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> Books, What are you reading?
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post Jul 24 2006, 10:21 PM
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I keep meaning to mention a book that I recently re-read: Lucky Man, by Michael J Fox. Lovely, lovely book, funny, candid, informative, thoughtful and moving. I highly recommend it.
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post Jul 26 2006, 08:05 AM
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QUOTE(YetAnotherPianist @ Jul 23 2006, 11:30 PM) *

QUOTE(Oddball @ Jul 23 2006, 11:09 PM) *

And I have no idea why, but when I see "Yossarian" written on the page, I always think it says "YetAnotherPianist" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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He's an okay character, right?


No, I've heard he's completely awful and horrible, well, actually that's a guess, but it sounds educated to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
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post Jul 26 2006, 08:36 AM
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I'm halfway through Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman. The first one was really sad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Meh
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post Jul 26 2006, 05:32 PM
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Just finished "Unravelled" by Maria Housden. Very moving and thought provoking.
Beverley.
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post Aug 7 2007, 02:34 PM
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'Birdsong', by Sebastian Faulks, and also 'Une Femme'; Annie Ernaux.

I've only just started 'Birdsong', though I've dipped into it for reference a few times. It's about World War One and covers almost every conceivable angle of the war. It deals with the horrors of the war in a non-gushy way. It's rather blunt about the hostilities in places. It recaptures a true image of the war, and an attitude towards it that you can imagine is authentic to the era in which it happened - not the usual gushingly tragic outlook steeped in pathos.

'Une Femme' is a story written in the first person, which opens on the death of the narrator's mother. The book continues, much in the style of 'Birdsong', as a literary quest to discover the true personality behind a mother through a quasi-biographical life story. It's about discovering the side of our parents that we, as their children, don't see, because they are our parents, and behave differently, and are perceived differently by us.

They're engrossing in different ways. The Annie Ernaux isn't exactly a thrilling page-turner, but then, being in French, I can't get through a page without consulting a dictionary several times.
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post Aug 7 2007, 04:57 PM
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As I will be spending large amounts of the next three weeks on buses travelling to Edinburgh for ALL the concerts I am going to (mostly early music/renaissance) - any recommendations of something about that era of music that would give me an overview?
Thanks.
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post Aug 7 2007, 05:22 PM
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*will totally not mention a certain book that can be abbreviated to two letter which also mean a printer and a type of sauce*

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I'm actually rereading LOTR as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

And trying to get hold of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (anyone read it?) because people are telling me that it's "amazing".

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post Aug 7 2007, 05:40 PM
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QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Aug 7 2007, 06:22 PM) *

*will totally not mention a certain book that can be abbreviated to two letter which also mean a printer and a type of sauce*

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And I thought I was bad....which ones have you re-read? I've worked through 6 and 5.....
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post Aug 7 2007, 05:43 PM
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QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Aug 7 2007, 06:22 PM) *

*will totally not mention a certain book that can be abbreviated to two letter which also mean a printer and a type of sauce*

And my new laptop!
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post Aug 7 2007, 06:27 PM
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QUOTE(LooneyTunes @ Aug 7 2007, 06:40 PM) *
QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Aug 7 2007, 06:22 PM) *

*will totally not mention a certain book that can be abbreviated to two letter which also mean a printer and a type of sauce*
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And I thought I was bad....which ones have you re-read? I've worked through 6 and 5.....


The whole series ... though admittedly I had to speedread most of HBP in the midnight release queue. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I've just read DH for the third time (with my random number chapter method (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Dont' ask. ..)

I need to finish reading the Mugglenet theory thingummy book ... heh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



QUOTE(Trebor @ Aug 7 2007, 06:43 PM) *
QUOTE(crazy_purple_piano_freak @ Aug 7 2007, 06:22 PM) *

*will totally not mention a certain book that can be abbreviated to two letter which also mean a printer and a type of sauce*

And my new laptop!


Lol, of course! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

&& *is jealous*

&& *wants a laptop too*



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post Aug 7 2007, 07:05 PM
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Just started "The Perfect Wrong Note". Also reading "Brainwashing - the science of thought control", working my way through the Inspector Morse series and various biographies of Elgar.
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post Aug 7 2007, 07:22 PM
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. on the 7th chapter and not bad!
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post Aug 7 2007, 08:39 PM
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Temperament, by Suart Isacoff.
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post Aug 7 2007, 08:47 PM
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. on the 7th chapter and not bad!


I love that book! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Aug 7 2007, 09:23 PM
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QUOTE(anisha93 @ Aug 7 2007, 08:22 PM) *

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. on the 7th chapter and not bad!


Ah great book.

I'm reading Eldest, sequel to Eragon, Christopher Paolini.
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