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Post by mossy on Jul 10, 2017 9:19:22 GMT -5
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Jul 11, 2017 22:03:07 GMT -5
Only gripe was The Wolf got killed. One of Patterson's better villains
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 18, 2017 8:48:17 GMT -5
The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman, 1997
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 18, 2017 9:40:01 GMT -5
The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman, 1997 That's my personal favourite of the three, absolutely love it. What did you think of it?
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 18, 2017 11:28:58 GMT -5
The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman, 1997 That's my personal favourite of the three, absolutely love it. What did you think of it? I definitely preferred it over Northern Lights. I really enjoyed that one too, but when in this one Phillip Pullman had his characters all on different worlds, in very different circumstances, it gave the narrative such a natural momentum that you couldn't help but get swept up in it. Having said that though, I did find the last chapter a tad frenetic for my liking. I'm always uneasy with that family-members-reunited-after-years-and-then-separated-again thing, because it's been done so many times before and since. And when witches started dropping left, right and centre and Will was going "I don't understand, it's too strange", I thought to myself, 'Aye, you and me both, mate...'. But apart from that, I really liked it. The early parts of the book, where it was just Will wandering around the abandoned city and then coming across this strange stray young girl, reminded me fondly of The Last of Us. I'm reading it on Kindle, where I always highlight bits that I think are just really nice bits of writing, and I did quite a bit of that in those early chapters. He's got a lovely way of describing a character's surroundings - the movement of the wind around them, and the colours of buildings they're looking at, and all that. I'm a couple of chapters into The Amber Spyglass now. I don't know what's gonna happen, but I just hope Serafina Pekkala takes some names and rights some wrongs. Along with Lyra, she's probably my favourite character. When she said, with regards to Mrs. Coulter, "I shall have to kill her, I think", something like that, that's what first won me over, I think. I'm really interested to see what becomes of Dr. Malone now, as well. I thought her story arc was a nice change of pace for The Subtle Knife, and a welcome source of normality (well, at least until she started talking to atoms) when all the rest of the action was shifting over to the world of the Spectres.
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 18, 2017 11:35:02 GMT -5
That's my personal favourite of the three, absolutely love it. What did you think of it? I definitely preferred it over Northern Lights. I really enjoyed that one too, but when in this one Phillip Pullman had his characters all on different worlds, in very different circumstances, it gave the narrative such a natural momentum that you couldn't help but get swept up in it. Having said that though, I did find the last chapter a tad frenetic for my liking. I'm always uneasy with that family-members-reunited-after-years-and-then-separated-again thing, because it's been done so many times before and since. And when witches started dropping left, right and centre and Will was going "I don't understand, it's too strange", I thought to myself, 'Aye, you and me both, mate...'. But apart from that, I really liked it. The early parts of the book, where it was just Will wandering around the abandoned city and then coming across this strange stray young girl, reminded me fondly of The Last of Us. I'm reading it on Kindle, where I always highlight bits that I think are just really nice bits of writing, and I did quite a bit of that in those early chapters. He's got a lovely way of describing a character's surroundings - the movement of the wind around them, and the colours of buildings they're looking at, and all that. I'm a couple of chapters into The Amber Spyglass now. I don't know what's gonna happen, but I just hope Serafina Pekkala takes some names and rights some wrongs. Along with Lyra, she's probably my favourite character. When she said, with regards to Mrs. Coulter, "I shall have to kill her, I think", something like that, that's what first won me over, I think. I'm really interested to see what becomes of Dr. Malone now, as well. I thought her story arc was a nice change of pace for The Subtle Knife, and a welcome source of normality (well, at least until she started talking to atoms) when all the rest of the action was shifting over to the world of the Spectres. You're making me want to read them all over again! I absolutely love Lyra, the idea of a girl half-feral and half-high-society is just wonderful...Honestly, I consider His Dark Materials one of the most creative sets of novels I've ever read - so many times I read an idea and thought "Bastard! I wish I thought of that, that's fucking great!". There's some really amazing stuff coming your way with the finale too...
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Post by mossy on Sept 5, 2017 18:03:42 GMT -5
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 6, 2017 7:20:57 GMT -5
Wide Sargasso Sea The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle + Few books about the French Revolution for a writing idea I have.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 7:46:51 GMT -5
My kids asked me to start reading this to them at bedtime...
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Post by Lester Diamond on Oct 16, 2017 19:50:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2017 18:24:01 GMT -5
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 21, 2017 18:30:08 GMT -5
A shitload of poetry, and the obligatory Chomsky.
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Post by Lester Diamond on Oct 21, 2017 18:44:47 GMT -5
Shut the Fuck Up by Dr. Denis Leary....
Thanks.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 21, 2017 19:47:53 GMT -5
matt, read some George Mackay Brown poems earlier and although I liked a few (Taxman in particular), they didn't leave a great impression on me - d'you reckon experiences of rural Scotland is necessary to really "feel" his work?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 11:08:45 GMT -5
Just ordered from Amazon:
Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
The Honest Drug Book: A Chemical & Botanical Journey Through The Legal High Years
That drug book is interesting because the author has tested 140 different drugs himself and wrote all the details about them in the book. The purpose of that book is to "fight" against the war on drugs, give useful information to people and reveal the truth about different substances. It helps people to know how they really affect them and what are the real dangers.
To quote the author:
Another dimension, which is covered largely in the final section, is that of politics and the war on drugs. This is confronted head-on, with a statement of intent which is crystal clear: “People are dying because of ignorance. They are dying because unremitting propaganda is denying them essential safety information. They are dying because legislators and the media are censoring the science, and are ruthlessly pushing an ideological agenda instead. They are dying because the first casualty of war is truth, and the war on drugs is no different. This book is a step to counter this harrowing and destructive situation.”
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Post by Lester Diamond on Oct 30, 2017 12:44:16 GMT -5
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Post by Lester Diamond on Nov 21, 2017 4:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Nov 24, 2017 3:18:04 GMT -5
What does this button do?-Bruce Dickinson
Too fucking funny.
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Post by mossy on Nov 24, 2017 12:17:16 GMT -5
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Post by mossy on Nov 24, 2017 12:18:04 GMT -5
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Post by mossy on Nov 24, 2017 12:18:59 GMT -5
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Post by mossy on Nov 24, 2017 12:19:47 GMT -5
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Post by mossy on Nov 24, 2017 12:20:38 GMT -5
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Post by RocketMan on Nov 24, 2017 13:20:03 GMT -5
took me two years to finish 'infinite jest' and it was worth it.
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Post by mossy on Dec 3, 2017 18:50:32 GMT -5
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