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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
 Posted - 09/24/2005 : 10:42:15
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Grâce à Yann.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 11:11:41
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I'm reading war of the worlds
I went to fopp to buy some books for my train journey tomorrow. Took one look at the cd rack and walked back out. Too dangerous, I'll re-read something thats not packe already. Probably some Brautigan.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 11:18:14
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I am reading the "What are you reading thread?" at the Frank Black forum.
 I am not a number. I am a free man! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 12:07:19
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I've been re-reading the Discworld series, mostly in order, although that's not totally possible since I don't own all the books. I'm currently in the middle of:
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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misleadtheworld
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1222 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 12:33:44
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quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
I'm reading war of the worlds.
Me too. Again. I love it.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 13:21:43
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Originally posted by Newo
good stuff.
this book is set in the neighborhood where i grew up (and where pkd lived for a while) |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 17:33:34
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My friends ditched me to go see the movie version tonight. Bastards.
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 17:45:11
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If a picture is worth a thousand words I'll skip the novel and watch the movie, yes?
(or words to that effect.....)
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 20:47:05
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ALEXANDRIA
"A History and a Guide"
By EM FORSTER. |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2005 : 13:14:49
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| "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann in the September 19 New Yorker. One of the best articles I've read in a long while. |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2005 : 09:54:09
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I've found "Plato, no Prozac!" somewhere in my house. After reading two pages I presume this is going to be the biggest piece of shit I've read in years.
And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take
To soothe my mind so I'm always sober
Always aching, always heading towards
Mass suicide, occult figurines
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2005 : 12:19:09
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Because I'm poor and can't afford HBO, I was reading 'I, Claudius', which was beyond awesome. I'm gonna walk on down to the used book store today and pick up 'Claudius the God', the sequel. I hope its as good.
I saw Vonnegut on Bill Mahar the other week and he has a new one out, a collection of essays. If I remember correctly its called 'Man Without a Country'. I've really enjoyed his other essay collects, like palm sunday and fates worst than death, even though his stories do tend to get a bit repetitive. The man's a god; which i know is an ironical thing to say about a humanist. Or maybe not. I bet God's a humanist.
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i try to be mallory but i'm still skippy |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2005 : 12:33:30
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I've heard the sequel is quite bad, but go and read it by yourself.
And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take
To soothe my mind so I'm always sober
Always aching, always heading towards
Mass suicide, occult figurines
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 05:50:23
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I've decided that getting out of the habit of reading was a bad idea, so I took advantage of the 3-for-2 at Borders and am currently reading:
Ooh, he's got an arm off! |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 06:15:19
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Been looking for this for ages and found it in secondhand today.
Pink Floyd riffed on the cover (and the contents) with this record:
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 06:53:09
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I got these two from the library today:
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 14:48:08
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american psycho
I'm going to run out of books tomorrow, I don't know whether to buy new ones.. it means more to move when I get somewhere to live but a tre without books is like a fish without water! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 16:13:04
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Don't you have libraries where you live?
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 16:14:46
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 16:45:46
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It was good but not good enough to make me want to read the sequels. |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2005 : 17:44:30
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Co-worker pressed it on me.
Pretty uneven. Not altogether bad, though.
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 09:43:45
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Ian McEwan is quite good. Atonement was rich and heady writing. His Saturday looms for me in the near future. I love leisurely finishing a book on a Sunday morning and then toying with what to read next. It's between The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, or some Vonnegut-Breakfast of Champions.
All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 10:35:45
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i just finished Hocus Pocus by vonnegut and i finished the first six Dark Tower books. now i'm on to:
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown. |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 11:00:59
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Yuck
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep. |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 12:19:58
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Hey Jose, I'm reading Leckie's "Delivered From Evil: The Saga of World War II". It's a great read.
I've also just started "The Names" by Don DeLillo. I love his style.
and you are ill prepared to fight
living in a world of soft and white
in air conditioned battle zones
I pity you!
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2005 : 09:50:49
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well well. this is the first time i've read him. so far so good, i'd say. i read three joseph ellis books in a row. i really like his style.
basically, i'll be spending the next few months (year, probably) reading about 1800s america. great stuff: gold rush, texas, exploration (of all types of shit), and teddy fucking roosevelt. fascinating stuff, man.
and on my breaks at work: vonnegut, vonnegut, vonnegut (and trout).
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 11:34:17
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Originally posted by Sir Rockabye
Yuck
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep.
Yum. One of my top 5 favorite books ever, Sir Rock. Ever.
The part where he flogs himself in the church basement because he feels so guilty about having sex? C'mon!
Just started:
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 14:11:08
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gay
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 17:53:50
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I'm still reading Fight Club. So far, finding it fairly close to the film, give or take a couple of little bits.
BTW VoVat, I have all those Pratchett books, I hav'nt read them in years, though. I got his autograph at a convention before. He's doing a signing in Dublin soon, thinking of popping along to get a coupla of my old books signed. |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 19:26:42
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The Heritage Of Persia
by Richard N. Frye
you have to admit, Persia is the smoothest word ever. |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 23:45:46
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quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
gay
Hahaha! Nerd!
And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take
To soothe my mind so I'm always sober
Always aching, always heading towards
Mass suicide, occult figurines
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2005 : 02:36:24
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danjersey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
674 Posts
Posted - 10/04/2005 : 19:26:42
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The Heritage Of Persia
by Richard N. Frye
you have to admit, Persia is the smoothest word ever.
Gives ´marmalade´or ´linoleum´ a run for their money alright.
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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paintmeister
= Cult of Ray =
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 20:30:44
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Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of the 20th Century) by Greil Marcus
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2005 : 07:55:11
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I found "The Scarlet Letter" to be quite boring. Maybe that's what I get for reading it all in one night, though. I remember "Feathertop" as being a decent story, but that was a lot shorter.
I went to a Pratchett signing just a few weeks ago. He signed my Discworld Mapp with, "To Nathan, you are here."
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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buzzer
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
47 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2005 : 19:49:26
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| Papillion again |
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