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FlyingScotsman Jan 2021 10:23am, 29 Jan 2021 238 posts	Quote Pin FlyingScotsman Hi everyone, I was considering buying a book called "Tornado Down" By John Nicholls and John Peters. I was wondering if anyone had read it and if you would recommend it?
McGoohan Jan 2021 10:25am, 29 Jan 2021 48,337 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Not heard of that. Had to blink and re-read a couple of times. "Tomato Down"??
FlyingScotsman Jan 2021 10:32am, 29 Jan 2021 239 posts	Quote Pin FlyingScotsman
GregP Jan 2021 10:34am, 29 Jan 2021 124,966 posts	Quote Pin GregP It's set in the idyllic rolling hills of Devon and the remote farming community of Tornado Down - or more specifically the sleepy village of Tornado-under-nethers. It tells the story of Alice is a sweet Country Mouse who grew up on Sullen Farm as the fifth daughter of the under-parlourmaid's diary secretary. Due to narrative causality she moves to the seething metropolis of Newton Abbot, where she takes employment as a seamstress and [next author please]]
Serendippily Jan 2021 10:34am, 29 Jan 2021 20,621 posts	Quote Pin Serendippily (I was not a fan of the oliphant either. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont rung a lot truer)
FlyingScotsman Jan 2021 10:57am, 29 Jan 2021 241 posts	Quote Pin FlyingScotsman That's great GregP, should I buy it or not
Diogenes Jan 2021 2:59pm, 29 Jan 2021 57,083 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes McG, your blog about the book group received a multitude of comments. Your subsequent blogs about yoga went positively viral. I’m just warning you not to blog about a certain book by Geoff after or else you’ll probably break Fetch.
McGoohan Jan 2021 3:05pm, 29 Jan 2021 48,344 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I'll assume an autocorrect for Geoff Dyer? Ah yes. That's Monday's blog. Be warned.
Totriornottotri Jan 2021 8:49pm, 29 Jan 2021 1,304 posts	Quote Pin Totriornottotri I’ve read TD. It’s alright. Got it for 99p I think for kindle or second hand. There’s probably a doco on YouTube that’d tell the story better. Can’t remember the writing being amazing. I’d recommend We were soldiers if you’re after just any war book.
Serendippily Jan 2021 8:51pm, 29 Jan 2021 20,629 posts	Quote Pin Serendippily The things we carried was a book group book I’m glad I read. Not perfect but still

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Unofficial books, underground discussion, MASSIVE SPOILERS.

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (geriatric murder mystery from Britain's tallest comedic brainbox)
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The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
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Milkman by Anna Burns
(Superlative prize-winning fiction)
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The Player Of Games by Iain M. Banks (Sci-Fi)
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (weird steampunk)
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