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 Aug 29 2007, 04:37 PM
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Bully for you  Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498  |
QUOTE (Jessopjessopjessop @ Aug 29 2007, 05:30 PM) keeps the attention more than a be-afroed scientist walking around for 600 pages.  This description has just sold this to me. You're your own worst enemy, Davison. |
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Aug 29 2007, 08:01 PM
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You do scribble Group: Senior Members Posts: 14,968 Joined: 7-October 04 From: East Member No.: 2,423 |
QUOTE (maian @ Aug 29 2007, 05:37 PM) This description has just sold this to me. You're your own worst enemy, Davison. I just knew you'd say that. It's reverse psychology, they're actually my favourite books. Ahhhhhh... |
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Aug 29 2007, 08:26 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
In that case I won't buy them.
Wait... |
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Aug 29 2007, 11:52 PM
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Invader. Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,260 Joined: 27-November 04 From: The Burgh of Edin. Member No.: 2,823 |
I was half expecting Adam to be totally contrary and go for the Mindstar trilogy.
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Aug 30 2007, 01:09 AM
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your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag  Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 28,277 Joined: 2-October 04 From: Norf London Member No.: 2,309 |
QUOTE (Chapman Baxter @ Aug 29 2007, 05:14 PM) He opined scathingly. That's hot. |
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Sep 1 2007, 12:50 AM
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The Truth Who The Eyes Met Before! Group: Senior Members Posts: 6,447 Joined: 6-December 05 From: 1995 Member No.: 4,725 |
Just finished The Da Vinci Code, which was an entertaining read.
Now planning to read The Sword in the Stone, a book I must have had on my shelf for over 10 years and not read. It's one of my favourite Disney films, so as a child whenever I started reading it and found it not like the film, I just gave up after a few chapters. I'm hoping now I'm older I'll be able to sit through it, it's only 300 pages after all. |
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Sep 1 2007, 08:19 AM
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Conscience gets expensive, doesn't it? Group: Senior Members Posts: 7,210 Joined: 14-December 04 From: Schrute Farms, Scranton, PA Member No.: 2,924 |
I finished reading The Catcher In The Rye, and I quite liked it. While it feels a tad dated, particularly the language, the themes from the book are as current today as they were when the book was written. Holden himself is a very entertaining character to read (if a bit of a dick), and I'm glad it ended on an almost anticlimactic note.
I've now started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan, and I think it's brilliant so far. This post has been edited by Sean of the Dead: Sep 1 2007, 08:24 AM |
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Sep 1 2007, 08:24 PM
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your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 28,277 Joined: 2-October 04 From: Norf London Member No.: 2,309 |
I had no idea Penguin were doing this, so imagine my delight when Alyssa bought me this!
 My favourite book, in the classic Penguin paperback style! There are going to be 36 'Penguin Celebrations', representing the best books published in recent years.    It's so beautiful and my third copy of 'What a Carve Up!', every edition so far... I might keep up with that. |
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Sep 1 2007, 10:12 PM
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Alley Viper Group: Senior Members Posts: 11,843 Joined: 29-December 04 From: Cobra Island Member No.: 3,024 |
They are bloody nice. I'll have to keep my eye out for any books I might want in that style.
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Sep 1 2007, 10:41 PM
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If I was young, I'd flee this town Group: Senior Members Posts: 10,496 Joined: 2-January 05 From: The Hanging Bollocks of Babylon Member No.: 3,052 |
Currently reading The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly. A beautiful read so far. Quite disturbing in many parts, like a very twisted fairytale. Very, very well written.
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Sep 1 2007, 11:35 PM
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your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 28,277 Joined: 2-October 04 From: Norf London Member No.: 2,309 |
QUOTE (Starscream`s Ghost @ Sep 1 2007, 11:12 PM) They are bloody nice. I'll have to keep my eye out for any books I might want in that style. The full list of the 36 'Penguin Celebrations' titles are: New fiction (orange) Any Human Heart; What A Carve Up!; Everything is Illuminated; Notes on a Scandal; How To Be Good; The Other Side of the Story; English Passengers; The Impressionist; A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian; How I Live Now; The Accidental; White Teeth; Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction; Regeneration Essays (purple) The Consolations of Philosophy; The World According to Clarkson; Letter from America Science and non-fiction (light blue) Hegemony or Survival; The Revenge of Gaia; Empire; The Classical World; Blink; The Fabric of the Cosmos; Freakonomics; Fast Food Nation Mystery and crime (green) The Secret History; A Certain Justice; Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders; The Beach; The Chimney Sweeper's Boy Adventure and travel (pink) The Shadow of the Sun; Congo Journey; Dark Star Safari Biography and travel (dark blue) Leonardo da Vinci; Jane Austen; The English They're on 3 for 2 at Waterstones I believe. |
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Sep 1 2007, 11:37 PM
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Alley Viper Group: Senior Members Posts: 11,843 Joined: 29-December 04 From: Cobra Island Member No.: 3,024 |
Hmmm. A few to be going on there with. Certainly the Clarkson and Rumpole are tempting.
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Sep 2 2007, 11:13 AM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
QUOTE (sleeping_pirate @ Sep 1 2007, 11:41 PM) Currently reading The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly. A beautiful read so far. Quite disturbing in many parts, like a very twisted fairytale. Very, very well written. Most fairytales are pretty twisted in the first place, though. The early German versions of Cinderella are quite horrific. This post has been edited by maian: Sep 2 2007, 11:22 AM |
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Sep 2 2007, 05:49 PM
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QUOTE (Zoe @ Sep 2 2007, 12:35 AM) The full list of the 36 'Penguin Celebrations' My bank balance is not going to thank you for that Zoz. Oh dear, so tempted. |
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Sep 3 2007, 08:31 AM
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Fallon Group: Senior Members Posts: 10,262 Joined: 17-December 04 From: The Scary-Go-Round Member No.: 2,946 |
QUOTE (Zoe @ Sep 1 2007, 11:35 PM) New fiction (orange) Regeneration As in Pat Barker? Ugh. Did that for A level. |
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