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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Aug 5, 2015 2:08:49 GMT -5
The Picture Of Dorian Grey To Kill A Mockingbird The Importance Of Being Earnest and...gonna finish off The Great Gatsby today
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 2:53:18 GMT -5
Never liked gatsby. Highly OVERATED book and movie ....imo
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 4:25:42 GMT -5
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Twilight The Dice Man
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Post by richie4422 on Aug 5, 2015 8:27:35 GMT -5
The God Delusion.
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Post by glider on Aug 5, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5
I'm going to re-read the Civil War storyline soon, if that counts.
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Post by matt on Aug 5, 2015 12:43:33 GMT -5
matt What is your top 10 novels ?? My favorite is " the magician ". Im curious someone as well read as you must have a great top 10 Difficult one, but I think my top 10 would be these: - East of Eden - John Steinbeck - Great Expectations - Charles Dickens - Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy - The Silver Darlings - Neil Gunn - The Damned United - David Peace (anyone who likes football and is interested in Brian Clough's disastrous tenure at Leeds, this makes for fascinating reading, even if it is a fictionalised account) - Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns Goodwin - The Beatles - All These Years: Tune In: Vol 1 - Mark Lewisohn (far and away the greatest Beatles book ever the level of detail is astonishing - 800 pages and it only goes up til 1962, cannot wait for the other volumes) - Tales of a New Jerusalem Series - David Kynaston (another book series too - these are accounts of social history of Britain from 1945 up until 1979 - the first three have been released. It's a really detailed insight into the social history and culture of all parts of Britain post-war). - Billy Liar - Keith Waterhouse - A Calendar of Love - George Mackay Brown (lovely short stories from a great Orcadian writer) P.S. If Viz comics count, I'd have them in there too!
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Aug 5, 2015 13:59:25 GMT -5
Never liked gatsby. Highly OVERATED book and movie ....imo Yeah, I've read better...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 14:05:39 GMT -5
This feels like the thread to discuss my collection of first edition scud books.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 5, 2015 14:33:45 GMT -5
matt What is your top 10 novels ?? My favorite is " the magician ". Im curious someone as well read as you must have a great top 10 Difficult one, but I think my top 10 would be these: - East of Eden - John Steinbeck - Great Expectations - Charles Dickens - Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy - The Silver Darlings - Neil Gunn - The Damned United - David Peace (anyone who likes football and is interested in Brian Clough's disastrous tenure at Leeds, this makes for fascinating reading, even if it is a fictionalised account) - Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns Goodwin - The Beatles - All These Years: Tune In: Vol 1 - Mark Lewisohn (far and away the greatest Beatles book ever the level of detail is astonishing - 800 pages and it only goes up til 1962, cannot wait for the other volumes) - Tales of a New Jerusalem Series - David Kynaston (another book series too - these are accounts of social history of Britain from 1945 up until 1979 - the first three have been released. It's a really detailed insight into the social history and culture of all parts of Britain post-war). - Billy Liar - Keith Waterhouse - A Calendar of Love - George Mackay Brown (lovely short stories from a great Orcadian writer) P.S. If Viz comics count, I'd have them in there too! I'm still busy with All These Years. Fucking hell what a huge book. I just don't find the time/will to read it. I agree that this is definitely one of the best books on the Beatles ever. Mark Lewisohn spent so much time doing research. It's amazing.
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Post by matt on Aug 5, 2015 15:02:38 GMT -5
Difficult one, but I think my top 10 would be these: - East of Eden - John Steinbeck - Great Expectations - Charles Dickens - Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy - The Silver Darlings - Neil Gunn - The Damned United - David Peace (anyone who likes football and is interested in Brian Clough's disastrous tenure at Leeds, this makes for fascinating reading, even if it is a fictionalised account) - Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns Goodwin - The Beatles - All These Years: Tune In: Vol 1 - Mark Lewisohn (far and away the greatest Beatles book ever the level of detail is astonishing - 800 pages and it only goes up til 1962, cannot wait for the other volumes) - Tales of a New Jerusalem Series - David Kynaston (another book series too - these are accounts of social history of Britain from 1945 up until 1979 - the first three have been released. It's a really detailed insight into the social history and culture of all parts of Britain post-war). - Billy Liar - Keith Waterhouse - A Calendar of Love - George Mackay Brown (lovely short stories from a great Orcadian writer) P.S. If Viz comics count, I'd have them in there too! I'm still busy with All These Years. Fucking hell what a huge book. I just don't find the time/will to read it. I agree that this is definitely one of the best books on the Beatles ever. Mark Lewisohn spent so much time doing research. It's amazing. It's unbelievable the level of detail, apparently it will be another 7 odd years until Volume II comes out, such is the exhuastive research undertaken by Lewisohn! I devoured a lot of it last Christmas, found it very addictive. I'm originally from Shetland, and I was staggered to learn Ringo's ancestors came from there too - that's the level of detail we're talking about!
