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05-08-2004, 12:01 PM
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Strong Silent Type
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Suggest a book, quick!
I'm leaving for the library in about 10 minutes, but have no idea what I'm gonna get. Someone suggest something!
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05-08-2004, 12:03 PM
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whig
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The spy who came in from the cold by John Le Carre?
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05-08-2004, 12:06 PM
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Strong Silent Type
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Okay, I'll look for it. Thanks Jag.
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05-08-2004, 12:15 PM
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whig
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It's very, very good and quite famous. If they don't have it slap your librarian.
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05-08-2004, 12:42 PM
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I can hear my ears
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LAMB --CHRISTOPHER MOORE
THE WINTER KING - bernard cornwell ( the real king arthur story)
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05-08-2004, 12:49 PM
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halve your cake and eat it too.
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in conquest born by Cs. Friedman
she rawks!
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05-08-2004, 01:17 PM
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The Power of One by Bruce Courtney and no librarian slapping, please. She (or he ) is producing miracles for you on a laughable budget and deserves praise, not slaps.
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05-08-2004, 01:36 PM
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The future is unwritten
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Better yet, if the library is closing in 10 minutes, ask the librarian out for a beer.
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05-08-2004, 02:21 PM
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whig
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Quote:
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05-08-2004, 02:23 PM
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lobber of scimitars
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I second the suggestion for Lamb ... I'm reading it now, up to chapter 3 and haven't stopped giggling yet.
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05-08-2004, 02:34 PM
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That's my story and I'm stickin' to it....
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The Winter King is AWESOME. Anything by Bernard Cornwell is good. Also, you could try A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett. He's good too.
Sidhe
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05-08-2004, 02:42 PM
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lobber of scimitars
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I find anything after Eye of the Needle by Follett pretty flat and formulaic ... not that I mind formulaic. It's the flat that turns me off. Last thing of his I read was "Code to Zero."
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05-08-2004, 02:54 PM
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I can hear my ears
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give us more notice next time perth/
what did you end up getting?
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05-08-2004, 05:12 PM
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I left right after Jag's suggestion, so I got "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold". Also picked up a Bloom County book for some levity, the following CDs:
Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vols 1 and 2 Waterboys - A Rock in the Weary Land Santana - Supernatural Crash Test Dummies - A Worm's Life Etta James - Not sure which disc, it's in the car at the moment. Also borrowed Season 2 of BBC's "Coupling". This show cracks me the fuck up. Thanks for the suggestions all. I'm saving 'em all off on a list so I don't hit "library-goer's block" again soon. Normally I just sort of wander until something catches my eye. The problem with that is that there's a small set of authors that consistently catch my eye, and mostly it's sci-fi. It's nice to get out of my comfort zone once in a while. |
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05-09-2004, 10:06 PM
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That's my story and I'm stickin' to it....
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Ever read Widowmaker?
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