| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 06:55:34
As chosen by young Shiner:
amazon.com -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375703764/102-5066148-3529719?v=glance
amazon.co.uk -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/038560310X/ref=pd_sxp_f/202-9470631-9028628
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/20/2005 : 06:50:37
so i've been informed via email from a bunch of members of the book club that this book has been now made into a 'long term assignment' because of the difficulty in some people obtaining it/reading it, and i have been assigned the task of picking a month-long or so assignment for the book club. i'll be compiling my top 3 choices, and i'll make sure they're quasi-easily obtainable.
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 13:18:01
duck bumps?
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| zub_the_goat |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 12:34:33
yeah....i read it in a house on my own at night, bad idea, didnt sleep a wink, it really stays with you, the sense of evil it creates is amazing |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 10:19:10
Apl, without divulging too much to the others, I'll simply say that the house is freaking me out -- the sprouted rooms. Also, I sense something sinister looming about the children, which wigs me out.
Does that makes sense to you?
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 10:05:17
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
This book is officially freaking me the fuck out. Am considering not reading any more it's so creepy.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
I'm not technically in the book club (I didn't join up because I read it last year), but it freaked me out too, it seems to have that effect on a lot of people.
I'm curious exactly how it's creeped you out, kathryn. I had some very bizarre experiences, but I don't want to go into detail until everyone's read it. |
| Newo |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 07:48:17
i still havenīt got it, itīs just new in Engerland and even rarer here.
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Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to corner the fish market and marvel at the small acts of philanthropy he commits while depriving most of the world of fish. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 07:43:03
This book is officially freaking me the fuck out. Am considering not reading any more it's so creepy.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 15:21:36
Not much itals, as far as I can tell, don't fret. I think you'll dig this book, kittie.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 13:56:41
don't tell me one is in italics, I will absolutely ignore any italicised type!
and you're questioning the sciences
and questioning religion
you're looking like an idiot
and you no longer care.
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| zub_the_goat |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 13:29:47
its in different fonts and writing styles, so it doesnt get confusing.....although i enjoyed one of the stories more |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 12:13:23
It works Ok, though, I think.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 11:30:03
There's a double narrative? this could be a problem, I hate that.
and you're questioning the sciences
and questioning religion
you're looking like an idiot
and you no longer care.
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 11:27:02
i'm 3 chapters in - i like the actual text stuff, but i really dislike the narration by the 'author' - i find it tedious and hard to get through
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 10:21:00
I think this deadline appears to be as and when most of us have read it, I know zub has, who's still going with this one? we'll set a date and then move onto the next
and you're questioning the sciences
and questioning religion
you're looking like an idiot
and you no longer care.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 10:14:12
Shiner sounds about right, Brian.
How far into it are you? It grabbed me on the second page with the tattoed stripper named Thumper. I was in after that.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 10:13:04
shiney chose it (i think) but i don't know when the deadline is.
so far, it hasn't grabbed me
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 10:11:24
I picked it up from the library an hour ago and devoured the first 30 pages. It's the kind of book that either grabs you or it doesn't.
Oh and it's 700 pages, not 600.
Can someone please remind me who chose it and when the deadline is?
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 07/10/2005 : 06:21:15
My library is shipping mine in from somewhere or other, woah this is a slow one
and you're questioning the sciences
and questioning religion
you're looking like an idiot
and you no longer care.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/10/2005 : 05:59:18
Because there's no way I agreed to read a 600-page book that I have yet to get my hands on. That man is a liar!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/10/2005 : 05:58:30
why is that?
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/09/2005 : 12:12:57
You lie like a rug!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 14:57:06
more like 600
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 07:36:40
Yet to arrive! How many pages is it again, like, 400?
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 07:27:49
i'm having a hard time getting into the book b/c of the nature of its writing style - i feel like i'm back in college reading journal articles. but its starting to hook me in a little.
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 03:09:39
revived from page 5.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 06/27/2005 : 04:24:19
Hasn't arrived yet at the muni library.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 19:48:46
how's averyone doing, i'm still at about page 40, d'oh! i'll get another 50 read tonight though.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Newo |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 04:55:22
Itīs going to be a while before I get it cause it is poorly distributed here.
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"Here love," brakes on a high squeak, "itīs not backstage at the old Windmill or something, you know." |
| zub_the_goat |
Posted - 06/22/2005 : 07:21:16
finished reading, but im a super quick reader, who gets to be a layabout student all summer so i havent had much else to do (at least till i convince someone to give me a job) so whenever you guys are ready |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 06/22/2005 : 06:36:13
anyone start? if so, how far in?
i'm still finishing up my last book, but i should start this weekend post-wedding (i'm a groomman, so basically i have to be drunk for 48 hours - oh well!)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| Carolynanna |
Posted - 06/20/2005 : 11:03:49
Ack, I thought I could make this one, but its not looking that way...
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Don't believe the hype. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 06/20/2005 : 09:56:21
No whining, soldier. War is hell. Now get reading!
(I do agree -- I'd rather have just one deadline.)
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 06/20/2005 : 09:10:12
i'd rather just set a date to have it all done by, but if this is how we wind up going, i'll go along with it
why do i start good books right before the book club starts? now i have to rush through THE SPORTSWRITER to get to this
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 06/20/2005 : 04:51:52
Holy moly. That's a lot of pages. I'm still reading it, though.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 06/19/2005 : 20:41:13
675-685 including indexes and appendices.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
