Day Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I like reading, I've always got a good book on the go. I only read English books tho, can't read those Welsh ones, cwyhabjsbj ysttavh jsbkjwhu looks like a load of jibberish to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Thought you were liking the football club forra minute fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yup, I quite like reading too. So much, I changed my avatar again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghRam Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I've gone with an avatar change as well, anything to avoid the welshies doing well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 http://www.alephbet.com/pictures/30630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 i love reading especially some classics, e.g. Dostoevsky crime and punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thought you were liking the football club forra minute fool! That would been in "Other Football":) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I always wondered about books. Did Peter shag Jane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I really like the author Simon Scarrow, writes alot of Historical Fiction. Ended up buying around eight books of his in one series just to get to the book that intrigued me originally! Also bought what I thought was the next book in the series, only to find out that it was a new series of his that was another historical fiction on the stories of Naopleon and Wellington which led up from them as kids until their battle at Waterloo. Thigs like that fascinate me. Other than that I read a fair few autobiographies, and generally any fantasty/historical fiction books that interest me. Writing my own book too, but thats been pushed to one side while I get more important things done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I really like the author Simon Scarrow, writes alot of Historical Fiction. Ended up buying around eight books of his in one series just to get to the book that intrigued me originally! Also bought what I thought was the next book in the series, only to find out that it was a new series of his that was another historical fiction on the stories of Naopleon and Wellington which led up from them as kids until their battle at Waterloo. Thigs like that fascinate me. Other than that I read a fair few autobiographies, and generally any fantasty/historical fiction books that interest me. Writing my own book too, but thats been pushed to one side while I get more important things done. I am most interested in historical books of some sort, but no so much the fiction kind. Prefer to be given the facts with that sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I am most interested in historical books of some sort, but no so much the fiction kind. Prefer to be given the facts with that sort of stuff. Historical fiction is where they give the facts as they were, but where there is little discription (i.e.the people involved) they create their own stories of their interactions and relationships. What they may have been thinking etc. The bloke i'm reading now used to be a historian for one of the top universities in England, so he's an expert in the Roman era that he writes in. He gets all the names right the places and events, hes just expanding on two characters who were there at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Historical fiction is where they give the facts as they were, but where there is little discription (i.e.the people involved) they create their own stories of their interactions and relationships. What they may have been thinking etc. The bloke i'm reading now used to be a historian for one of the top universities in England, so he's an expert in the Roman era that he writes in. He gets all the names right the places and events, hes just expanding on two characters who were there at the time. That sort of stuff is ok. It's where they sometimes expand into fantasy where I lose interest. I've read a couple of Richard Dawkins books, they mess with your head a bit but are very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 That sort of stuff is ok. It's where they sometimes expand into fantasy where I lose interest. I've read a couple of Richard Dawkins books, they mess with your head a bit but are very interesting. Luckily the authors i've read don't change history when they write their stories, just expand on their characters within the realms of what may have been possible at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 That sort of stuff is ok. It's where they sometimes expand into fantasy where I lose interest. I've read a couple of Richard Dawkins books, they mess with your head a bit but are very interesting. dawkins and hitchens books are both very entertaining reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Has anybody got a Kindle? My partner's buying me one for my 70th - seems like a good idea when travelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyBilly Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Anything by Hitchens or Dawkins is a must-read. I do alot of reading these days because I don't watch any of the trash on TV. It worries me that people actually derive enjoyment from some of the reality garbage on the box these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Has anybody got a Kindle? My partner's buying me one for my 70th - seems like a good idea when travelling. You gonna be able to work it alright? They're very impressive from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Anything by Hitchens or Dawkins is a must-read. I do alot of reading these days because I don't watch any of the trash on TV. It worries me that people actually derive enjoyment from some of the reality garbage on the box these days. TOWIE is class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyBilly Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 TOWIE is class! Just had to google that. It sounds fecking awful but whatever floats ya boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 You gonna be able to work it alright? They're very impressive from what I've seen. Cheeky boy!!!!! A friend has one and I can just about manage that - takes me 20 mins to find the right page!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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