I am reading Haruki Murakami's new one. I keep putting it down though as the internet has ruined my ability to concentrate on one thing for an extended period of time...

Just about to start reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The Fall of Yugoslavia - saw this recommended by fellow fourmite Kuriousornaje and took note. A subject that interests me but I know very little about. Hopefully this book, which has gotten great reviews everywhere, will change that.

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Great stuff. Hope you enjoy

Brave new world by Auldous Huxley (just finished)

Black hole (Graphic Novel very good but very strange)

Sinn City (That Yellow Bastard)

THE DEVIL.....gangster stephen french... just finished ,good read

Don't read as much books as would like, never seem to have the time apart from holidays.
Got these three at Xmas and going to try and get going with them.
Peter May been recommended from people that read the Ian Rankin/Rebus books.

Any of the William Hill winners are normally a safe bet for a great read.

Just finished 'The Secret Race'. Anyone with a passing interest in cycling, or sport really, should read it. I know the book is from Hamiltons perspective but I actually felt a little sorry for him in the end. And as well as being a lying, bullying cheat, Armstrong is also a fucking grass! Astonishing.

the new irvine welsch book but I dip in and out and its not realy keeping my attention. Not read any for a couple of weeks now.

With some books once I start I can't put them down but this isn't one.

i abandoned dracula as the diary narration is ridiculous - you wouldn't run through things chronologically if you'd seen a baby getting eaten or a man slithering down a brick wall. to the other extreme with tony cascarino's autobiog which someone got me years ago. finished it, it's alright. now i'm giving the picture of dorian gray a bash.

Anyone on here read the 'Ideas From Massimo Osti' book yet? Just ordered myself yesterday. Know a few of the lads over on OA have had limited editions.

just about to start 45 written by bill drummond.been told its a cracking read

^^ bill drummond is one interesting fellow

Andy van der Meijde. Old player from Ajax, Inter and Everton. Was an talent years ago, in the Ajax youth. Also some good matches for Ajax 1, and 17 matches for The Netherlands. In four years for Everton he plays 20 matches. Drink/booze, drugs and women was nearly his death in Liverpool........... Interesting book, with real life stories!

Currently reading 'The Boys of Summer' by Roger Kahn. Combination of a sports book and autobiography about the author growing up with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Great book so far.

Just finished reading Suedehead by Richard Allan, good read but the print was missing from the last few pages so found it on kindle and was recommended Lemon Socks by Trevor Coote, again about a suedehead/ex skinhead, which I'm reading at the moment and is turning out to be a pretty good read.

Just started reading 'If you prefer a milder comedian please ask for one EP' by Stewart Lee.

I love this guy's comedy and the way he puts a sentence together has me chuckling to myself.


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One of my Christmas presents. You'd think a book about the history of tactics and formations would be fairly dull, but its well written and is a good read.

Currently reading Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.
After that

The Grass Arena by John Healy. Saw a programme on Sky Arts about the author a while back which was a good watch. The book is not as good as I hoped after the first few chapters but it may pick up. Its an autobiography; tough upbringing, alcoholism, prison, army, boxingand then he became an as author and chess champion. A big chunk will be about his homelessness though.

currently on Requiem for a Dream, some good 70's New York skag dialogue in it..