Well folks we have had best films in the world announced:-)

 Now I ask whether or not you will rise to this.

If you were stranded on a desert island with only five fictional books to keep you company what would they be? (you already have the survival guides you need)

I'll start the ball rolling with 2 I couldn't live without and will add the others later.

1. Only Forward - Michael Marshall Smith

2. Magician - Raymond.E. Fiest.

OK folks it is over to you, I hope we get some interesting additions.

I dunno , but I have been happily giving you folks a review (opinion) on a whole selection of books I have recently read.

But I have yet to get any feedback from anyone, am I shouting in the wilderness with no-one about??

Should I continue?

regards

Vadagh

 

Just a note to you all to say , Happy Solstice.

Yep I was up at 4.15 this morning to greet the sun and say thanks for not killing me for another year.

Glad tidings to you all.

 Vadagh

I must thank the lords of the sky today, it pissed it down all over the UK. But I must thank them for last night and today especially. Mine eyes have been spared a couple of days of being subjected to the worst dress sense in the UK, and mine ears have been saved from the sound of drunken yobs going past my flat window at stupid O'clock shouting and fighting etc.

What is it about the brits and hot weather?? I hate it, I feel no need to strip to the waist, get burnt,show of my tatoos and get drunk in the nearest park. I will not spare the women either, if your fat you know it, and should not wear boob tubes and a short skirt showing the top of the diamante thong and the tramp stamp in the middle of your back. Especially when pushing a pram and dragging at the spogs sibling along aswell.

I prefer to stay away from the sun during peak hours, god knows there are enough government warnings and studies out there showing that you will get skin cancer if exposed too much.

Am I alone in this observation??

Please let it pee down on a thursday and friday nights from now on, at least then the streets will be safer and numpties don't like fighting in the rain..

I have recently been involved in the periphery of a lot of spats and grumbles between a couple I know. I know you'll all have been there so I'll explain the situation.

You have a freind you've known for several years, they get a new partner you have no real feelings for, they are just there. The couple have a few paddies at each other and you're buddy comes round for a good bitch and moaning session after one of these occurances. They are quite happily having a grumble when your phone goes, the number is blocked. Not knowing who it is you answer, it is the partner, going nuts and sobbing on the phone that thing have gone wrong and have you seen their other half. That particular other half is sat opposite you with a glass of wine in one hand and making frantic I'm not here signals and yuo have'nt seen me.

What do you do??

 I know what I did but I'd like your opinions on this one aswell.

Lee Child - Bad luck and Trouble.

Jack Reacher again lends a hand to someone who needs it. This time it's members of his old unit, they are back, and no one messes with them.

 To anyone not familiar with this author,get busy!!. Lee Child has again produced a book of spendid escapism, hero's,villains and the sence of justice served.

To all not familiar with this author start at the beginning,Killing Floor, I really do recommend it.

Well I had a testosterone filled weekend, shooting at my buddies. Watching bloke films and drinking beer.

So I kinda forgot to read , but here's what I have to date.

 Jess Walter- Land of the Blind. A middle aged policewoman in small town USA. A man walk into the station and confesses to a murder.

This was a book more about predjudice, growing up and the crap people have to go through in their life than a murder mystery novel. the big up on the back was by James Patterson, he could not have read the book is all I'll say. Not worth the paper it was printed on if you want a thriller, as a chick style book with feelings etc. give it a bash.

Peter Temple -Bad Debts. A phone message from an ex-client sets our PI on a new trail. The client turns up dead soon after.

Set in the colourful land of kangaroos and deadly critters, the latest Jack Irish novel is again a breath of fresher air in a sometimes tired genre. The client and freinds of Mr Irish are funny and serious at the same time and the finale of the book is wrth the wait, for those unfamiliar with Mr Irish, give this a go you will be suprised.

 300, FILM. The tale of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylea.

 The true tale of the Battle where a handful of Spartans and auxilaries held of the Persian army for a week is a good backdrop for this out and out fantasy. Leonides and his men battle all comers in this sweaty swords and loincloths epic, there is enough testosterone on screen to fill an olympic swimming pool. Ladies please check your squeemishness at the door, leave sensiblities at home and enjoy this visual feast.

