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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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 Posted - 07/19/2007 : 19:56:28
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i just finished tobacco road. now i'm on to the new harry potter or ron paul's "a foreign policy of freedom."
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2007 : 20:09:00
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quote:
Originally posted by Jose Jones
i just finished tobacco road. now i'm on to the new harry potter or ron paul's "a foreign policy of freedom."
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown.
What did you think of "Tobacco Road," JJ?
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2007 : 21:57:30
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i liked it! i WAS able to see the humor in it (i initially doubted i would). it seems to not try to "teach a lesson", but moreso like it causes the reader to put him-or-herself into the characters' shoes and allow you to better sympathize with and/or criticize them.
good stuff. i don't know if i'll read 'god's little acre' though.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2007 : 22:20:55
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"The Road" on reccomendation from someone I really respect.
Kathryn |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2007 : 22:43:07
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 04:20:03
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"Idiot" is just her sig. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 06:43:26
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I'm reading this, on recommendation from kfs, who has led me wrong on books only once. It's about a paranoid schizophrenic and her journey into and out of madness, written by her and the people around her. It's disturbing but excellent.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 10:21:35
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Originally posted by darwin
The Half Blood Prince (the 6th Harry Potter) so that I might read the final one before some jerk ruins it for me. Someone already ruined the 6th.
are you excited about the 7th book?
SNAPE IS GOOD!
"Idiot" is just her sig. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2007 : 10:25:37
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NO, Snape reveals himself to be a German terrorist and takes Hogwarths hostage. Then Harry dons a white vest....
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2007 : 03:40:29
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Originally posted by cassandra is
oh, and of course:
one of the best books I've read this year
That's a great graphic novel! Years ago I read the first eight single issues.
So it's finished. Does it have a proper ending? |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2007 : 12:16:37
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Finished this the other night, pretty engrossing.
Also reading this at the moment, it was a Christmas prezzie from my bro and sis years ago! And I kind of finished Tolkien's The Silmarillion, just haven't gotten around to reading the notes/indexes yet! |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2007 : 12:21:40
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This is engrossing. I doubt I'll have time to finish it before the library wants it back, but I'm fascinated by it so far.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2007 : 12:28:52
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after posting i was reading maps of time i put it down to read:
which is a great book for anyone interested in evolution.
now i'm back with maps of time.
"Idiot" is just her sig. |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2007 : 12:42:25
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When Will Americans Have Had Enough? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P682rGIhZwI
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
"The use of 'Conspiracy Theory' as a derogatory term or epithet, is something the propagandists have perfected over the decades. It is a useful tool for eliminating articulate dissent, and other points of view and information that might be inconvenient for a policy agenda."
- Chris Sanders, Political Economist Sanders Research Assoc. |
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jimmy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
876 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2007 : 19:12:31
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My mom just finished 6 Messiahs by Mark Frost, who helped with Twin Peaks, and gave it to me to read.
This book is the sequel to his List of Seven, which I read years ago and liked. Both books are fictionalized storys about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
check out my friend's paintings at http://myspace.com/landspeedsong |
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1718 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 00:19:28
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Found this at the Oxfam store a few weeks ago (yes, we have an Oxfam store here now).
 Awesome! I fuckin' shot this!
"Les Blackolero, y sont forts en sacramant" - Czar | 06/26/2007 | 20:10:34
free music | Blackolero | Frank Black & Pixies Tributes |
Edited by - jediroller on 08/28/2007 00:22:46 |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 05:04:40
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is that the first harry potter book, cassandra?
"Idiot" is just her sig. |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 06:51:23
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As good, if not better than the film. |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
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kfs
= Cult of Ray =
USA
889 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 10:25:43
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Has anyone else read "The Raw Shark Texts?" I've just started that one.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1672 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 11:44:05
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finished choke the other day-great book
The Truth Is Out There |
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gyaneshwar
- FB Fan -
194 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 15:41:35
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| kfs - Raw Shark Texts is - bar none - one of the best books I've read this year. Love it. Let me know what you think about it. |
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kfs
= Cult of Ray =
USA
889 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 06:36:14
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Originally posted by gyaneshwar
kfs - Raw Shark Texts is - bar none - one of the best books I've read this year. Love it. Let me know what you think about it.
Oh, I will! I'm on Chapter 4 and loving it so far! |
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Srisaket
= Cult of Ray =
Thailand
313 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 07:22:35
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[quote]Originally posted by The King Of Karaoke
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Crikey, that’s a surprise choice KOK |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 21:32:03
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due to overt threadal influence, i have just recently finished THE ROAD and am 150 pages into FIERCE INVALIDS HOME FROM HOT CLIMATES.
the road was great. depressing, dark, and creepy, but great. i was particularly interested in it because mcarthy's the author of the book upon which the new coen brothers film is based. the read was also enhanced because i has reading it while on a camping trip in the boundary waters of minnesota. i was really relating to starting fires, cooking bland food, being cold, being totally alone and away from any civilization, protecting your food from theives (bears, squirrels, pine martins).
now i am really loving the tom robbins book. this is my first tom robbins experience, and i think it's a great start. i love every word of it. i can see how one could easily read this book over and over and never get tired of it!
i also recently read THE GOLDEN COMPASS (aka NORTHERN LIGHTS). holy shit, that was awesome. fucking astounding! there's is no way the movie is going to be anywhere near as good. my wife is on the third book (it's a trilogy, i've only read the first) and is hating it. i think she actually gave up on it! she said the plot is just rubbish. now i'm REALLY interested!
i've been thinking about checking out that FREE WEE MEN book.
i've also been sniffing around DUNE lately. think i might get to it sooner rather than later.
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2007 : 04:27:27
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Soviet Czechoslovakia, here I come. |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
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gyaneshwar
- FB Fan -
194 Posts |
Posted - 09/18/2007 : 13:49:02
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Seems like I remember someone was going to start King's The Dark Tower series a few months ago. Homer, was that you? Anyway, I'm four books into it, AND IT ROCKS. Addictive as hell.
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