Quote: Michael Monkhouse @ 3rd September 2024, 4:48 PMThe Wizard of Oz. Googled it.
Are you sure? I thought it might be Spice World.
What are you reading right now? Page 250
Spiceworld is shit.
I'm reading Melanie C's biography. I expect she wanted to get the boring part of her life outa her system before she proposes to me.
Quote: Michael Monkhouse @ 3rd September 2024, 4:48 PMThe Wizard of Oz. Googled it.
I was assigned to write an essay on The Wizard of Oz at school. I started by going to the library and began reading the novel, but I didn't like it. So, I decided to use the internet and read a summary of the book, but that only made me more confused. In the end, I used a https://essays.edubirdie.com/essay-editing-service service, and only then did I finally understand the whole story. Because of that, I decided to reread it and went back to the library.
I'm so glad Google exists.
It will change things.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
I just finished listening to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an audiobook, and it was such a chilling yet fascinating experience. I wasn't expecting it to grip me as much as it did. I remember reading the short story back in school, but hearing it narrated added an entirely different layer of intensity. Audiobooks bring stories like this one to life, especially with the proper narration.
You can listen to it here - https://www.everand.com/audiobook/716918544/The-Lottery , really nice book and the platform is even better))
Was given a compendium of the Arsene Lupin books on which the 'Lupin' TV series was based.
Good fun.
Alexei Sayle - Thatcher stole my trousers
Just started an updated version of Sid James biog. What a philandering sod he was when he was in South Africa!!
Just finished reading The Cat and the Corpse in the Old Barn.
Nothing to do with Private Frazer's story of the old empty barn and there being nothing in it.
No, this one was a whodunnit with so many characters popping in and out of the picture that I regularly lost track of who was who. But I persevered. An extract from towards the end of the book rather sums up the reason for my confusion:
His real mother was dead, as was the woman he'd imagined to be his mother. The man he knew as his father was in fact his uncle and his sister was his cousin. And Harry, his half-brother, had intended to kill him.
For some reason I had an irresistible urge at that stage to launch into a rendition of Bernard Cribbins' Gossip Calypso
Wilfrid Brambell's bio "You Dirty Old Man" - very interesting!
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 20th May 2025, 9:15 AMJust finished reading The Cat and the Corpse in the Old Barn.
Nothing to do with Private Frazer's story of the old empty barn and there being nothing in it.
No, this one was a whodunnit with so many characters popping in and out of the picture that I regularly lost track of who was who. But I persevered. An extract from towards the end of the book rather sums up the reason for my confusion:
His real mother was dead, as was the woman he'd imagined to be his mother. The man he knew as his father was in fact his uncle and his sister was his cousin. And Harry, his half-brother, had intended to kill him.
For some reason I had an irresistible urge at that stage to launch into a rendition of Bernard Cribbins' Gossip Calypso
Any good?
Always on the look out for things to adapt for TV - cosy crime/animals is a pretty good formula
Quote: Lazzard @ 20th May 2025, 1:42 PMAny good?
Always on the look out for things to adapt for TV - cosy crime/animals is a pretty good formula
Well, like I say, I found it too confusing with too many characters in it. Might be better on TV I suppose. At least you might recognise who they are when they make further appearances.
A better bet for tv, with a touch of light-heartedness, might be The Dinner Lady Detectives series from Hannah Hendy (five books in the series so far) or The Seaside Hotel series (Foul Play at..., Curtain Call at... and Muder at...) by Glanda Young (complete with pet dog if you're looking for an animal connection).
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 20th May 2025, 11:23 AMWilfrid Brambell's bio "You Dirty Old Man" - very interesting!
You mean this one? www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/36732/
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 20th May 2025, 4:51 PMWell, like I say, I found it too confusing with too many characters in it. Might be better on TV I suppose. At least you might recognise who they are when they make further appearances.
A better bet for tv, with a touch of light-heartedness, might be The Dinner Lady Detectives series from Hannah Hendy (five books in the series so far) or The Seaside Hotel series (Foul Play at..., Curtain Call at... and Muder at...) by Glanda Young (complete with pet dog if you're looking for an animal connection).
Ta.
Useful info.
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 20th May 2025, 4:51 PMYou mean this one? www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/36732/
Yes