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Which Book Are You Reading thread

erogenouszone said:
Are there any recommendations from the Maga Book Club that don't contain pictures that you are reading at the moment?
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I'm not about MAGA. However I don't see anything wrong with people wanting to make their country great, its better than the alternative.

I'm reading State of Fear. I'll let you know if I recommend when I've finished it.
 
Lupi said:
I'm not about MAGA. However I don't see anything wrong with people wanting to make their country great, its better than the alternative.

I'm reading State of Fear. I'll let you know if I recommend when I've finished it.
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I abhor your political views, Lupi, but strongly uphold your right to elucidate them.

At least with this book you are reading, which I would probably find abhorrent, you are on topic in this bookreading thread.
 
We have a gifted author as a member of G and G FC!

Mr Cleansheets, the title of the book, and poster name on G and G, is both fiction and a football book. I've read 140 pages and it is very entertaining, given I've been reading globally popular authors in the genres of crime, historical fiction and domestic fiction in recent times. Mr C the book stands up well amongst illustrious company!

Mr Cleansheets the book is tending towards a comedic genre, with romance thrown in, but essentially has a football theme throughout. I'll comment on the football facets in the Football Books section.

The comedic facet of the book reminds me of Kathy Lette, Marian Keyes and Graham Simsion. I love Mr Cleansheets the author's depiction of some English football hooligans who are continuing as characters. They are hilarious!

I hope Mr Cleansheets the G and G poster has written a lot more books I can read, if they are as entertaining as this book.
 
Decentric said:
I abhor your political views, Lupi, but strongly uphold your right to elucidate them.

At least with this book you are reading, which I would probably find abhorrent, you are on topic in this bookreading thread.
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you might learn something from it, but probably above your reading age level
 
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Bit of a history buff me. Just read this absolute masterpiece from the Oxford History of the United States series.

Will endeavour to read the other volumes of which there are 10 or 12 I think.
 
Decentric said:
We have a gifted author as a member of G and G FC!

Mr Cleansheets, the title of the book, and poster name on G and G, is both fiction and a football book. I've read 140 pages and it is very entertaining, given I've been reading globally popular authors in the genres of crime, historical fiction and domestic fiction in recent times. Mr C the book stands up well amongst illustrious company!

Mr Cleansheets the book is tending towards a comedic genre, with romance thrown in, but essentially has a football theme throughout. I'll comment on the football facets in the Football Books section.

The comedic facet of the book reminds me of Kathy Lette, Marian Keyes and Graham Simsion. I love Mr Cleansheets the author's depiction of some English football hooligans who are continuing as characters. They are hilarious!

I hope Mr Cleansheets the G and G poster has written a lot more books I can read, if they are as entertaining as this book.
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I've reached page 230.

Excellent book. Great read!

The fictitious aspect is quite riveting.
 
Noosa Lion said:
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Bit of a history buff me. Just read this absolute masterpiece from the Oxford History of the United States series.

Will endeavour to read the other volumes of which there are 10 or 12 I think.
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Not sure if its your cup of tea but I recently read Birmingham's Axis of time trilogy ... Alt histroy but WW2 v new future.... first time reading something like this but enjoyed it..

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Crichton has great ideas but I find his execution a little dry sometimes. My fave of his would be Time Storm.

Meanwhile, I'm a little embarrassed by Decentric's praise. Thanks D. very generous of you. Glad you're enjoying the book. I've not read it myself for about ten years and idly picked it again the other day after reading your comments. If you enjoy my work you should probably try The Fighting Man next - it has some similarities with Mr C but is set between 1060 - 1066 in the lead up to the Battle of Hastings.
 
Mr Cleansheets said:
Meanwhile, I'm a little embarrassed by Decentric's praise. Thanks D. very generous of you. Glad you're enjoying the book. I've not read it myself for about ten years and idly picked it again the other day after reading your comments. If you enjoy my work you should probably try The Fighting Man next - it has some similarities with Mr C but is set between 1060 - 1066 in the lead up to the Battle of Hastings.
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I've got 4 mates who are authors - one who has written children's book for decades. It is a tough gig. My mother published 5 children's books too - all taken on by publishing companies.

I know another who is a globally recognised author who is the wife of one of my favourite craft brewers. All I had known her as was pouring superb beer and cleaning up glasses from tables. Don't know her well enough to call her a mate, but she is an extraordinarily talented author in historical fiction.

One author told me that book companies base appraisals for books to be published, on reading the first two pages of a book. Also, that it is virtually impossible to break in to a publishing company as a newbie, unless already a screen writer or current journo.

Whether true or not, another self- published author claims that even top Aus authors, like Thomas Keneally, only earn $18 000 average from book sales!

Another phenomenon, is publishing one's own books. With the FB algorithm, a mate of mine's publicising his book seemed excessive to friends he knew in person who were sick to death of the book promotion, whilst other FB friends saw no publicity for his book whatsoever.

Originally, I read you posted football analyses on 442/IS, to publicise your fiction books. IMO, and I read a lot of very popular authors, which my better half always states are not works of literary brilliance, your book Mr C is so good, you should be a full time author, given comparisons to a lot of very popular authors, globally.

I can embarrass you a lot more and list a lot more global authors who Mr C stands up well well against in comparison too!
 
It's a tough gig. Since 2010 (when Mr C was published) I've made about $50k from six books. It's not nothing but you couldn't live on it.

My problem is that all three of my publishers were tiny little one man operations who outsourced editing, printing etc and had virtually zero marketing budget.

And saddest of all... I'm regarded as fairly successful for an Australian author.

You wouldn't do it unless you loved it.
 
Mr Cleansheets said:
Crichton has great ideas but I find his execution a little dry sometimes. My fave of his would be Time Storm.

Meanwhile, I'm a little embarrassed by Decentric's praise. Thanks D. very generous of you. Glad you're enjoying the book. I've not read it myself for about ten years and idly picked it again the other day after reading your comments. If you enjoy my work you should probably try The Fighting Man next - it has some similarities with Mr C but is set between 1060 - 1066 in the lead up to the Battle of Hastings.
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NEXT was pretty good, he certainly has a great imagination.
 
Mr Cleansheets said:
It's a tough gig. Since 2010 (when Mr C was published) I've made about $50k from six books. It's not nothing but you couldn't live on it.

My problem is that all three of my publishers were tiny little one man operations who outsourced editing, printing etc and had virtually zero marketing budget.

And saddest of all... I'm regarded as fairly successful for an Australian author.

You wouldn't do it unless you loved it.
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Good man.
 
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