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 Jul 7 2010, 06:30 PM
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Be careful what you fish for  Group: Senior Members Posts: 15,436 Joined: 2-February 05 Member No.: 3,331  |
I read Dracula by Bram Stoker a few weeks back and absolutely adored it. I want Van Helsing to help me get rid of Edward Cullen and his sparkly family...
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Jul 7 2010, 07:44 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
^ Hah, I like that!
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Jul 9 2010, 01:08 PM
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OMNOMNOM Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 19,622 Joined: 3-January 05 From: NYC Member No.: 3,076 |
QUOTE (sweetbutinsane @ Jul 7 2010, 06:30 PM)  I read Dracula by Bram Stoker a few weeks back and absolutely adored it. I want Van Helsing to help me get rid of Edward Cullen and his sparkly family... It is a bloody good book. |
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Jul 9 2010, 01:44 PM
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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 |
Yes - I prefer scary vamps like Salem's Lot.
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Jul 15 2010, 07:32 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 (maian @ Jul 6 2010, 10:15 AM) Fool by Christopher Moore. I finished this last night - as with most of Moore's work, "just a few more pages," quickly became, "Oh, it's 2 in the morning and I've finished it" - and whilst it's not going to challenge Lamb or A Dirty Job as my favourite Moore, it lands slap bang in spot 3. A witty, hilarious romp through King Lear (by the way of several other Shakespeare plays) seen through the idea of his fool, Pocket. It brims with Moore's usual invention and sauciness, and it's just a hell of a lot of fun. I'm now reading The Big Rewind by Nathan Rabin, the hip-hop writer/film critic perhaps most known for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl". I'm a big fan of his writing for The A.V. Club, and his memoir is full of the sarcastic, cutting prose that characterises his best work. Essentially, it's a journey through his life viewed through the orism of the pop culture that he loves and which has given him comfort during his battles with depression, his stay in foster homes after his home life fell apart, all the way up to the time that he started writing for the A.V. Club. So far, it's brave, hilarious and brutally honest. Plus, it's so full of Simpsons quotes and love of musicals that I could have written it. |
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Jul 19 2010, 11:01 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
The Hobbit
It's the first time I've read this through, after having tried to read it off the back of The Lord of the Rings a number of years ago and having given up on it for being far too twee and simple after the Sauron smack-down Uber epic. I did enjoy it, especially the battle at the end, but I have to say: Epic Fail, Smaug! It's hard to see how Jackson and Co are going to be able to make a film that is both faithful to the original material and at the same time consistent with the previous films. I can't say I'm looking forward to all the singing . . . |
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Jul 20 2010, 11:22 AM
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Those bastards never gave me no clay. Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,749 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Dagobah Member No.: 6,395 |
QUOTE (sweetbutinsane @ Jul 7 2010, 07:30 PM) I read Dracula by Bram Stoker a few weeks back and absolutely adored it. I want Van Helsing to help me get rid of Edward Cullen and his sparkly family... I read Dracular when I was twelve and even then I thought it absolutely amazing. It's been a while (probably two years or so) since I last picked it up, actually. Hmmm. QUOTE (maian @ Feb 7 2008, 02:12 PM) I'm now reading The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis, which is shaping up rather nicely already. I've just bought this and I've yet to start it. Never the right moment, and all that... |
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Jul 21 2010, 04:22 PM
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Mort Canard, Attorney at Law Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 16-March 05 From: Land of Port Member No.: 3,661 |
Does Scott Pilgrim 6 count as a book? If so, I read it and it's awesome. Going to reread the whole series this weekend.
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Jul 21 2010, 05:27 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 (omni @ Jul 21 2010, 05:22 PM) Does Scott Pilgrim 6 count as a book? If so, I read it and it's awesome. Going to reread the whole series this weekend. My copy arrives tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it. |
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Jul 21 2010, 06:01 PM
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OMNOMNOM Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 19,622 Joined: 3-January 05 From: NYC Member No.: 3,076 |
I really need to read them. Money is my main enemy here. Can I borrow them off you when you're finished, Pete?
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Jul 21 2010, 06:46 PM
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Batman. Group: Senior Members Posts: 4,578 Joined: 7-August 06 From: Gallifrey Member No.: 5,397 |
Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
Excellent. So much better than I expected (and I had high expectations as it was). Rounds off the series beautifully. And I even guessed that the extra life he picked up would come in handy (though I guess plenty of people thought of that). Like Pete, I may re-read the series. |
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Jul 21 2010, 08:02 PM
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Mort Canard, Attorney at Law Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 16-March 05 From: Land of Port Member No.: 3,661 |
QUOTE (widowspider @ Jul 21 2010, 02:01 PM) I really need to read them. Money is my main enemy here. Can I borrow them off you when you're finished, Pete? Well, since I know a guy at the publisher I'll see if we can't scare the series up for you. Once he gets back from ComicCon that is. |
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Jul 21 2010, 08:15 PM
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OMNOMNOM Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 19,622 Joined: 3-January 05 From: NYC Member No.: 3,076 |
QUOTE (omni @ Jul 21 2010, 09:02 PM) Well, since I know a guy at the publisher I'll see if we can't scare the series up for you. Once he gets back from ComicCon that is. Oooh! I wouldn't want to presume to ask him because he's so nice that he'd probably say yes, even if it was rude of me. He invited me to SDCC, which was nice, but wasn't generous enough to stump up for the plane fare. |
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Jul 21 2010, 08:16 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 (omni @ Jul 21 2010, 12:22 PM) Does Scott Pilgrim 6 count as a book? Yes. I re-read World War Z this past weekend. It's just as good the second time around. |
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Jul 23 2010, 09:31 PM
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Live And Let Pie Group: Senior Members Posts: 9,166 Joined: 18-February 05 From: Leeds Member No.: 3,441 |
Finished The Lovely Bones...
Very good indeed, although I wasn't too sure about some parts towards the end. Now got an Iain Pears book and Starter for Ten to read. |
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