What are you reading at the moment?

[Haydos]

I think we all like football here, so you should all get on and read Fever Pitch if you haven't aalready.

[PegguyArphexad]

I think we all like football here, so you should all get on and read Fever Pitch if you haven't aalready.

Fever pitch is fantastic, as is the rest of Nick Hornby's stuff....

There is also some interesting literature on football hooliganism. Most of the memoirs are a bit cheap and just 'beat-em-up' tales, but for a better more academic perspective a good but accessible book is Gary Armstrong 'Knowing the Score'.

Ian Mcwean is a great author. Again pretty accessible stuff, but perhaps more 'high-brow' than Hornby (although I don't buy into critic snobbish attitudes to books).

[Libertine]

Bit late with it I guess, but Bill Bryson's 'A Short History...'.

Good shit.

[PegguyArphexad]

Oh, for a different perspective on football.

Russell Brand's 'Articles of Faith' is a collection of his Guardian articles, which are well written, insightful and funny!

[ozleicester]

Alain De Botton,

My new hero

[KFS]

For all the hopeless romantics- 'The Game' by Neil Strauss.

[MikeyT]

Bit late with it I guess, but Bill Bryson's 'A Short History...'.

Good shit.

Love Bill Bryson. Got every single one of his books. By far my favourite author.

[MC Prussian]

Tempted to go for Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood". Anyone on here read it? Recommendable?

[Webbo]

Tempted to go for Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood". Anyone on here read it? Recommendable?

I read it years ago. Dragged a bit iIrc.

[FoxyPV]

Reading The Brothers Grimms' Fairy Tales.

Not exactly the ones you remember from your childhood.

[luckyalex13]

1984

[FoxyPV]

1984

Good choice.

One of my favourite ever books.

[Cat Burger]

Year 9 coursework.

In my spare time (not got any) I'm near the end of 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy, most depraved book I've ever read.

Edited 1 June 2011 by Cat Burger

[STEVIE B]

Harold Larwood,a biography. Very humble man,hung to dry by Notts & England's hierachy. What a fantastic bowler ! Great read

[Parafox]

The Sand, The Bucket and Me.

Very, very funny account of childhood camping trips.

Also just finished "The Room", an fictional account of a hostage from a child's perspective, written as if by the child himself, who is born to his mum whilst she is held captive by a guy who snatched her off the street in a random kidnapping. They are kept locked in a 12 x 12 room and their only view of the world is through a skylight. This is the only place the child has ever known and his entire world is the room. Until...

[ozleicester]

1984

This and Animal Farm changed my life in my teens.

just started this...

Edited 9 June 2011 by ozleicester

[MikeyT]

Just started this about 5 minutes ago.

[FoxyPV]

Been a good read so far.

[Thracian]

Life Story of Bill Shankly.

Edited 11 June 2011 by Thracian

[skinnydipper]

Harold Larwood,a biography. Very humble man,hung to dry by Notts & England's hierachy. What a fantastic bowler ! Great read

Think that's written by the same author who wrote this

which is in itself a very good read.

currently reading this

[Joe.]

[Haydos]

Just started this about 5 minutes ago.

After reading them all I now keep them in my loo. Great toilet reads

[Narborough_fox]

Johnson Beharry VC : Barefoot soldier

Just started it, really looking forward to reading it, anyone else read it before?

Edited 11 June 2011 by Narborough_fox

[skinnydipper]

This is the funniest book about golf ever written.

It will have you laughing out loud

[Webbo]