First book of the year Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. An enjoyable read even if I’m not sure the humour came across as keenly as it would have in the 1930s #booksky #chopsbooks
January 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
First book of the year Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. An enjoyable read even if I’m not sure the humour came across as keenly as it would have in the 1930s #booksky #chopsbooks
Check out Gabby’s brilliant books. I loved the Darkwood trilogy and very much plan to read the other two #booksky #chopsbooks
Well, I've got a few new followers atm & I've been very patient with some very Bluesky replies these past 36h so now you all have to listen to me talk about my bloody books. Yes, I know.
August 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Check out Gabby’s brilliant books. I loved the Darkwood trilogy and very much plan to read the other two #booksky #chopsbooks
2024 #chopsbooks - second quarter book stack
Five excellent books this quarter. The very latest from Willy Vlautin, an outstanding novel by Jen Calleja and corkers from Wyndham, Vonnegut & Christie.
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Five excellent books this quarter. The very latest from Willy Vlautin, an outstanding novel by Jen Calleja and corkers from Wyndham, Vonnegut & Christie.
#books
June 30, 2024 at 8:37 PM
2024 #chopsbooks - second quarter book stack
Five excellent books this quarter. The very latest from Willy Vlautin, an outstanding novel by Jen Calleja and corkers from Wyndham, Vonnegut & Christie.
#books
Five excellent books this quarter. The very latest from Willy Vlautin, an outstanding novel by Jen Calleja and corkers from Wyndham, Vonnegut & Christie.
#books
I finished The Broken Bottle by John Hartley and really enjoyed it #chopsbooks @JohnyNocash
January 14, 2024 at 9:19 AM
I finished The Broken Bottle by John Hartley and really enjoyed it #chopsbooks @JohnyNocash
First book of the year Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. An enjoyable read even if I’m not sure the humour came across as keenly as it would have in the 1930s #booksky #chopsbooks
January 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
First book of the year Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. An enjoyable read even if I’m not sure the humour came across as keenly as it would have in the 1930s #booksky #chopsbooks
Book 8. Crikey. The best part of four months to get through this. It’s quite the thing. Thank heavens for the Patrick Gibson narrated audio book to help me maintain pace. Joyce loves a list & has a hugely expansive vocabulary, this is a wild ride of a book. Spectacular yet challenging #chopsbooks
April 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Book 8. Crikey. The best part of four months to get through this. It’s quite the thing. Thank heavens for the Patrick Gibson narrated audio book to help me maintain pace. Joyce loves a list & has a hugely expansive vocabulary, this is a wild ride of a book. Spectacular yet challenging #chopsbooks
Book 2. A speedy read through a short John Wyndham novel. I really enjoyed this, the dialogue is a bit stilted but I think it suits the era it was written in. Wyndham has great ideas and tells his stories well. Fast becoming one of my favourite authors #booksky #chopsbooks
January 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Book 2. A speedy read through a short John Wyndham novel. I really enjoyed this, the dialogue is a bit stilted but I think it suits the era it was written in. Wyndham has great ideas and tells his stories well. Fast becoming one of my favourite authors #booksky #chopsbooks
Book 12: This had been on my must-read list for ages & I finally got a copy this year. I absolutely devoured it. Brilliantly written memoir which is as relentless as The Fall were. Manages to get the balance between humour and the emotional reality of life in a band just right #chopsbooks
June 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Book 12: This had been on my must-read list for ages & I finally got a copy this year. I absolutely devoured it. Brilliantly written memoir which is as relentless as The Fall were. Manages to get the balance between humour and the emotional reality of life in a band just right #chopsbooks
March 2026 #chopsbooks #bookstack
Only one book finished this month.
Another cycling biography but a really good one. Vaughters was a pro cyclist at peak drug use time and has some interesting insights into that period. He’s made mistakes but he’s very honest about them #cyclingbooks
Only one book finished this month.
Another cycling biography but a really good one. Vaughters was a pro cyclist at peak drug use time and has some interesting insights into that period. He’s made mistakes but he’s very honest about them #cyclingbooks
April 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
March 2026 #chopsbooks #bookstack
Only one book finished this month.
Another cycling biography but a really good one. Vaughters was a pro cyclist at peak drug use time and has some interesting insights into that period. He’s made mistakes but he’s very honest about them #cyclingbooks
Only one book finished this month.
