Book Club

The life of Lee
Lee Evans Autobiography

Absolutely brilliant listen. I think it would make a great TV series in the same vein as ‘Cradle to Grave’ about Danny Bakers childhood starring Peter Kay as Baker’s Dad.

The Fourth Sacrifice- Peter May.

Second in a series of three, with the earlier mentioned Firemaker being the first.

Same protagonists on a new murder case set in China.

Enjoyed it as much, if not more than the first one. Same excellent narration and May tells a story well.

Gotta get Theroux this
Louis Theroux

A really interesting and insightful listen which is aided by the narration of Louis and his various accents for different people which are surprisingly good.

Back Story
David Mitchell

Another really enjoyable listen. Moving straight on to his next book.

My Sh*t Therapist
& other mental health stories
Michelle Thomas

Written in such a way that it balances the seriousness of mental illness with a good sense of humour and self awareness.
Lacks the depth of a text book but avoids the dryness of some self help literature.
The assistance here is in the reading, enjoyment and realisation that there are others as batsh*t as you are.

The Never Game- Jeffery Deaver.

A serial killer kidnaps his victims and gives them a chance of survival by leaving them in isolated and dangerous locations with 5 items to help them get out of their predicament. He is using a popular video game as his inspiration for the crimes.

Bit of a different story line to the usual murder/detective trope, with the main character, Colter Shaw, being someone who investigates missing person cases, roaming the country in his campervan and taking on cases that involve a finacial reward incentive. This brings him into conflict with the local police forces.

First time I've listened to a Jeffery Deaver novel and I enjoyed it a lot.

Currently trying one of his Lincoln Rhyme series novels for which he is more well known.

More than just Hardcore
Terry Funk

A brilliant listen. Old school American wrestling just lends itself so perfectly to great autobiographies. What goes on in the ring is the least intriguing part of them.

The sex, drugs, alcohol, scandals, politics and road trips make for brilliant listen/read. This is instantly one of my favourites that’s up there with Foley, Jericho, Bret and Regal’s.

Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse
David Mitchell

More of the same from his previous books. A very amusing listen and I liked it a lot.

Currently reading Alamein to Zem Zem by Keith Douglas, an officer in an armoured regiment. Also a poet. Very interesting. Lots of classic British officer insouciance on display.

A piece of cake by Cupcake Brown

True story. A young  child in America life changes when she looses her mother. She is put in the adoption system where she is let down. What follows is beatings and other horrific episodes in this child's life.  Later on becomes involved in gangs . She got heavily into drugs and prostitution and became homeless almost dying from her drug addiction .

What turns her life around is love from a uncle and faith in God. She is now a successful lawyer and is now clean from all addictions.

Very moving book and highlights how peoples addictions and problems can be linked to horrendous episodes in one's life . Having said that there is always hope and we should never loose sight of that despite things feeling seemingly impossible sometimes .