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Post by Mink - The Original on Apr 27, 2010 11:07:42 GMT -5
I accuse you Stranger of playing quick and loose with the literary canon
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Post by dunc on Apr 27, 2010 11:30:49 GMT -5
The Road is already being taught in Schools over here. I've got a lecture on it next Tuesday in fact. I really enjoyed it, I think it transcends genres pretty well because I'm not a fan of post-apocalyptic stuff normally.
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thefirstbardo
There ain't no such thing as leftover crack
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Post by thefirstbardo on Apr 27, 2010 14:05:14 GMT -5
I accuse you Stranger of playing quick and loose with the literary canon har. har.
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Post by Mink - The Original on Apr 27, 2010 14:13:20 GMT -5
I accuse you Stranger of playing quick and loose with the literary canon har. har. hey, that was comedy genius!! genius I tell you!!
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moy
I know they're people, kate!
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Post by moy on Apr 28, 2010 8:46:20 GMT -5
I have naked lunch at home... but I keep not reading it.
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Post by Mink - The Original on Apr 28, 2010 9:09:06 GMT -5
I trudged to work today in the ashes of despair, hardly noticing, definitely not recognizing the plant life and structures surrounding me through the gloom of the grey sky and the nonexistent sun.
I have a non-fiction book about WW2 I was going to read next, but I think I need to go get a more light-hearted fiction book instead.
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Post by dunc on Apr 28, 2010 12:36:03 GMT -5
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thefirstbardo
There ain't no such thing as leftover crack
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Post by thefirstbardo on Apr 28, 2010 13:05:45 GMT -5
I trudged to work today in the ashes of despair, hardly noticing, definitely not recognizing the plant life and structures surrounding me through the gloom of the grey sky and the nonexistent sun. I have a non-fiction book about WW2 I was going to read next, but I think I need to go get a more light-hearted fiction book instead. That's very existential of you. Hell is other people, you know. I find Christopher Moore always makes me smile when I'm looking for light-hearted fiction and I've read all the Neil Gaiman I can find. A Dirty Job is an especially good one, followed by his Bloodsucking Fiends trilogy, which can be read in it's entirety in a few days.
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Post by FullFrontalBuddha on Apr 28, 2010 14:29:39 GMT -5
I trudged to work today in the ashes of despair, hardly noticing, definitely not recognizing the plant life and structures surrounding me through the gloom of the grey sky and the nonexistent sun. I have a non-fiction book about WW2 I was going to read next, but I think I need to go get a more light-hearted fiction book instead. That's very existential of you. Hell is other people, you know. I find Christopher Moore always makes me smile when I'm looking for light-hearted fiction and I've read all the Neil Gaiman I can find. A Dirty Job is an especially good one, followed by his Bloodsucking Fiends trilogy, which can be read in it's entirety in a few days. Neil is doing a Halloween 'American Gods' themed gathering at the House on the Rock this year. It's sold out already, but it still looks like a neat place to visit. www.thehouseontherock.com/
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Smaug
My breath, death!
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Post by Smaug on Apr 28, 2010 15:21:31 GMT -5
I have The Road on my kaboodle list. I just finished Rise To Rebellion by Jeff Shaara- part 1 of his american revolution 2 parter. I have the second one but can't for the life of me find it now. So I am going to either start his WWII trilogy just recently finished up- amal's dad sent them to me- or start Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series which I just got the 1st and 3rd books from amazon a couple of week ago. I picked up volumes 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 from various yard sales.
I also got Riddley Walker at a flea market for 25 cents. it's a larger paperback copy from the early 80s, not long after the novel was published. heard great things about it and can't wait to read it. I am a huge fan of post-apocalyptic stories and films.
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