Another cycling biography but a really good one. Vaughters was a pro cyclist at peak drug use time and has some interesting insights into that period. He’s made mistakes but he’s very honest about them #cyclingbooks
Book 20: James - Brilliant retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the point of view of fugitive slave James. The story flies along with a similar episodic approach to Twain’s original but the impact is more powerful by changing the perspective #chopsbooks
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Book 20: James - Brilliant retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the point of view of fugitive slave James. The story flies along with a similar episodic approach to Twain’s original but the impact is more powerful by changing the perspective #chopsbooks
Book 5. I gave up on this years ago but tried again & got through it. I feel a bit conflicted now. Kesey uses unnecessary racist & misogynistic slurs and romanticises the power of masculinity. This undermines the impact of a story which does have something interesting at its heart #chopsbooks
March 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Book 5. I gave up on this years ago but tried again & got through it. I feel a bit conflicted now. Kesey uses unnecessary racist & misogynistic slurs and romanticises the power of masculinity. This undermines the impact of a story which does have something interesting at its heart #chopsbooks
Book 11. Made heavy going of this Tommy & Tuppence. Ostensibly a short story collection, loosely tied by a detective agency narrative. The cases were solved too simply and the parody of detective styles got a bit much. Maybe not helped by my slow pace, but not one of Agatha’s best #chopsbooks
Book 10. The 3rd book in the @johnynocash.bsky.social coming of age trilogy (?). This Is Not The End is a hopefully prophetic title as I’ll be disappointed not to hear more from Wilf and his journey to adulthood. Another fab read (with accompanying music) from my favourite Boltonian #chopsbooks
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Book 11. Made heavy going of this Tommy & Tuppence. Ostensibly a short story collection, loosely tied by a detective agency narrative. The cases were solved too simply and the parody of detective styles got a bit much. Maybe not helped by my slow pace, but not one of Agatha’s best #chopsbooks
Chops Top 5 Books I read in 2023 #chopsbooks #books2023
1. Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed
2. Willy Vlautin - The Motel Life
3. Esi Edugyan - Washington Black
4. Pete Paphides - Broken Greek
5. Octavia E. Butler - Kindred (k)
1. Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed
2. Willy Vlautin - The Motel Life
3. Esi Edugyan - Washington Black
4. Pete Paphides - Broken Greek
5. Octavia E. Butler - Kindred (k)
December 29, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Chops Top 5 Books I read in 2023 #chopsbooks #books2023
1. Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed
2. Willy Vlautin - The Motel Life
3. Esi Edugyan - Washington Black
4. Pete Paphides - Broken Greek
5. Octavia E. Butler - Kindred (k)
1. Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed
2. Willy Vlautin - The Motel Life
3. Esi Edugyan - Washington Black
4. Pete Paphides - Broken Greek
5. Octavia E. Butler - Kindred (k)
Book 10. The 3rd book in the @johnynocash.bsky.social coming of age trilogy (?). This Is Not The End is a hopefully prophetic title as I’ll be disappointed not to hear more from Wilf and his journey to adulthood. Another fab read (with accompanying music) from my favourite Boltonian #chopsbooks
May 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Book 10. The 3rd book in the @johnynocash.bsky.social coming of age trilogy (?). This Is Not The End is a hopefully prophetic title as I’ll be disappointed not to hear more from Wilf and his journey to adulthood. Another fab read (with accompanying music) from my favourite Boltonian #chopsbooks
2024 #chopsbooks - first quarter book stack
Off to a decent start to the year thanks partly to reading some shorter books. A Kestrel for A Knave probably my favourite. I also really enjoyed @johnynocash.bsky.social’s debut novel.
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Off to a decent start to the year thanks partly to reading some shorter books. A Kestrel for A Knave probably my favourite. I also really enjoyed @johnynocash.bsky.social’s debut novel.
#books
April 1, 2024 at 2:41 PM
2024 #chopsbooks - first quarter book stack
Off to a decent start to the year thanks partly to reading some shorter books. A Kestrel for A Knave probably my favourite. I also really enjoyed @johnynocash.bsky.social’s debut novel.
#books
Off to a decent start to the year thanks partly to reading some shorter books. A Kestrel for A Knave probably my favourite. I also really enjoyed @johnynocash.bsky.social’s debut novel.
