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Oh I don't forget it but it's like an old friend that I like to meet up with every now and again.
I love re-reading an old comfortable book. It gives you a warm embrace when you go back to it.
There are always little things that you remember differently,
Gideon - you only read books once?!
sorry to go on... but also as you grow older you change your opinions and ideas, and you sometimes read a section and interpret it in a completely different way. Love Xmas as a time to curl up on the sofa with a decent whisky and spend a few evenings quietly catching up on some reading.
Or it might just be really nicely written so that you can enjoy the language. You wouldn't only listen to a piece of music once, would you?
Gideon's just released a speaking book series of the last five books he read. He recites them off the top of his head.
Mr and Mrs Dursley live at number 4 Privet Drive......
Nahh.... Stephen Fry did a better job
Mind you I wish they had a different person read LotR and The Hobbit.
Mind you- there are also only a handful of films that I can sit through having seen them before, but with films there are visual clues/cues that I might have missed, more so than in books.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a good story, but I've only watched that. Maybe reading it would be better?
Mr and Mrs Dursley OF number four Privet Drive
Tut tut!
I FAILED!!
I think I could recite the first chapter word for word
So is this a Kindle only book at the moment?
Born to Run is actually a good read. I took ages to read it because of all the barefoot hype shit but it actually is a good adventure book that explores the wisdom of the shoe companys' claims. Not a giant advert for barefoot running that some make it out to be.
Born to Run features an adventure race in Mexico but goes off at tangents at times. I'd say it is worth the investment of your time to get through the "slightly boring but interesting bits". Even got quite a bit of Scott Jurek in there. Barefoot Ted comes across as a bit of a dick and not to be copied. Can't understand why people think it's an endorsement of barefoot running. I've read of lot of running books in the last few years and this was the most interesting.
If you think eat and run is a good read Mr Bojangles I can't imagine you'll fail to be impressed by Born To Run. Agreed, It's certainly not a barefoot advert like some say, it's actually a really good story.
I've read quite a few running books and the odd running novel too. Once a Runner and Again to Carthage (both by John L.Parker) are superb reads. Flanagan's Run is a brilliant read.
A life without limits (Chrissie Wellington) is also a great book. Feet in the clouds is a fell running book (of which I've no knowledge of) but it's fascinating.
The Ghost Runner was incredibly difficult to put down. Running with the Kenyans is definitely worth a look. I liked PRE, loved The Looniness (NOT Loneliness) of the long distance runner.
I'm reading 'Running with the Kenyans' right now
Natural Born Heroes looks interesting. Looks like that this had binned thd barefoot fad and is now hopping onto the deep fascia bandwagon.
Just finished Running & Stuff by James Adams, really really enjoyed it.
Currently reading reading your second book. My god you're accident prone man!!
currently awaiting next Fridays operation to give me artificial ligaments and pin my fractured shoulder that I did crashing at Ironman Uk last July.
Accident prone ha !