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07-14-2004, 08:18 AM | #1 |
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Same as the other listeningto/ eating threads.
Read a good book lately? Just finished "The Da Vinci Code", I thought it was a really well constructed thriller, quite educational to, there is a book out which examines the "facts" in the book that I might look at. I'll probably return to what I was reading before that, a graphic novel by Alan Moore called "Watchmen"
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07-14-2004, 08:22 AM | #2 |
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I am sooooo sick of hearing people talk about the da vinci code. Seems like everyone is reading it. (no offense Ian). I just finished For Tibet With Love by Isabel Losada which should be required reading for the people of the world. Its woooooooonderful.
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I am reading two books at the moment, Joseph O'Connors Star of the Sea and Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code. They are both proving to be a good read. I got The Da Vinci code from the libraby because of the thread about it on this forum and so far it seems to be succeeding it's hype
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Good idea Ian! [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] I read "The Da Vinci Code" too - really liked it, couldn't put it down. At the moment I'm reading "Star of the Sea" by Joseph O'Connor, which is also very good.
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07-14-2004, 08:23 AM | #6 |
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Ha ha, what a coincidence Tink! We posted about the same 2 books at exactly the same time! [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]
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07-14-2004, 08:27 AM | #7 |
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Wow that is weird
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07-14-2004, 08:30 AM | #8 |
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It is weird indeed! I'm really enjoying "Star of the Sea". Are you? I like Joseph O'Connor's style of writing. Have you read anything else by him? I've also read "Inishowen" and "The Salesman". I hope to find some more of his books next time I go to Ireland.
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07-14-2004, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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No i havent read any of his other books but i'd liked to. I am really enjoying star of the sea i've just passed half way. I love how everyone in the story is connected and the unravelling of their past.
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The Salesman's really mad and quite disturbing at times, but still a really good read. I liked Inishowen too. I'm only about 1/4 of the way through Star of the Sea now. I also like how it keeps going back toexplain how the people are connected. It jumps back and forth but without getting confusing. [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]
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Its not art but its a really good read. I like the odd thriller, and its a pretty smart book.
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07-14-2004, 08:37 AM | #13 |
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Oooh you may not like pius mulvey at the mo but he has a great past it is really exciting. My next read will be the salesman then thanks for that
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07-14-2004, 08:41 AM | #14 |
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Just read the bit about Pius Mulvey's past the other night - where he first starts to write songs (maybe i'm closer to 1/3 through the book than 1/4).Edited by: sezmo
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07-14-2004, 08:43 AM | #15 |
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Thats good but it gets darker im gonna be quiet now i dont want to give anything away
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Oooh! Can't wait to read more now. [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]The Salesman gets pretty dark (mad, weird, disturbing) as well. (think i'll stop talking about this now, as I don't want to kill Ian's thread just talking about this book. Sorry Ian!)Edited by: sezmo
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Franz Kafka- the trial!
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Life of Pi it's supposed to be really good, but i'm only starting it.
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I just finished "the trick is to keep breathing" by the Scottish writer Janice Galloway. It's very good, my friend had advised it to me because she knew I loved "the bell jar" by Sylvia Plath. I preferred "the bell jar" though. I'm about to start "Cardiff Dead" by John Williams, I had never heard of it, but my friend bought it for me as a joke (I'm moving to Cardiff soon)
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I didn't know who THE John Williams could be, so I checked... And the writer of "Cardiff dead" is not THE John Williams. This John Williams is Welsh and has also written "five pubs". I just looked at reviews abt the book I'm going to read, and it sounds quite good, although not my type of novel, but eh. "Part love story, is funny, dark and fresh, a picture of a Wales seldom shown on the news bulletins." I also read music (and rock in particular, apparently it's abt the lives of a ska band after they broke up) was an very important part of it. I can't wait to read it now!
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uh i've just finished the chronicles of narnia, i'm quite a way through star of the sea (and getting into it a bit more now Tink) and i've just started Lady Chatterley's Lover [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]
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In between reading all kinds of stuff about First Ladies for my thesis, I'm trying to finish Joseph Heller's Catch 22. I've started redaing it so often, but something always interupts my reading for amusement. I am going to finish it though cause it's too funny [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]
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Just look at my comments for Life of Pi to see what I think of Catch 22.
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i start new books every day [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] but at the moment my main oneis The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac, an excellent read
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I'm reading a Buffy book of short stories I got as a present. Its not great which could explain why I haven't opened it in 3 weeks.
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just finished: contact- carl sagan { a great book. one of those that just makes you think about everything. a bit wordy with science at times may put some people off but if you are interested in the age old science vs religion argument this is for you} the fountainhead- ayn rand {one of my new favorites. again , makes you rethink everything. i believe she has some great ideas as to why we are all so f**ked up. should be required reading for all people entering puberty. read this and never feel misplaced shame or guilt again. } currently: i know this much is true- wally lamb someone recommended because it has to do with twins which i am one.(identical) . only about 100 pages in and it is a total of about 900. but so far so good. jason from contact: [Dr. Ellie Arroway challenges Palmer to prove the existence of God- (saying i cant believe in anything without proof)] Palmer Joss: Did you love your father? Dr. Ellie Arroway: What? Palmer Joss: Your dad. Did you love him? Dr. Ellie Arroway: Yes, very much. Palmer Joss: Prove it. from fountainhead: "...for the first time in his life he had spoken to a man without feeling the reluctance, the sense of pressure, the need of disguise he had always experienced when he spoke to people; there had been no strain and no need of strain; as if he had spoken to himself."
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