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Just started this today.
I've had it a while in my 'waiting to get round to' pile as whilst I'm very interested in the subject matter, I was expecting it to be a bit dry and heavy going but it's absolutely delightful. I'm finding it very inspirational as I'm trying to do a bit of rewilding myself albeit on a slightly smaller scale than the 3500 acre Knepp estate.
Pushed on by the general release of the film of the book this weekend, I hate seeing a film then reading the book after. Far better the other way around.
I've had it a while in my 'waiting to get round to' pile as whilst I'm very interested in the subject matter, I was expecting it to be a bit dry and heavy going but it's absolutely delightful. I'm finding it very inspirational as I'm trying to do a bit of rewilding myself albeit on a slightly smaller scale than the 3500 acre Knepp estate.
Pushed on by the general release of the film of the book this weekend, I hate seeing a film then reading the book after. Far better the other way around.
n3il123 said:
bloomen said:
Read the Trading Game by Gary Stevenson, the fella espousing taxing the rich on Youtube.
How dare he.
Bit of an odd read really. Lad is recruited into trading. Does well for a couple of years. Declines with some sort of mental health problem.
Not a great deal actually happens and he doesn't seem to offer any explanation for his malaise.
I guess people expect some Wolf of Wall Street debauchery but there isn't much of that apart from some nice lunches.
This is one of my holiday reads, I'm enjoying it but waiting for the "something" to happen ... How dare he.
Bit of an odd read really. Lad is recruited into trading. Does well for a couple of years. Declines with some sort of mental health problem.
Not a great deal actually happens and he doesn't seem to offer any explanation for his malaise.
I guess people expect some Wolf of Wall Street debauchery but there isn't much of that apart from some nice lunches.
redrabbit29 said:
Slowboathome said:
franki68 said:
A gentleman in Moscow , the best book I have read in a while .
Love that book.Wish I'd read it in lockdown.
It was one where I was actually slowing down deliberately as I knew the last parts were closing off.
MC Bodge said:
towser said:
Off the back of comments here I’ve just started it - pretty average so far - assume it picks up?
It does. The first section tries too hard to be like a heavy Russian novel.
For the first time in my life last night I dined solo. The food was special, but the night was truly made by the reading material. During Covid I bought a copy of the late great AA Gill's Far and Away and every so often read a few of his articles. The man was a magician words and I finally understood the simple pleasure of dining alone. I could not have enjoyed the evening so much without the book, the food was merely the support act.
Michael
Michael
AA Gill - a simply wonderful writer , and all the more so because he was dyslexic , and phoned in his copy to the Sunday Times. HIs successor TV reviewer , the sneering Camilla Long , has spent her entire career trying to be an AA Gill tribute act. And failing .
I used to be very self conscious about dining alone in hotels and pubs - not any more though. Something decent to read , people to watch and snatches of conversation overheard - all human life is there.
I used to be very self conscious about dining alone in hotels and pubs - not any more though. Something decent to read , people to watch and snatches of conversation overheard - all human life is there.
Gill's final column in The Sunday Times was an incredible piece of writing. I'm not prone to bouts of emotion but I was genuinely on the verge of tears reading it. I think it was published the day after his death.
It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
The Chain - Adrian McKinty
Just finished, one of the most compelling stories I've read in a long time and my read of the year so far.
Unlike his usual Sean Duffy, NI police stories, this one is based in the US which threw me at first but a couple chapters in I was struggling to put it down. Kidnapping, murder, extortion, it's all in here and well written.
Just finished, one of the most compelling stories I've read in a long time and my read of the year so far.
Unlike his usual Sean Duffy, NI police stories, this one is based in the US which threw me at first but a couple chapters in I was struggling to put it down. Kidnapping, murder, extortion, it's all in here and well written.
lauda said:
Gill's final column in The Sunday Times was an incredible piece of writing. I'm not prone to bouts of emotion but I was genuinely on the verge of tears reading it. I think it was published the day after his death.
It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
Assume you mean this one, titled "AA Gill's final piece"It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
https://archive.is/VuWqX
I'll bookmark and read later after I sober up
I imagine AA Gill wasn't the best company for a lot of people a la Clarkson (probably why they got on so well) But you can absolutely enjoy and admire his work.
Michael
redrabbit29 said:
Assume you mean this one, titled "AA Gill's final piece"
https://archive.is/VuWqX
I'll bookmark and read later after I sober up
That was a rollercoaster, gripping, funny, cutting and emotional all in one go. It reminds me of Jeremy Clarke's articles in The Spectator as he fought against cancer. https://archive.is/VuWqX
I'll bookmark and read later after I sober up
Michael
redrabbit29 said:
lauda said:
Gill's final column in The Sunday Times was an incredible piece of writing. I'm not prone to bouts of emotion but I was genuinely on the verge of tears reading it. I think it was published the day after his death.
It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
Assume you mean this one, titled "AA Gill's final piece"It's still available on The Times website but behind their paywall and I couldn't easily find a copy of it elsewhere online but it's well worth a read if you can get it.
https://archive.is/VuWqX
I'll bookmark and read later after I sober up
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