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20th January 2008, 10:31pm
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#46 | | Mr WYSIWYG
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kirkintilloch
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| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Will_Couper  Right, a couple of weeks late, but hey ho:
1. The Rules of the Game - Neil Strauss | 2. The Hungry Moon - Ramsey Campbell
I'm off to a blazing start, as you can see...
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21st January 2008, 11:00pm
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#47 | | Experimental stooge
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Auld Reekie
Posts: 15,133
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by endless psych 1. Discurrsive Research in practice - Hepburn and Wiggins Eds.
2. Obedience to authority - Stanley Milgram
3. The lucifer effect - Phillip Zimbardo
4. Developing a questionnaire - Bill graham | 5. About Behaviourism - B.F. Skinner
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22nd January 2008, 12:29pm
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#48 | | we hope that you choke
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dennistoun
Posts: 3,294
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
1. The God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
2. Dune - Frank Herbert
3.Marching Powder - Rusty Young
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22nd January 2008, 3:19pm
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#49 | | the quintessential outlaw
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rollin' deep
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| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by supernothing 5.John Burnside - The Devils Footprints
Pretty dissapointing to be honest, I love some of his poems but this wasn't great at all. He spends so much time obsessing over a few events, and he takes so long to fully explain stories, whats the point? To keep you reading obviously, but you shouldn't need to do that, people should keep reading because the books great not because it beats about the bush for 190 pages. | 6. Jean Baudrillard - The Spirit of Terrorism or A Requiem for the Twin Towers
I read this last year too but had to re-read it for a presentation I was doing. It's pretty good.
7. AL Kennedy - Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains
A couple of really decent short stories in it, some not so good ones, her descriptive style is really great in places. And shes from Glasgow eh.
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22nd January 2008, 4:51pm
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#50 | | 50ft Queenie
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fascination Street
Posts: 8,876
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by triggerhappy If you like Evelyn Waugh, check out The Loved One. Easily one of my top five favourite books and a wee bit more light-hearted than A Handful of Dust. | Cheers for the recommendation, I picked it up from the library today. Halfway through and loving it, can't believe it was written as early as 1948!
1. Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
2. D. H. Lawrence - The Rainbow
3. Evelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust 4. James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Some really amazing bits, but overall not my cup of tea at all.  | |
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22nd January 2008, 5:35pm
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#51 | | the quintessential outlaw
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rollin' deep
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| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette 3. Evelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust | Is that title a reference to the Wasteland?
EDIT: just wikied it, it is!
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22nd January 2008, 7:35pm
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#52 | | Slave To The Rhythm
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Govanhill
Posts: 8,228
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Pier Angeli 1. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold | 2. Hey Nostradamus! - Douglas Coupland | |
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24th January 2008, 12:44pm
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#53 | | Forever Waiting.
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 4,183
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
1. Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon
2. Neal Stephenson - The Diamond Age
3. Joe Abercrombie - The Blade Itself (The First Law: Book One)
4. Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon
5. Terry Pratchett - The Light Fantastic
6. China Miéville - The Iron Council
7. Ian Irvine - The Curse on the Chosen (Book Two of the Song of the Tears trilogy, part of the Three Worlds Cycle)
8. Richard Dawkins - Unweaving the Rainbow
A brilliant book. Dawkins has such an amazing ability to explain even very complicated topics in clear and concise manner. | |
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24th January 2008, 3:31pm
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#54 | | 50ft Queenie
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fascination Street
Posts: 8,876
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by supernothing Is that title a reference to the Wasteland?
EDIT: just wikied it, it is! | Yeah, there's a few lines from The Waste Land quoted at the beginning. 
1. Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
2. D. H. Lawrence - The Rainbow
3. Evelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust
4. James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 5. Evelyn Waugh - The Loved One
Cracking, there's such a surreal, black humour to it. | |
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24th January 2008, 3:37pm
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#55 | | Registered User Editor
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 9,137
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette Yeah, there's a few lines from The Waste Land quoted at the beginning.
1. Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
2. D. H. Lawrence - The Rainbow
3. Evelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust
4. James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 5. Evelyn Waugh - The Loved One
Cracking, there's such a surreal, black humour to it. | Glad you enjoyed it | |
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24th January 2008, 4:04pm
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#56 | | Strong protect the weak. Admin
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 28,949
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by fallen_nemesis got my mum a signed version of this for her birthday | Took a bit of getting into for me for some reason. Once started thoug I enjoyed it.
1. Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmel
2. The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell - His take on Arthurian Legend this is the first in the trilogy.
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24th January 2008, 4:29pm
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#57 | | Spoonfed
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clydebank
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| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
1. H. G. Wells - The Invisible Man
2. Arthur Machen - The Three Imposters
3. Tom Robbins - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues 4. Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer
5. Henry Miller - Tropic Of Capricorn
6. Henry Miller - The Colossus Of Marossui
I was really taken by his ability with language, particulary in Tropic Of Capricorn. I don't think i've read anything quite like it, definetely worth more than a single glance. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rowsbette 5. Evelyn Waugh - The Loved One
Cracking, there's such a surreal, black humour to it. | Quote:
Originally Posted by triggerhappy Glad you enjoyed it | Have either of you read Vile Bodies? I bought it the other day, i just haven't got round to reading it yet.
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24th January 2008, 4:46pm
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#58 | | Registered User Editor
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 9,137
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Hayabusa 1. H. G. Wells - The Invisible Man
2. Arthur Machen - The Three Imposters
3. Tom Robbins - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
4. Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer
5. Henry Miller - Tropic Of Capricorn
6. Henry Miller - The Colossus Of Marossui
I was really taken by his ability with language, particulary in Tropic Of Capricorn. I don't think i've read anything quite like it, definetely worth more than a single glance.
Have either of you read Vile Bodies? I bought it the other day, i just haven't got round to reading it yet. | Yep, I liked it but I know other folk who've really hated it. Well worth a read anyway if you like satire. | |
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24th January 2008, 4:53pm
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#59 | | the quintessential outlaw
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rollin' deep
Posts: 7,742
| Re: Fifty book challenge 2008
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Originally Posted by Hayabusa 1. H. G. Wells - The Invisible Man
2. Arthur Machen - The Three Imposters
3. Tom Robbins - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
4. Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer
5. Henry Miller - Tropic Of Capricorn
6. Henry Miller - The Colossus Of Marossui
I was really taken by his ability with language, particulary in Tropic Of Capricorn. I don't think i've read anything quite like it, definetely worth more than a single glance.
| Have you read Miller's Black Spring, its fucking great. Pretty much just total stream of conciousness stand alone chapters. Theres an amazing one where he paints a picture of a horse, and another one about him pissing in the street in Paris as he ruminates about the great men of literature.
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24th January 2008, 5:08pm
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#60 | | Spoonfed
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clydebank
Posts: 7,077
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I haven't yet no, i'm not really sure what to read next so i'll probably make a start on that or The Rosy Crucifixion series.
Last edited by Hayabusa; 24th January 2008 at 5:14pm.
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