I really really enjoyed High fidelity when I read it. Thing is with that book

you have to read it at the right time in your life.

Otherwise the majority of it doesn't relate.

I read it first at about 22/23 after a break up, read it a couple of times since.

If I read it now, I doubt it'd work as well, not if it was for the first time anyway.

I could give a few ideas, none would probably be classics though, I suppose a lot of my reading material would be frowned upon. (shame that, I believe any reading should be encouraged these days, breaks my heart when people won't even try, they don't know the pleasure they are denying themselves).

King is worth reading for light entertainment, and occasional flashes of brilliance, The Stand is one, and I loved his Dark Tower series.
Richard Layman keeps me amused, without ever being brilliant, Dean Koontz has his moments too. All Horror/fantasy type stuff, good fun in the main.

Just finished a novel by Tony Parsons - Stories We Could Tell. Enjoyed that, only got it as aprt of a mulit buy offer, will be checking out some more of his work now.

Posted By: megson on September 25th 2008 at 10:10:18

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  - ... (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Sep 25, 11:00:19
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  - I was only going to do the ones I'd read though. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 25, 10:26:10
    - oh (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 25, 10:27:34
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  - ^^^ Not actually in existence ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 10:22:35
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- Im currently on 'Brisin'gr' - The 3rd installment of the excellent Eragon series. (General Chat) - Yellow Ice, Sep 25, 10:16:22
- The elves and the shoemaker by Dumas (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Sep 25, 10:13:48
- Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 10:11:24
- I really really enjoyed High fidelity when I read it. Thing is with that book (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:10:18
  - lot of sense there (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:11:55
- Shirtlifter by Steve MacIsaac (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 25, 10:09:46
- the adventures of huckleberry finn (n/m) (General Chat) - matt in london, Sep 25, 10:08:00
- Another football novel - The Unfortunates by B. S. Johnson. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 10:03:21
  - which reminds me: Christie Malry's Own Double-entry by B. S. Johnson (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 10:11:04
    - YES! Love that one too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 10:16:12
- How to Cook by... (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Sep 25, 10:03:16
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- Spot the Dog (General Chat) - Flying Canary, Sep 25, 10:01:12
- The Wrong Boy - Willy Russell. (n/m) (General Chat) - songwriter81, Sep 25, 09:59:00
- Ghostbusters 2 (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Sep 25, 09:57:27
- The Croft goal was novel (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Sep 25, 09:54:52
- Recent: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell. Classic: Brave New World by Huxley (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 09:52:27
  - The Lord of the Rings: great story.... (General Chat) - HairyBobbingManAss, Sep 25, 10:03:23
    - I disagree. I think Tolkien's use of the English language is the nads (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 10:36:02
    - i watched the films first then read the books of LOTR (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 10:22:59
      - I was pretty happy with the films (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:27:19
        
        oh and how could i forget Old Tom, and the Return to the shire. (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:29:52
  - I've avoied the Strange and Norrell one for the useless reason (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:59:17
    - She do live in Cambridge - try it, it is very good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 10:04:02
      - isn't it a bit Harry Potter for grown ups? (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:05:01
        
        No it is not actually. It is also full of very subtle humour, satire, and makes fun of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 10:37:46
        
        Tsk Harry Potter is Harry Potter for grown ups. (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:11:31
        
        I can even magic up double posts after reading it. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:13:41
        
