Cocaine Nights

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The Costa del Sol is a place for sleepy pensionados. So sleepy that the people don‘t even leave their villas to swim or play tennis. Crime is the only stimulus they still respond to. So that‘s the business model to reactivate the communities. When his brother confesses to murder, Charles travels here to investigate. But he is so fucking stupid. This book is so annoying, but I couldn‘t stop reading. Mixed feelings. #1001books

vivastory

BarbaraBB @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious This book also works for #SummerFun #InvolvingASummerSport (Tennis) 4y

TrishB I love your review 😁❤️ 4y

BarbaraBB @TrishB Thanks! Have you ever read Ballard? He always has this effect on me! 4y

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TrishB Nope, he‘s never called to me! 4y

BarbaraBB @TrishB He‘s so British it‘s funny but I wouldn‘t recommend him per se. 4y

Kalalalatja Great picture and review 😄 4y

sarahbarnes Beautiful view! 4y

TrishB Funny he‘s considered so British as he was born and spent his childhood in Shanghai. Admittedly in ‘expat‘ conditions. 4y

BarbaraBB @TrishB I didn‘t know that, though he does speak in this book of being brought up abroad. 4y

vivastory Great review! This will def. be the next one I read! Have you read this article:
https://www.newstatesman.com/2020/04/why-we-are-living-jg-ballard-s-world 4y

BarbaraBB @vivastory That is a great article. I must find that ICU story! He also refers to High Rise, another Ballard I read with the same theme. It‘s frightening how it resembles current times! I am curious to hear what you‘ll think of it! 4y

vivastory I looked online for the ICU story but was unable to find it. I really liked High Rise too. 4y

britt_brooke Nice review! And ... view! 4y

BarbaraBB @vivastory I liked High Rose too, I still visualize those buildings. And I enjoyed

Super-Cannes: A Novel

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vivastory

Cocaine Nights | J. G. Ballard

Not book related, but has anyone watched this? A highly stylized documentary, I was reminded of "Vice" although the latter was more experimental biopic with documentary elements. Both movies are excellent & both have a heaping portion of WTFery.

Kimberlone I just watched this! I thought it was truly enjoyable and employed the re-enactments well into the documentary form! Sometimes re-enactments are so cheesy and I actually thought they were well done. Plus the story was just nuts! 5y

vivastory @Kimberlone Breaking Bad meets Walter Mitty was the best description. I found it really fascinating. It also reminded me of Errol Morris. His latest documentary Wormwood used professional actors for the reenactments. 5y

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MStew

Cocaine Nights | J. G. Ballard

More book mail!?

"In the resort of Estrella de Mar, Charles Prentice has just arrived from London to save his brother, Frank, who has confessed to setting an explosive fire that has taken five lives. Convinced of Frank's innocence, Charles uncovers a vast network of drugs, pornography, and theft."

this of course caught my attention , it reminds me of the flim 'Blow which in really enjoyed! ?

Anyone read this?

#fiction

Guildedearlobe I love Ballard but I‘ve never read this one. 6y

MStew I can't wait to read this one and 😄😄

Crash: A Novel

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AshleyHoss820

Cocaine Nights | J. G. Ballard

#CrimesAgainstCovers

Day Two: Worst Crime Committed Against A Book

This is my absolute pet peeve. Write in your books, highlight your books, crack your spines, live in those pages. But don‘t you be putting stickers on my freaking books! 😡🤬😡🤬 Especially the kind that don‘t come off easily! I love ThriftBooks but I hate their stickers!

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Erinsuereads Ohhhh someone on here told me to peel a corner back kind of far and then heat it with a blow dryer! I‘ve had really good luck! 6y

Jennifer3 I use alcohol pads! I hate stickers on my books!!! 6y

AshleyHoss820 @ErinSueG I hadn‘t thought of that one! I‘ll have to try that! 6y

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AshleyHoss820 @Jennifer3 I do too!! I‘ve used alcohol pads too, but I got over-zealous once and totally ruined a cover! 😂😂 Now I don‘t trust myself! 🤣😂 6y

Jennifer3 Luckily I have managed not to over do it, but it does take some time and patience. 6y

