I just finished Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It was the most captivating book I’ve read in a long time, the woman is a genius.
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A review like that had me scrambling to Audible, only to find out it’s ‘Fantasy’ shite 
Not my cup of tea
My missis just finished Shuggie Bain as well and I got more pleasure out of talking to her about it than the books I was reading at the same time, a great book
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Shuggie Bain is brilliant
Genuinely moving
A woman author? Fuck me… Would you read many female authors?
Your loss mate. Wouldn’t write it off.
‘We are Bellingcat’ (Eliot Higgins) and ‘Shadow State’ (Like Harding) both very enjoyable.
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And what type of an author was he?
Oh my gawd… 3 pound flash sale on audible. Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces was on the list. 15 hours of mythology and the meaning of these stories through psychoanalysis 
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15 hours? I’ll stick with Mad Sweeney and the lads
You’re reading American gods?
I had read it yonks ago and started watching the series recently, so piecing it together again
@TheUlteriorMotive talk to me about the great courses.
A huge amount of interesting content on there - what do you recommend?
The thumb up your ass course is supposed to be good.
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The history ones are great.
Start with The Other Side of History Daily Life in the Ancient World
The Secret Life of Words
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It’s the reason they’re sweeping the dressing room needs investigating.
Thanks
I am unable to listen to books at more than 1x speed. I’m old and slow 
Enjoying Mark Lanegan’s book. Some amount of booze and drugs put away in his time…