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This week, I are mostly reading....

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 Karlusss
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    Flann O'Brien - Dalkey Archives.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,016 Blush_01
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    The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

    Not great, tbh. Although I expected that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 brianthebard
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    Kafka-metamorphosis. Well its' kafka, what can you say? almost always brilliant, sometimes a little over clever, but definitely worth reading.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,693 tHE vAGGABOND
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    Just started 'the raggedy trousered philanthropists', after seeing it a many 'best book' lists down the years..

    Not far into it, but its not bad thus far..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 428 Selphie
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    About a third of the way through "The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon, Whitbread book of the year, a pretty good read and an interesting look into the head of someone with Asperger's Syndrome, it's a detective novel by the way !

    Yeah, I liked that too.
    Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.
    Hurray, the Leaving Cert is over, and I can finally start reading heaps again :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,578 DublinWriter
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    Selphie wrote:
    Just started his latest one; A Spot of Bother. The chapters are tiny, so I got through thirty in one sitting. Pretty good so far.
    It's pretty good, but the cynic in me tells me that he wrote it structurally with the plan of selling the TV/Movie rights at the back of his mind.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 pwd
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    Curious Incident is very good. Will probably get A Spot of Bother soon myself


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 dudara
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    Thought Curious Incident was one of the weakest books I've read in quite a while.

    I've just finished 'The Religion" by Tim Willocks, a historical adventure set in Malta in the 1500s. Quite good actually, much better than my description makes it sound. Would be a good holiday read.

    Just started "Johnathon Strange and Mr Norrell" despite having it on my bookshelf for over a year. I'm about 2/5 of the way through and although I like the story, it's far too verbose and lengthy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,016 Blush_01
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    The Possibility of an Island.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,676 genericgoon
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    Wizard and Glass, Dark Tower Book 4


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,115 Tar.Aldarion
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    The Thousandfold Thought - R. Scott Bakker
    Then the third Dark Tower book.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,294 Mrs. MacGyver
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    Devices and Desires by PD James


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 388 da_deadman
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    Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 63 misssouthside
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    Currently reading Barry Trotter and the Shameless parody.
    I keep on meaning to go to the library, but I forget...and I end up reading like this...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ZorbaTehZ
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    The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 Red Hand
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    The Devil's Dictionary-Ambrose Bierce

    "Battle-A diplomatic knot undone by the teeth rather than the tongue.":cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 0prah11


    da_deadman wrote:
    Currently reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche - but should be finished that soon enough. So now I have to start thinking about what to read next...
    It's a great book! I read it a while ago and I loved it! I'm currently reading "The first and last freedom" by Jiddu Krishnamurti.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 44 Alsatian_Cousin


    re-reading 'In Our Time' by Hemmingway


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,115 Tar.Aldarion
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    Um, The Wastelands - Stephen King


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,676 genericgoon
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    Wolves of Calla, Dark Tower Book V

    Stephen King


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 John
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    Ooh, it's a Dark Tower off and genericoon is in the lead!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,115 Tar.Aldarion
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    He is two book ahead but it will be tight! :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 735 BlueSpiral
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    Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,555 tSubh Dearg
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    PG Wodehouse - Luck of the Bodkins


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,676 genericgoon
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    He is two book ahead but it will be tight! :p

    RAWR!!!! Im nearly finished Calla anyways


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,115 Tar.Aldarion
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    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 Red Hand
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    Susanneh's Song from the Dark Tower series.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 John
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    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p

    Oh yeah, then how many midgets appear in the final battle? And how many of them throw petrol bombs at the orb of Kharshlax?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 nesf
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    Euclid's Window by Leonard Mlodinow

    It's interesting. If you like mathematical/scientific history books. :)

    I needed a break from fiction after finishing Erickson's book. Tried starting "Night of Knives" by Ian Esselmont but couldn't focus on it enough to enjoy it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,676 genericgoon
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    Yeah well I finished the series, >_>
    <_<
    :p

    Ive actaully read it before but whatever.


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