AshleyHoss820 @Jennifer3 It really does!! 😊 6y

BarbaraBB I completely agree with you and I love that stack! 6y

sprainedbrain Same!! Those stickers are infuriating. 6y

AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Thank you!! I just grabbed a few that were close to each other! I have far too many with these damn stickers on them! 😄 This stack made me impatient to start reading them all! 😂😂😂 6y

AshleyHoss820 @sprainedbrain YES!! 😡😡 6y

batsy I agree! Stickers really get my goat 🐐 6y

AshleyHoss820 @batsy Yes!! So horrible! 6y

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BarbaraBB

Cocaine Nights | J. G. Ballard

#MayTBR

Way too many books on my TBR this month. All for buddyreads, #Readaroundtheworld, #Pop18 and #Booked2018. I might skip the three books I selected for the #MarchMadnessChallenge as I have the feeling it has died down a bit?

Kalalalatja I have stopped reading for #MarchMadnessChallenge, I just didn‘t feel like picking up the books any longer 🤷‍♀️ 6y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja I think i‘ll like the books I have selected, it‘s just that I don‘t have a clue about how everyone is doing (and did in the Tournament) which makes it less fun. (edited) 6y

Kalalalatja Maybe @JenP can help us out a bit? 😊 (edited) 6y

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JenP I will say that people are still reading all the books. Last Day is May 15. I will be posting an update on the blog I‘m a few days. But, I‘d say that if you did okay in your cbs picks that you should keep reading if you want to win the prize. I have been getting at least one update every day from people reading. @BarbaraBB 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP I don‘t think I did okay 😉 but I don‘t know how the others did and that‘s why it is less fun, I think. It would be nice to compare! But I know that you are very busy with work and have probably no time to post updates! 😘 6y

JenP @BarbaraBB the cbs page has all the rankings. If you log in there is a tab that says “standings” and you can see how everyone else did and compare your own score to everyone. It only has the picks but will give you a sense of which people will be most likely to be reading their books (edited) 6y

Mdargusch My pile is like yours, full of book club and readalong picks. 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP Oooohh I didn‘t know... Thanks! I am gonna try to find it! 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP I found it and am 70 points below the number 1 😂😂 6y

JenP @BarbaraBB oh 😬 but now you know whether it would be worth trying to read books you otherwise not have read 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP I chose books I am really going to like I think but at least now i don‘t need to finish them before May 15! 6y

emilyhaldi I could read every book left on my #marchmadnesschallenge bracket and still be down 50 points 🙄oh well, I read a few good ones!! 6y

BarbaraBB @emilyhaldi You ended up way above me, I think if I read them all I wouldn‘t even beat you 😂 6y

Cinfhen I gave up on March Madness before March even ended..... 6y

JenP @emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen even if you stopped reading, make sure you submit your scores by end of day so that I can put the correct scoreboard up. Link to scorecard is on the blog: https://thereadersroom.org/march-madness-2018/ 6y

Cinfhen I can‘t even remember anymore @JenP I‘m taking myself out of the game! 6y

JenP @Cinfhen I read one book but at least it was the winning book 😂 6y

Cinfhen Way to go🙌🏻🧡 @JenP It was still fun😀thanks for organizing 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP I did email them to you, I hope that‘s okay? I was a bit in a hurry and didn‘t find on the blog where I could submit it. I will though, if that‘s better for you! 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP You have probably more points with that one book than I have with 7 😂 6y

JenP @BarbaraBB I can‘t find your email. What account did you send it to? 6y

BarbaraBB @JenP So sorry, I replied to your email but see now that it is a no-reply address. Where can I send it to? (edited) 6y

JenP @BarbaraBB jenlane3[at]yahoo[dot]com 6y

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stargazerblue49

Cocaine Nights | J. G. Ballard

Me on Saturday morning after a busy night shift on L&D - TV commercial comes on:

What is said:"I was dating my girlfriend when I started using proactiv. She couldn't believe the difference in my face!"

What I heard: "I was dating my girlfriend when I started using crack. She couldn't believe the difference in my face!"

What I thought: "Infomercials are getting more and more strange these days."

Sleep is important, Littens.

Sace This picture 😂😂😂 7y

kspenmoll 😂 7y

CoverToCoverGirl 😂 7y

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