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I struggle with comedic novels. I always think they try a little too hard. Anyhoo after the excellent Alan Davies autobiography I needed a light touch, so have gone with:- It certainly seems ideal for the job required.

You definitely should, I'm as sure as I can be that he'd be very grateful to receive such kind words. He does rumble around Twitter.

Just started this Blimey charlie - and that's just from the first 2 chapters.

Although the AC Milan stuff should be interesting. someone had to do it.

Finally I'm reading a book worthy of this thread. After a Summer of schlock (Grisham/Child et al) and cycling books I picked up a twin pack containing:- and the one I started with, and am 3/4ers through It's a hell of a read if you're in the mindset for the content. I'd be interested to...

As well as reading the latest John Ronson book, which is excellent, I've also just finished listening to my first ever audio book:- Obviously I have no other reference point but it seemed pretty good. The story was well written, and red. It certainly helped that the 3 main characters were...

Nah the loonies on here don't come close, for one very good reason. We're all hiding behind a persona and a keyboard. If you want NSC in a book it's the current one I'm reading, absolutely pitch perfect NSC trolltastic.

Gotta feel sorry for the lad in my LBS (Local Book Shop) I went in today and my brain went completely blank. I couldn't think of the author or any of his books, even though I've read 2 and seen 2 other films of his work. I ended up saying:- 'Have you got the latest book by the fella who isn't...

Jnr has a thing for David Walliam's books, at bedtime. We've read a fair few and I've now done a complete U-turn on the man's writing. It's completely shitehouse, dull, repetitive, derivative and basically padded out pamphlets. Have started Danny Wallace's latest book with Lil Miss Stat...

I've got my nose out of cycling books, and have even raised my brow to high(ish):- Majd interviews well so I'm looking forward to this, I think it'll be pretty interesting and well written.

This sneaked up on me, and I too will me checking it out. I would have got it anyway being a massive fan of Any Human Heart also by Boyd, and well worth checking out if you like Solo. Boyd did a great interview with Simon Mayo, now on his Weekly Mayo podcast, which he shares with Robert Harris...

Charly Wegelius - Domestique - The true life ups and downs of a tour pro.

Tis very funny. I've read a few of his, on the strength of that, and very good they are, too. I'd recommend A piano in the Pryrenees.

Yeah I'm quite enjoying it, but once it started to grate, it really grated. On the one hand you've got a self confessed illiterate, drug addled, thief, with no musical knowledge. But on the other, you have a blameless music genius who whenever challenged on anything was ALWAYS proven right, in...

Twisting My Melon Man - Shaun Ryder. Tis ok, Shaun doesn't seem to have even been wrong, which has made it quite difficult to read. But hey that's his prerogative.

The Psychopath Test - Jon Ronson - I really enjoyed this, although did think JR got a little 'lost', for a bit 2/3rds of the way in, getting side tracked by pharmaceuticals and other mental illnesses. I'm currently reading, Twisting My Melon Man - Shaun Ryder - Great antidotes but seems a...

Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar. It being Le Tour, and all that.

Not reading just yet, as I'm waiting for delivery of these 2, hopefully before the weekend. They should get me nicely warmed up for Le Tour.

I've read most of Peter James' stuff, right back to his occult days. But the Roy Grace series has got progressively worse. To me it seems like he's now writing with more than half an eye on the forth coming tv series, by getting more and more mainstream. The Kernick book, is also part of a...

Oh and The Last 10 Seconds, and more than good enough page turning, crime thriller, by Simon Kernick. Totally given up on Peter James as there's now more back story than book. If he removed the b/story he'd only have a pamphlet left.