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Odd choice but The Jigsaw Man by Paul Britton, he’s a forensic psychologist. The book follows his career from early days to where he rose to and highlights some of the cases he worked on and the patients he worked with. Not a literary classic by any means but I was fascinated by it.
His follow up book Picking up the Pieces is equally as good.
 

LostLegend said:
Read ‘The Name of the Rose’ recently. Was amazed by just how many other stories this has influenced. Dunno if you bother with computer games or not, if you do, then check out ‘Pentiment’ which is loosely based on The Name of the Rose, it’s great.
I still prefer ‘Foucaults Pendulum’ as far as Eco goes, but only just!

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Not heard of the game, so will look it up! Never tried Foucault's Pendulum.
 
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh.

It's the story of a soldier collecting bodies for burial after the end of the Vietam War, intermingled with flashbacks from his past, written in a stream of consciousness style. It does not romanticise war as many war novels do, and his depiction of the loss of innocence and his anguish over his war memories are heart-wrenching. One of the most moving books, and the best war book, I can remember reading.
 

COYBL25 said:
Same here with The Road and being a dad.

First time I read it, I was that cut up, I had to out for a walk just to get my head together.

I still try and read it once a year, but really have to prepare myself mentally to read it.

I hated the film when it came out, but I`ve mellowed a lot towards it now, as I`ve come to accept that they`d have never got a certificate if they`d been faithful to the book, although the beginning with the Charlize Theron cameo was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the film.
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I saw the film before I read the book and thought it was fantastic movie and very dark. It still didn't prepare me for the book though which affected me for a few days after reading it.
 
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

It's an autobiographical account of his life upto 2000 and how he ended up as a chef.

But, it is the antithesis of the celebrity cook stuff that followed in it's wake. It's not pretty and to be honest you won't look at a restaurant then same way again but it's really entertaining.

Sad he's no longer with us but at least thanks to him, I'll never order fish on a Monday.
 
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CrustySack said:
About the same amount of times as well. The recent TV series set in modern America was a huge let down though.
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Sadly, it was. I watched the first episode via a free offer on prime. Shame as the story line has “blockbuster” written all over it, I always thought the movie would be made.
 
CrustySack said:
I saw the film before I read the book and thought it was fantastic movie and very dark. It still didn't prepare me for the book though which affected me for a few days after reading it.
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It really shows the power of McCarthy as a writer, when the ending of a book can have such a profound effect on you.

I know in the States his books are studied at degree level and if they ever added his books to the curriculum over here, I’d be sorely tempted to go back to night school and do my English lit again,
 
Lapeno77 said:
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

It's an autobiographical account of his life upto 2000 and how he ended up as a chef.

But, it is the antithesis of the celebrity cook stuff that followed in it's wake. It's not pretty and to be honest you won't look at a restaurant then same way again but it's really entertaining.

Sad he's no longer with us but at least thanks to him, I'll never order fish on a Monday.
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As a chef myself it was refreshing, it's him that's considered 'chef' by chefs globally. He relates to the demands of the job physically and emotionally.
Unlike the Ramsays of the world all ego and pretension. I knew he was true when he mentions about Christmas dinner and 'pass the fkin cranberry' because it had become habit from the kitchen.
His travelogues written and visual show that to him, all food is soul food.
 

COYBL25 said:
It really shows the power of McCarthy as a writer, when the ending of a book can have such a profound effect on you.

I know in the States his books are studied at degree level and if they ever added his books to the curriculum over here, I’d be sorely tempted to go back to night school and do my English lit again,
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Only writer to make me cry, with the ending of the road. Don't know still if it was a 'man' thing or a 'dad' thing, but at a time when there was a burgeoning male pushback, without being aggressive or macho about it, he managed to capture what I believed to be the essence of a man and the role of a father.
The fears and responsibilities. The need for role models and softness in tge harshest of environments, plus his sacrifice.
 
magicjuan said:
Only writer to make me cry, with the ending of the road. Don't know still if it was a 'man' thing or a 'dad' thing, but at a time when there was a burgeoning male pushback, without being aggressive or macho about it, he managed to capture what I believed to be the essence of a man and the role of a father.
The fears and responsibilities. The need for role models and softness in tge harshest of environments, plus his sacrifice.
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I`ve recommended it to quite a few people, who`ve been unable to finish it due to it`s bleakness and a couple of others who did finish it, who sent me rude messages, saying " WHY DIDN`T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE ENDING " :lol:
 
Lapeno77 said:
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

It's an autobiographical account of his life upto 2000 and how he ended up as a chef.

But, it is the antithesis of the celebrity cook stuff that followed in it's wake. It's not pretty and to be honest you won't look at a restaurant then same way again but it's really entertaining.

Sad he's no longer with us but at least thanks to him, I'll never order fish on a Monday.
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Probably the best book I’ve ever read. I absolutely adore him, in an authentic vulnerable way - he didn’t seem to ever shy away from telling truths.

I almost felt the cuts, blisters and bruises reading some pages.
 

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