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Forum: Games and Tabs 01-17-16
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I'm on a mission to read 52 books this year. The last one I finished was Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. It's the first one of her books that I have read and I really enjoyed it. Magic, humour and...
Forum: Games and Tabs 12-18-12
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I loved Storm of Swords. The ending is brilliant. Unfortunately, the start of Feast For Crows does not kick off at the same pace and it's been sitting next to my bed all year with very little...
Forum: Games and Tabs 08-23-10
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Just finished The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. Brilliant stuff. I think Waters is now my favourite author, there hasn't been a single one of her books I haven't enjoyed reading. I wasn't sure a...
Forum: Games and Tabs 08-15-10
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Some holiday reading:

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

http://despotica.com/files/gimgs/3_the-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg

Entertaining collection of short stories...
Forum: Games and Tabs 02-15-10
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Finished The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan.

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Morgan is a science-fiction author, this his first foray into fantasy, as I...
Forum: Games and Tabs 01-24-10
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The bridge on the Drina sounds interesting. The concept reminds me of a book I used to love when I was younger called Sarum by Edward Rutherford, a fictional account of people living around...
Forum: Games and Tabs 12-05-09
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No drawings in my copy, except the cover. I love...

No drawings in my copy, except the cover. I love Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy and her Liveship Traders series too. I must check out the Kushiel books since I'm getting back into fantasy again :)
Forum: Games and Tabs 12-04-09
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Bought Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey, the first of her Last Herald Mage series. Utterly ridiculous trash-fantasy cover, I was almost embarrassed reading it on the train (Mr. Next took one look at...
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-07-09
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Finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. It’s basically Pride and Prejudice. With added zombies. I enjoyed it.
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Forum: Games and Tabs 09-01-09
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Tried to read The Boy With the Cuckoo Clock Heart (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Cuckoo-clock-Heart-Mathias-Malzieu/dp/0701183691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251798938&sr=8-1) by Mathias Malzieu,...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-20-09
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I thought that was a fantastic book, hope you...

I thought that was a fantastic book, hope you enjoy it.

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Forum: Games and Tabs 06-09-09
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Just read Regeneration by Pat Barker, about a doctor treating shell shocked patients in WWI. Harrowing stuff, yes, but compelling reading, I definitely recommend it. I liked it so much I went out and...
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-25-09
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It wasn't bad. I think I was a bit harsh on it, I...

It wasn't bad. I think I was a bit harsh on it, I did think it was fairly well written. I just found it hard to sympthise with the main character when he messed up so many people's lives.

As for...
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-23-09
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Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin

I honestly don't think I've ever read a book where I more wanted to punch the lead character in the face. What a prick. Seriously. Not a badly written book at all,...
Forum: Games and Tabs 01-28-08
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Forum: Games and Tabs 01-04-08
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Yeah, I had heard that. I got lent the first couple of books by a friend who is a couple further ahead than me, and so long as they're good I'll keep reading...but I am prepared for it to take a...
Forum: Games and Tabs 01-04-08
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Recently finished The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan and currently 100 pages into The Great Hunt.
Forum: Games and Tabs 02-16-07
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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx. I'd say the...

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx. I'd say the film is better than the book in this case.