Fascinating for political geeks. Like me.
At the time I read it I didn’t know Mr Johnson was going to become Prime Minister. I would have probably enjoyed the book less had I known.
Being as shallow as I am, I thought that a book by a comedian will be light, and fun and funny
I’d totally recommend the book. It is funny, and very good, but it didn’t half put me through the wringer
One of the camera angles in the Downing Street briefing thingy looks like it’s being shot on a mobile phone…and not a good one
Johnson seems to use ‘irreversible’ when he means something like ‘not reversed’.
My word of the day today is ‘precipitate’.
Shockingly, I’ve not seen Dr Strangelove, Marnie or Zulu…and I’m not sure about A Fistfull of Dollars
It’s not exactly deep and crisp and even
#NoShowSnow
Really disappointed in this one
I loved the stories which became the Tales of the Unexpected, and most of the children’s books, but I thought this was a bit rubbish t.co/t2a5VHNJg…
This was the first V. I. Warshawski book I’d read for a few years - I think I was under the impression that the series had finished. V. I. is a hard-boiled Chicago detective…and I was pleased to meet her again t.co/KHFdlmFqq…
In my head DI Tom Thorne is played by John Thaw, somewhere between his roles in The Sweeney and Inspector Morse. He’s a better, more interesting character than that makes him sound, tbh…but, anyway, the stories are great and they are usually set in London, so it’s all good
I think I’ve possibly got a tin ear for comedy in books, but I really enjoy @janetevanovich’s stories of Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter and her chums
Weekends currently seem to be Countdown to Line of Duty
Happy Easter to everybody celebrating it today
Going to have a go at compiling a list of all the #books I’ve read since I got an e-reader
It’s something to do. :)
Somewhat less scary than the previous book ( although the conjunction reminds me of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)…. this was probs the first time I’ve enjoyed Jane A.
Not sure why
I’ve had a long-standing fascination with both football and impressionists, and, for reasons that might or might not become apparent this is an appropriate book to start the list on
Anyway, it was fun
Flashman is the bully from Tom Brown, and the basis of Flasheart in Blackadder
If you don’t mind the pseudo-19th century attitudes & politics of it (and I don’t in this context) and the idea of a whole book in a voice like Flasheart doesn’t appall, then these are a laugh
A scary book. Could be described as somewhere between Lee Child and Steven King, although that might well be a bit lazy
Given the hard-boiled American-Ness I was surprised to discover the writer is from Ireland
Easter eggs > Easter cards