        Tsk Harry Potter is Harry Potter for grown ups. (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:11:31
  - The Spire by William Golding is also brilliant. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 09:56:22
  - Yes, I enjoyed Jonathan Strange (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 25, 09:55:58
    - The Stand is very good isn't it? (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:14:25
    - That book with Holden Caulfield in it is very, very good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 09:58:11
      - Catcher In The Rye (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 10:15:04
  - I've only avoided that because (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:55:16
  - *Norrell* (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 09:52:43
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 25, 09:52:19
  - That's not a novel (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 09:52:57
    - Fly fishing by J R Hartley? (n/m) (General Chat) - TheHoolahanElement, Sep 25, 09:55:42
    - Oh. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 25, 09:55:16
- Dice Man (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 25, 09:48:58
- Jude the Obscure (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 09:47:19
- To Kill a Mockingbird (n/m) (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 25, 09:47:02
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- The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 09:45:32
  - Second what Berlin said - Has to be Tressell... n/m (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Sep 25, 09:49:42
- Chickenhawk (General Chat) - pieman63, Sep 25, 09:39:57
  - Vietnam book recommendations (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 09:56:00
    - On a similar note, I enjoyed the Novel of Black Hawk Down. (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:21:58
    - Oh I've read Dispatches - excellent. (General Chat) - pieman63, Sep 25, 10:20:38
      - You'll struggle to find Page after Page as it's out of print (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 11:26:38
- would you be reading it with the idea that it might give you a taste for reading (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:39:02
  - the former, probably (n/m) (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Sep 25, 09:46:56
    - and would you like it to be 'hard work' but worthwhile, or a relatively light read? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:48:14
      - don't mind, really-just want it to be any good (n/m) (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Sep 25, 09:48:55
        
        Of the list so far (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:50:02
        
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        I'm reading "The end of the affair" (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:02:52
        
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- The Enchanted Wood or The Wishing Chair (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Sep 25, 09:37:28
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:36:19
  - ^^^ FAO BerlinCanary and PK - Yes. ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 09:44:02
    - I've read it now... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 09:47:35
    - there's an interesting pairing (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:46:28
  - That's what I thought - (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:38:05
    - There's the Waterstones top 100 of the 20th century (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:44:43
      - Hmm. 28.5 or 29.5. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 10:12:02
        
        I loved the Rings, again though first read it about 13 (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:18:18
      - I've read about 10 of them, more than i thought! (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 10:04:27
      - I wonder how many people who rate Ulysses have actually read it (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 09:58:16
        
        i read Potrait Of An Artist As A Young Man sort of as a preperation to read it (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 10:14:37
        
        I used to have that as my New Year's resolution each year (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:04:12
        
        I'm pretty certain I'll never try again (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 10:27:33
        
        me too (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:32:29
        
        I've read it, and it's brillo pads. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 10:02:35
    - However I've decided on The Sportswriter by Richard Ford (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:41:43
      - Ah, we've done Richard Ford before (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 25, 10:00:47
        
        yes we have (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 10:07:35
- What age bracket do you fall into? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 25, 09:32:32
- As this is a football site (sometimes) - The Damned United by David Peace. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 09:31:27
  - yep - just finished that - excellent book (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 25, 10:13:26
  - Agree. As dark as a black mouse in a coalmine. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 25, 09:53:48
  - i'm reading that at the moment, got up to The Fifth Reckoning (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 09:46:52
    - I don't agree - I thought the Damned Utd was much better than My Father and etc etc (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:48:40
      - i'm getting annoyed with the repetition in The Damned (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 09:53:03
        
        yeh it did grate on me...but so would have Clough...which was part of the point (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 25, 10:14:28
      - I'm going to have to catch up on these (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:51:25
        
        you could try 'The Library'... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Sep 25, 09:56:01
        
        I struggle with not 'owning' them too (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:58:19
        
        Never heard of it. Top of my bought-but-not-got-round-to-yet is (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:53:12
  - Seconded. Two other footy books although not fictional are (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 25, 09:35:32
    - Duncan Hamilton's book on Brian Clough is fascinating, too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 25, 09:40:44
      - Is that the 20 years with Clough one? I haven't read that yet. ** logs on to Amazon ** (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 25, 09:45:19
      - I think Mr C preferred that to the Damn United (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 09:43:59
- Catch 22 (n/m) (General Chat) - Culverhouse, Sep 25, 09:30:53
- Carter beats the Devil (n/m) (General Chat) - dear prudence, Sep 25, 09:30:21
  - Good, but better, and in a similar (almost) vein: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susan (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 25, 09:42:25

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