What have you been reading lately?
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, January 22 2008 21:04
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You should feel privileged to read such a glorious and timeless work. Edit: Ahem, and since I started a new page I might as well say what I'm reading. Textbooks mostly. Several written by the professors that assigned them to me. None of them particularly interesting. See the 'what classes are you taking' thread if for some bizarre reason you are curious as to what they might be about. [ Tuesday, January 22, 2008 21:11: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Tuesday, January 22 2008 21:41
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quote: quote:Fixed your curse. [ Tuesday, January 22, 2008 21:46: Message edited by: Student of Trinity ] -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, January 23 2008 01:04
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It's a curse in a theater, not on a forum! —Alorael, who has recently read Gary Shteyngart's The Russian Debutante's Handbook. It reads something like self-consciously highbrow Carl Hiaasen or even a bit like Neal Stephenson without the sci-fi. It's funny and very clever, and it's quite seriously crazy. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, January 23 2008 01:44
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You can't be too careful with Macbeth. Doh! -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, January 26 2008 05:03
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I finished reading Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner, which is a novelization of the Scottish ballad. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, January 26 2008 07:48
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. -------------------- Fear us, mortals, but never envy, for though we burn with power, our fuel is our sorrows. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, January 26 2008 10:37
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I have been reading the Left Behind series and find them very captivating. I have a quote if anyone wants to use it. "To be insane, just look at most of the people you see and do the opposite." :cool: -------------------- My name's Solberg. Welcome to my home...NOW GET OUT!!! Posts: 385 | Registered: Tuesday, November 20 2001 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, January 26 2008 12:44
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I just started "Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hofstadter a couple of days ago. Wheeee! -------------------- This sentence does not invoke meta-reasoning. Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, January 26 2008 12:54
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If you ever finish it, let me know how it ends. I always wondered what happened to that tortoise. -------------------- Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, January 28 2008 10:45
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I finished reading The Djinn In The Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt. It is a collection of fairytales created by the author. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, January 30 2008 00:31
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I just finished "A Planet For The President" by Alistair Beaton. Best book for any college class I have had to read so far. I can't wait for the class-lead discussion on it. -------------------- "The President finally had what he wanted. The President had a planet. All to himself." -A Planet For The President Posts: 228 | Registered: Monday, October 21 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, February 1 2008 15:01
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I am reading Oil by Upton Sinclair. It is quite a long heavy novel. I am not going to see the movie until it is out on DVD. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, February 1 2008 17:48
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I'm reading poetry as a requirement of my English class. A whole boatload of Shakespeare and Poe. Frankly, I'd rather have a good novel, meaning no offense to poets reading this. -------------------- Preparedness, inventiveness, and quick reflexes are the keys to survival. Posts: 17 | Registered: Thursday, January 10 2008 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Friday, February 8 2008 15:54
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I've been reading Foop! and World without end. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, February 8 2008 17:37
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quote:Tell me about it. We're just wrapping up poetry, three out of four weeks. Poe was okay, some of his poems seemed to focus more on rhythm than message though, and Shakespeare is a world away from today. Reading two of his sonnets, I had to struggle just to grasp a very weak feeling of the meaning. Of course, the unit got better when we actually started writing poetry. I felt I wrote three exceptional poems. The titles are Unlike the Rest, Poseidon's Tradgedy, and Nothings and Half Truthes. All are seperate from each other, and probably some of the better things my Pen has produced. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy "To fly, throw yourself at the ground and miss." -The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 18:25
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Ken Follett - Hornet Flight -------------------- Decca Records - "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, February 11 2008 02:18
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Last year I read Robin Hobb's Liveship trilogy, Assassin trilogy, The Tawny Man and The Soldier Son trilogy. They were all excellent. Strange that I didn't find Hobb earlier... Posts: 77 | Registered: Sunday, July 10 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, February 11 2008 02:57
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The 666th post seems as good an end as any. I will restart the thread in a while, but in order to avoid incurring the wrath of Great UBB, I am consigning this topic to its well-deserved rest.  Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |