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 Jul 25 2004, 11:14 PM
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The head of my secondary school was called Ray Bradbury. He has... peculiar views.
I'm currently going through the works of Robert Rankin as an when I pinch them from some evil person. Sometimes you just need a silly book or twelvety. -------------------- We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. We were never at war with Eurasia. Eurasia is our ally.
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Jul 26 2004, 03:18 AM
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 Savior on the Blood Church St. Petersburg, Russia Group: Established Members Posts: 343 Joined: 1-March 04 From: Elizabethtown/Bowling Green, Ky Member No.: 978 Gender: Male |
I have been looking for a good book at Barnes & Noble for the past month, but I have not had any luck. Most of the books I want, I don't want to spend as much money because I need that money for college and I like to save. I whish I could find a book. I'm getting bored waiting for school to start, so I can finally be alone!!!
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Jul 26 2004, 09:56 AM
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 omno-ahhhhhhh! Group: Established Members Posts: 2,124 Joined: 20-June 04 From: London, England. Member No.: 1,174 Gender: Secret |
QUOTE (Hobbes Posted: Jun 22 2004, 08:23 PM) Micro serfs bt Douglas Coupland Hobbes, di you enjoy? -have you read any of his other books? Frog -------------------- A society that takes itself too seriously risks bottling up its tensions and treating every example of irreverence as a threat to its existence. Humour is one of the great solvents of democracy. It permits the ambiguities and contradictions of public life to be articulated in non-violent forms. It promotes diversity. It enables a multitude of discontents to be expressed in a myriad of spontaneous ways. It is an elixir of constitutional health. J. Sachs in Laugh It Off Promotions CC v SAB International (Finance) BV t/a SabMark International (Freedom of Expression Institute as Amicus Curiae) 2006 (1) SA 144 (CC)
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Jul 26 2004, 12:41 PM
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 Flaps and spins on the spot Group: Established Members Posts: 2,651 Joined: 17-June 03 From: At the end of the road to nowhere.....literally! Member No.: 390 Gender: Female |
I'm reading Amistead Maupin "Tales of the City"! Very 70's and very cool
My friend leant it to me as I keep saying how much I love SF and want to move there. This book has done nothing to change my perspective I'm also ready Geisha of Gion (can't remember the author's name) and that's also very good. If you liked Memoirs of a Geisha you'll like this. Plus the latest Lenore comic...which took all of 5 minutes! 
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Rather light a candle than complain about the dark! Enjoy what you have and hope for what you lack Thoughts become things, choose the good ones[/center] [center]Carpe diem |
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Aug 2 2004, 05:21 PM
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 living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
Kurt Vonnegut - Player Piano
Jonathan Lynn reminds me faintly of Dubya. 
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Aug 2 2004, 05:31 PM
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Matazone acolyte Group: Established Members Posts: 994 Joined: 27-March 03 Member No.: 183 Gender: Secret |
QUOTE (Pixiegoth @ Jul 26 2004, 01:41 PM) I'm reading Amistead Maupin "Tales of the City"! Very 70's and very cool There was a tv mini series of this it was bloody fantastic. |
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Aug 2 2004, 06:20 PM
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the avatars weren't working again Group: New Members Posts: 332 Joined: 24-June 04 From: On a small planet called Randomnia. Member No.: 1,177 |
I just finished Stephen King's It and The Gunslinger. Now all I can think of is how freaky clowns are...
I never liked them much, anyway. < that's where I got the quote from
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Aug 2 2004, 06:51 PM
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What did you think of The Gunslinger?
-------------------- We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. We were never at war with Eurasia. Eurasia is our ally.
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Aug 2 2004, 07:13 PM
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the avatars weren't working again Group: New Members Posts: 332 Joined: 24-June 04 From: On a small planet called Randomnia. Member No.: 1,177 |
It was good. But i don't have the rest of the series so I feel very disappointed. And Gothymothy kept telling me I should be reading Eyes of the Dragon first, but i didn't have it, so that was just a too-bad thing.
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Aug 2 2004, 07:17 PM
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 Animal of manual life Group: New Members Posts: 460 Joined: 29-July 04 From: Wilmington, NC (The States) Member No.: 1,220 Gender: Female |
Dostoevsky's The Brother's Karamazov.
I just finished re-reading Tom Robbin's 'Another Roadside Attraction', and before that, 'Stranger in a strange land' by Robert Heinlein. (i don't think i spelled Dostoevsky right...Ah, well.) --------------------  "Savior" isn't the right word, but it's the first word that comes to mind. |
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Aug 2 2004, 07:33 PM
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QUOTE (eternallybored @ Aug 2 2004, 09:13 PM) It was good. But i don't have the rest of the series so I feel very disappointed. He's been writing that series for a very long time, so it shows through the series that his writing skills have been polished as he went along. The most recent one only came out last year. Keep with them as the idea behind it, to say nothing of the characteriisation, has fleshed out very well. If you're an evil person I've heard tell that they can all be found for download. -------------------- We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. We were never at war with Eurasia. Eurasia is our ally.
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Aug 2 2004, 07:36 PM
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This space intentionally left blank Group: Admin Posts: 2,368 Joined: 30-March 03 From: Venta Belgarum Member No.: 203 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Xkitsurabamix @ Aug 2 2004, 09:17 PM) 'Stranger in a strange land' by Robert Heinlein. If you like Heinlein you might want to look out for Frederik Pohl. He's been writing for donkey's years now, so there are a lot to hunt down. -------------------- We are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. We were never at war with Eurasia. Eurasia is our ally.
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Aug 2 2004, 07:45 PM
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 : P> Group: Moderators Posts: 2,352 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Derby Member No.: 991 Gender: Secret |
Just brought Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (will edit when I get around to reading it)
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Aug 2 2004, 08:13 PM
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 The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (gothictheysay @ Jun 4 2004, 02:55 AM) I got the book of all the books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series to read! Has anyone here read 'Mostly Harmless'? I've read the rest of the 'Trilogy of Four', but it was mentioned somewhere (by Adams I think) that it wasn't very good. Anyone? -------------------- Waiting for a superhero intervention |
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Aug 2 2004, 08:26 PM
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 There is glass between us...! Group: Established Members Posts: 265 Joined: 24-April 04 From: Denial Member No.: 1,091 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Greeneyes @ Aug 2 2004, 03:13 PM) QUOTE (gothictheysay @ Jun 4 2004, 02:55 AM) I got the book of all the books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series to read! Has anyone here read 'Mostly Harmless'? I've read the rest of the 'Trilogy of Four', but it was mentioned somewhere (by Adams I think) that it wasn't very good. Anyone? Well, you see, none of the other books are as good as the hitchhiker's guide. ( by the way, the BBC has a HHGTTG site here). I have the book with all of them together, and no it's not particularly magical. Worth reading (if you're bored), though. -------------------- "Hell is... other people." No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.
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Aug 2 2004, 08:42 PM
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The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
Meh, i'll probably get it. I just seem to recall that Adams wanted to write another one, which was slightly hindered by his death, and some of the scraps of which were included in the Salmon Of Doubt.
On other books though, His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman is good. Nice and thick too. -------------------- Waiting for a superhero intervention |
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Aug 2 2004, 10:56 PM
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the avatars weren't working again Group: New Members Posts: 332 Joined: 24-June 04 From: On a small planet called Randomnia. Member No.: 1,177 |
QUOTE (Mr Fuzzy @ Aug 2 2004, 08:33 PM) If you're an evil person I've heard tell that they can all be found for download. Hehehehehehehehe. /spam -------------------- >(|||>
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Aug 3 2004, 06:19 PM
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Kushiels Dart - J Carey is ok, but a little X-rated in places, unless you get off on S&M it can be a bit OOT in places.
I'm loving Jasper Fforde's 'Thursday Next' novels at the moment, got the latest one in hardback and signed! He's a really nice guy:) bel. -------------------- Grass is taking over the world. Have you noticed it’s everywhere?
