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Post by Lord Thribb of Hubris OBE on Oct 23, 2010 13:17:33 GMT
.....I'm half way through The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist...... It should be made compulsory to read this book, then we wouldn't be all suffering from the effects of "the great money trick". |
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Post by jill on Oct 23, 2010 14:44:20 GMT
.....I'm half way through The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist...... It should be made compulsory to read this book, then we wouldn't be all suffering from the effects of "the great money trick". Rooney should read it. Sorry, I mean somebody should read it to Rooney  |
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Post by stanlaurel on Nov 4, 2010 23:04:22 GMT
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Post by stanlaurel on Nov 5, 2010 18:18:32 GMT
"Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood was a good read.
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Post by niftyshoes on Nov 7, 2010 23:18:00 GMT
Gypsy Boy (Mikey Walsh), was the last one I read - it could easily be a Meadows film (and no, this isn't a reference to Gaygate). Very powerful.
I'm now on Paint It White (Gary Edwards) the account of a Leeds fan who has only missed one game (a friendly in Toronto) since 1968. Started reading it because I intended to see the play but couldn't get tickets. Hope it tours. It features "Daft Gary" from Corro.
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Post by Bill Edwards on Mar 22, 2011 19:00:54 GMT
Fingersmith by SarahWaters
A richley plotted and colourful journey through the dark underbelly of Victorian society. A proper page turner!
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Post by cliftonestate on Mar 28, 2011 17:21:24 GMT
Just read..........The Hacienda (How not to run a club) written by Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order fame.
Interesting stuff by a guy who knew the insights to the Manchester scene.
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Post by jill on Mar 28, 2011 19:00:02 GMT
Just read..........The Hacienda (How not to run a club) written by Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order fame. Interesting stuff by a guy who knew the insights to the Manchester scene. Is this the follow up to 24 hour Party People's how not to run a record company?  Was talking to this Manc guy at the Trailer Park Boy's show I went to....got on to the 1990s and the Hacienda..interesting stuff. Might read this, though the idea of Peter Hook writing a how not to fuck up book is surpising |
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Post by Bill Edwards on Apr 3, 2011 19:47:16 GMT
Just finished Killing Bono by Neil NcCormick
Painfully funny and excrutiatingly toe-curling. That guy had a lot of bad luck. It's hard to feel that sorry for him though. He's got what he wanted. To be famous!
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Post by Dave on Apr 3, 2011 23:17:38 GMT
I read some books sometimes! I don't think I've ever visited this thread though. Doh!
Just finished a great little book called Storage Stories which is about an ex-rock/pop star who's time of fame has gone, and he now works in a self storage warehouse.
Really funny and touching.
It's written by Jim Bob (from ex Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine fame). Looking forward to his next book now.
I most go back and read his book about the Carter years. Loads of good reviews for it mentioning how it is far more amusing and well-written than anyone had a right to expect. I'm also a Carter USM fan... it's a no brainer!
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Post by neverendingly on Apr 4, 2011 9:26:59 GMT
Am new to all this. Would recommend 2 books off the top of head- Tokyo by Mo Hayder and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche - am still reading the second -both are beautiful and horrific and teach much about the way of the world.
Neither are easy reads. Both are brutally real and based in real events.
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Post by cliftonestate on Apr 5, 2011 17:46:53 GMT
Just read..........The Hacienda (How not to run a club) written by Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order fame. Interesting stuff by a guy who knew the insights to the Manchester scene. Is this the follow up to 24 hour Party People's how not to run a record company? Was talking to this Manc guy at the Trailer Park Boy's show I went to....got on to the 1990s and the Hacienda..interesting stuff. Might read this, though the idea of Peter Hook writing a how not to fuck up book is surpising Hi Jill The book is full of all the stats and facts of the club. I really enjoyed it and learnt all the stuff i wanted to know from someone who was there from the start. Now i'm struggling through Kieth Richards book "Life" Hard going at the moment it's not hooking me in but i'll keep plodding on hopefully it will get better. |
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Post by GR on Jun 7, 2011 22:01:25 GMT
Just finished Charles Portis' True Grit -- that was a FAST read! Entertaining and funny, with an endearingly feisty narrative voice. Can't wait to see the Coen Brothers' adaptation -- I missed it on the big screen, but I just ordered on DVD from Amazon... |
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Post by arclight on Jun 13, 2011 17:01:22 GMT
This is England, this is Nottinghamshire, England 1970’s! The incredible true story of the notorious punk venue the Grey Topper - situated in a Nottinghamshire pit village! Where The Stranglers played in 76, The Vibrators, The Ruts, Early Xerox era Adam and the Ants, The Specials, UK Subs, Angelic Upstarts (that ended in a riot), The Members and more! www.angelfire.com/indie/united11/greytopper.htmlAttachments:
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Post by jill on Aug 30, 2011 12:24:43 GMT
Chavs: the Demonization of the Working Class
Excellent book.
Jones has-intentionally-steered clear of a lot of heavy, arcane language and analysis, and written an intelligent book that is accessible to a general readership. The arguments are clearly set out, persuasive and supported by stats and sources etc (in footnotes that don't break up the text/narrative).
The central theme is how the Chav stereotype has been and is being culturally reproduced to the extent that it does indeed constitute a 'pathologising' or demonization of the working class. I've been sympathetic to this argument for a long time, but was still shocked when reading Jones' collection of illustrations- downright vicious, nasty and spiteful caricatures of working class people and entire communities-now so prevalent in British society and public discourse. The first part of the book mainly deals with this bigotry -reproducing examples from the popular press, popular culture and those 'Chav town' type websites patronised by smug gits. All hateful stuff which-as Julie Burchill noted a long time back-would be totally beyond the pale (career ending) stuff if directed against any other social group, but which is socially acceptable (or 'funny') when aimed at people who are basically poor and powerless.
Jones then moves on to examine the bigger economic and social shifts that have generated the conditions that supposedly 'feckless' individuals are now being blamed for. Bascially an account of de-industrialisation and the move to a service based economy where we're all now involved in opening doors for one another, in Jones' terms. On the way, he debunks a lot of prevalent, seldom challenged, 'myths' that-again-push the blame for the social consequences of economic restructuring and political failure squarely onto those who have largely been the victims. New Labour don't fare much better than the Tories here.
I could reproduce a lot of examples, but its better read first hand and-in so far as Thatcherism and the post-Thatcher legacy are Jones broad reference points-will appeal to a lot of Meadows fans.
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Was talking to this Manc guy at the Trailer Park Boy's show I went to....got on to the 1990s and the Hacienda..interesting stuff. Might read this, though the idea of Peter Hook writing a how not to fuck up book is surpising 