#books
Book 13: The 6th book in the Rivers of London series and probably my favourite so far. I’ve found these perfect kindle options to read on my phone when I’m travelling but I’m also enjoying the world Aaronovich has built and this felt like a big plot step towards the bigger story arc #chopsbooks
July 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Book 13: The 6th book in the Rivers of London series and probably my favourite so far. I’ve found these perfect kindle options to read on my phone when I’m travelling but I’m also enjoying the world Aaronovich has built and this felt like a big plot step towards the bigger story arc #chopsbooks
Book 16: Had this in my to read pile ages after picking it up from a charity shop. Was daunted by its size but found the pace quicker than expected. My memory of the film helped I think. However, it gets bogged down with misogyny & racism and the latter half got harder to enjoy #chopsbooks
August 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Book 16: Had this in my to read pile ages after picking it up from a charity shop. Was daunted by its size but found the pace quicker than expected. My memory of the film helped I think. However, it gets bogged down with misogyny & racism and the latter half got harder to enjoy #chopsbooks
Book 21: Murder in the Mews - Four short stories from Agatha. All long enough to get my brain ticking over and all neatly wrapped up by Poirot #chopsbooks
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Book 21: Murder in the Mews - Four short stories from Agatha. All long enough to get my brain ticking over and all neatly wrapped up by Poirot #chopsbooks
Book 6. My ongoing quest to read all of Agatha Christie’s work and a nice standalone novel without her regular sleuths. Really enjoyed this one #chopsbooks
March 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Book 6. My ongoing quest to read all of Agatha Christie’s work and a nice standalone novel without her regular sleuths. Really enjoyed this one #chopsbooks
Book 25: Parable of the Sower - Final book of the year was a tough read in places. Butler writes so well though & this is one of the best books I read all year. This is the first of a trilogy she sadly passed away before completing. I’ll aim to read book two this year #oliviabutler #chopsbooks
January 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Book 25: Parable of the Sower - Final book of the year was a tough read in places. Butler writes so well though & this is one of the best books I read all year. This is the first of a trilogy she sadly passed away before completing. I’ll aim to read book two this year #oliviabutler #chopsbooks
Book 19: Randomly picked this up from the library as i was looking for holiday books and really glad i did. Dystopian novel about a woman trapped alone behind a transparent wall beyond which there appears to be no life. She writes her story with no idea if anyone will read her words #chopsbooks
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Book 19: Randomly picked this up from the library as i was looking for holiday books and really glad i did. Dystopian novel about a woman trapped alone behind a transparent wall beyond which there appears to be no life. She writes her story with no idea if anyone will read her words #chopsbooks
2024 #chopsbooks - Third quarter book stack
I forgot all about doing this, hence the precariously balanced book stack photo. Only four books read (one on kindle) but they were all pretty good. Highly recommend Fern Brady’s autobiography. Lanegan’s book is astonishing too.
#books #bookstagram
I forgot all about doing this, hence the precariously balanced book stack photo. Only four books read (one on kindle) but they were all pretty good. Highly recommend Fern Brady’s autobiography. Lanegan’s book is astonishing too.
#books #bookstagram
October 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
2024 #chopsbooks - Third quarter book stack
I forgot all about doing this, hence the precariously balanced book stack photo. Only four books read (one on kindle) but they were all pretty good. Highly recommend Fern Brady’s autobiography. Lanegan’s book is astonishing too.
#books #bookstagram
I forgot all about doing this, hence the precariously balanced book stack photo. Only four books read (one on kindle) but they were all pretty good. Highly recommend Fern Brady’s autobiography. Lanegan’s book is astonishing too.
#books #bookstagram
Book 22: Northline - I love Vlautin’s books so much I’m not sure I can been objective about them anymore. This is a sad story delicately told with a lightness of touch that ultimately leaves you feeling hopeful about the chance of finding a way to survive no matter how far you fall #chopsbooks
Book 21: Murder in the Mews - Four short stories from Agatha. All long enough to get my brain ticking over and all neatly wrapped up by Poirot #chopsbooks
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Book 22: Northline - I love Vlautin’s books so much I’m not sure I can been objective about them anymore. This is a sad story delicately told with a lightness of touch that ultimately leaves you feeling hopeful about the chance of finding a way to survive no matter how far you fall #chopsbooks
January 2026 #chopsbooks #bookstack
Off and running with my new year reading with a couple of easy comfort reads. Enjoyed both.
#booksky #agathachristie #cyclingbooks
Off and running with my new year reading with a couple of easy comfort reads. Enjoyed both.
#booksky #agathachristie #cyclingbooks
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
January 2026 #chopsbooks #bookstack
Off and running with my new year reading with a couple of easy comfort reads. Enjoyed both.
#booksky #agathachristie #cyclingbooks
Off and running with my new year reading with a couple of easy comfort reads. Enjoyed both.
#booksky #agathachristie #cyclingbooks
2023 Books - 3rd quarter
Read more this period to get back on track for the year.
The standouts were Miki Berenyi’s brilliant autobiography, which is unflinchingly honest, and Willy Vlautin’s Motel Life which is pretty bleak at times but was still a joy to read.
#chopsbooks
Read more this period to get back on track for the year.
The standouts were Miki Berenyi’s brilliant autobiography, which is unflinchingly honest, and Willy Vlautin’s Motel Life which is pretty bleak at times but was still a joy to read.
#chopsbooks
October 5, 2023 at 11:25 PM
2023 Books - 3rd quarter
Read more this period to get back on track for the year.
The standouts were Miki Berenyi’s brilliant autobiography, which is unflinchingly honest, and Willy Vlautin’s Motel Life which is pretty bleak at times but was still a joy to read.
#chopsbooks
Read more this period to get back on track for the year.
The standouts were Miki Berenyi’s brilliant autobiography, which is unflinchingly honest, and Willy Vlautin’s Motel Life which is pretty bleak at times but was still a joy to read.
#chopsbooks