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'Kes' author Barry Hines dies aged 76:

 

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-03-20/kes-author-barry-hines-dies/

 

I remember that book well ...

 

Hands off cocks, on socks!

 

It will probably be Bernard MacLaverty next time...

 

Guardian for the one DDP team that had him: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/20/barry-hines-author-behind-kes-dies-kestrel-for-knave

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I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well

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I remember that book well ...

 

Hands off cocks, on socks!

 

I never fully understood that line.

Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"?

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I remember that book well ...

 

Hands off cocks, on socks!

 

I never fully understood that line.

Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"?

 

Surely one doesn't need to be male?

Assuming you aren't taking the michael.....

 

Young man, morning glory, being told to stop what comes naturally to young men, and put on their socks instead.

i.e. stop wanking, start dressing. But I still think you're messing about....:)

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I remember that book well ...

 

Hands off cocks, on socks!

 

I never fully understood that line.

Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"?

 

Surely one doesn't need to be male?

Assuming you aren't taking the michael.....

 

Young man, morning glory, being told to stop what comes naturally to young men, and put on their socks instead.

i.e. stop wanking, start dressing. But I still think you're messing about.... :)

 

 

Oh I knew it was about wanking, obviously. Just wasn't sure about the socks bit, especially as socks often play a part - I think I'd better leave it there. :unsure:

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I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well

 

He was penciled in as a theme team sub for next year.

 

Damn another miss.

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I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well

 

I cannot express how much I loathe Kes. We had to study it at school and we were shown the equally squalid Ken Loach film. It is a grotesque dysfunctional representation of northern British Life which almost verges on poverty porn. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

 

This is not just because I had to study it at school I also read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Billy Liar which are good books.

 

However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever.

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I never liked Kes either. I can't separate The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie from the film.

 

Billy Liar is a book that made me actually laugh out loud. I've re-read it many times, but not for ages so I hardly dare revisit it.

 

Lark Rise is difficult to classify, as it's not really fiction, more social history. It's very interesting in a family history context, especially if you have rural ancestors. I learned a lot from it, including not to assume that people who signed documents with a mark instead of a signature were illiterate.

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I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well

 

I cannot express how much I loathe Kes. We had to study it at school and we were shown the equally squalid Ken Loach film. It is a grotesque dysfunctional representation of northern British Life which almost verges on poverty porn. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

 

This is not just because I had to study it at school I also read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Billy Liar which are good books.

 

However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever.

 

 

Only reason I liked Kes was because Brian Glover was in the film. It was an ok-ish book. Preferred to read it for fun rather than when I had to at school.

Never read Billy Liar, may pick it up at some point. I have a pile of books to read at the moment.

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:birthday: Beverly Cleary. 100 today!

 

Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit.

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:birthday: Beverly Cleary. 100 today!

 

Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit.

 

She has just taken Howard Marks' place on my long list.

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However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever.

 

Have you ever tried 'War & Peace' ? Perfect for insomniacs !

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:birthday: Beverly Cleary. 100 today!

 

Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit.

Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her.

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:birthday: Beverly Cleary. 100 today!

 

Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit.

Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her.

 

 

She would get an obit, but her books aren't very popular in the UK

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:birthday: Beverly Cleary. 100 today!

 

Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit.

 

Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her.

She would get an obit, but her books aren't very popular in the UK

Oh but the committee has actual working knowledge of all the hunks of flesh from NZ or AUS they list. Get out of my sight!

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Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time.

Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age.

 

Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927

Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929

 

No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration.

 

 

Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472

 

Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team.

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In other news Robert M Pirsig's Deathlist thread has gathered four posts - most recent being 2 Jan - and currently languishes very low down this years list of 50 picks

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In other news Robert M Pirsig's Deathlist thread has gathered four posts - most recent being 2 Jan - and currently languishes very low down this years list of 50 picks

 

I know my history here, he gets dropped for 2017 after doing nothing of note all year, and promptly snuffs it around April 2017. It's the Deathlist way.

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Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time.

Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age.

 

Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927

Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929

 

No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration.

 

 

Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472

 

Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team.

 

 

Is he dead or not?

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Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time.

Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age.

 

Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927

Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929

 

No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration.

 

 

Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472

 

Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team.

 

 

Is he dead or not?

 

 

Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up.

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Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time.

Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age.

 

Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927

Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929

 

No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration.

 

 

Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472

 

Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team.

 

 

Is he dead or not?

 

 

Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up.

 

I hate when this happens and it also happened with Madeleine Lebeau. Media don't give a fuck about old forgotten celebrities and when they die they are still alive... on Wikipedia.

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Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time.

 

Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age.

Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929

No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration.

Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472

 

Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team.

Is he dead or not?

Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up.

I hate when this happens and it also happened with Madeleine Lebeau. Media don't give a fuck about old forgotten celebrities and when they die they are still alive... on Wikipedia.

shut up about Madeline lebeau why do you care so much couldn't you have pm predictor instead of spamming the forum with the proverbial droll of your mouth.

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