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This week, I are mostly reading....

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    #512
    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    A book on the history of aspirin. Very interesting but the style of writing is a bit of a headache :D


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    #513
    Andy-Pandy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,848 ✭✭✭Andy-Pandy


    Have had a feast of Neil Gaiman in the last few weeks. Read American Gods, Neverwere and Anasi Boys and i loved them all.


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    #514
    BossArky
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    Currently reading "The 7 habits of highly effective people", as mentioned in that other thread. Started it back in May or June and got sidetracked by stuff like Ulysses, Brave new world, Small Gods, Sophie's World, Geisha.. plus some others. Got a pile of books at home that seems to get bigger every weekend when I pass the second hand book market.

    The 7 habits is an interesting read, if not overly targeted towards America.


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    #515
    theCzar
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    John2 wrote:
    A book on the history of aspirin. Very interesting but the style of writing is a bit of a headache :D

    *groan*:rolleyes:

    anyway... I got 2 books off my uncle by Uruguayan writer whose name escapes me atm, they're the first 2 of a trilogy that charts the history of South America via thousands of short fictional accounts. looking forward to it.


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    #516
    Nimrod's Son
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    I'm about to tuck into The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.


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    #517
    pukey
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    george orwell, "why i write" for the plane tomorrow


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    #518
    odhran
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    just about to finish lolita by nabokov. starting the great gatsby next.


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    #519
    pbsuxok1znja4r
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    Just got a book of the complete works of T.S. Eliot the other day. Much reading ahoy.


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    #520
    Rantorama
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    Planet Simpson,Chris Turner
    For anyone who loves the Simpsons,tis great:v:


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    #521
    Setun
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    Reading A Confederacy of Dunces now, very funny stuff.
    Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, was excellent.


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    #522
    NoDayBut2Day
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    Excerpts from The Decameron and Thousand and One Nights (for class)


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    #523
    Jay Tomio
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    Dusk by Tim Lebbon, a new fantasy effort due out the end of January from the Bram Stoker award winning author, as well as Martin's A Feast for Crows (finally). Also working on Gabriel Garica Marquez's Memories of My Melancholy Whores

    I recently finished reread of a manuscript of Scott Lynch's debut The Lies of Locke Lamora which comes out mid 2006 that I just think is going to be a major fantasy release,

    Finished Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest, a fantastic southern/horror work, as well as Jay Lake's Rocket Science, a bit of a throwback to old school science fiction atmosphere, very competently written by one of the most prolific and noteable short story writers currently.


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    Nimrod's Son
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    Finished The Alchemist. Didn't like it at all....
    I'm a copule of chapters into Dracula by Bram Stoker. It's really good so far, a promising start!


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    missingtime
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    I just finished Rising Sun by Michael Crichton. And I started a book on UML the other night. Cant imagine i'll keep it up though.


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    #526
    adonis
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    im reading american psycho..its really good..i tried it before and i couldnt get into it..different now though..
    i read orhan pamuk and snow last week also really good.!


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    #527
    John
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    Some more Poe tonight. I'm slowly getting through his complete works.


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    #528
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Finally finished A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin) the other day, so now I'm straight into A Clash of Kings.

    Thanks to the Boarders whose raves introduced me to this series - absolutely lovin' it. :D


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    #529
    Kinetic^
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    Michael Collins by Tim Pat Coogan


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    #530
    adonis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭adonis


    its amazing some of the books people actually put time into reading..
    my two cents


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    Dades
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    adonis wrote:
    its amazing some of the books people actually put time into reading..
    Such as?


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    Tar.Aldarion
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    The bible?
    :)


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    #533
    JCDenton
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    Nimrod's Son wrote:
    I'm a copule of chapters into Dracula by Bram Stoker. It's really good so far, a promising start!

    I just finished it last night; A bit "meh", And I'm not sure about the ending. I thought it was a bit abrupt.


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    #534
    Piste
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    This week I are mostly reading The Provoked Wife by John Vanburgh. My drama group is doing it atm.


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    NineMoons
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    This week I are mostly reading Georgette Heyer - Faro's Daughter which I finished on the train. Not one of her best.
    Have just started Neil Gaiman - American Gods.


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    OfflerCrocGod
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    Time by Stephen Baxter a bit too hard to swallow tbh and the authors hard-on for the Great And Allmighty USA is somewhat annoying; I suggest passing this one out for anyone who likes truly possible Sci-Fi.


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    #537
    adonis
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    The Atheist wrote:
    Such as?

    a lot of the stuff a lot of people are mentioning.


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    #538
    pukey
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    a book called "irish myths and legends" by micheal scott. picked it up at an airport. 'nuf said


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    tSubh Dearg
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    This week I am reading Tom Stoppard's book of plays; 5. I'm currently on Arcadia.


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    #540
    John
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    A collection of TS Eliot poetry


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    Dublin's Finest
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    The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene.

    Bit of a slow burner so far.

    Recently finished The Colour of Memory by Geoff Dyer - reccommended.


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