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 Jul 3 2012, 11:25 PM
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I'm a poncey thrush.  Group: Senior Members Posts: 6,602 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Undisclosed Member No.: 5,057  |
QUOTE (Raven @ Jul 3 2012, 02:42 PM)  The hand-lettered font is classy, but the design overall is boring. I'm sure an author with as much sway as Rowling is able to have her say as to what the cover looks like, and this looks like a swing and a miss to me. |
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Jul 4 2012, 08:52 AM
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Money ... Group: Senior Members Posts: 11,440 Joined: 14-October 04 From: 14 carat yacht - what? (Going wow!) Member No.: 2,511 |
QUOTE (Raven @ Jul 3 2012, 07:42 PM) It is trying to be neutral but I wouldn't look at it twice. |
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Jul 11 2012, 01:23 PM
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Batman. Group: Senior Members Posts: 4,578 Joined: 7-August 06 From: Gallifrey Member No.: 5,397 |
Thursday Next fans! The new book 'The Woman Who Died A Lot' is out tomorrow.
I found this out as late as... Today. At least I didn't have to wait! |
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Jul 11 2012, 03:15 PM
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OMNOMNOM Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 19,622 Joined: 3-January 05 From: NYC Member No.: 3,076 |
QUOTE (Everlong @ Jul 11 2012, 01:23 PM) Thursday Next fans! The new book 'The Woman Who Died A Lot' is out tomorrow. I found this out as late as... Today. At least I didn't have to wait! Woohoo! |
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Jul 11 2012, 03:31 PM
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We gotta make the planet safe for the kiddies Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,683 Joined: 4-October 04 From: In the Southstand, watching the WORLD Champions. Member No.: 2,367 |
QUOTE (Everlong @ Jul 11 2012, 02:23 PM) Thursday Next fans! The new book 'The Woman Who Died A Lot' is out tomorrow. I found this out as late as... Today. At least I didn't have to wait! The website said it was out on Monday, which was a shock to Waterstones staff when I went to buy it. I've got it on order. Jasper is doing a talk in Leeds next Wednesday. I sadly (and very rarely) already have something planned. Blooming annoying. Can anyone who goes ask when the next 'Shades Of Grey' book will be out? |
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Jul 11 2012, 11:31 PM
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ЯR Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,387 Joined: 7-August 06 From: The Tringlelimbohulehambala Express Member No.: 5,395 |
I used to be one of those thousands of people who enjoy the imagery and mythos surrounding Cthulhu without ever having read any Lovecraft. That has now changed, and in the past few months I've managed to read a lot of his work. I have to say that At The Mountains of Madness and The Whisperer in Darkness are particularly sublime. I'm currently getting stuck into The Dunwich Horror, cannot wait. It's the fine and almost ludicrous amount of detail that he brings to such short stories that I just eat up. Fantastic.
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Jul 17 2012, 08:32 AM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,559 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
QUOTE (maian @ Jun 29 2012, 05:42 PM) I really enjoyed Kermode's book, though I might be a bit biased towards it since it was the reason why I got to interview him. Finished this a week or so ago; very good, but I felt the last chapter on American remakes of foreign language films was a little laboured. I will have a proper read through your blog when I get five minutes. In other news, I've now joined the Game of Thrones junkie wagon. Only 90 pages in but I can see this becoming addictive . . . |
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Jul 17 2012, 07:33 PM
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OMNOMNOM Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 19,622 Joined: 3-January 05 From: NYC Member No.: 3,076 |
QUOTE (Raven @ Jul 17 2012, 09:32 AM) Finished this a week or so ago; very good, but I felt the last chapter on American remakes of foreign language films was a little laboured. I will have a proper read through your blog when I get five minutes. In other news, I've now joined the Game of Thrones junkie wagon. Only 90 pages in but I can see this becoming addictive . . . Yesssss. Say goodbye to the next 3 months of your life. |
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Jul 17 2012, 07:59 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,559 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
At the speed I read it is more likely to be six . . .
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Aug 14 2012, 02:36 PM
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Mrs P Group: Senior Members Posts: 2,896 Joined: 4-October 04 From: The World Member No.: 2,360 |
A quarter of the way into the first Game of Thrones and I am hooked. I am flying to San Diego in September and I can't wait just so I can sit and read the whole way.
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Aug 14 2012, 03:04 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,559 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
^ For some reason I'm finding it hard going. Every time I pick it up I usually manage 50-60 pages, but then I put it down and I just don't have the interest to pick it up again. I've been reading it for three weeks and I'm only now just over half way through, which is slow even for me.
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Aug 15 2012, 07:10 AM
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Learning to walk again Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,526 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Where everybody knows your name Member No.: 4,956 |
I've neeeearly finished the first one. So long, so long... Very good though. I think it'll be several years before I finish because I only read about 20 pages a day on the bus.
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Oct 17 2012, 08:40 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,559 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold
Page 133/4: Shit! |
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Oct 26 2012, 04:08 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,559 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
Finished the first four books Game of Thrones books.
Martin certainly packed a lot into book four (or the second half of book 3 if you are being pedantic). Interesting to see how the characters are devloping, some genuine surprises in this book (including the very last page!). Taking a break now, though, as I've been in Westeros since July! Next up, Zombie Cows. |
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Oct 29 2012, 08:41 PM
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Ade Flanders Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 14,205 Joined: 2-October 04 From: the moment I could first write, I KNEW that I wanted to be an internet forum moderator... Member No.: 2,296 |
QUOTE (Everlong @ Jul 11 2012, 01:23 PM) Thursday Next fans! The new book 'The Woman Who Died A Lot' is out tomorrow. I finally picked up One Of Our Thursdays Is Missing at the weekend. Which now makes two Thursday Next books I need to catch up with before TWWDAL sees its paperback release, not to mention the Nursery Cryme novels The Fourth Bear and The Big Over Easy. As one of this forum's earliest and staunchest advocates of Jasper Fforde, I have gotten seriously lax with my Fforde-ing activities. QUOTE (ella @ Aug 14 2012, 02:36 PM) A quarter of the way into the first Game of Thrones and I am hooked. I am flying to San Diego in September and I can't wait just so I can sit and read the whole way. I can't seem to bring myself to break the spine of Book One yet. Sooooo many other books I want to get through first, not least of all Jasper's affordementioned tomes, and a long-overdue re-read of The Hobbit before mid-December. I also have three books by Scarlett Thomas that I want to get read: Going Out (2002), PopCo (2004) and Our Tragic Universe (2010). I absolutely loved her brilliant The End Of Mr. Y (2006), and have been itching to read the rest of Thomas' output ever since. I just made a start on Going Out last thing last night. Not much happened yet, since I only made it two pages in before I dozed off. However, I can report that it did involve a Pot Noodle. Updates and verdicts to follow. Eventually. |
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