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21-12-2008, 20:25   #1
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What Are You Reading?

Kinda curious as to what my demographic actually reads (if anything)

I'm reading:

All Families Are Psychotic-Douglas Coupland.

and I have the following lined up:

At Swim Two Birds-Flann O'Brien.
Survivor-Chuck Palahnuik.

and I have to scan through the "Bhagavad Gita" (Hare Krishna sacred text) for my religion project, which I really need to get done over Xmas
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Kinda curious as to what my demographic actually reads (if anything)

I'm reading:

All Families Are Psychotic-Douglas Coupland.

and I have the following lined up:

At Swim Two Birds-Flann O'Brien.
Survivor-Chuck Palahnuik.

and I have to scan through the "Bhagavad Gita" (Hare Krishna sacred text) for my religion project, which I really need to get done over Xmas
i am reading your post
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21-12-2008, 20:38   #3
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Just finished reading the last Harry Potter book, now I have nothing to read Normally I borrow my sisters books but lately she has nothing but sci-fi and fantasy* ****e in her room!






*****e fantasy, not cool like Harry Potter.
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I'm halfway through both Regeneration by Pat Barker and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. I have recently finished Alex James' autobiography which I thoroughly recommend.
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Just finished reading the last Harry Potter book

As ashamed as I should be for reading them, I love those books Especially the last few. Read the last one less 24 hours after I got it
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I'm re-reading "The Sea" by John Banville. One of my favourite books ever.
I tend to like the kind of books that old people read
Although I still read Harry Potter-esque things.

Reading books is a little time consuming tbh, I need that time to dedicate to the internt . I spend an absolute plethora on magazines to the effect of NME and Q.
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Have the new Adrian Mole to read soon! Ah, childhood reading memories....
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21-12-2008, 21:08   #8
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Have the new Adrian Mole to read soon! Ah, childhood reading memories....
Need to find that! Another series of Books that I love!
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after that, wuthering heights
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As ashamed as I should be for reading them, I love those books
Why should you be ashamed? It's a great series!
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Why should you be ashamed? It's a great series!
Not so much ashamed but that I started reading them when I was nine, and while I enjoy the books, and theyre really well written, theres this weird feeling I just cant shake off while reading them
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The First World War.

Sometimes I read it, at least.

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Empress by Karen Miller. Liked her previous works and although this one didn't get great reviews apparently, I'm still hoping it will be good!

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As ashamed as I should be for reading them, I love those books Especially the last few. Read the last one less 24 hours after I got it
You think that's bad? I finished it at 9 am on the morning it was released.
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Although I still read Harry Potter-esque things.
Would you be referring to fantasy novels? xD

Anyway I'm currently reading Tetrarch by Ian Irvine - second book in the set "The Well of Echoes", first book's called Geomancer. Really amazing books, unique and well thought out. Found afew similarities though between characters and Greek mythology but definitely recommended.

Got Brisingr under the Christmas tree, though it's been months since I read Eldest, so I'll probably have to re-read it before hand..
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