Pitt
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Post by Pitt on Dec 5, 2007 20:12:20 GMT
I read that recently. Definitely worth the wait.
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Post by WinterFlames on Dec 6, 2007 21:45:03 GMT
Just finished Snakehead, and it was definitely worth the wait. I curse my graphic imagination at Winston Yu's fate though. *shudder* |
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Pitt
Script Hume
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Post by Pitt on Dec 6, 2007 22:57:03 GMT
Yes. It sucked to be him.
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Smithy
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Post by Smithy on Dec 11, 2007 14:42:34 GMT
Got the new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book in the post today, which I believe means that I've broken several international laws. I'm quite pleased that not every reference is going over my head (liked the bit with young Jerry Cornelius).
Also got an audio version of the Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett to see if it'll be nice to listen to while I'm drawing.
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Post by Exu on Dec 11, 2007 21:45:22 GMT
Al Murray: The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense
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Smithy
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Post by Smithy on Dec 12, 2007 11:43:47 GMT
Black Dossier was good, Bertie Wooster meeting the dread lord Cthulhu was fantastic, but the beat novel was pretty much impenetrable. O'Neil draws really nice legs all of a sudden.
I just started Murakami's Norwegian Wood. I borrowed it from a friend who got it from a youth hostel book exchange in China. 'Emma's kitchen song pan' is written on the title page in large letters with a dying blue marker pen. I can't help but think this is somehow important.
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Post by Samface on Dec 12, 2007 21:30:08 GMT
^ That's a good one. Took me a while to get into it, but it's worth it.
I'm on Dance Dance Dance still. It's really good but I'm finding it a real struggle to finish because I keep re-reading Lost at Sea instead.
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Post by The Shad on Dec 13, 2007 10:08:54 GMT
Batman: The Cult.
Love how it opens with BURN THIS BOOK!
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Smithy
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Post by Smithy on Dec 13, 2007 11:23:10 GMT
^ That's a good one. Took me a while to get into it, but it's worth it. But what is Emma's Kitchen Song Pan?! Tell me that Face! What is Emma's Kitchen Song Pan?! |
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Post by Samface on Dec 13, 2007 13:38:43 GMT
I can't remember, I've only read it once.
I've got a feeling there's a scene that involves a woman singing while she fries some bacon, but I might be wrong.
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Post by The Tikal who had no Toes on Dec 13, 2007 21:54:28 GMT
Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones. It's extremely trashy, and should be taken with a pinch of salt, but hey. Nowt wrong with a bit of trash from time to time.
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Pitt
Script Hume
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Post by Pitt on Dec 17, 2007 20:34:03 GMT
American Empire: The Centre Cannot Hold by Harry Turtledove. Not as thrilling as the previous installment in the series, but it's an enjoyable read nonetheless.
When you have a story set in the 1920s, with characters frequently mentioning how well their shares are doing, you know it's a recipe for disaster.
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Post by Pombar on Dec 17, 2007 20:42:29 GMT
Read Northern Lights in a couple of hours this afternoon, and half of The Subtle Knife. Golly, these books are shorter than I remembered.
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Post by Smithy on Dec 17, 2007 20:42:31 GMT
Following on from Norweigen Wood I decided that The Great Gatsby would be a good idea
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Post by WinterFlames on Dec 28, 2007 17:40:49 GMT
Read Northern Lights in a couple of hours this afternoon, and half of The Subtle Knife. Golly, these books are shorter than I remembered. I found them a little boring myself, but everyone else I know who's read them loved them. I've just about reached 2/3 of the way through Ghosts of Onyx, by Eric Nylund, it's the fourth Halo ( based) novel and so far it is the best, I can't wait for Contact: Harvest. |
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Post by Arch_one_zero_one on Dec 28, 2007 18:31:04 GMT
The Bourne Supremacy
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Post by Samface on Dec 28, 2007 19:40:41 GMT
Finished It yesterday. Got a little odd towards the end, but very good. I read about the last two hundred and fifty pages in pretty much one go.
Now I'm on Stardust, which I got for Christmas, woo. Only read the first chapter, but it is suitably ace. And it's the proper version, with Charles Vess' lovely piccies to look at. I spent about five minutes on the double-page spread of the market near the start, just looking at the detail and wondering how long it took him to draw all those books.
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Post by Pombar on Dec 30, 2007 20:37:22 GMT
Neverwhere, again. Gaiman done writes some good.
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Post by The Tikal who had no Toes on Dec 30, 2007 21:51:08 GMT
Just finished A Spot Of Bother by Mark Haddon, who wrote The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time. It's about mental illness and made me feel quite sad at the end, but was one of those books that makes you really care about the characters.
Currently reading: One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson.
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Post by The Stiv™ on Dec 30, 2007 22:00:31 GMT
The three new Tenth Doctor novels.
I'll let you know, the last 3 took a fair while to finish, didn't seem to have the 'can't put down' factor that the previous 3 did.
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Pitt
Script Hume
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Post by Pitt on Jan 2, 2008 20:53:49 GMT
I've been having a look at one in a series, entitled VIP (Very Interesting People). This one was about Benjamin Disraeli.
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Post by Raxadian on Jan 7, 2008 1:17:25 GMT
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, full version. I didn't knew the Count was on drugs... but again, back then they werent illegal...
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Pitt
Script Hume
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Post by Pitt on Jan 7, 2008 22:38:24 GMT
The Two Georges. It's co-authored by Harry Turtledove and Richard Dreyfuss (the actor).
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Post by Super Sonic on Jan 7, 2008 22:40:16 GMT
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
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Post by The Tikal who had no Toes on Jan 8, 2008 17:39:26 GMT
Grumpy Old Men On Holiday by David Quantick. He used to write for Q and Chris Morris.
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