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This week, I are mostly reading....

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    #1412
    Karlusss
    Registered Users Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Karlusss


    Flann O'Brien - Dalkey Archives.


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    #1413
    Blush_01
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    The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

    Not great, tbh. Although I expected that.


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    #1414
    brianthebard
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    Kafka-metamorphosis. Well its' kafka, what can you say? almost always brilliant, sometimes a little over clever, but definitely worth reading.


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    #1415
    tHE vAGGABOND
    Registered Users Posts: 6,687 ✭✭✭tHE vAGGABOND


    Just started 'the raggedy trousered philanthropists', after seeing it a many 'best book' lists down the years..

    Not far into it, but its not bad thus far..


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    #1416
    Selphie
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    Slow Motion wrote:
    About a third of the way through "The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon, Whitbread book of the year, a pretty good read and an interesting look into the head of someone with Asperger's Syndrome, it's a detective novel by the way !

    Yeah, I liked that too.
    Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.
    Hurray, the Leaving Cert is over, and I can finally start reading heaps again :)


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    #1417
    DublinWriter
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    Selphie wrote:
    Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.
    It's pretty good, but the cynic in me tells me that he wrote it structurally with the plan of selling the TV/Movie rights at the back of his mind.


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    #1418
    pwd
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    Curious Incident is very good. Will probably get A Spot of Bother soon myself


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    #1419
    dudara
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    Thought Curious Incident was one of the weakest books I've read in quite a while.

    I've just finished 'The Religion" by Tim Willocks, a historical adventure set in Malta in the 1500s. Quite good actually, much better than my description makes it sound. Would be a good holiday read.

    Just started "Johnathon Strange and Mr Norrell" despite having it on my bookshelf for over a year. I'm about 2/5 of the way through and although I like the story, it's far too verbose and lengthy.


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    #1420
    Blush_01
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    The Possibility of an Island.


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    #1421
    genericgoon
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    Wizard and Glass, Dark Tower Book 4


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    #1422
    Tar.Aldarion
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    The Thousandfold Thought - R. Scott Bakker
    Then the third Dark Tower book.


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    #1423
    Mrs. MacGyver
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    Devices and Desires by PD James


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    #1424
    da_deadman
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    Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...


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    #1425
    misssouthside
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    Currently reading Barry Trotter and the Shameless parody.
    I keep on meaning to go to the library, but I forget...and I end up reading like this...


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    #1426
    ZorbaTehZ
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    The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky


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    #1427
    Red Hand
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    The Devil's Dictionary-Ambrose Bierce

    "Battle-A diplomatic knot undone by the teeth rather than the tongue.":cool:


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    #1428
    0prah11
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    da_deadman wrote:
    Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...
    It's a great book! I read it a while ago and I loved it! I'm currently reading "The first and last freedom" by Jiddu Krishnamurti.


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    #1429
    Alsatian_Cousin
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    re-reading 'In Our Time' by Hemmingway


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    #1430
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Um, The Wastelands - Stephen King


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    #1431
    genericgoon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭genericgoon


    Wolves of Calla, Dark Tower Book V

    Stephen King


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    #1432
    John
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    Ooh, it's a Dark Tower off and genericoon is in the lead!


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    #1433
    Tar.Aldarion
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    He is two book ahead but it will be tight! :p


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    #1434
    BlueSpiral
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    Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk


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    #1435
    tSubh Dearg
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    PG Wodehouse - Luck of the Bodkins


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    #1436
    genericgoon
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote:
    He is two book ahead but it will be tight! :p

    RAWR!!!! Im nearly finished Calla anyways


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    #1437
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p


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    #1438
    Red Hand
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    Susanneh's Song from the Dark Tower series.


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    #1439
    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Tar.Aldarion wrote:
    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p

    Oh yeah, then how many midgets appear in the final battle? And how many of them throw petrol bombs at the orb of Kharshlax?


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    #1440
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Euclid's Window by Leonard Mlodinow

    It's interesting. If you like mathematical/scientific history books. :)

    I needed a break from fiction after finishing Erickson's book. Tried starting "Night of Knives" by Ian Esselmont but couldn't focus on it enough to enjoy it.


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    #1441
    genericgoon
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote:
    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p

    Ive actaully read it before but whatever.


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