Fuck me, I thought you'd lost it there for a minute.

I did a load of Real War books a couple of years ago (some really really good books actually, I'll dig my list out later if anyone's remotely bothered) and did B20 cos it's just so famous.

Fuck me. No denying the guy's got a hell of a tale to tell, but if anything that just makes it worst that he's easily he worst writer of prose in the world.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 4th 2012 at 13:45:56

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What is the best novel that you ever read ever? (n/m) (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 4, 12:57:28
- Papillon (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 4, 14:55:27
- Impossible question really. Like music or food or indeed people (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:33:22
- The hobbit, Tis great (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jul 4, 14:11:11
- I really hope Otto contributes to this thread. Should imagine she'll make some people's (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:59:25
  - Mine included... (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 14:02:50
- Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Jul 4, 13:57:09
- Sarum by Edward Rutherford is good, along with most of his others. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:28:45
  - ah and, just remembered, The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:41:36
- bravo two zero by andy mcnabb (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 13:25:36
  - Fuck me, I thought you'd lost it there for a minute. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 4, 13:45:56
    - you should read green eyed boys, about the paras in the falklands. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 4, 14:39:32
    - B2Z, Sniper One, Firestrike 7/9, An Ordinary Soldier, Tornado Down, 3 Para (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:51:38
      - Well, I can't speak of the others, but if he used his b2z money to hire a real writer that (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 4, 14:03:10
- All I want for Christmas (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 4, 13:20:44
  - ... (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:23:17
- The Twits (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 4, 13:19:57
  - To be fair I read that with my niece again recently, it is still fucking good! (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:22:38
    - :) (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 4, 13:53:31
    - Can't wait till my Grandson is old enough to read to. Still got all the (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:25:14
      - Yep, not got any of my own but I find it a real pleasure reading with (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:29:47
- Anything by Tom Sharpe although Riotous Assembly is prob the best (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:14:45
- Tai Pan (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 4, 13:14:39
  - Yes, this is up there. With Noble House and Shogun. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 4, 13:26:53
    - Brilliant page turners, all of them (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:44:40
- Of Mice and Men is one of my favorites (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:12:33
  - Yes, to be fair all Steinbeck's stuff is pretty epic (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:13:20
    - Agree re Steinbeck - still like Ragged Trousered Philanthropist (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Jul 4, 13:59:05
    - The Grapes of Wrath is outstanding and still relevant (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Jul 4, 13:17:47
    - yup thats a good book, I like "The Pearl" too (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 4, 13:15:25
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is one of the best. Not sure I can say with (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:11:13
  - Yes it is, MASSIVE read though (General Chat) - CROMAGZ, Jul 4, 13:14:00
    - I read 'V' about 42 years ago but remember finding it very strange (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:17:35
    - Gravity's Rainbow is on the list, is that a recommend from you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:17:15
      - On MY list I meant (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:18:48
        
        Yeah definitely, although I haven't read all of it, definitely recommend Crying of Lot 49 (General Chat) - CROMAGZ, Jul 4, 13:35:10
        
        I love Graham Greene. And I love George Orwell come to think of it (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 4, 13:56:24
- All Quiet on the Western Front (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Jul 4, 13:09:02
  - Good call, should have been on my list (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 4, 14:44:07
- Catcher in the Rye (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Jul 4, 13:06:52
- I don't read much but loved this one (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 4, 13:06:49
  - mewco! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 4, 14:42:30
- What's Bred in the Bone, by Robertson Davies (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jul 4, 13:05:57
- I love Maggie Cassidy by Jack Kerouac. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Jul 4, 13:05:24
- Donnie Brasco (n/m) (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Jul 4, 13:03:39
- 50 shades of grey (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 4, 13:01:20
  - 50 Shades of Andy Gray (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:02:47
- Catch 22 (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 4, 13:00:44
  - I loved Catch 22 when I was 18. Re-read it about 10 years later and thought (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 13:03:13
- Biggles Flies South, at the time (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 4, 12:59:22

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