La banda dei brocchi | 
pickContaining sad, happy and thoughtful moments along with subtle humour I found areas of it slow and depressing. Reading it left me, in a way, angry. The fact that it concentrated on a school for the 'elite' rather than a secondary modern, what I recalled of my schooldays didn't match the storyline in the slightest. The violence that the pickets experienced wasn't all one sided so maybe this book was a little bias. It was certainly worth reading.
pickWhat a wonderful book! I love the way that it was written. A great story of relationships that highlight the pain, joy and adventure of growing up. Much of this story would resonate with all human beings. The following is a song from the mind of Benjamin Trotter; ‘Mirthless merriment, sickly sentiments. So commonplace, it would bore you to tears. Give me non-stop laughter, dispel disaster. Or the Rotters‘ Club might well lop off your ears.‘
Time for something different. Put philosophy aside for a while to get lost in some adventures. I‘m looking forward to this one as I grew up in the punk scene.
Back to this then, I‘ve decided to re read the first two before I get onto Middle England.
pickLoved this novel about 4 friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s. It‘s an epic, sweeping through politics, terrorism, and the music of the age, but also intimate too. I couldn‘t stop reading and didn‘t want it to end.
Thanks for gifting it to me @jhod 😘
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Here‘s my #weeklyforecast for the first week of December....
About halfway through Rotters and loving it so far. If I can read the Simon Reeve then I can pass it onto hubby and he can read it over Christmas. 4 books left to go in the Penguin Moderns; one of my challenges this year is to read all fifty of them.
I‘m sure there‘ll be something on Kindle too, but not sure what yet....
pickSuch a sparkling novel about a group of friends at a renowned school in Birmingham, England. They are the editors of the school newspaper in the turbulent seventies. Strikes and politics paralyze the country (not unlike today‘s England…), the IRA is terrorizing the city, and the boys discover pop music and love. Coe as always writes funny with a serious undertone.
Look what‘s just arrived @jhod ! Thank you so much - this is one that I stacked when I was hosting the challenge last month.... I think based on the recommendation of @arlenefinnigan ! I love this cover too....
Claire's sister Miriam going #Missing is one of the many interwoven plot threads in this book. It's brilliant. #AyUpAugust @squirrelbrain @Cinfhen
Today's #tattoo prompt reminded me I have these two Penguin Ink covers. I don't know how many covers there are now, but they're all designed by tattoo artists. The Rotters' Club is TBR, and I've already read Bridget Jones's Diary but couldn't resist this cover. For the record I have no tattoos, nor any interest in getting any 😊. I do have 11 piercings (all on my ears).
#booktober #BookSetInASchool
well a lot of it is, anyway. brilliant book.
pickThis portrayal of England in the 1970 in a working-class blue collar town is both fascinating and somewhat foreign. We follow the teenage years of a group of friends Benjamin the writer, Philip the historian, Doug the leader, Harding, the joker. Coe succeeds in making us care about the love triangles, the angst, the deception all mirrored in their parents lives also. Adultery, depression, violence are all part of their lives. Really good. 👍👍
