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Posted by fraggard on Sat Jul 9th at 5:27am 2005

Some stuff I've read recently:

Neuromancer (William Gibson): Really interesting book. I am not used to this style of writing (cyber punk?) and I think I could like it if I read more of it. His style is completely unique, to me at least. I wouldnt call it a must read, but some very nice takes on future technology and society and suchlike. It lives up to its reputation very well.

1984 (George Orwell): You americans are already there <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">

The Holcroft Covenant (Robert Ludlum) - Avoidable. Read it if you're a fan of his work, but there's not much interesting going on there. Standard Nazi conspiracy theory stuff. Ludlum's style makes it more interesting than it is with lots of confusion and whatnot through the first half of the book.




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Posted by French Toast on Sat Jul 9th at 3:08pm 2005

I'm reading the World According to Garp by John Irving. It's good.




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Jul 11th at 11:24pm 2005

I am weak.. I pre-ordered my copy of the new Harry Potter book.. The sales guy claims that if I didn't, I might not have had a copy by Saturday.





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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 12th at 12:31am 2005

Harry Potter sucks. Bottom line.




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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jul 12th at 12:50am 2005

? quoting French Toast
Harry Potter sucks. Bottom line.

Well "f**kin A".. That means that there will be at least one copy more than there would have been..





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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 12th at 1:22am 2005

Yup, I read the first one and vowed never to pick it, or another one from the seeries, up again.




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Posted by fraggard on Tue Jul 12th at 2:05am 2005

I had almost the same impression from the first two books... They didn't pander to my elitist-twit-who-won't-read-anything-that-others-have-liked tastes, but the last few books were all fairly good reads. Nothing phenomenal, but quite well written, and the stories are generally very interesting. I admit I have not read much of the books they are supposed to borrow from. I will probably read this new book too, eventually.




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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 12th at 3:36am 2005

Right now I"m reading James Finn Garner's "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories", and they're frieking hilarious. First time I've ever laughed my ass off from reading something when noone else was around. He takes stuff like the three little pigs and snow white and makes them so wierd and funny.

Great stuff.




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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Tue Jul 12th at 3:53am 2005

? quoting French Toast
Right now I"m reading James Finn Garner's "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories", and they're frieking hilarious. First time I've ever laughed my ass off from reading something when noone else was around. He takes stuff like the three little pigs and snow white and makes them so wierd and funny.

Great stuff.

Yup, that's a fun little read. There are two: Polticaly Correct Bedtime Stories and Polticaly Correct Fairy Tales. One of them is great, the other one blows in comparision, but I can't remember which is which.

I am also looking forward to the potter book, Orph, but I don't believe in pre-ordering. Last time there were stacks of them EVERYWHERE, and I don't anticipate that this release will be any different.




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They aren?t really good for anything, but you can't help but laugh when one tumbles down the stairs.



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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jul 12th at 9:16am 2005

? quoting Tracer Bullet

, but I don't believe in pre-ordering. Last time there were stacks of them EVERYWHERE, and I don't anticipate that this release will be any different.

Compare size of Portland to Jonesboro.. Yeah I know you moved but I assume you lived there when #5 arrived.

Jonesboro only has 55,515 pop. at the last survey.. I think I'll play it safe. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">





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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 12th at 1:26pm 2005

? quote:
Yup, that's a fun little read. There are two: Polticaly Correct Bedtime Stories and Polticaly Correct Fairy Tales. One of them is great, the other one blows in comparision, but I can't remember which is which.

I am also looking forward to the potter book, Orph, but I don't believe in pre-ordering. Last time there were stacks of them EVERYWHERE, and I don't anticipate that this release will be any different.



I have Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, Once Upon a More Enlightened Time (more politically correct bedtime stories), and Politically Correct Holiday Stories. I've only read the first one though.




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Posted by jaardsi on Tue Jul 12th at 3:14pm 2005

Just came from the town where I picked up some new books.
  • The 9/11 Commission Report
  • Taliban, The Story of the Afghan Warlord by Ahmed Rashid
+ 2 Finnish IT books on Perl and OpenOffice.



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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Jul 16th at 7:35pm 2005

Got my copy this morning of Potter.. Was pleasantly surprise it was only $17.99 <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by jaardsi on Sat Jul 16th at 8:14pm 2005

My granmother and his rich Swedish husband are somewhere in England at the moment. Think they're trying to pick up the book for me. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Madedog on Sat Jul 16th at 8:17pm 2005

Read it, but why i did not post in this topic, is that Potter deserves a discussion as a thread <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">



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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Jul 16th at 8:24pm 2005

? quoting Madedog
Read it, but why i did not post in this topic, is that Potter deserves a discussion as a thread

As long as its on topic, it still belongs in here.. But, whatever floats your boat.





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Posted by Madedog on Sat Jul 16th at 8:36pm 2005

hey - it's a "General Banter" afterall <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by $loth on Mon Jul 18th at 12:52pm 2005

I've started reading the new Harry Potter, it's quite good so far, same style of writing as the others.
Also started reading The Shining (started reading this while I was waiting for the new HP book lol), only read the first chapter but it seems really promising.




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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Jul 18th at 1:18pm 2005

? quoting $loth
Also started reading The Shining (started reading this while I was waiting for the new HP book lol), only read the first chapter but it seems really promising.

No insult to Mr. Nicholson but, the book rulz. The movie was good, the book was awesome.





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Posted by Mephs on Tue Jul 19th at 2:34am 2005

I finally fnished 'one flew over the cuckoos nest.' by Ken Kesly. Normally I would say "ooh, the books FAR better than the film" but in actual fact I'd say they were both equal. Probably the best book to film conversion I've both seen and read, actually.





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