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A book I didn't think I'd enjoy...

scipio_major · 2002-05-19 22:45:04

...but is in fact really really great: Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Reminded me alot of Catch-22 especially the early parts, the same devil may care insanity in the fact of war. It was worth reading alone for the bits about Greek Partisans. Fade to Credits Scipio_major

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19-05-2002 11:45pm

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scipio_major

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...but is in fact really really great: Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Reminded me alot of Catch-22 especially the early parts, the same devil may care insanity in the fact of war.

It was worth reading alone for the bits about Greek Partisans.

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#2 22-05-2002 5:58pm
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Agreed. I thought the book was superior to the movie in many ways. Never got to finish it unfortunately.

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#3 29-05-2002 7:38pm
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Thanks for the tip - may go and get that one then.

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