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Read any good books?
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
I'm really only into travel books and accounts, so novels don't appeal much. Currently I'm finishing Paul Theroux's "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star", which is a 30 years later revisit of his route on "The Great Railway Bazaar" in 1975. It's very good.
Actually the more I've read of Theroux, the more he strikes me as quite an unlikeable human being, but his travel writing is close to peerless.
Actually the more I've read of Theroux, the more he strikes me as quite an unlikeable human being, but his travel writing is close to peerless.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
The Tea Leaf Paradox by Robert Middleton.
He goes round visiting micro breweries in a campervan.
I find a lot of travel books irritating as when they get to areas I know well the book is riddled with errors which makes anything else suspect. This one is not too bad.
Some I suspect are written are written using streetview and a map with no actual visiting involved.
He goes round visiting micro breweries in a campervan.
I find a lot of travel books irritating as when they get to areas I know well the book is riddled with errors which makes anything else suspect. This one is not too bad.
Some I suspect are written are written using streetview and a map with no actual visiting involved.
Gillstay
Über Member
Either that or the brewery products are very good.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
+1 for Bernard Cornwell, I've yet to find a bad book from him and he sounds up your street.
Lee Child, the Jack Reacher books have been excellent but the last couple I didn't think were as good - he appears to be sharing writing duties now which may be related...
raleighnut
Legendary Member
Currently re-reading 'The Warlord Chronicles'
Apt on both counts.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
I have so many books I keep getting surprised by finding ones I forgot I had.
There are also a lot on my Kindle and I have difficulty remembering the titles of ones I want to reread.
I eventually found Blazing Bicycle Saddles by James Clarke. Light hearted account of the travels of some retired South African newspaper men in Europe.
There are also a lot on my Kindle and I have difficulty remembering the titles of ones I want to reread.
I eventually found Blazing Bicycle Saddles by James Clarke. Light hearted account of the travels of some retired South African newspaper men in Europe.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
I have very alert dogs. They will bark if any twits come near.
Why would the twitters be after me? JK said she was writing loads and loads? It’s common knowledge.
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Because they are after her and so by association........
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
If you have never read this book, originally published in 1955, now is the time:
A debate rages amongst its readership concerning its authenticity. The film The Way Back (2010) deviates widely from the book and adds nothing to the debate. Read it, research it, make up your own mind. 'The vastness of Siberia is awful…'
A debate rages amongst its readership concerning its authenticity. The film The Way Back (2010) deviates widely from the book and adds nothing to the debate. Read it, research it, make up your own mind. 'The vastness of Siberia is awful…'
Saluki
World class procrastinator
Oh I see. I don’t do twitter. Facebook keeps me in touch with my friends, everything else goes straight over my head.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I heard "The great railway bazaar" read on the radio many years ago and it was indeed very good. Having read his follow up "The old pategonian express" or whatever it was he did very much come across as a miserable sod. He was very scathing about mere tourists whilst he was a "traveller", presumably more worthy as he was determined to have a miserable time whilst they were frivolously enjoying their trip.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
That's well observed and exactly my issue, he'll only travel in sleeper cars on trains, and then in the same breath he berates tourists in 3rd class who aren't "proper" travellers like he is, suffereing for his art.
In Ghost Train he attacks Michael Palin for "not being a proper traveller", assuming he has a make up artist and a man to carry his bags. Paul, I couldn't give a fig, he's a fantastic travel presenter.
And then he likes to spot people reading his books, and takes too much pride in revealing himself as "the great author"! Why he has to mention that is beyond me, just pure ego I presume.
It's a shame because as I say, his accounts are so well written and (generally) a fabulous read.
