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This Charming Man: (The Stranger Times 2) | C.K McDonnell

I‘m loving the second in the The Stranger Times series on audio. This time around the gang at the paper is dealing with vampires, which definitely DON‘T exist!
Brendan McDonald is delightful and hilarious as ever as the narrator. It‘s hard to believe that someone could come up with as many distinct voices for so many characters as he does.

julesG The audiobooks are chef's kiss. The narration is done so well. 4d

AlaMich @julesG Yay!! Finally I find someone else who has listened to these! I thought I was the only one who had discovered them. 4d

wanderinglynn Ooh, this looks good. 👍🏻 And I need a new audiobook. 4d

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wanderinglynn Okay, I just downloaded the first book. Thanks for the rec! 4d

AlaMich @wanderinglynn That‘s great! I hope you‘ll like it! (edited) 4d

Fr3NcHtOaSt When I saw this post I instantly thought of The Smiths song of the same name. Wonder if this has anything to do with that? 4d

AlaMich @Fr3NcHtOaSt I thought of that too. And the other titles seem like song titles as well: Love Will Tear Us Apart (Captain and Tenille, “Love will Keep Us Together”) and Relight My Fire (Take That). 4d

Fr3NcHtOaSt @AlaMich I think I‘ll have to check this series out. Sounds great 4d

AlaMich @Fr3NcHtOaSt The series is a ton of fun. Hope you enjoy! 4d

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kellock

I Wanna Be Yours | John Cooper Clarke

Next non fiction read . . . Hopefully won't take me a year to finish this time.

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Bookwomble

Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

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I loved this book. It made me feel nostalgic and homesick for the place I actually live and work in, which is no mean feat!
Maconie is unashamedly prejudiced about his love for the North, but his humour and "warts and all" approach saves him from being bigoted or boorish.
I spent the middle third of my life as an economic migrant to The South, which has many attractions, but home is where the pies and gravy are ??? and coming home is a ⬇️

Bookwomble ... decision we've never regretted.
I was surprised by how bookish Stuart is, and his references to his literary favourites was endearing. He also has me hankering for a quiet pub corner where I can nurse a pint for an hour over a book, though in reality I usually find pubs too noisy and distracting an environment, so, again, a testament to his ability to evoke a mood.
A delightful surprise of a 5⭐ read. 6mo

TrishB Sounds fun! 6mo

Bookwomble @TrishB Have you not read this, Trish? I would have bet a week's wage that you would have! I'd recommend it 😊 6mo

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TrishB I went and checked hubby‘s shelves and he has it! It must have passed me by somehow 🤷‍♀️ 6mo

The_Book_Ninja The south wasn‘t big enough for the both of us 👯 6mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I'm sure we could make it work - you take the East Side and I'll take the West 🤠🤠 6mo

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Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

"The rivalry between Liverpool & Manchester is...a vendetta, a blood feud that's Sicilian in intensity, contemptuous at best, raw visceral hatred at worst, each always out for vengeance & reparation...The malice & ill-will borne by fans of Liverpool & Manchester United's football teams outweighs by far that felt by either team for their traditional rivals across the city."
Followed by examples of appalling impoliteness. I don't get football ?‍♂️

Bookwomble With apologies to the majority of football fans who I'm sure are less vehement and aggressive in their passion 😊 6mo

bibliothecarivs That is one weird AI image 😆 I wish I could zoom in further to better examine its strangeness. 6mo

The_Book_Ninja I supports Arsenal I do 🙃 6mo

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Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs Yeah, don't look at the hands too closely, and the limbs don't always quite start and end where they should. A lot of the AI images are off just enough to enter the Uncanny Valley and give the heebee-geebies 🥶 6mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I'm so sorry, Jay Tee 😞 Is there a Just Giving page where I can donate to the relief effort for you and other sufferers? 😅 6mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble so….you do footy banter, ehhh?🤣🤣🤣 6mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja It's more of an anthropological cognitive exercise for me than a thorough cultural immersion and understanding 😄 6mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble OK Lévi-Strauss 6mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja 😂 6mo

bibliothecarivs 😆 6mo

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Bookwomble

Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

"Scousers are different. They are the Basques of Lancashire, a race apart with a language and culture that seems to bear no relation to any of the people around them."

Itchyfeetreader Aha I loved this book and remember this quote well! 6mo

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Bookwomble

Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

"Jeremy Clarkson: How come if you're tragically obsessed with vile, globe-destroying, penis substitutes you get the nickname petrolhead but if you like trains you're an anorak? It says something about our world that if you are an enthusiast for anything, if you dare lose your ironic modern detachment and world-weariness, you become 'sad' or 'a loser'."
[Glances sheepishly at own extensive bookmark 'enthusiasm'??]

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Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

"Perhaps I have a chip on my shoulder, but at least it's a proper chip, properly fried and served with gravy and mushy peas." ?

AllDebooks Lol 😅 6mo

BkClubCare Stacked but I expect most would go way over my head. 6mo

Bookwomble @BkClubCare If you need any translations or cultural guidance, there's plenty of us Northerners on Litsy ready to help 😁 6mo

BkClubCare @Bookwomble - I‘ll let you know when my copy arrives. 6mo

Bookwomble @BkClubCare 😊👍 6mo

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Bookwomble

Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North | Stuart Maconie

I've been meaning to read this for ages, saw it on the supermarket charity book table last night and picked it up. I feel that I need a change in tempo from recent and current reads, so here we go! 🥧🧭

AllDebooks He's a Northern treasure 6mo

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