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Post by Chosenoneknuckles on Oct 15, 2005 14:34:59 GMT
I am currently reading Atlantis by David Gibbins
and hope to be gettin hold of Paradise Lost, John Milton soon
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Post by Samface on Oct 15, 2005 15:08:01 GMT
Currently I am reading the complete set of Sherlock Holmes short stories which I found for three quid in a charity shop.  Also readin' Dickens' Dombey and Son as part of me uni course. After I finish Holmes I've got After the Quake by Haruki Murakami, Life of Pi by Yann Martel and a Poe compilation to read. I went a bit mad with book-buying a while back.  |
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Post by Bakasam on Oct 15, 2005 15:56:30 GMT
Just finished reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, fantastic book that I just couldn't put down. I'm now reading the Orcs series (4 books in one) by Stan Nicholls as I'm a sucker for 'alternative viewpoint' fantasy books.
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Post by Turbocharge on Oct 15, 2005 17:38:02 GMT
That I bought: Raymond E Feist - Flight of the Nighthawks That I read: Terry Brooks - Elfstones of Shannara That I'm currently reading: Terry Brooks - Wishsong of Shannara I'm a bit of a fantasy nut. |
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Post by Shadic? on Oct 15, 2005 18:19:51 GMT
Ah, Ive been quite a few..mainly for school purposes.
The Crucible - Arthur Millar
The Giver - Forgot.
The Chosen - Forgot
Ordeal By Hunger - Forgot
And soon i'll start reading A Street Car Named Desire.
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Post by homsar on Oct 15, 2005 18:42:09 GMT
I'm currently reading Game On. A series of essays about the history and culture of video games. It's a really good book.
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Post by The Tikal who had no Toes on Oct 15, 2005 19:24:21 GMT
Conversion To Judaism by Lawrence J Epstein. Before that, it was Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler.
I need to get me some more books.
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Post by archangelffx on Oct 16, 2005 13:38:30 GMT
The last book I read was Lost for Words by John Humphrys, but it was darn patronizing that I just didn't want to finish it. I'm almost all of the way through Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, though. Tip-top book.  |
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Post by Samface on Oct 16, 2005 14:40:19 GMT
I'm almost all of the way through Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, though. Tip-top book. *shudder* Sorry, but I hate that book. Big freakin' whiner. |
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Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Oct 16, 2005 17:28:36 GMT
The TV Guide! LOL!
Nahh, seriously. Im reading Gormenghast at the moment. Hefty read!
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Post by Samface on Oct 16, 2005 17:40:19 GMT
The whole trilogy? I need to reread that...
The third book is really weird.
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Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Oct 16, 2005 17:43:14 GMT
Well its all three books in one, like the HHGTTG book Ive got: all 4 parts in one book. (even though theres 5 parts, the book is old....)
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Post by Ed on Oct 16, 2005 18:13:38 GMT
Nearly finished Gottfried Von Strassburg, "Tristan" (trans. A.T. Hatto).
Before that, I read the Lancelot-Grail Reader trans. by Norris J Lacy and company. I want to try and order the full five-volume set to my local library.
But next time I dip outside mediaeval stuff, I want to read "Jonathan Strange", Christina Hardiment's book on Malory, "Shadows of the Wind" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime". In no particular order.
Mambo: Oooh! I love the Gormenghast books so much. "Titus Alone" is rather disappointing, I felt. But the climax of "Gormenghast" is utterly breathtaking.
Shadic: "The Crucible" is entirely too much fun.
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Post by Shadude on Oct 16, 2005 19:58:28 GMT
The last book I read was tratior that was quite good also I like the fear street books
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Post by Zerolus on Oct 19, 2005 21:19:50 GMT
I just finished the Revenge of the Sith novel by Matthew Stover. Excelleent stuff. I espcially like how Stover gets inside Anakin's head and describes very well what's going through it.
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Post by Retro on Oct 20, 2005 19:28:19 GMT
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
Soon to be His Last Command by Dan Abnett though, as soon as Amazon GETS THEIR FETHING BUTTS IN GEAR!
*punches amazon....then realises that was his monitor*
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Post by Sin on Oct 20, 2005 19:54:31 GMT
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
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Post by Retro on Oct 20, 2005 20:35:11 GMT
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
Its actually my...3rd time reading it. Utterly love it to bits. *is sent to bits laughing at it* |
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Post by Chosenoneknuckles on Oct 23, 2005 21:55:58 GMT
hehe I finally found it... im now readin: Sonic The Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik, best of the 4 book series I reckon, even if Sonic is such a brat in them ;D |
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Post by Turbocharge on Nov 26, 2005 17:20:39 GMT
Hmm.. well, I finally got round to starting Flight of the Nighthawks on Tuesday morning. I finnished it on Tuesday night. I just couldn't put it down. Raymond E Feist does it again. ;D
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Nov 26, 2005 17:37:56 GMT
I don't usually read much, but at present I am reading Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince.
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Post by Awdures on Nov 26, 2005 20:47:49 GMT
"Amelia Earhart's Daughters" Remaindered bookshop find, about the history of women pilots in the armed services. Rather American slanted and a bit gungho, but interesting, and has some great moments.
My favourite--a women ferry pilot arrives in a Mustang at a airfield and announces herself ont he radio. The controller looks up but all he can see in the circuit is this Mustang and he can't beelives it's a women's voice coming from THAt so he tells her he can't see her.
She promptly dives past the tower at 200knots, while asking calmly "Can you see me now?"
The mental image is wonderful!
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Post by Pombar on Nov 26, 2005 22:26:56 GMT
I have joined Terry Goodkind's Fascist Army! ...I mean, I've reread Chainfire, his latest book, again recently. A few of my other recent (re)reads are James Clavell's Shogun(what a Classic... this basically put me to the top of Japanese class too) and Cervantes' Don Quixote. Now THERE's lasting comedy. Shakespear isn't funny in the slightest.
At the moment I'm reading Robert Jordan's Knife of Dreams, his latest Wheel of Time book(which took waaaaaay too long to come out... they may be propaganda free, but Terry Goodkind DOES spew his propaganda filled books out at a rate of knots)
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Post by Super Sonic on Nov 27, 2005 21:37:31 GMT
Just finished How Black Was Our Sabbath by David Tangye and Graham Wright.
Now I'm onto The Dog Catcher by Alexei Sayle.
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Post by Dave on Nov 28, 2005 0:54:25 GMT
I still have to finish my Lord of The Rings book. I stopped when I got my computer, and now I haven't read it for about 5 months.  |
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Also readin' Dickens' Dombey and Son as part of me uni course. After I finish Holmes I've got After the Quake by Haruki Murakami, Life of Pi by Yann Martel and a Poe compilation to read. I went a bit mad with book-buying a while back. 
