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First time participating. I'll go for 26, normally I'd go for 52 but I've got a newborn and a toddler running around atm, so not so much time for reading. 1) Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos Bizarre and very funny, never read anything quite like it. Gotta admit I didn't understand the ending though.
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2) The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christy Utter shite, first book by Christy I've read I thought id like it based on Poirot off the TV. Apparently not. I'm interested if this is representative of her work or not.
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Jan 18, 2014 11:48
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Carbon Thief posted:I read them all as a teenager, but probably wouldn't re-read very many of them now. 
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Jan 19, 2014 21:36
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^^^ I think T.B. Thread is The Bad Thread. 3) Un Lun Dun by China Mieville Fun Book, imaginative and in parts quite exciting. Certainly a book for kids though so I spent a decent amount of reading time thinking about how my daughter will like it when she's old enough rather than enjoying it for itself. A lot like Kraken (also by Mieville) in many ways but much better.
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Jan 29, 2014 16:06
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4. Le Dernier Jour D'un Condamne by Victor Hugo I learned a lot of ancient prison system vocabulary at least. Very very straight forward book, some nice characters though like the guy in the wagon taking them to the guillotine saying his day was going badly because he drops something.
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Feb 23, 2014 10:22
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Stravinsky posted:I agree, its not a contest. In reality nothing anyone does on these forums (bar someone hunting me down to murder me because they are mad that I'm questioning grapic novels place in a thread inside tbb) effects me personally. If your problem is that this is all metaposting then I can take it to the tbb general thread or qcs if that helps you.
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Apr 10, 2014 21:44
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5) I just finished Raising Steam, it was better than Snuff and I laughed at a few passages, I'll be honest though the last good discworld book was Thud. I'm now behind schedule, not too worried, I'll be travelling for work in July and so will have some time to read. Have kids, its great, but realise you'll have no free time. Dirty Frank fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2014 22:37
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6. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Nicely written, understated and slightly creepy. An enjoyable read, its tricky to describe without simply outlining the whole book as there isn't a whole lot of plot. Its written in the first person from the point of view of a socially backwards young woman (girl?) who lives in a house with her older sister and crippled uncle. I feel like I'm writing an assignment for school when doing these... Still 2 behind schedule according to Goodreads.
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May 5, 2014 13:02
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Siminu posted:32. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon surprised me. The jacket descriptions did not make it sound like a novel I'd like to read, but it was ultimately pretty fantastic. While generally straightforward and clear, Chabon's prose occasionally veers into wonderfully succinct poetry. I just wish I had baseline understanding of Yiddish, as his use of Yiddish slang (which I had to look up) was wry and humourous. Sholem (Peace) instead of gun, and Shofar (Horn) for phone were two notably fitting examples. Pretty great. My copy had a glossary in the back for this stuff (which I didn't find until I finished it  ). Really good book. If you haven't read it yet Gentlemen of the Road is a good read as well, more lighthearted.
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Jul 29, 2014 10:12
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7) Anathem - Neal Stephenson Excellent book, like everything else by Stephenson far too long, but full of interesting ideas. 8) Siddartha - Herman Hesse Om... 9) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald The idle rich, kill all these fuckers. 10) Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson Seriously flawed, the stuff from the author at the end where he says this started out as a comic book make a lot of sense. I doubt I'd have finished this if not for the reading challenge 11) The House of War and Witness - Mike Carey Surprisingly good for a book about ghosts. 12) The Girl with all the Gifts - M.R. Carey Amazingly good for a book about Zombies, seriously really great book if you like sci-fi at all. 13) Mostly Harmless - Kate Russell Pulp sci-fi set in a computer games universe, its exactly as bad as you'd think. Kind-of fun, quick read. I was drunk when I bought it. Dirty Frank fucked around with this message at 08:10 on Oct 22, 2014 |
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