Bought a book recently?

[Fishy]

Picked up the Bob  Mortimer autobiography at the airport.. a cracking holiday read...

[Slim]

Just started Pete Townshend's autobiography, Who I Am, published in 2012.

It's actually quite similar in tone, and format, at least so far, to My Effin' Life. The same sort of account of a troubled childhood, an eccentric family and a difficult adolescence, and being in a band with like-minded individuals the same age. Except that all that takes place about ten years earlier. Pete mentions that he was born on May 19th 1945, so by coincidence I started the book on his 79th birthday, ie today.

I'm consuming it in audiobook form as usual, and like Geddy he laughs and chuckles from time to time while he's reading the text. Quite endearing.

[Fishy]

Picked up the Bob  Mortimer autobiography at the airport.. a cracking holiday read...

And finished.. a cracking read.

[The Picnic Wasp]

Picked up the Bob  Mortimer autobiography at the airport.. a cracking holiday read...

Didn't realise he'd written one. Must order now.

[Fishy]

Now moved onto  The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer

[dom]

Reading Johann Hari's Stolen Focus - scary stuff!

[Slim]

Reading Johann Hari's Stolen Focus - scary stuff!

I'd forgotten about him. Do you think it's original, or has he plagiarised it from someone else?

[dom]

Had a little Google. Knew nothing about that! I only know him from his work on addiction and the "rat park" study. Perhaps that's not his own either.

Think the focus book is original though. He disappeared to Alaska I think, in a bid to detox from social media

[Slim]

Had a little Google. Knew nothing about that! I only know him from his work on addiction and the "rat park" study. Perhaps that's not his own either.

Think the focus book is original though. He disappeared to Alaska I think, in a bid to detox from social media

He'd become a laughing stock, not only for that but for maliciously sabotaging Wikipedia entries under a false identity. I can well imagine that social media is a bit toxic when you're exposed as a liar and a fraud.

[dom]

No doubt! The book makes some very interesting points on how distracted we are becoming since the advent of mobile phones. Can only imagine the harm it is doing to children, never mind adults.

[Fishy]

Now moved onto  The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer

Gave up it was shit..

[dom]

Now moved onto  The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer

Gave up it was shit..

Really enjoyed that book!

[pxr5]

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  - My wife bought me this a while back and I read it while away on holiday recently. I really don't get why this is so popular; I smiled a few times but the story is pretty weak and not even a very good whodunnit. I see a movie is being made too - I can't see it being any good with this source material. But the chosen cast is so obvious (Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, .Ben Kingsley). More money in Osman's pockets to go with the rest he'll make from the follow on books.

[dom]

Listened to Breathe by James Nestor. Fascinating stuff. Whenever I remember I close my mouth and take longer slower breaths through my nose. Not easy. He recommends putting a small piece of tape over your mouth at night. Not quite ready for that yet though

[The Picnic Wasp]

Bought three this week. Bob Mortimer and Dave Grohl's autobiographies and Billy Connolly's Rambling Man. Looking forward to them, particularly Bob's. Must try to get into some fiction soon.