What book do you wish more people would/have read?

[Redway]

Physique and Character, Manic-Depressive Insanity and Paranoia (Emil Kraepelin), My Hidden Race (Anyika Onuora), Ugly (can’t remember the name of the author but I remember reading it circa 2009, for whar it’s worth) and The Fall (Dayo Benson) are top-of-head ones for me.

[Redway]

Ugly: Constance Briscoe. That’s it.

[The Slim Reaper]

Das Kapital.

[UserSince2005]

The Quran

[Mystic Mock]

Altered Carbon.

Also I do really like Encyclopedias, so I would encourage people to read any of them tbh.

[Benjamin]

Altered Carbon.

Also I do really like Encyclopedias, so I would encourage people to read any of them tbh.

I love an encyclopaedia :lovedup:

Although when I hear the word or see one though I think of Joey in Friends. :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Bible, King James Version

[AnnieK]

I love an encyclopaedia :lovedup:

Although when I hear the word or see one though I think of Joey in Friends. :laugh:

:laugh: Me too. I also think of him when anyon3 mentions a thesaurus

[Mystic Mock]

I love an encyclopaedia :lovedup:

Although when I hear the word or see one though I think of Joey in Friends. :laugh:

What Encyclopedias did Joey from Friends like to read?:laugh:

Out of interest, what Encyclopedias do you like to read, Benjamin?

[Benjamin]

What Encyclopedias did Joey from Friends like to read?:laugh:

Out of interest, what Encyclopedias do you like to read, Benjamin?

The V volume. He kept trying to start a convo about Vesuvius, Vatican and vivisection :laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

The V volume. He kept trying to start a convo about Vesuvius, Vatican and vivisection :laugh:

Omg.:joker:

[Redway]

‘Bipolar disorder is a made-up disease that didn’t exist until celebrities came out of the woodworks to over-pathologise mood swangs. We all have our ups and downs.’

Manic-depressive insanity and paranoia says hello.

[Zizu]

‘Bipolar disorder is a made-up disease that didn’t exist until celebrities came out of the woodworks to over-pathologise mood swangs. We all have our ups and downs.’

Manic-depressive insanity and paranoia says hello.


It’s true that there’s not a great deal of evidence surrounding this condition but they haven’t ploughed millions into research soooo


:: I think it’s a legit condition..

Stats indicate it tends to run in families..

::

Mental health experts think it's a result of chemical imbalances in the brain. It seems to run in families, but no genes have yet been linked to it. It causes unusual mood swings. A person will have periods of extreme joy, elevated mood, or irritability (called mania).


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[Redway]

It’s true that there’s not a great deal of evidence surrounding this condition but they haven’t ploughed millions into research soooo


:: I think it’s a legit condition..

Stats indicate it tends to run in families..

::

Mental health experts think it's a result of chemical imbalances in the brain. It seems to run in families, but no genes have yet been linked to it. It causes unusual mood swings. A person will have periods of extreme joy, elevated mood, or irritability (called mania).


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That’s exactly what I’m saying. I’m imploring people who underestimate the severity or legitimacy of bipolar disorder and depression to read that book (Manic-Depressive Insanity & Paranoia). For people who really want to know the historical and spiritual full spectrum of mood disorders/affective psychoses, that’s the book to dig into and put some shallow conceptions to bed. Ignorance from the general public and even some doctors (especially clueless GPs) has nothing to do with the rich historical veracity of these disorders.

The vague notion of “chemical imbalance” is a classic hallmark of people who don’t really have much to say when it comes to the aetiology of these mental illnesses.

[Kate!]

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

[bots]

The beano annual

[Benjamin]

The beano annual

Never got into Beano, but my grandfather loved Fred Bassett and loved those as a kid.

[Ammi]

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

…I felt completely traumatised by a ‘scene’ in that…

…because I was so young when I read it, I think…that whole concept and image that I couldn’t get out of my head of a mother and child in a coffin…the whole thought of the death of a baby was something I couldn’t erase…

[Ammi]

…books/stories/movies etc are strange beasts, though…in that some have felt hugely impactful for me for so many reasons…but then, when others have read them…?…it’s more, yeah it was ok/fine, type thing…I think the meaning of these things come from us and the meaning we give them, rather than the book story itself…

[Redway]

Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?

[Kate!]

…I felt completely traumatised by a ‘scene’ in that…

…because I was so young when I read it, I think…that whole concept and image that I couldn’t get out of my head of a mother and child in a coffin…the whole thought of the death of a baby was something I couldn’t erase…


Yep that makes sense.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Livia]

Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?

