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    I've finally taken up your Rob Radcliffe recommendation, Rebbonk. Got a couple of books to get through first, but am looking forward to reading the 1st instalment.

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    Which ones did you get, Lex? Rob's recently branched out into the fantasy genre, I'm not overly keen on them but the lad-lit series still makes me laugh like an adolescent schoolboy.
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    'Checking Out'. Looks like it's the 1st of his 'lad-lit' series. Thought I'd give it a go & see what it's like.

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    I had a very early copy of that, I really enjoyed it and laughed quite a lot. I look forward to hearing your views.
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    I'll let you know when I've read it - got a couple of others to get through 1st.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    'Checking Out'. Looks like it's the 1st of his 'lad-lit' series. Thought I'd give it a go & see what it's like.
    I had a read of 'Checking Out', Rebbonk. I enjoyed it, but wasn't quite my thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    Just finished reading these books:
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...-the-stone-man
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...-the-empty-men

    They're science fiction books, and a bit graphic in places, but they're a great read & Coventry features heavily. (Looks like a 3rd book might be on the way, too).
    I'm most of the way through the 3rd book in the series - very compulsive reading.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    I had a read of 'Checking Out', Rebbonk. I enjoyed it, but wasn't quite my thing.
    That's fair enough, Lex, we're all different. I've just written a 'stinking' review of a book and the administrator apologised for sending it to me. She was kind enough to send me another as a consolation gift!

    I'm currently re-reading 13 against the Bank a true story of a group that took on the casinos and won.
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    That sounds interesting, Rebbonk.

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    If you have an e-reader, Lex you can get it for free. ( https://b-ok.cc/ ) - You can get rather a lot free there!
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    Thanks Rebbonk. I'll look it up at some point.

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    I am presently reading Dr Kissinger's 'On China'.
    It is an utterly first class book, quite un-put-downable. I shouldn't really laugh, but there are some amusing bits in it, (perhaps intentional because Kissinger has a dry, caustic wit). One of the British envoys at the time of the Opium Wars was called by a name which translates in Mandarin as 'laboriously vile." A Chinese Emperor called Britain a "a remote island, filled with red-headed barbarians" and noted that they all wear funny trousers. Palmerston said he didn't want Hong Kong because there was nothing there, "there's not a single house standing there."

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    I'm currently reviewing Rearming The RAF for The Second World War by Adrian Phillips. So far it seems readable and interesting.

    Incidentally, earlier this week I gave over £500 (retail) worth of books (read once for review purposes) to a charity collection. - The poor guy could hardly walk down the path with them! Unfortunately, none of my personal connections reads. On the bright side, I now have a little space for some more books.
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