What book are you reading?

**Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:23 am**

Finally started:
JAMES LARKIN - Lion Of The Fold - Edited by Donal Nevin. Now HERE was a Bolshie fella...

FINNEGAN'S WAKE - James Joyce. Only ever attempted this mountain once, back in my precocious youth. Never finished it. Time to gird the loins, guard the lions, clip on the crampons, suck it up and get it done.

**Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:04 pm**

I've just finished The Damned United, by David Peace. One of the best book I've read all year. The 'voice' of Brian Clough was spot-on.

**Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:22 am**

I'm reading Jonathan Coe's The Winshaw Family (What a Carve Up! in english). I love this writer...overall when he writes about the Thatcher's governemnt

**Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:26 am**

Joe Cleary Outrageous Fortune: Capital and Culture in Modern Ireland (Field Day)

Cover picture is Shane with Bondage fanzine. Essay on Pogues inside.

**Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:07 am**

philipchevron wrote: Essay on Pogues inside.

Which you will not be reading, I'm sure. :wink:

**Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:20 pm**

Eric V wrote:
philipchevron wrote: Essay on Pogues inside.
Which you will not be reading, I'm sure.

On the contrary, I always read academic and cultural essays on The Pogues and usually find them illuminating, even if I don't always understand all of them. As I will not be around in 200 years to read what history says about us, it's quite interesting reading the first drafts now. Unlike biography, I can't claim to know exactly what we were doing when we were changing music for the better.

**Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:07 pm**

Just finished "Gulliver´s travels" by Jonathan Swift . I last read it as a boy cos a lot of people count it as a fairy-tale which it obviously isn´t - and I´m pretty sure I didn´t understand a lot back in the old days. I hope I do now ...

Just started on "Tintenblut", a kind of fantasy story by great german author Cornelia Funke. It´s a follow-up to the fantastic "Tintenherz" but I´m not sure they have been published in English, too. If so - try them out, they´re great for kids an adults alike.

**Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:19 pm**

'Low life' - Luc Sante - a history of New York between the early 1800's up to the early 1900's . Second time round for me & i recommend it to anyone with an interest in what shaped the city.

**Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:25 am**

" The Iron Triangle "

perfect supplement to election bru..ah.ha.ha.ha.,ha

You get the siht you take in life...

:twisted:

**Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:28 pm**

Humours Of Planxty - Leagues O'Toole. A great read so far, with some great insight into the band, and a general run-down of the history of Irish trad/folk in the 20th century. This one is making me REALLY look forward to my copy of Carol Clerk's new Pogues tome arriving at the bookvendor... I'm also reading this anticipating a mention of Sensei Philip, and his plucky, not to mention visionary, hiring of Planxty to play at his school for a bag of shiny punt pieces. :wink:

**Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:03 pm**

Fintan wrote:Humours Of Planxty - Leagues O'Toole. A great read so far, with some great insight into the band, and a general run-down of the history of Irish trad/folk in the 20th century. This one is making me REALLY look forward to my copy of Carol Clerk's new Pogues tome arriving at the bookvendor... I'm also reading this anticipating a mention of Sensei Philip, and his plucky, not to mention visionary, hiring of Planxty to play at his school for a bag of shiny punt pieces.

Arrah, we'd no shiny punts in those days. Just manky shillings and florins and 50ps really. The Planxty show I promoted at O'Connell School took about £120 (the tickets were 30p each, a bargain even in 1973) and after Planxty's fee, there was enough left over for sticky buns, Fanta and some loose Major in Fanny's sweetshop for the support band (my lot, called Aisling). But is that really in the book? Jesus, if I'd known it was going to be my only claim to fame in future years I'd've studied harder instead of gallivanting around with the pop music.

**Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:17 pm**

philipchevron wrote:...But is that really in the book? Jesus, if I'd known it was going to be my only claim to fame in future years I'd've studied harder instead of gallivanting around with the pop music.

I don't know if that episode of Planxty's history is in the book, as I'm only a few chapters in, so far. Given the amount of detail Leagues has gone to so far, I'd imagine it should get a mention, also remembering that Christy himself mentioned the gig in 'One Voice'. I'll let you know the moment I run across a reference to yer good self. :wink:

**Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:02 pm**

Just bought Tom Slemen - Haunted Liverpool 12.

Although a Liverpudlian, he doesn't only write about Liverpool hauntings.

If you're interested in ghosts he has a very interesting website at http://www.slemen.com

**Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:54 pm**

Currently reading Busting Vegas by Ben Mezrich who wrote Bringing Down The House. Its pretty fascinating

**Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:35 pm**

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (no, not that one!) It's fairly dire, and I'd have chucked it aside long ago if it wasn't for the fact I have to review the damn thing. I blame Dan Brown for all these Da Vinci Code copyists (and don't even get me started on the DVC!)

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