Book's I read again and again
- Treeman
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Book's I read again and again
I love to read mainly old fishing books of course but I read certain books multiple times just because the quality of the writing the nostalgia the interesting stories behind it and the history I thought I would share my books with you.
Mr Crabtree collection
Casting at the sun .......... Chris Yates
Spirit of the pond........Tom O'Reilly
The compleate Angler.......Walton & Cotton
From carbon to cane..... Stuart Harris
The Anglers weekend book....Taverner & Moore.
And quite a few more I also enjoy Garden History and science fiction, reading is not as popular as it was but with world book Day it's a great way for our children and grandchildren to gain knowledge without always relying on the Internet,
What books are you reading????
Mr Crabtree collection
Casting at the sun .......... Chris Yates
Spirit of the pond........Tom O'Reilly
The compleate Angler.......Walton & Cotton
From carbon to cane..... Stuart Harris
The Anglers weekend book....Taverner & Moore.
And quite a few more I also enjoy Garden History and science fiction, reading is not as popular as it was but with world book Day it's a great way for our children and grandchildren to gain knowledge without always relying on the Internet,
What books are you reading????
AKA Russell
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I have just finished The Complete Dudley The Worst Dog in the World. Colin Willock. Recommended.
I have nearly finished Fairy Tale Stephen King. It's OK.
Next up is Riding Shotgun Gerry McAvoy.
35 years on the road with Rory Gallagher.
I have nearly finished Fairy Tale Stephen King. It's OK.
Next up is Riding Shotgun Gerry McAvoy.
35 years on the road with Rory Gallagher.
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: Book's I read again and again
The old Man and the sea, I've lost count of how many times I have read this one. Oddly , I didn't enjoy it so much when I had to read it at school . Another great on is Three Men in a Boat. I think I have read it about ten times. Not much for reading angling books over and over again though.
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
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Re: Book's I read again and again
How to Fish, Chris Yates
Dune, Frank Herbert
Raising Steam, Terry Pratchett
(anything by Pratchett actually)
In Pursuit of the Largest, Terry Hearn
The Deepening Pool, Chris Yates
Favourite Swims, Fred J Taylor
Quest for Carp, Jack Hilton
Dune, Frank Herbert
Raising Steam, Terry Pratchett
(anything by Pratchett actually)
In Pursuit of the Largest, Terry Hearn
The Deepening Pool, Chris Yates
Favourite Swims, Fred J Taylor
Quest for Carp, Jack Hilton
Just one more cast love, and I'll be on me way home
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Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures and memories
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Next to Nature by Ronald Blythe and The Peregrine by J.A.Baker, the latter being a fascinating read for lovers of birds and descriptive prose.
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Jonah's Dream by Sven Berlin.
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Book's are very personalized and hold memories some great choices there, I'll add a couple more
The lost garden of Heligan
The Portals....E A Mann
The Hobbit
Moby dick
The lost garden of Heligan
The Portals....E A Mann
The Hobbit
Moby dick
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I have two books which I’ve read several times… The Gentle Art of Angling, Bernard Venables and How to Fish, Chris Yates both wonderful evocative reads…
" Angling is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it..."
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Re: Book's I read again and again
Treeman makes a very sound point. The test of a book is not if it is read (...I've read many dreadful books...!) but if it is re-read.
It is also revealing to ask a reader exactly why they enjoyed the book. Calling it merely 'great' tells one nothing.
Reading/re-reading is also the best way to become a better writer.
All this discussion makes one wonder if anybody will be reading anything at all in fifty years time...
It is also revealing to ask a reader exactly why they enjoyed the book. Calling it merely 'great' tells one nothing.
Reading/re-reading is also the best way to become a better writer.
All this discussion makes one wonder if anybody will be reading anything at all in fifty years time...
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Fredline wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:18 am I have just finished The Complete Dudley The Worst Dog in the World. Colin Willock. Recommended.
I have nearly finished Fairy Tale Stephen King. It's OK.
Next up is Riding Shotgun Gerry McAvoy.
35 years on the road with Rory Gallagher.
Books I have read again, The Wind in the Willows, of
course Mr Crabtree and finally BB's magical Brendon Chase.
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
John Bickerdyke.
John Bickerdyke.