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Post by lisajar on May 4, 2012 2:13:44 GMT 2
Did someone already read Sophie's World? I guess it's a good book about philosophy
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Post by Crystiannia on Jun 9, 2012 2:30:22 GMT 2
I just finished rereading "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." I've just started "Deadeye Dick" by Vonnegut. So far, so good! I don't have much time to read, but I'm squeezing it in as best I can.
~ Cheers!
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Post by Socke on Jun 9, 2012 11:45:11 GMT 2
I just finished rereading "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Read Animal Farm twice also, but I doubt I could ever re-read 1984. It's a very good book that had a big impact on me, but it made me feel sick even physically.
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Post by Crystiannia on Jun 11, 2012 6:38:49 GMT 2
I just finished rereading "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Read Animal Farm twice also, but I doubt I could ever re-read 1984. It's a very good book that had a big impact on me, but it made me feel sick even physically. I agree Socke. I reread 1984 because it came as a set with Animal Farm. The first time I read it I remember thinking how I couldn't wait for the ending to see what happened, and then feeling almost incredibly depressed after. It wasn't so bad knowing what was going to happen this time.
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Post by Socke on Jun 11, 2012 10:58:26 GMT 2
Maybe, although even knowing what would happen I don't ever want to bring back those pictures to my mind. I remember it was rather late when I was reading the second chapter, and then I read on and on, waiting for the book to take a happier turn again so I could go to sleep. The result was that I had finished the book in the end, felt sick and didn't even try to sleep anymore I agree it makes you feel very depressed, and kind of helpless.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 14:52:16 GMT 2
Hmm..latest deeds: some new books for me on the Dacians, finally got a hold on the australian ''Aboriginal myths, legends and fables'', re-read Borges' ''Book of Sand'' yesterday, started Saul Bellow's ''Henderson, the Rain King'' and with ''Myths of the Norsemen'' this afternoon...just happy now I have the time to give to reading.
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Post by Metsä kissa on Aug 7, 2012 18:50:38 GMT 2
Hmm..latest deeds: some new books for me on the Dacians, finally got a hold on the australian ''Aboriginal myths, legends and fables'', re-read Borges' ''Book of Sand'' yesterday, started Saul Bellow's ''Henderson, the Rain King'' and with ''Myths of the Norsemen'' this afternoon...just happy now I have the time to give to reading. So you have a lot of books under work at same time. I can imagine very well how glad you are about having time to read for your pleasure and not because you have to. Inspired by Manala I´m reading the Kalevala. And I also got a new book about Norwegian Forest Cats.
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Post by Sveitsin susi on Aug 8, 2012 19:25:03 GMT 2
Just ending to read: "Nebenan" by Bernhard Hennen. A funny fantasy story. But the badly and funniest thing I've ever read was "Pataffio" by Luigi Malerba. My goodness!!!
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Post by lothar on Sept 9, 2012 22:35:35 GMT 2
I finished "Stormcaller" by Tom Lloyd. Epic fantasy (the chosen one and other) with realy unfriendly and original world. Now i read second part of this adventure, "Twillight Herald". Nice break when I want to cut off from reality.
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Post by Sveitsin susi on Sept 9, 2012 22:58:49 GMT 2
At the time I read books from Hildegard von Bingen, I'm very fascinated of them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2012 18:10:04 GMT 2
I remember we had a talk here on Michel Foucault, so I thought I'd share a net source I read from today (still have soem of his works, but...): www.foucault.info/
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 21:08:13 GMT 2
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Post by wolferin on Oct 3, 2012 23:25:17 GMT 2
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2012 19:44:10 GMT 2
wolferin: really? That's nice, I read sth from her around 3-4 years ago and enjoyed a lot , made me think differently about this kind of literature, but since then haven't touched any SF of Fantasy book....
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Post by crazymedic on Oct 22, 2012 9:05:32 GMT 2
Last few books i read were the Fifty shades of Grey trilogy. But i am currently reading "Mycelium Running: how mushrooms can help save the world" by Paul Stamets. a bit dry in spots but it is interesting how little we know about the fungal kingdom and how we can use it to clean up the mess we are making of the planet. I know people directly involved in cleaning up oil spills (in Ecuador) using some of the techniques Paul mentions in his book.
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