Ms Macbeth Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I've just read and finished "The Broons 2008 annual".! Jim You lucky boy! I loved the Broons and Oor Wullie when I was a kid. (They've been around for ever ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinjim Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 You lucky boy! I loved the Broons and Oor Wullie when I was a kid. (They've been around for ever ) A couple of months ago I was trying to explain to Mrs Surfin how my Gran in Scotland would send The Broons one year for Chrimbo, and then Oor Wullie the following year. Hey presto, she gets the Broons as a cheeky stocking filler for me. I'm now on the hunt for previous Oor Wullie annuals to show my little lad whose 6. I'll have to find some more serious reading now as well though! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTHFB Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'm reading How to Stop Smoking Permanently - Allen Carr. 11 days since my last ciggie too!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSparkle Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 You lucky boy! I loved the Broons and Oor Wullie when I was a kid. (They've been around for ever ) Aww, happy memories! I loved them too as a kiddie - I remember looking at the pictures in Oor Wullie before I could even read! StarSparkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code13 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Just finished Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner - interesting outlook on data' date=' statistics and economics, but a little repetitive. ; nearly finished Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany - a good holiday read, lots of short stories, some of which are a little shocking; and just started Half of A Yellow Sun by Adiche, gripping.[/quote'] I finished Half of the Yellow Sun a couple of weeks ago (discussing it at book group at the Red Lion tonight) but not my cup of tea. Also just finished Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter. If you liked Freakonomics (and I thought it was terrific) then I would thoroughly recommend "The Tiger That Isn't" by Blastland and Dilmot. It is mainly about statistics and shows how many news stories etc are based on completely missleading statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroughGal Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'm reading How to Stop Smoking Permanently - Allen Carr. 11 days since my last ciggie too!!!!! Good luck, it worked for me, in two weeks I'll have been stopped a year. No desire either. Well done on 11 days!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultana Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I am reading "Making Money", the latest discworld story from Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckelina Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Just finished The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis de Bernieres, for about the 5th time. I love that trilogy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trips Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Have just finished the Kenneth Williams diarys. He presents himself as a fairly unpleasant, egotistical and repressed character. Very interesting read though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samesame monkey Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I'm reading 'The wind up bird chronicle' by Haruki Murakami. I usually flt through books but this is taking me ages, it's really good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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