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I read this book cover to cover twice in about 6 or so hours,lets say there was nothing else there to stimulate me.

We have all seen trainspotting so we know what hes like.

This was the first book of his I have read.

Have to say it was quite good. Pretty fecke dup but good.

For those of ou that know edinburgh you will knwo most of the locations, muirhouse/granton (where soneji lives btw) is described in accurate detail, well before the new builds got flung up anyway.

Anyway basically the story is about a typical fucked up boy from a schemie background and how he is abused, turns into an abuser and ultimately gets his wee fella chopped off.

Very strange and fecked up but worth a read. Some of you will struggle with the scottishness of it.

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i'll borrow it off you then.

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I don't have it, but I know of a few ways you may be able to get access to it and a bit of time to read it.

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one of "those" books then. LOL

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the one and only book from that occasion, can you believe I managed to blag a bible and it was taken from me!

i am not religious but if amber finds some comfort in it then i thought its worth me reading it properly - thats what I thought anyway, if only to nit pick its glaring problems if not find what she sees in it.

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they cant take a bible from you, your entitled to it. every one in ther is, infact there is ment to be at least 1 per room

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yeah well lots of things are meant to happen but don't mate.

tried to get a shot of the koran as well but that never happened.

I'm just glad there was a single peter in there, none of the slopping out!

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:01 pm

Bible - We talking Haynes manuals?

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:01 pm

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sort of, how jesus works, jump starting after crucifixion etc.

NOT TO ALL GOODY 2 SHOES

this isn;lt slander, or abuse a harmless comment made in a harmless fashion so no pish about it please!

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fpmsl at "I tried to get a shot of the koran as well" as if it's a computer game being passed around or something.

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they asked if I was a muslim and I said I might be, need the koran to find out. Needless to say impressed they were not.

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PMSL!!!

wouldnt want to be mate, they'd make you get up at 4 to have your first prayer of the day. (every day!)

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you could possibly get a nice cell with a view towards mecca though LOL

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i was up at 4 anyway

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:13 pm

Hey you never know until you try, if you get a chance buy a book called

'The Last Templer'

cant remember who wrote it, Dan Brown sort of stuff, finished it a couple of weeks ago, interesting stuff!

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raymond khoury wrote it.

not read any of dan browns stuff, my mum has them all though.

read a few of dean koontz stuff, odd thomas was pretty good.

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:19 pm

Thats the kitty good read talks about all the religions and a few what if scenarios!