TTH Book Club

[Kikó]

It's a brilliant book, what are you talking about Boydy??

[Boydy]

It might well be (although it doesn't seem it from what people have said) but it's a shit recommendation for a book club.

[Kikó]

Maybe people should read more and post less. Research on that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

More posts > less posts.

We've done this before in TTH history.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It is a good book, but it could also be a trilogy, or just shorter.

It's basically if igor dialled up the zaniness and became an Aussie bank robber, then settled down for a nine-hour pub session and you were chained to the chair opposite.

[Kikó]

There is a second Shantaram book so I guess he's more of a Lord of the Rings type author.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's basically if igor dialled up the zaniness and became an Aussie bank robber, then settled down for a nine-hour pub session and you were chained to the chair opposite.

You've absolutely nailed it on the head.

[Kikó]

'Yeah yeah, you really had a mate called Didier "

[igor_balis]

How long is it? If its more than ~ 400 pages that's a very ambitious pick for a book club.

[Boydy]

944 pages.

[Kikó]

I don't remember there being rules. Anyway we can't move on until we finish it.

[igor_balis]

944 pages.

Jesus christ

[igor_balis]

I don't remember there being rules. Anyway we can't move on until we finish it.

Well rules or not, it's just asking a lot. When me and the IRL lads did covid album club there was nothing physically stopping you picking a 2 hour monster, but everyone had the sense to largely to stick to around 45 mins or less just so people are actually gonna be likely to listen to the cunt.

[phonics]

It is a good book, but it could also be a trilogy, or just shorter.

It's basically if igor dialled up the zaniness and became an Aussie bank robber, then settled down for a nine-hour pub session and you were chained to the chair opposite.

To be fair to igor, from my experience, every character would be from the Black Country.

[igor_balis]

To be fair to igor, from my experience, every character would be from the Black Country.

This is more a reflection of how yamyamified worcester was than any limited range in my voice work.

[Kikó]

Well rules or not, it's just asking a lot. When me and the IRL lads did covid album club there was nothing physically stopping you picking a 2 hour monster, but everyone had the sense to largely to stick to around 45 mins or less just so people are actually gonna be likely to listen to the cunt.

You would have finished the book by now if you spent more time reading and less time complaining.

[Kikó]

I'm finally done.

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it really is an incredible journey and having visited India a few times, the description of India and Indian lives really strike home. He's captured a way of living and being that is really quite unique.

On the book itself, I think the trip to Afghanistan is an additional flourish that is probably not needed. It hangs a lot of the Kader Khan story together but seems jarring compared to the parts before. I'm not sure it's necessarily needed but it does provide a great insight into the pure rawness of a journey of that magnitude.

The love story with Carla was obviously important but it showed how broken both characters were. Prubakha was my favourite character and the finish with his son was a lovely moment.

In summary, bit too long.