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Post by Trolldor » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:17 pm

I hate the fucking Wizard of Earthsea, bunch of ejaculate, the entire thing.
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Ronja » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:50 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Ronja wrote:
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Ronja wrote:Over-achieved on Friday, which lead to muscle-ache during the weekend, so I read through the four first books in Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea series once again. They are such wonderful books - I must have read them all at least ten times by now. (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu).
They are indeed excellent books by a great writer. Have you read Tales from Earthsea and The Other Wind?
Unfortunately not. One day I will find them in a library or a bookstore, I am sure...
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Pappa » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:22 pm

This:

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I also have this from the same series:

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And as the series seems really good, I might buy this:

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and this:

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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Faithfree » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:46 pm

Pappa wrote: Image
Blessed are they. :food:
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Post by Pappa » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:52 pm

Faithfree wrote:Blessed are they. :food:
I made cheese once. I should do it again. I still have the rennet in the fridge.
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Post by Ayaan » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:53 pm

The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer. So far I've found it quite informative.
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by JimC » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:20 pm

Ayaan wrote:The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer. So far I've found it quite informative.
I wonder if there is a Dummie's guide to the Koran... :hehe:
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Re: What are you reading now?

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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by JOZeldenrust » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:09 pm

Heinrich Böll, Billiards at Half-past Nine, Carrie van Bruggen, Eva and a few other books. Keeping track of them all is becoming a bit of a problem.
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Post by Kristie » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:15 pm

Hubby ordered a book for me, and it arrived today. He's never done that before. I don't know anything about the book.
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:17 pm

Just starting Mapping Mars by Oliver Morton
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Ronja » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:28 am

Sense and Sensibility, again. Just finished Pride and Prejudice (again). Jane Austen was a genius.
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Pappa » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:05 pm

Ronja wrote:Sense and Sensibility, again. Just finished Pride and Prejudice (again). Jane Austen was a genius.
You should try Pride and Prejudice and Zombies...

http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Z ... 1594743347
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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Animavore » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:08 pm

My friend asked me to get Cosmos for him while I was in town yesterday. I was reading it on the way home on the bus and I had a mind to keep it. It is pure poetry.

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Re: What are you reading now?

Post by Mr P » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:14 pm

Animavore wrote:My friend asked me to get Cosmos for him while I was in town yesterday. I was reading it on the way home on the bus and I had a mind to keep it. It is pure poetry.

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I strongly recommend the hardback version if you can get hold of it. :tup:
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