gonzo Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) Im reading 'Bounce' at the moment Can you not put it down? Edited June 13, 2013 by gonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Im reading 'Bounce' at the moment Fuck off When did you learn to read and write Trev? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 As we head for the winter sun season, any good fiction reads? Non fiction, I’m taking The Price of Time by Edward Chancellor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 How far back are you going to go to reply to a thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 Killer in the Kremlin looks good, have asked for it for Christmas. Oops sorry, you asked for fiction. How Not to Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind maybe? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, MickyD said: How far back are you going to go to reply to a thread? Just googled “books” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Winchester White said: Killer in the Kremlin looks good, have asked for it for Christmas. Oops sorry, you asked for fiction. How Not to Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind maybe? 😉 James O’Brien? that James O’Brien?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, globaldiver said: As we head for the winter sun season, any good fiction reads? The two books written by former SAS bloke James Deegan are really well written and pretty brutal: Once A Pilgrim and The Angry Sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, globaldiver said: James O’Brien? that James O’Brien?! 🤣 He might open your eyes/ears to a different perspective. I think it's healthy, that's why I follow the likes of Dan Hannan on twitter, to get the other side of the argument. He's been really quiet lately though, hope he's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Marc505 said: The two books written by former SAS bloke James Deegan are really well written and pretty brutal: Once A Pilgrim and The Angry Sea. Are they better written than Andy McNabs? Because his first few were really bad and then I expect they got better proof readers on the case as they improved massively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 'The Bomb' by Fred Kaplan is a very good read about the history of Nuclear Weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Just now, Winchester White said: Are they better written than Andy McNabs? Because his first few were really bad and then I expect they got better proof readers on the case as they improved massively. Miles better than McNab's. His were also always full of needless and endless detail that went on for hundreds of pages. Deegan's are a far easier and exciting read (easier read than his social media as well, he's very er, patriotic, shall we say) On the subject of ex SAS blokes I'm really looking forward to whatever Christian Craighead comes up with in future. He was the "Obi Wan Nairobi" guy who went into that Kenyan hotel siege on his own with civvies on and a tricked out M4 and cleared it out. He's a bit of a guns and god nutcase on his social media too, but has some incredible stories to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted December 19, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Marc505 said: Miles better than McNab's. His were also always full of needless and endless detail that went on for hundreds of pages. Deegan's are a far easier and exciting read (easier read than his social media as well, he's very er, patriotic, shall we say) On the subject of ex SAS blokes I'm really looking forward to whatever Christian Craighead comes up with in future. He was the "Obi Wan Nairobi" guy who went into that Kenyan hotel siege on his own with civvies on and a tricked out M4 and cleared it out. He's a bit of a guns and god nutcase on his social media too, but has some incredible stories to tell. I know it sounds strange but I like the detail. It was the repetitive nature and slow progression really. He got pelters for doing his books back then, do these others you mention get the same backlash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Winchester White said: I know it sounds strange but I like the detail. It was the repetitive nature and slow progression really. He got pelters for doing his books back then, do these others you mention get the same backlash? I enjoyed the detail too at first but I ploughed through about 6 or 7 of the books in his series and there's only so many times you can read about how a stakeout is put together from start to finish and virtually minute by minute. Seemed to really want to punish his main character all the time as well which is alright to a point but the personal tragedy he chucks him into every single book just gets too much! James Deegans ones must have been signed off by the MOD but hus experiences clearly come through, especially in Once A Pilgrim, that ends up being about an unsanctioned mission in NI its a genuinely exciting read. Craighead hasn't published anything yet but he's done a couple of podcasts where he's said he won't give many trade secrets away. He's definitely worth looking up on his instagram though he's an unsung national hero. (Although he does think it was all God's doing...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Recently bought Willie Morgan On The Wing for my kindle. Not read it yet but I’m an absolute sucker for anyone who’s played for us and written a book. Mark Patterson (ace), Jason McAteer (shite), Peter Reid (barely average). And I’ll keep on buying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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L/H White Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 13 hours ago, globaldiver said: As we head for the winter sun season, any good fiction reads? Non fiction, I’m taking The Price of Time by Edward Chancellor https://www.whitelove.co.uk/book/p/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/delivery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 10 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Recently bought Willie Morgan On The Wing for my kindle. Not read it yet but I’m an absolute sucker for anyone who’s played for us and written a book. Mark Patterson (ace), Jason McAteer (shite), Peter Reid (barely average). And I’ll keep on buying them Have you read Frankie Worthy’s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, globaldiver said: Have you read Frankie Worthy’s? Aye. Probably the first one that I read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Not in Crawley Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 15 hours ago, globaldiver said: As we head for the winter sun season, any good fiction reads? Non fiction, I’m taking The Price of Time by Edward Chancellor Harlem Shuffle by Colston Whitehead is decent - as is the Nickle Boys by the same bloke. I'm very sad to say I've not read one fiction book this year - went a bit Anglo Saxon/Norman Conquest bonkers and now reading a book on Russia for some reason alternating with a book about Shackleton, no idea why - might put them down and start a decent page turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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