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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 January 2008 : 2:53:13 PM
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am just starting Six sacred stones..
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Gladius
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 January 2008 : 4:55:15 PM
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Just started The Annals Of Imperial Rome, by Cornelius Tacitus, not exactly thrilling to read but very interesting nonetheless!
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28 January 2008 : 5:13:57 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Parmenion
am just starting Six sacred stones..
more twists and turns than the previous book Parm. let me know your thoughts as i don't want to discuss till you've read it.
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 January 2008 : 5:11:53 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Parmenion
am just starting Six sacred stones..
So then what you think of it?????
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 31 January 2008 : 6:06:59 PM
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sorry forgot to post, it took me less than a day to read it, i thought it was great fun, had quite a few errors..particularly the train from the prison, it fell off the end of the bridge but reappeared to try and pull the train over the cliff.....that said great fun and a bloody fast ride.
BUT...i hate the fact that its only half a book!!!
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 January 2008 : 7:56:10 PM
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Hey,
yeah I agree lots of continuity errors, maybe we should offer our proofing services for Matthew
I read it too fast, so will prob read again when i'm stuck for a simple read. It will go into the box for Dad to read, he's due another box of books from me...hehe
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 01 February 2008 : 10:09:55 AM
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Ok here is another one for you, debut novel by Andy Mcdermott: The hunt for atlantis, its of the riley type but not so far fetched...well the action isnt...its quite indiana jones, im 50% through it in 1/2 a day so its quite pacey.
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 February 2008 : 10:46:38 AM
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hmm, looks good, I wonder if they ahve a proof downstairs of it. dont think so but will check, otherwise i'll pick it up at some point.
Cheers for the heads up.
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 01 February 2008 : 10:55:38 AM
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it came out at the end of last year from headline
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6609 Posts |
Posted - 01 February 2008 : 11:40:12 AM
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must have missed that one totally as that sort of thing catches my eye on the proof shelf. i'll find it somewhere. cheers
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
474 Posts |
Posted - 01 February 2008 : 12:55:46 PM
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Currently reading The Edge Chronicles and The King of Ithaca, now Im not sure on this one as the writing style feels very clipped which does get my goat a bit but will perceviere with it.
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 04 February 2008 : 3:36:25 PM
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Empire of sand by Robert Ryan (about lawrence of arabia)
Centurion Parmenion
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 February 2008 : 2:47:02 PM
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Originally posted by Parmenion
Empire of sand by Robert Ryan (about lawrence of arabia)
Centurion Parmenion
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Is that something else the English have to appologise for? he he he he he he eh he he
Do not tell GB!
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Marshall
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Posted - 15 February 2008 : 10:35:45 PM
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| am now onto the grass crown by colleen mccullough after reading first man in rome (with the eagle's prey in between :)). It's very good and slightly faster paced than first man in rome which is helpful as its nearly 1000 pages long! I am really looking forward to the rest of the series because of the great depth which the author goes into about the history of rome which i find fascinating! |
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Lanista
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United Kingdom
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6609 Posts |
Posted - 22 February 2008 : 3:13:06 PM
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Am reading that one now, pretty good so far...
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8364 Posts |
Posted - 25 February 2008 : 7:16:42 PM
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I'm rereading (for the umpteenth time) Terry Pratchett's Last Continent - in between proofreading and writing technical stuff.
Cheers
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Captain, Star Fleet
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Laidback
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
170 Posts |
Posted - 27 February 2008 : 9:19:23 PM
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I just read "Gus Openshaw's Whale-killing Journal" by Keith Thomson
It's a bit surreal, but It made me laugh a lot.
From the Inside Flap
Gus Openshaw's Whale-Killing* Journal
Cat food cannery worker Gus Openshaw has a whale to kill.
Not just any whale, but the big, blubbery bastard that ate his wife, child,
and arm. He's called the whale "Dickhead", but can't understand why
everyone laughs and asks if it's a white whale he's after...
With a rickety boat, a heavily restrictive whale-hunting license and a
misfit crew - comprising a homicidal cook, a religious strongman, a drug
addict, a pirate and an idiot - Gus sets sail to exact his revenge.
Outrageous adventures lurk behind every shark-infested wave: Gus and crew
clash with pirates; battle fierce lawyers; suffer shipwreck after
shipwreck; are sentenced to death; and start a war. There's even time for
romance as Gus falls for an island princess.
Gus Openshaw's Whale-Killing Journal is superior to Melville's Moby-Dick on
almost every count: it's shorter, the cover's nicer, the jokes are better,
it's got a robotic giant squid, and it's highly unlikely to become a school
set-text.
*No whales are harmed during the course of this narrative (1)
(1) No, the same can't be said for Gus and crew.
From the Back Cover
"Undoubtedly the best guy-tries-to-get-revenge-against-a-whale
book published in the last 155 year." The New Bedford Mariner
"If you only read one happy-go-lucky account of would-be whale slaughter
this year, make it this one." The Tokyo Harpoon
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Gladius
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 February 2008 : 9:25:02 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Laidback
From the Back Cover
"Undoubtedly the best guy-tries-to-get-revenge-against-a-whale
book published in the last 155 year." The New Bedford Mariner
LOL genius
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 28 February 2008 : 10:02:17 AM
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reading 2 books, one online and the other a HB the chase by Clive cussler...its not bad, not his normal stuff, but still good
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 March 2008 : 9:50:56 PM
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Just started reading a book called the forgotten soldier. I can't remember the author's name, but it's the true story of a German soldier (the author) on the Russian front during WWII. I imagine it'll be pretty bleak.
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
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Gladius
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2123 Posts |
Posted - 01 March 2008 : 9:55:26 PM
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You never know, it could be a comedy lol
If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 01 March 2008 : 10:03:27 PM
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I'm guessing not. I don't think there was much to laugh about out there, but you never know!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
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Laidback
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 March 2008 : 10:08:44 PM
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Just started reading a book called the forgotten soldier. I can't remember the author's name, but it's the true story of a German soldier (the author) on the Russian front during WWII. I imagine it'll be pretty bleak.
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
474 Posts |
Posted - 02 March 2008 : 8:27:13 PM
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Got fed up waiting for Bucaneer so went and bought it.
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 03 March 2008 : 9:56:07 PM
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EAgles Prochecy again
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 04 March 2008 : 09:54:00 AM
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Soldier of Rome : the legionary: it started out quite well, but then seems to be an effort of the author to show what he has read in books about the make up of a legion...we will see.......
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Lanista
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United Kingdom
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 04 March 2008 : 11:17:36 AM
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did you feel he spoiled the elder brothers death at the start with a thinly vieled reference to A) religion and b) gladiator
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 March 2008 : 10:37:08 AM
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At the moment, The Amber Spyglass, the third part of Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy.
Whilst in Italy, I read "The House at Riverton" by Kate Morton, a good read if you liked "Atonement". As a matter of fact, a better read than Atonement.
Then I read Isabel Allende's "The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon". I think it is a children's book. If not, it certainly read as one (lousy translation). Don't bother with this.
"We are Starfleet officers, weird is part of the job."
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Book Club what are you reading Part 2
