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tam
December 13th 07, 06:38 PM
Hi all
Just been to the second hand bookshop today browsing the shelves I found
Graeme Obrees autobiography after reading chapter one I thought-better buy
it.
What a rollercoaster of a read it is- I have just read the first 4 chapters
a rather harrowing account of his early life.
I am starting his chapter Spain and beyond.
There is a massive difference between the book and the film.
I found the film did not reveal much about the man-this is certainly not
true of the book.
I can see how he antagonised many people--he certainly spoke his mind.
Curiously the film was lacking in beautiful scenery I would have thought his
excursions along the Ayreshire shore and into the Lomond area were a gift
for stunning cinematic backgrounds.
Tam
Nige Danton
December 13th 07, 11:24 PM
On Dec 14, 2:38 am, "tam" > wrote:
> What a rollercoaster of a read it is- I have just read the first 4 chapters
> a rather harrowing account of his early life.
> I am starting his chapter Spain and beyond.
> There is a massive difference between the book and the film.
> I found the film did not reveal much about the man-this is certainly not
> true of the book.
Yep, the film was awful I thought whereas the book was a very
worthwhile read.
One hell of a guy.
If you haven't read it yet then I'd suggest "A Peipers Tale" by Alan
Peiper too. A brutally honest book.
--
Nige Danton
December 14th 07, 12:24 AM
On Dec 13, 11:24�pm, Nige Danton > wrote:
> On Dec 14, 2:38 am, "tam" > wrote:
>
> > What a rollercoaster of a read it is- I have just read the first 4 chapters
> > a rather harrowing account of his early life.
> > I am starting his chapter Spain and beyond.
> > There is a massive difference between the book and the film.
> > I found the film did not reveal much about the man-this is certainly not
> > true of the book.
>
> Yep, the film was awful I thought whereas the book was a very
> worthwhile read.
>
> One hell of a guy.
>
> If you haven't read it yet then I'd suggest "A Peipers Tale" by Alan
> Peiper too. A brutally honest book.
>
> --
> Nige Danton
I thought the film was okay.....up to a point, but were his demons
really touched on? This part of Graeme's life was pretty much ignored
if you ask me.
A decent enough portrait for me..........recommended.
tam
December 14th 07, 12:51 AM
"Nige Danton" > wrote in message
...
> On Dec 14, 2:38 am, "tam" > wrote:
>
>> What a rollercoaster of a read it is- I have just read the first 4
>> chapters
>> a rather harrowing account of his early life.
>> I am starting his chapter Spain and beyond.
>> There is a massive difference between the book and the film.
>> I found the film did not reveal much about the man-this is certainly not
>> true of the book.
>
> Yep, the film was awful I thought whereas the book was a very
> worthwhile read.
>
> One hell of a guy.
>
> If you haven't read it yet then I'd suggest "A Peipers Tale" by Alan
> Peiper too. A brutally honest book.
>
> --
I will add it to presents to myself at christmas.
Thanks Tam
Nige Danton
December 14th 07, 02:03 AM
On Dec 14, 8:24 am, wrote:
> I thought the film was okay.....up to a point, but were his demons
> really touched on? This part of Graeme's life was pretty much ignored
> if you ask me.
Yep, the background to his suicidal tendancies wasn't touched on at
all really. I thought it (the film) was way too superficial a
treatment of him both as a cyclist and a person.
Difficult to make that type of movie though.
--
Nige Danton
Nige Danton
December 14th 07, 02:11 AM
On Dec 14, 8:51 am, "tam" > wrote:
> I will add it to presents to myself at christmas.
> Thanks Tam
If you are going to buy yourself some presents then maybe check out
The Hour by Michael Hutchinson too.
I thought it was really good (confession: I unintentionally read it at
one sitting...)
--
Nige Danton
Tim Hall
December 14th 07, 09:01 AM
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:11:43 -0800 (PST), Nige Danton
> wrote:
>On Dec 14, 8:51 am, "tam" > wrote:
>
>> I will add it to presents to myself at christmas.
>> Thanks Tam
>
>If you are going to buy yourself some presents then maybe check out
>The Hour by Michael Hutchinson too.
>
>I thought it was really good (confession: I unintentionally read it at
>one sitting...)
How long did it take you?
--
Tim
fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.
Nige Danton
December 14th 07, 09:25 AM
On Dec 14, 5:01 pm, Tim Hall > wrote:
> How long did it take you?
About three or fours hours from memory.
The "unintentionally" was more that I picked it up to glance at it
when I *really* should have been doing something else.
Have you read it?
--
Nige Danton
Sandy Morton
December 14th 07, 11:58 AM
In article >, tam
> wrote:
> I can see how he antagonised many people--he certainly spoke his
> mind.
I remember him talking to a crowd of schoolkids in Ardrossan and
telling them that there were no unemployed in Britain but there were
a lot of jobseekers.
--
A T (Sandy) Morton
on the Bicycle Island
In the Global Village
http://www.millport.net
A.C.P.Crawshaw
December 14th 07, 12:31 PM
tam wrote:
> Just been to the second hand bookshop today browsing the shelves I found
> Graeme Obrees autobiography after reading chapter one I thought-better buy
> it.
Thanks for the idea, it'll make a good extra Christmas present for t'missus. And when
she's finished with it, I can read it :)
Alan
Bob[_2_]
December 18th 07, 10:57 AM
Nige Danton wrote:
> On Dec 14, 8:51 am, "tam" > wrote:
>
>> I will add it to presents to myself at christmas.
>> Thanks Tam
>
> If you are going to buy yourself some presents then maybe check out
> The Hour by Michael Hutchinson too.
I'd second that, I thought it was a really good read.
Cheers,
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