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fenchurch Posted Tue 16 Sep, 2008 9:48 PM |
Thanks for all the suggestions :)i have to get to a library sometime soon!
lilly wrote: I'm trying to read the "classics" on my professor's reading list *argh*. book of the moment it's "Brideshead Revisited" (Evelyn Waugh), not sure if I like it or not...
I love classics! Kind of...
I saw some of the tv series of Brideshead, my dad has it on dvd. I keep meaning to read the book, apparently it goes into loadsa detail on everything tho, does it get kind of annoying? |
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Soulslug Posted Wed 17 Sep, 2008 9:47 AM |
| Ha! I just started reading Wicked after finishing Atonement. Should be goood. |
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fenchurch Posted Wed 17 Sep, 2008 5:35 PM |
Soulslug wrote: Ha! I just started reading Wicked after finishing Atonement. Should be goood.
I love them both :) |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Sep, 2008 5:56 PM |
This probably deserves it's own thread but...
I read this morning that Irish author Eoin Colfer (Atremis Fowl) has been selected to ressurect the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the next installment will be called "And Another Thing..."
I'm not too sure how I feel about this, I mean Douglas Adams is dead maybe the series should die with him. It's never gonna be the same, worse or better but never the same, sorry
Dubz
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Peewee Posted Wed 17 Sep, 2008 6:28 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: This probably deserves it's own thread but...
I read this morning that Irish author Eoin Colfer (Atremis Fowl) has been selected to ressurect the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the next installment will be called "And Another Thing..."
I'm not too sure how I feel about this, I mean Douglas Adams is dead maybe the series should die with him. It's never gonna be the same, worse or better but never the same, sorry
Dubz
Ohhhh I agree with you Dubz....let it lie! Hate it when people do that. Tho Eoin Colfer is fab!!! |
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akanksha Posted Thu 18 Sep, 2008 12:14 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: This probably deserves it's own thread but...
I read this morning that Irish author Eoin Colfer (Atremis Fowl) has been selected to ressurect the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the next installment will be called "And Another Thing..."
I'm not too sure how I feel about this, I mean Douglas Adams is dead maybe the series should die with him.
I agree...Eoin Colfer's books are enjoyable, but I don't think the Hitchhiker series should be continued by anybody!
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fenchurch Posted Thu 18 Sep, 2008 4:54 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: This probably deserves it's own thread but...
I read this morning that Irish author Eoin Colfer (Atremis Fowl) has been selected to ressurect the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the next installment will be called "And Another Thing..."
I'm not too sure how I feel about this, I mean Douglas Adams is dead maybe the series should die with him. It's never gonna be the same, worse or better but never the same, sorry
Dubz
It's Douglas Adam's style of writing that made the books so amazing, anyone else will either just be mimicing him or will do it completely differently, which would kinda defeat the point in my opinion. Where did you hear it? |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 18 Sep, 2008 5:08 PM |
fenchurch wrote: Scottish Dubliner wrote: This probably deserves it's own thread but...
I read this morning that Irish author Eoin Colfer (Atremis Fowl) has been selected to ressurect the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the next installment will be called "And Another Thing..."
I'm not too sure how I feel about this, I mean Douglas Adams is dead maybe the series should die with him. It's never gonna be the same, worse or better but never the same, sorry
Dubz
It's Douglas Adam's style of writing that made the books so amazing, anyone else will either just be mimicing him or will do it completely differently, which would kinda defeat the point in my opinion. Where did you hear it?
It was in one of those freebie papers that they give to commuters, The Herald or Metro or whatever, I'd imagine you can probably "google" it.
Dubz |
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ChineseBlues Posted Sat 20 Sep, 2008 2:54 AM |
| Huge fan of Friedrich Nietzsche. I think he's interesting. |
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Peewee Posted Sun 28 Sep, 2008 10:32 AM |
| Currently reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. It's BRILLIANT! Anyone else read it??? |
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mili Posted Sun 28 Sep, 2008 10:57 AM |
| I'm currently reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. It's actually a practical guidebook on punctuation, but so funny it makes me laugh aloud (a bit embarrasing on a crowded tram). |
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MusicGirl99 Posted Sun 28 Sep, 2008 6:31 PM |
mili wrote: I'm currently reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. It's actually a practical guidebook on punctuation, but so funny it makes me laugh aloud (a bit embarrasing on a crowded tram).
Ah yes, that's a good one. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 03 Dec, 2008 11:28 PM |
I've recently re-read Carl Hiaasen... Tourist Season through to Basket Case. amazingly fantastic and cynical books.
Has anyone read anything else of his as I may pick up some stuff on reccommendation.
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Peewee Posted Thu 04 Dec, 2008 10:50 AM |
Recently read books:
Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook - 6/10
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer - 10/10
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer - 9/10
My Sister Jodie - Jacqueline Wilson - 9/10
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose - Eckhart Tolle - 10/10
Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner - 7/10
The Gift - Cecelia Ahern - 5/10
The Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen - 9/10
Suddenly Single - Sheila O'Flanagan - 8/10
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry - 2/10
The Yes Man - Danny Wallace - 10/10 |
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Peewee Posted Thu 04 Dec, 2008 11:13 AM |
I agree this book is hilarious! Great read...kinda felt sorry for Danny by the end.lol |
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