Millhouse

'Shit my Dad Says' : Justin Halpen

One of the only books ever to actually make me laugh out-loud. It's short, you will read it in a few days, but very funny.

I have a DRM free copy for the kindle somewhere if you want it. Otherwise, it'll cost you 3 quid.

edit - as far as I can tell, it has nothing to do with the shitty US TV program of same name.

Cypselos

The whole family? did you finish it

Autonomy

Not read the book, but it started with his twitter persona, then developed the book and was the basis for the TV show and he was involved as a writer, but the TV show was a totally different format / concept. The TV show is awful, the original tweets (and I'd guess) the book are brilliant...

Meow

The book is quite amusing, but very short. I read it in a couple of hours max.


I'm reading George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier. One of my favourite writers.

Millhouse

Just so we are clear Meow about your two hours vs. my few day estimate of how long it takes to read this book. I don't have the reading skills of a 5 year old, but only read while on the thrown.

Meow

*scrubs brain*

mikewot

Reading times. Interesting to me at least because I read very quickly (so does my mother) and retain the salient points of work documents. Long descriptive verbiage such as some authors seem to use, like the colour of the curtains when a character enters a room, what other people are wearing etc. doesn't do it for me. I will quickly scan over this type of unessential rubbish. My wife enjoys all of that and is a 'slow' reader. My parents are similar, mother like me, father like my wife and both will reread paragraphs they enjoy. I never reread bits and can't read the same book twice.

Anyone else a 'fast' reader with good retention?

mikewot

I hope you're not throwing around the stuff you're depositing whilst on the throne

Millhouse

good spot. I leave the shit throwing for the monkeys.

I'm also a fast reader. It drives me insane when I give my wife something to read and I sit there waiting... 'have you finished yet?' ,'no', 'how long does this take, I've read it three times now', 'wait', 'ok, tell me when you're done. I'll make a drink' - typical conversations in my house.

Meow

Ditto, although I have been known to read a few books twice, several years apart.

If I read slowly I'd never get through all the work related stuff I need to read without dying of boredom.

Bahtatboy

I'm a slow reader--I subvocalise. I do sometimes just scan--which I can do quite well--but generally I don't. And usually scanning isn't appropriate for the work I do, where every words counts.

commander

'The Nipper' by Charlie Mitchell

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Nipper-h.../dp/0007292597

tear jerking book. I read it in one sitting during a rainy day in Scotland. Times i wanted to jump into the book and smack the shit out of the bastard of a dad.

mikewot

When you're signing something do you subvocalise your name and does your tongue poke out between your lips?

mikewot

There is an English version of this book whose name escapes me. Appalling poverty but even worse treatment of the eldest boy. Had me in tears many times. Loaned it to one of my sons so will try and track the title down.

The Kid by Kevin Lewes Bit dusty in here.

Millhouse

It's so bad, he has finger spaces in his signature.