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1984 reminds me of a post I made on the topic of re-reading books on another forum. Just copy and pasted here.

"My GFs kid is reading up on the Russian Revolution. I have given him a copy of...

I've just been getting quotes for my first mortgage (late bloomer at 48)

Couple of weeks ago, the rate for 2 year was higher than 5 year. Simply because the consensus was/is that these high rates...

Sending you best wishes Eddie. I know it's bad form to make it about myself, but my Dad was diagnosed with cancer recently, and was treated for 4 in the end, one after another. Medicine these days is...

Holy shit! I enjoyed this in a perverse way. The concept is set out very early, and there is 'did they really go there?!' moment about 25% of the way through. Not for the easily offended...but...

Bumping this as I have read another really very good book

Ray Nayler - The Mountain In The Sea

It's a kind of future Sci-Fi thriller. Great ideas and very readable pace. I think it's up for a...

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

It's about two friends who love computer games and grow up to write them together. If you have gamed it will be of interest, but it is also...

Love and Mercy

Kind of biopic about Brian Wilson. Switches between the earlyish days/recording of Pet Sounds and more recent times where he was under the spell of Eugene Levy. Works well swapping...

I've heard a lot of good things about this. Might have to watch.

I enjoyed the first one, kind of decent popcorn film where you can turn your brain off.

But the second, I agree. Just really not good at all. Cliched ideas all put together and blah...

Le Mans 66 (aka Ford vs Ferrari)

Avoided this as I am not into cars, Dad's a huge petrol head, owned a Mustang in the US in the 60s and always telling me about cars of yesteryear. But gave it a go...

Everything, Everywhere All At Once.

I am a bit late to this, and was intrigued by all the reviews. First half comes across as a sci fi film you've seen lots of times, but as it progresses it drew...

Another vote for Tenerife. We (myself and the ex) used to go to Los Cristianos every year for about a decade. Not as commercial and cheesy as PDLA can be, but plenty of bars and restaurants. Lovely...

Excellent, so pleased you are enjoying it. As I was reading it, I noticed some flashes of humour, quite dry, and black at times. Which is when I looked the author up and he is English (I was wrong...

Dunkirk. I think Nolan is a genius, and this is a 'war film' but possibly unlike 99% of the others. Not a typical Hollywood thing. Amazing cinematography, sound design and soundtrack.

Bohemian Rhapsody. Not the biggest Queen fan, but I can't deny their greatest hits are something special. Film was decent with no real surprises. The Live Aid section was excellent, really captured...

Rewatched Sicario and then watched Sicario 2 for the first time. Really good, intelligent action films for want of a better word. Lots of shadowy government agencies and how they deal with drug,...

I've heard only good things about this. And I read an article about how it has a lot of Native Americans working on it, so they wanted it to be real, and authentic to the culture. Really nice to hear...

Hustle - Adam Sandler Netflix drama about basketball. It's a slightly by the numbers drama, with all the highs and lows and montages of training etc. But, it's very good at what it does. Really...

At their best, and for me that is the run of the first 3 LPs, Suede were untouchable. First LP all the great singles, second I loved as it just went somewhere different, really stretching themselves...

Bedrock - For What You Dream Of (Full On Renaissance Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RazvzLL5ZH0

Astral Projection - Madheva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onquKz5SYRs

And to...

And inspired by the post a little above. Some dance music that plucked out as all time classics

LFO - LFO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpZVPSCv79U

Beltram - Energy Flash
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I turned 15 in 1990, so as the 90s dawned I was getting heavily into music, drinking, clubs etc. So the 90s music has such a hold on me, and evokes so many happy memories. As a kid I loved 'indie'...

Lovely choices, that Knights of the Jaguar is a record that proves techno can be soulful, beautiful music. See also Strings of Life.

Loved this.

Adrian Tchaikovsky - Children of Time. Not quite hard sci-fi, but rooted in a lot of science about insects, AI, evolution etc. Absolutely stunning book. Plot from Wiki

"The book's plot involves a...