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Post by matt on Aug 5, 2015 15:05:40 GMT -5
Never liked gatsby. Highly OVERATED book and movie ....imo Which film version have you seen - I think there's quite a few, though I'm only aware of the Robert Redford version, in addition to the most recent one with Leonardo Dicaprio. I've never read it before, but I went to see the Dicaprio film a couple of years back. It was alright - I liked Dicaprio's performance but I didn't like Toby Maguire's character. The whole film seemed a tad overblown and overly dramatic though.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 5, 2015 15:38:26 GMT -5
I'm still busy with All These Years. Fucking hell what a huge book. I just don't find the time/will to read it. I agree that this is definitely one of the best books on the Beatles ever. Mark Lewisohn spent so much time doing research. It's amazing. It's unbelievable the level of detail, apparently it will be another 7 odd years until Volume II comes out, such is the exhuastive research undertaken by Lewisohn! I devoured a lot of it last Christmas, found it very addictive. I'm originally from Shetland, and I was staggered to learn Ringo's ancestors came from there too - that's the level of detail we're talking about! Well, there is an extended version, which is even more detailed, apparently. I believe the detail in that book isn't in bits of the story that have been added, but more a case of "John and Paul met in the narrow street and sat on a carefully painted burgundy red fence. There was a faint breeze and it was approximately 24 degrees. The sunlight touched their pale British skins" instead of "John and Paul met on the corner of the street. They sat on a fence and it was sunny." For me that level of detailing would be a bit too much and unnecessary, especially with the whole ancestor bit. Yeah it will take years! I hope Lewisohn will still be alive to finish part 3. Ha!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 12:55:14 GMT -5
Currently, I'm reading Paper Towns by John Green.
After I finish that, I'm gonna read One Hundred Years of Solitude, looking forward to that.
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Post by World71R on Aug 24, 2015 18:26:05 GMT -5
Currently, I'm reading Paper Towns by John Green.
After I finish that, I'm gonna read One Hundred Years of Solitude, looking forward to that. Oh my gosh, that was the last book I read too! I enjoyed it very much, and the movie version was enjoyable too; put a nice spin on the book version of the story. How do you like it so far?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 18:47:51 GMT -5
Currently, I'm reading Paper Towns by John Green.
After I finish that, I'm gonna read One Hundred Years of Solitude, looking forward to that. Oh my gosh, that was the last book I read too! I enjoyed it very much, and the movie version was enjoyable too; put a nice spin on the book version of the story. How do you like it so far? Wow, that's cool I've only read the first few chapters so far, but I do like it. This is actually the first time I'm reading a John Green book - although I've seen The Fault In Our Stars (and loved it), I haven't seen this movie yet. I'll let you know what's my final verdict on it once I'm done with it
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Post by World71R on Aug 24, 2015 19:10:18 GMT -5
Oh my gosh, that was the last book I read too! I enjoyed it very much, and the movie version was enjoyable too; put a nice spin on the book version of the story. How do you like it so far? Wow, that's cool I've only read the first few chapters so far, but I do like it. This is actually the first time I'm reading a John Green book - although I've seen The Fault In Our Stars (and loved it), I haven't seen this movie yet. I'll let you know what's my final verdict on it once I'm done with it Sounds good! If you like Paper Towns, I highly recommend reading Looking for Alaska. I read it before Paper Towns, and it was one of the best books I've ever read. It's funny, sad, and dark, but in a cool mix that makes the story stand out from others.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 24, 2015 19:12:20 GMT -5
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Post by UGHF on Sept 2, 2015 13:11:01 GMT -5
Jack Higgins - The Eagle Has Landed.
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Post by UGHF on Sept 5, 2015 4:06:38 GMT -5
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice.
Felt like I should read it at least once.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 9:39:41 GMT -5
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice. Felt like I should read it at least once. I've had that for so long and have never bothered really trying it. Is it as good as they say? Reading Paradise Lost, pretty good.
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Post by UGHF on Sept 5, 2015 9:48:46 GMT -5
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice. Felt like I should read it at least once. I've had that for so long and have never bothered really trying it. Is it as good as they say? Reading Paradise Lost, pretty good. Yep, it's an enjoyable enough read; well-written and, most importantly, a good story. Would have to be in the mood for Paradise Lost (presuming you mean Milton), I think.
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Post by UGHF on Sept 7, 2015 12:48:06 GMT -5
Only Time Will Tell - Jeffrey Archer.
Don't mind the haters, Jeff!
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Post by World71R on Sept 7, 2015 14:17:54 GMT -5
Only Time Will Tell - Jeffrey Archer. Don't mind the haters, Jeff! I see where you get your inspiration from.
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Post by UGHF on Sept 8, 2015 12:31:59 GMT -5
Only Time Will Tell - Jeffrey Archer. Don't mind the haters, Jeff! I see where you get your inspiration from. Jeff is a legend! 300m copies sold worldwide; it really gets up the noses of the ''writers'' and "intellectuals". Go Forth and Achieve! UGHF
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2015 15:52:50 GMT -5
George R. R. Martin - A Storm Of Swords 2: Blood And Gold
Fucking amazing, best book I've ever read. Midway through A Feast For Crows right now.
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