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60) Red Shelley - Paul Foot. Paperback. Reread. I first heard of this book when Paolo Hewitt described it as one of Paul Weller's favourites. It's a truly excellent book about Shelley's poetry, which is beautiful, and his politics, which were pretty right on.
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61) Game Changer: Eight Weeks Which Transformed British Politics - Steve Howell. Audiobook. An insider's view of Labour's 2017 election campaign as it looks likely that we'll be revving up for the 2019 vintage shortly. Fascinating in the minutiae and evidence of a savvy and hardworking machine.
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I read that in 81 - 82 and for a very similar reason. The sleeve of The Jam's Sound Affects album (and best album) had an excerpt from "The Masque of Anarchy" which is still one of my faves.Silent Majority wrote: ↑10 Sep 2019, 5:34am60) Red Shelley - Paul Foot. Paperback. Reread. I first heard of this book when Paolo Hewitt described it as one of Paul Weller's favourites. It's a truly excellent book about Shelley's poetry, which is beautiful, and his politics, which were pretty right on.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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What a great poem.Marky Dread wrote: ↑12 Sep 2019, 3:29pmI read that in 81 - 82 and for a very similar reason. The sleeve of The Jam's Sound Affects album (and best album) had an excerpt from "The Masque of Anarchy" which is still one of my faves.Silent Majority wrote: ↑10 Sep 2019, 5:34am60) Red Shelley - Paul Foot. Paperback. Reread. I first heard of this book when Paolo Hewitt described it as one of Paul Weller's favourites. It's a truly excellent book about Shelley's poetry, which is beautiful, and his politics, which were pretty right on.
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62) Naming the Bones - Laura Mauro. Paperback. A short novel set in a London I recognised. After a bomb on the underground, the main character starts to see horrific monsters invisible to everyone else. I would have been proud to write this book. It's authentic and filled with a very human understanding of people struggling. A book which is staying in my mind.
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Just finished Mary Robinette Kowal's The Calculating Stars, which just won the Hugo for best novel. If you like alternate histories of earth with a bit of a sci-fi flair I can't recommend this book enough. The main character is in the vein of 'Hidden Figures,' a woman who calculates for a fledgling international space program to help humanity expand to the stars. She deals with sexism and racism and Kowal just nails the characterization of a lot of the side characters.
Also currently reading The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This one isn't as strong, as the author feels she's overly clever with all the layers of names and titles she's crafting out of thin air, but if you ignore a lot of that it's pretty interesting so far. I'm about 25% into it and despite the confusion I'm going to keep going.
Also currently reading The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This one isn't as strong, as the author feels she's overly clever with all the layers of names and titles she's crafting out of thin air, but if you ignore a lot of that it's pretty interesting so far. I'm about 25% into it and despite the confusion I'm going to keep going.
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This has been surprisingly captivating. I've read many of these interviews, but there are some new ones too, and it's cool to get in these guys' heads every once in a while. It's notable how many interviewers (at least early on) were obsessed with the band's treatment of their fans and that they walked the talk.
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Madness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
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It will be the nuttiest book ever written.101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 5:15pmMadness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
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Tarzan’s nuts, you’re an embarrassment.Kory wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:00pmIt will be the nuttiest book ever written.101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 5:15pmMadness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
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Based on your summary, I just finished reading this. Quite good, even tho my Unbreakableesque guess around the middle was borne out (not complaining about the twist, only that I hoped it would have been something else). The self-doubt about reality did ring true.Silent Majority wrote: ↑15 Sep 2019, 10:29am62) Naming the Bones - Laura Mauro. Paperback. A short novel set in a London I recognised. After a bomb on the underground, the main character starts to see horrific monsters invisible to everyone else. I would have been proud to write this book. It's authentic and filled with a very human understanding of people struggling. A book which is staying in my mind.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Cool - glad you liked it, even with reservations. I'm a dummy for plot twists. Unless they're actually scripted by Rod Serling, I never see em coming.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Sep 2019, 9:21pmBased on your summary, I just finished reading this. Quite good, even tho my Unbreakableesque guess around the middle was borne out (not complaining about the twist, only that I hoped it would have been something else). The self-doubt about reality did ring true.Silent Majority wrote: ↑15 Sep 2019, 10:29am62) Naming the Bones - Laura Mauro. Paperback. A short novel set in a London I recognised. After a bomb on the underground, the main character starts to see horrific monsters invisible to everyone else. I would have been proud to write this book. It's authentic and filled with a very human understanding of people struggling. A book which is staying in my mind.
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It'll be a grey day in our house if I don't get that book. Now shut up!101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:11pmTarzan’s nuts, you’re an embarrassment.Kory wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:00pmIt will be the nuttiest book ever written.101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 5:15pmMadness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Believe me I’m not stepping into lineMarky Dread wrote: ↑20 Sep 2019, 5:09amIt'll be a grey day in our house if I don't get that book. Now shut up!101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:11pmTarzan’s nuts, you’re an embarrassment.Kory wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:00pmIt will be the nuttiest book ever written.101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 5:15pmMadness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
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You'll be going one step beyond dancing to land of hope & glory in the middle of the night when this book comes out.101Walterton wrote: ↑20 Sep 2019, 5:42amBelieve me I’m not stepping into lineMarky Dread wrote: ↑20 Sep 2019, 5:09amIt'll be a grey day in our house if I don't get that book. Now shut up!101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:11pmTarzan’s nuts, you’re an embarrassment.Kory wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 6:00pmIt will be the nuttiest book ever written.101Walterton wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 5:15pmMadness are releasing their autobiography next month When We were We. They are also releasing an audio book version that they have narrated themselves which I thought was really cool.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia