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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 5 2006, 04:55 AM (234 Views) | |
| Joe | Nov 5 2006, 04:55 AM Post #1 |
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Coffea Canephora
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I'm reading Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Finished recently: The Vampyre by John Polidori, Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, and the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. |
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In the shadow of the light from a black sun Frigid statue standing icy blue and numb Where are the frost giants I've begged for protection? I'm freezing | |
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| Blood_Raven | Nov 5 2006, 08:26 AM Post #2 |
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Come burn with me.
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The NWN2 Game Guide. :) |
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TheFrozen North forums. Where it's at. Mood for today: Perfection | |
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| Regullus | Nov 5 2006, 01:37 PM Post #3 |
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Reliant
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The last book I read is a mystery set in 11th century Japan called The Hell Screen by I. J. Parker. I don't read much these days. :( |
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| Krazy | Nov 5 2006, 07:16 PM Post #4 |
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I haz powah!
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I've read the NWN2 game guide already Currently, Berserk volume 2, manga. |
| "Well, ‘course dis one’s betta! It’s lotz ‘eavier, and gots dem spikey bitz on de ends. " | |
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| Bex | Nov 5 2006, 11:34 PM Post #5 |
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puppet dictator
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Krazy: Cool. Do you like the manga so far? I just finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, which is a novel set in the small-town American south during WWII, focusing on a deaf-mute man and several lonely townfolk who fixate on him as a outlet for all their unvoiced troubles. He lip-reads, but none of them know sign-language, and he writes little in return, so they sort of project themselves onto him, seeing in him everything they desire in an ideal companion. Meanwhile, he has a similar fixation on his own deaf-mute friend who was committed to an asylum at the beginning of the story. So it's essentially about isolation. Very moving and well-written. I'm also partway through one gardening book and one called Your Call is Important to Us: The Truth About Bullshit. I'm not sure what I'll pick up next for fiction, but I've got a few things from the library. My friend Jadon just loaned me his treasured Gregory Corso books, so that'll be my poetry fix. I read for at least ten hours a week, between the bus to and from work and my lunch breaks. |
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I belong to one of those families that does not speak to or see its members as often as we should, but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed. -Min Jin Lee | |
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| Eral | Nov 6 2006, 06:50 AM Post #6 |
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Kopi Luwak
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Ursula Le Guin's young adult novels, "Gifts" and "Voices". Waiting for "Powers." Very very good. Also just read Stephen Donaldson's "Runes of the Earth." Don't know if I'll read the following books. I have the feeling of going over the same ground. "The Heart" has to be one of the saddest, most beautiful books ever written. I found it difficult to read McCullers' other books after it: my expectations were too high. And biographies. I like to know what happens in the end. :lol: |
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| Krazy | Nov 6 2006, 10:26 AM Post #7 |
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I haz powah!
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Bex, yes it is excellent. I don't read too much either at the moment, but the last books I read were the trilogy by Bernard Cornwell (of Sharpe fame) The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horsemen and The Lords of the North set in the times of 9th Century Britain and the Viking Invasion. Great books if you like that sort of thing. |
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| Blackwing | Nov 6 2006, 11:24 PM Post #8 |
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Hot Chocolate
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I've just finished Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. It's the first one in the series of 18th century Egyptologist Amelia Peabody. Other Bujold fans recommended it. I'm reading Plutarch's Fall of the Roman Republic now. Good translation. |
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Angel: "What? I'm not allowed to hit people?" Wesley: "Not people capable of genocide." Angel: "Those are exactly the kinds of people I should be able to hit!" | |
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| Eral | Nov 7 2006, 01:30 AM Post #9 |
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Kopi Luwak
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For fun? Or uni? :lol: |
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| Bex | Nov 7 2006, 01:48 AM Post #10 |
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puppet dictator
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Good. I find the translation less than perfect, but it's still good to get the rest of the story. Dark Horse added little text boxes to translate the SFX in the most recent release, which is bloody ridiculous. Umm... yeah, just so that readers don't think that maybe swords in Japan make sounds like guns, because if there's not an explanation in English, HOW WILL THEY KNOW? I really hope they've received enough reader backlash to knock it off. |
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I belong to one of those families that does not speak to or see its members as often as we should, but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed. -Min Jin Lee | |
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| lara | Nov 7 2006, 01:58 AM Post #11 |
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Kopi Luwak
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The Piano Man's Daughter, Timothy Findlay These days I mostly only find time to read newspapers and news magazines and my parenting magazine. I do occasionally spend an evening seeking poetry on the interweb. |
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| Blackwing | Nov 7 2006, 02:38 PM Post #12 |
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Hot Chocolate
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Alas, uni has run out of Ancient history courses for me (unless you count one course which is held in Rome but only 14 students are selected and the students have to pay for it and the two which are held in Latin). I'm reviewing the Plutarch book for a website but it's mostly for fun since I get to select the books I review. |
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Angel: "What? I'm not allowed to hit people?" Wesley: "Not people capable of genocide." Angel: "Those are exactly the kinds of people I should be able to hit!" | |
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| Regullus | Nov 7 2006, 04:36 PM Post #13 |
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Reliant
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Link, please. |
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| Blackwing | Nov 8 2006, 12:38 AM Post #14 |
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Hot Chocolate
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Sure, but might be a few weeks before they publish it and I haven't sent it yet. |
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Angel: "What? I'm not allowed to hit people?" Wesley: "Not people capable of genocide." Angel: "Those are exactly the kinds of people I should be able to hit!" | |
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| Blackwing | Dec 9 2006, 09:57 PM Post #15 |
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Hot Chocolate
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Finally it's up: http://www.curledup.com/fallroma.htm |
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Angel: "What? I'm not allowed to hit people?" Wesley: "Not people capable of genocide." Angel: "Those are exactly the kinds of people I should be able to hit!" | |
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| Eral | Dec 10 2006, 09:52 PM Post #16 |
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Kopi Luwak
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Casual readers of Plutarch. It is kind of fascinating though - Valley of the Dolls, only well-written and interesting, and in togas. |
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