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#4772 17-02-2015 5:26pm
Aongus Von Bismarck

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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt.

It should keep me busy for the next few weeks. It's not a small book and it's rich in detail! It has been recommended to me on a number of occasions.

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#4773 17-02-2015 8:36pm
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Collie D wrote: »

If you like Homicide you should definitely check out The Corner. Same idea except this time the author hangs out on the other side of the law. I preferred The Corner - some very tragic characters, some with happy endings and others not so much.

Read both back to back and The Corner was definitely my favourite of the two. And I've never watched a single episode of The Wire

Will check it out, cheers. Meant to watch it on TV too but now that you mention it, the book is a better option.

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#4774 18-02-2015 10:30am
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The History of Western Philosophy By Bertrand Russell.

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#4775 18-02-2015 3:15pm
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Exams distracted me for a while, and then I ended up reading Jacob Abbott's "History of Alexander the Great" and Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"... both of which have been on my to-read list for too long, but only now finally got through them.

So now I have gone back to reading Philip Pullman's "The Subtle Knife" and should have that finished today. Really didn't enjoy it as much as I did "Northern Lights". I guess I should read "The Amber Spyglass" next just to get it over and done with, but "The Subtle Knife" really disappointed me.

I have lately bought the following and am debating over which to start with:
- The Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
- The Disaster Artist - Greg Sestero
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
- 1984 - George Orwell

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#4776 18-02-2015 3:25pm
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Days of war,nights of love - crimethinc

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#4777 18-02-2015 5:02pm
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Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia

It's a decent read but I'm about half way through and yet to get to any hard facts. It's all knowing glances and perceived threats so far.

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#4778 18-02-2015 5:42pm
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MRnotlob606 wrote: »

The History of Western Philosophy By Bertrand Russell.

Hands down, the best philosophy book of its type. He's very biased, but in a charming way. [troll]A bit like Russell Brand.[/troll]

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#4779 18-02-2015 5:44pm
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Have just started Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. I have heard so many excellent things about this author and apparently this book is a good place to start with him!

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#4780 18-02-2015 9:36pm
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FreeFallin94 wrote: »

Have just started Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. I have heard so many excellent things about this author and apparently this book is a good place to start with him!

great book. but his slow and chilled style may not be for everyone.

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#4781 19-02-2015 3:07am
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The Cocaine Diaries by Paul Keany. Great read!

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#4782 19-02-2015 4:38am
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If This Is A Man - Primo Levi

Life in the camp. It's an easy read. It's a hard read. It's a must read. Read it before you die.

Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith

The movie is coming out in April. Good little thriller. If you've seen "Citizen X" you know the jist. Serial killer on loose in Soviet Union.

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#4783 19-02-2015 4:46am
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The Prince by Machiavelli and King Warrior Magician Lover by Moore/Gillette.

A bit more esoteric than usual but enjoying KWML so far. The Prince is a great read.

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#4784 19-02-2015 4:49am
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Sociopath2 wrote: »

The Prince is a great read.

Deceptively deep and a surprisingly easy one. I think of it as the world's first book designed for reading on the toilet or during ad breaks. Which without indoor plumbing or TV was quite thoughtful of Machiavelli.

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#4785 19-02-2015 7:07am
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Just finished The Childhood of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee.

Started very well but kind of meandered to a finish. Not as good as many of his earlier novels.

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#4786 19-02-2015 2:44pm
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Reading a few different books at the moment. Mainly self help one and a psychometric one. Will go back to my usual girly books after I read that one. Last one I read was one by Claudia o carroll. Good book.

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#4787 19-02-2015 4:10pm
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Really enjoyed reading Talisker - Miller Lau. Reading in a Scottish accent for the dialogue was hilarious

Now on to The Broken Eye (lightbringer #3) - Brent Weeks

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#4788 20-02-2015 1:07am
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Beyond good and evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

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#4789 20-02-2015 1:08am
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So anyway by John Cleese - reveals the pure genius behind him. A truly intellectual man.

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#4790 23-02-2015 9:20pm
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Loved Elizabeth is Missing; having had a grandmother go through something similar, it really touched me.

Now on to Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel.

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#4791 23-02-2015 9:21pm
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Loved Elizabeth is Missing; having had a grandmother go through something similar, it really touched me.

Now on to Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel.

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#4792 24-02-2015 10:09am
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Just finished the Eye of the World. Brilliant book.

Starting The Great Hunt now !

This series will take me a while to read

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#4793 24-02-2015 11:29am
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'The Grin of the Dark' by Ramsey Campbell. Have only read a couple of his short stories before so this is my first foray into his novels, and it's a very good read so far. I don't think I've ever come across a more creepy, eerie horror novel before, and I've read literally hundreds at this stage. Highly recommended.

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#4794 25-02-2015 9:16am
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Just ordered two AJ Jacobs books off the back of him doing an AMA thread here on boards all this week

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#4795 25-02-2015 1:00pm
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just finished "the graveyard book" Neil Gaiman last night. brilliant

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#4796 25-02-2015 1:02pm
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Reading "enjoy the decline" by Aaron clarey again

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#4797 25-02-2015 1:09pm
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Reading "Mao: The Unknown Story". Very interesting account of his rise to the top of the CCP and a very different account of events that are given by the Rulers of China today. The book has received some criticism for not sourcing evidence properly but overall I think it is a very decent read and gives a good account of a nasty piece of Chinese history.

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#4798 25-02-2015 4:26pm
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Finished Station Eleven, and really enjoyed it. I don't think it's up there with Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, for example, but it was thought-provoking.

Next up is Anna Hope's Wake.

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#4799 25-02-2015 4:29pm
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" We are all completely beside ourselves" Karen Joy Fowler. Really enjoying it. So far, it has lived up to the hype

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#4800 25-02-2015 4:34pm
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Reading The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen at the moment, I might give it up though, it isn't very good.

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#4801 28-02-2015 9:24pm
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UpCork wrote:

" We are all completely beside ourselves" Karen Joy Fowler. Really enjoying it. So far, it has lived up to the hype

finished this last week, now reading Mrs. Hemingway by Naomi Wood.

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