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Aug 3 2004, 06:20 PM
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 Bleeg? Group: New Members Posts: 374 Joined: 21-March 04 From: OH MY GOD WHERE AM I?!?!?! Member No.: 1,021 |
Honestly, Razz. you should have read Eyes of the Dragon first. It has some cool ties to the Gunslinger. But ya know. . . you didn't. . . so too bad for me I guess, right?
I just finished the latest book in the Dark Tower series and read some books by R.A Salvator. Plus I'm rereading the whole Manga series Preist. (If you haven't read Priest, I would reccomend it. I'ts quite inspiring, both for drawings and the storyline) kay I'm done. -------------------- >(|||> Pround owner of the Uber-carrot! Ph34r it! Come closer. . . so I can slap the sh*t out of you! . . . do I LOOK like a friggin people person? Bumper stickers are so lame. . . Bumper STICKS are where it's at! You should duct tape a stick to your bumper and be like me!
. . . I'm hearing voices but all they do is complain. . . What if I had a mustard-drenched cucumber tied to my leg and I did not want my pants to get dirty? Ya better checkety-check yourself before ya wreckety-wreck yourself! Once you finally create something original, someone comes along and steals it. . . not to say that's a BAD thing. . . |
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Aug 3 2004, 08:08 PM
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living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
True Story - Bill Maher
Michael Crichton - The Andromeda Strain (again )
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Aug 3 2004, 08:15 PM
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Bleeg? Group: New Members Posts: 374 Joined: 21-March 04 From: OH MY GOD WHERE AM I?!?!?! Member No.: 1,021 |
I love Michael Crichton.
-------------------- >(|||> Pround owner of the Uber-carrot! Ph34r it! Come closer. . . so I can slap the sh*t out of you! . . . do I LOOK like a friggin people person? Bumper stickers are so lame. . . Bumper STICKS are where it's at! You should duct tape a stick to your bumper and be like me!
. . . I'm hearing voices but all they do is complain. . . What if I had a mustard-drenched cucumber tied to my leg and I did not want my pants to get dirty? Ya better checkety-check yourself before ya wreckety-wreck yourself! Once you finally create something original, someone comes along and steals it. . . not to say that's a BAD thing. . . |
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Aug 3 2004, 08:49 PM
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 F*cking with the best since 1996 Group: Established Members Posts: 2,614 Joined: 24-February 04 From: Wiltshire. UK Member No.: 962 Gender: Female |
QUOTE Honestly, Razz. you should have read Eyes of the Dragon first. It has some cool ties to the Gunslinger. But ya know. . . you didn't. . . so too bad for me I guess, right? Actaully - I found it better to read the Dark Tower series first and then the other related books (which include Insomnia, Hearts in Atlantis, The Regulators, Desperation, Salems Lot, Rose Madder and The Stand). It matters little either way, as long as you read ALL of Kings books, you realise that they are interwined in the glorious world he's created. I'm currently re - reading the Ender series by Orson Scott Card (for about the fifth time!). If you haven't read I urge you all to do so. -------------------- Art should be an expression of what humanity is capable of imagining - not limited to representing that which surrounds us - Demetrios Vakras
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Aug 4 2004, 04:44 PM
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living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
To Kill a Mockingbird. Have to read it for English.
-------------------- Being corrupted by candice since 2004
teal and orange is the way forward |
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Aug 4 2004, 09:44 PM
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The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
I'm reading Discovery Of Heaven by Harry Mulisch, as well as some books on religeon/magic.
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Aug 4 2004, 10:18 PM
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 Is conformity, consumption, and obedience really that bad? Group: New Members Posts: 1,788 Joined: 10-October 03 Member No.: 644 |
Just finished "Amish Society" and "Cat's Cradle", along with "The Little Prince", the plays "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe", "The Importance of Being Earnest", "The Miser", "Mandragola", and "The Glass Menagerie".
Intend to Start on "The Fountainhead" and/or "Brave New World". -------------------- Still around, just lurking.
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