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Madonna: Like an Icon by Lucy O'Brien.

On the front of the book it has a quote by magazine Mojo 'Enduring superstar gets the biography she deserves'. She certainly does.

Before O'Brien's book, her biographers have been male; Andrew Morton, Adam Sexton and the infamous Taraborrelli's Madonna: An Intimate Biography. Here a another woman sets a different tale of the over evolving Queen Diva. It really is aninteresting read, because O'Brien is honest, open and can relate to Madonna, just like any typical Madonna fan.

Many of us Madonna fans know she is less than perfect an attention seeker, exhibionist, diva and wants her way all the time the criticims are endless). Yet unlike previous biographies, this one tells why the way she is, unlike how she behaves and that.

After visiting Whitby, I felt inspired to read Bram Stoker's Dracula. The copyright on the book has expired and I don't usually find the time to read these days so I downloaded it onto my phone as text files. I read a little bit every time I go on the bus. Liking it so far.

He's to blame for vampires being turbo popular, I hate him.


No Angel By Jay Dobyns,


Think Donnie Brasco with Biker gangs, really interesting look into the life of an undercover ATF agent and his fucked up life in the World of Biker gangs, eventually ending up in the Hells Angels. Really good so far.

Currently reading "Moving Pictures" by Terry Pratchett. In the last month or two I've gone through "Pyramids" "Mort" and "Guards! Guards!" by the same author.

Discworld. Best book series ever.

Moving Pictures was one of my favourites. Gaspode is excellent.

I just read a book that was passed onto me by a friend some 10 years ago. Last Human by Doug Naylor. Obviously it's a bit silly with it being Red Dwarf but it was still quite an exciting read.

Ah yes, Gaspode. I was glad to read he makes an appearence in other books too! Each book gets better and better. I'm also reading Unseen Acdemicals, the latest, here and there when I pick it up.

At My Mother's Knee...and other low joints by Paul O' Grady. Yes I admit it, I think Paul O' Grady rules! His show on channel 4 was a delight to watch and the producers at channel 4 decided to lower the budget, thus causing the show to cancel, grr!

Anyway the book, yes! Brilliant so far, a little long winded in places and randomly goes off topic, but I guess that's O' Grady's style. Nice insight into his working calss youth and inspiration for his aler ego, Lily Savage. For those who don't know yes he dressed as a woman (doesn't anymore, says he locks her in his cellar). Not as bad as Eddie Izzard though...

Matt wrote:Ah yes, Gaspode. I was glad to read he makes an appearence in other books too! Each book gets better and better. I'm also reading Unseen Acdemicals, the latest, here and there when I pick it up.

I suck and need to read more.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

Call me Ishmeal...

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

Stephen King

Spice and Wolf

-Isuna Hasekura

treasure island....

so far... I aint impressed.