I got sent these today aswell and thought I'd share.

 Here are 12 of the finest double-entendres that were aired on British TV & Radio

1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava fromBulgaria.
I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"

2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator -
"Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."

3. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator -
"This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."

4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 -
"Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew."

5. US PGA Commentator -
"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot,
his wife takes out his balls and kisses them .... Oh my god!! What have I just said??"

6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time TeamLive' said:
"You'd eat beaver if you could get it."

7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked,
"So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?"
Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters:
"Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday."

9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said:
"There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."

10. Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports:
"Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

11. Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked:
They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."

12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open:
"Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.

Enjoy.

 

here goes

I have just finished Earth ,air, fire and custard, by Tom Holt

A continuation from The portable Door , welcome again to a realm of the sumblimly redicuously accurate, a snapshot on modern life.Combining the talent of Prattchett,Sharpe, Stephen Fry and the posssibilty of time paradox's .

The modern world is not as we see it, goblins, trolls, evil lord etc.... are lurking.

Enter our "hero" In love, unrequited, manipulated by the bad guy, and how doe's he save the Earth??

To all fans of Pratcett I would say seek this authour out, he takes some time to get used to but the results are worthwile, you will end up giggling on the bus again.

This author will challenge Stephen Hawkins with the way he mucks about with things...but the end result is a very funny book.

Well here goes - I dont want to give plots away so these are just my opinions.

Robert Wilson- The Hidden Assassins , Inspector Falcon inspects a faceless, handless corpse on the city rubbish tip.Shortly afterward a block of flats explodes, a mosque in the building, are they linked?, if so by what...etc.-terrorism blah blah...

 Not a bad book for when there is nothing else to do, the plot tends to plod with the characters needing more fleshing out but overall not bad. Perhaps I'm biased but this book did not grip me at all despite the blurb on the back.-

 Stella Rimmington- Secret Asset. Liz Carlyle (MI5) learns of a possible terrorist link to an islamic book shop in London. Queue the bad guy music....

 An interesting book with more than enough human content to keep folks interested in the characters. The leading plot lines run at a reasonable pace with the body count kept to a minimum and the tension ratcheted up by other means.  The supporting cast is a little large but then again MI5 aint no kindergarten, where everone knows each other. A well crafted book, but the again as the former head of MI5 she should know what the spy trade is about.

 Tess Gerritsen- Stolen.  Jordan Tavistock, wealthy heir to a British lord becomes involved in a plot about a sunken ship, missing antiques and a beautiful thief.

Guess what?, if this book was any more predictable I'd ask for her to write episodes of Scooby Doo. Awful, truly bad. I instantly relegated it to the toilet and forced myself to read it when I couldn't get away from it. This plot came straight out of an episode of the Saint, and was just as badly acted.

 Ken McCoy- tripper. A town in West Yorkshire, the top of a 12 story building, Ron Crusher is forced off a building.-suicide??Enter Sam 'mad' Carew builder, ex-copper and part time investigator.

 An excellent book full of interesting people  (who spend alot of time in the pub-then again with a load of yorkshiremen as lead characters what do you expect). The plot reaches back in time and drags the past into the present as the body count mounts, the Sam becomes involved with a vicious gangster whilst trying to solve the case. Written with a very dry sense of humor , full of sarcasm and a sprinkling of wit, I'd recommend this to anyone.

Sign of the Cross - Chris Kuzneski. A vatican preist is crucified in the shadow of hamlets castle, an archeologist makes a startling discovery and our 2 heroes are locked in a spanish jail.

Fast paced, plot filled,plenty of shooting and car chases etc, a superb thriller in the modern genre. Anyone who likes Clive Cusser or Vince Flynn will love this book. Open the page, sit back and enjoy the ride.

 

 

 

 

 

well this is my first attempt at a blog, so I thought I'd use it constructively. I'll me reviewing all the books I have recently read on here along with films etc. If I've got the wrong idea about a blog will someone let me know??