Lots, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Ann of Green Gables books, Little Women, Octagon Magic, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, Little House in the Big Woods, Swallows and Amazons, Lorna Doon... I read a lot as a kid and still have them all.

[Kate!]

Lots, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Ann of Green Gables books, Little Women, Octagon Magic, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, Little House in the Big Woods, Swallows and Amazons, Lorna Doon... I read a lot as a kid and still have them all.

Ahhh Ann of Green Gables. Loved those books. Gilbert:love:

[Niamh.]

Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?

I loved the Anne Rice Vampire series (Interview with the Vampire etc) as a teen, I may re read them soon actually

[Livia]

Ahhh Ann of Green Gables. Loved those books. Gilbert:love:

Gil was my first love. You too?

[Kate!]

Gil was my first love. You too?

Yes :love:

[AnnieK]

I loved the Anne Rice Vampire series (Interview with the Vampire etc) as a teen, I may re read them soon actually

My friend and I loved these books too....

[Benjamin]

The far away tree and famous five were some of my faves when I was a kid.

[Niamh.]

My friend and I loved these books too....

:love: and to make it even better Christian Slater was in the film version and I was obsessed with him back then :laugh:

The far away tree and famous five were some of my faves when I was a kid.

Yeah loved those too when I was a kid, the Secret Seven as well

[AnnieK]

:love: and to make it even better Christian Slater was in the film version and I was obsessed with him back then :laugh:



Yeah loved those too when I was a kid, the Secret Seven as well

I remember thinking tom Cruise would be rubbish as Lestat but he did a decent job.

I loved Christian Slater too :love:

[AnnieK]

Lots, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Ann of Green Gables books, Little Women, Octagon Magic, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, Little House in the Big Woods, Swallows and Amazons, Lorna Doon... I read a lot as a kid and still have them all.

Did you read the What Katy Did books too?

My mum always bought us books. I had a gorgeous set that were blue leatherette with gold leaf round the edges - I felt so fancy :laugh:

[Niamh.]

I remember thinking tom Cruise would be rubbish as Lestat but he did a decent job.

I loved Christian Slater too :love:

I wasn't gone on him as Lestat tbh I thought Brad Pitt was good as Louis though

[Livia]

Did you read the What Katy Did books too?

My mum always bought us books. I had a gorgeous set that were blue leatherette with gold leaf round the edges - I felt so fancy :laugh:

Yes, I read the Katy books too.

That's the thing about you Annie. You are fancy.

[Livia]

The far away tree and famous five were some of my faves when I was a kid.

I remember my Mum reading The Magic Faraway Tree to me when I was little. A very happy memory. I see Jacqueline Wilson has rewritten it. Can't imagine why.

[Ammi]

…some great childhood books already mentioned and I loved Black Beauty, also …and The Railway Children…

[Niamh.]

…some great childhood books already mentioned and I loved Black Beauty, also …and The Railway Children…Yes :love:

[MTVN]

Are kids books still the same these days? Feels like we've lost that sense of imagination and adventure that used to define them but maybe I'm just being a grumpy old bugger

[Redway]

Are kids books still the same these days? Feels like we've lost that sense of imagination and adventure that used to define them but maybe I'm just being a grumpy old bugger

People say that with every generation that passes.

[MTVN]

People say that with every generation that passes.

You're probably right but technology and social media have caused a massive change from even the 90s

[Redway]

You're probably right but technology and social media have caused a massive change from even the 90s

Oh, well. I just know that avid readers exist in every generation. I was one of them.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Are kids books still the same these days? Feels like we've lost that sense of imagination and adventure that used to define them but maybe I'm just being a grumpy old bugger

Do kids aged 10-16 read any books at all?

[AnnieK]

Do kids aged 10-16 read any books at all?

My son read avidly till he was about 12....he still reads now but mainly because I tell him too. Once the PlayStation got a grip of him he lost the will to read as much.

[Niamh.]

Oh, well. I just know that avid readers exist in every generation. I was one of them.What age are you though? I'm not sure there will be as many in the generation that's under 18 now

[Redway]

What age are you though? I'm not sure there will be as many in the generation that's under 18 now

Let’s just say I’m somewhere between 26 and 36. I’m not as old as some people here seem to think I am.

[Niamh.]

Let’s just say I’m somewhere between 26 and 36. I’m not as old as some people here seem to think I am.That's what I thought, no offence to you but you're not really the younger generation anymore [emoji23]