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Old 10-17-2009, 02:22 PM   #1591
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Mary Barton. So is Bri. Damn depressing.
Dammit! I'm only on chaper five. Howzit going for you?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
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Old 10-17-2009, 08:53 PM   #1592
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Just started reading Ayn Rand and Henry Miller...now there's a hell of a combination!
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Old 10-17-2009, 08:56 PM   #1593
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Which Ayn Rand?

I have finally finished 2666. I have to write my review. I'm going to read fluff next. I deserve fluff. I have Marley & Me in queue.
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:00 PM   #1594
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Atlas Shrugged. I have Fountainhead on order.
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:01 PM   #1595
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I loved Atlas Shrugged. I have never been so pissed off by a book.
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:41 AM   #1596
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Dammit! I'm only on chaper five. Howzit going for you?
About halfway through, right to the point where I am pretty sure I know how it ends. As I said, damn depressing. But don't let me hinder your enjoyment.
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Old 10-18-2009, 09:28 AM   #1597
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Just finished Conn Iggulden's first Julius Ceasar novel. Very good stuff except for one bit of dialogue that came directly out of Dickens.

I'm in several religion / spirituality books mostly buddhist stuff along with Jesus for the Nonreligious by John Shelby Spong. He attempts to strip the nonsense out of the Jesus story to make him relevent to modern people <shrug> we'll see how he does.
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Old 10-18-2009, 01:25 PM   #1598
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Unseen Academicals, a Discworld novel, Terry Pratchett.

Also re-reading Vurt by Jeff Noon: one of my all-time favourite books.
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Old 10-19-2009, 08:43 AM   #1599
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A huge hardcover historical novel about Joan of Arc.

I am only halfway through and the author is hinting at the reasons for putting her to the stake whether it be political or thinking she is a witch who has manipulated the French army or a combination of both.
I am barely entertaining the idea that if she was a man they may not have fried her.
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Old 10-19-2009, 01:23 PM   #1600
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Dipping into The Complete Tales of H.P. Lovecraft because it's seasonally appropriate.
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Old 10-19-2009, 10:34 PM   #1601
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Isaac Asimov, The Complete Stories, Volume 1. I think I'm missing something in "Hostess".
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Old 10-19-2009, 10:37 PM   #1602
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Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy I deserve a treat
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Old 10-19-2009, 11:55 PM   #1603
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Clinging to the Wreckage, John Mortimer
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Old 10-20-2009, 10:07 AM   #1604
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*dreamily* what's it like to read for pleasure? I can't remember... *dreamily*
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
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Old 10-20-2009, 11:14 AM   #1605
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Ghostwalk Odd book. Includes the mysterious deaths surrounding Isaac Newton, 17th century alchemists, modern-day rights-of-animals terrorists, and the life of the 'other' woman.
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