading "At Home" by Bill Bryson. It's interesting. I've learned tons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Notes from a small island is pure gold, if you get round to reading that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Spoonie, the bit with the puppy had me on the edge of my seat. I was hoping it wasn't gonna be like that bit in Glue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 That bin bit is nasty as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I didn't care about the wee surprise in the dogs mouth. I was just shiting myself every time the word 'canal' came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 This seems like a nice thread to plug my tumblr "project": http://page35.tumblr.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 This seems like a nice thread to plug my tumblr "project": http://page35.tumblr.com/That's a really cool idea. Why did you choose 35? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 That's a really cool idea. Why did you choose 35?I didn't want to pick a number that was too high lest it spoiled some shorter books, and "35" was just the first number I thought of. Thanks for the kind words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I read Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End. Fantastic book, really heartbreaking in places, but a wonderful meditation on evolution and man's place in the universe. The first time I've properly dabbled in sci-fi as an adult. I must dabble more.Been put onto Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown by Nef C. It'll likely be a week or so before I can realistically start it, but the synopsis sounds excellent:-Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls is knifed to death on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the Clown. The dead man is a World War II Resistance hero, a man of formidable intellectual ability and much erotic appeal, a former United States ambassador to India, and subsequently America's counter-terrorism chief. The murder looks at first like a political assassination but turns out to be passionately personal.This is the story of Max, his killer, and his daughter - and of a fourth character, the woman who links them all. The story of a deep love gone fatally wrong, destroyed by a shallow affair, it is an epic narrative that moves from California to France, England, and above all, Kashmir: a ruined paradise, not so much lost as smashed.I am excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Finally got around to reading "Up Pohnpei" by former Football Italia writer Paul Watson. It was really great. Inspirational, heart warming and very, very funny. A true story about Paul and his mate conjuring up a pipe-dream whilst in the pub of picking a country with an awful international football team, gaining citizenship to that country and earn one international cap by playing for them. That doesn't quite go to plan, but they soldier on with what is a truly underdog quest in a country which doesn't even have a league, nevermind any sort of recognised infrastructure to pick a squad of natives to play a game of football against anyone. So Paul and Matt set out to put the pieces in place for the state of Pohnpei to have it's own team and play competitive games of football. Paul manages to slip in some good rants about FIFA being shitheads, but funding was probably just as much of a problem as actually getting players to turn up, as well as making sure they weren't tripping on narcotics. Watson is a very good writer. He knows football beyond belief, and whilst it is a true story, he still delivers it with many gut wrenching twists and hilarious anecdotes. Highly recommended, though it's quite expensive (£12.99!) so if anyone wants to borrow it, I'll throw it your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Finally got around to reading "Up Pohnpei" by former Football Italia writer Paul Watson. It was really great. Inspirational, heart warming and very, very funny. A true story about Paul and his mate conjuring up a pipe-dream whilst in the pub of picking a country with an awful international football team, gaining citizenship to that country and earn one international cap by playing for them. That doesn't quite go to plan, but they soldier on with what is a truly underdog quest in a country which doesn't even have a league, nevermind any sort of recognised infrastructure to pick a squad of natives to play a game of football against anyone. So Paul and Matt set out to put the pieces in place for the state of Pohnpei to have it's own team and play competitive games of football. Paul manages to slip in some good rants about FIFA being shitheads, but funding was probably just as much of a problem as actually getting players to turn up, as well as making sure they weren't tripping on narcotics. Watson is a very good writer. He knows football beyond belief, and whilst it is a true story, he still delivers it with many gut wrenching twists and hilarious anecdotes. Highly recommended, though it's quite expensive (£12.99!) so if anyone wants to borrow it, I'll throw it your way.This sounds like a great read, I'd love to borrow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Sorted. I'll bring it alot next time we jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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