Books

[Giggles]

I see Phillip Pullman released the final part of the Book of Dust trilogy a couple of weeks ago - The Rose Field. Must pick it up.

[Carnage]

Currently reading The Watchers by A.M. Shine. I wanted to give the book a read before watching the fillum, and have only just discovered that he's from Galway, and that the book is (sort of) set in Connemara. Interesting enough, about 100 pages in.

I enjoyed Heat 2, as someone said previously it's quite pulpy, but I found it quite cinematic as well, Mann (or Gardiner, but I'm leaning toward the former) has the knack of getting that across in print. The movie should be good.

Still dipping in and out of Faith, Hope And Carnage, really enjoying it. The miserable weather is making it too dark to read properly so I'm on the Kindle more often.

[Eoin McLove]

I finished Annihilation earlier. A bit of a chore so it was. Even at the climax Hoellebecq managed to annoy me by making (yet another) reference to The Matrix. Fupp off, ye fuppin grasshole!

On top Waiting For The Barbarians by Coetzee now. It's immediately more compelling and beautifully crafted.

[Don Gately]

Bought Lonesome Dove today

[Mooncat]

I'm about to start Ulysses. Wish me luck.

[Thorn]

See ya next Summer

[Mooncat]

I've started in on Peter Hook's Joy Division book Substance. I'm not too far in but it's already great craic. He can def tell a tale!

I love that Martin Hannett would call Joy Division one genius and three Manchester United supporters 

[Carnage]

Unknown Pleasures, no? I read that recently, it's mighty.

[Mooncat]

I'm sure it is in Unknown Pleasures, but it's mentioned right at the start of Substance too. Just like a quick recap of the end of Joy Division plus a few bits and pieces.

[Carnage]

Ah right, Substance is the New Order one I take it? I've read Unknown Pleasures and The Hacienda one, got more out of UP but both wrre great reads. I must get Substance, I can take or leave most of New Order's output but the man tells a good yarn.

[Eoin McLove]

Finished up Waiting for the Barbarians last night. Very powerful stuff. Coetzee is a master, no question.

[Mooncat]

Ah right, Substance is the New Order one I take it? I've read Unknown Pleasures and The Hacienda one, got more out of UP but both wrre great reads. I must get Substance, I can take or leave most of New Order's output but the man tells a goid yarn.

I actually have Unknown Pleasures as well but haven't read it yet either. Only reason I started with Substance is I'm already super familiar with Joy Division, whereas New Order I only really know one album plus a few singles. Plan is to read the book and listen to all the stuff alongside it as it comes up. It's a fucking brick of a book though, so will probably take some time. He definitely spins a good yarn though.

[Carnage]

The amount of detail he goes into is great as well, the Hacienda one had lists of every gig, setlists and the like. The way money was pumped into it was obscene. Tony Wilson was some chancer...

[Eoin McLove]

I picked up The Emergency by George Packer. I'm not familiar with his work. I think he's generally a writer of politics and this is a turn towards literature for him.

Finished this one just now and it was good. Sometimes it felt a bit heavy in its attempt to reimagine the culture war stuff and the final attack from the Yeomen came off as somewhat ludicrous and comical, rather than the threat to society it was supposed to represent, but overall the writing was strong and the story engaging. Worth a go if you have any interest in civilizational collapse/ dystopian themes.

[Ollkiller]

Finished The Sisters Brothers. A very enjoyable read. Not a whole much happens but it reads so well. Highly recommend.