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6th August 2008, 10:19am
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#76 | | Better not to err
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
Not that surprising, people could be reading better authors but I suppose I should take succor in the that they're still reading at all.
Choke, that was the other one I read. | 
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6th August 2008, 10:25am
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#77 | | Auf Wiedersehen
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
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Originally Posted by Christie. 
am i the only who who thought chuck's Rant was his worst novel yet? Not including Non-Fiction.
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I get the feeling I'm in the (extreme) minority here, but I like 'Non-Fiction' more than any of his novels. I am a magazine junkie though.
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6th August 2008, 10:28am
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#78 | | genuinely retro Moderator
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
Children of the Revolution by Dinaw Mengestu
The tale of a young man who flees Ethiopia during a coup and starts a new life in America. In many ways it paralleled The Great Gatsby because it held up the ideals of the American Dream before undermining them and demonstrating how they cannot be attained by everyone within society.
I still can't decide whether or not I liked it. I did find it interesting but at the end I was left somewhat unfulfilled.
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6th August 2008, 10:32am
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#79 | | Better not to err
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
I'm gonna dig out my copy of Fight Club again. Love that book, nasty hateful little screed that unfolds into a quite touching story of love between the mentally ill. | |
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6th August 2008, 1:22pm
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#80 | | Experiment in Heavy Deal
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
Mark with tar-ogance there.
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6th August 2008, 2:55pm
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#81 | | Enforcer
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
Just finished Consumed by Benjamin Barker - really interesting polemic on consumerism and the ills that it is bringing about for the west and capitalism. Anyone else read it?
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6th August 2008, 3:07pm
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#82 | | Better not to err
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
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Originally Posted by CHUCK LIDELOL Mark with tar-ogance there. | Like it is. | |
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9th August 2008, 7:04pm
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#83 | | Experiment in Heavy Deal
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Brutal. Great wee story with important social message. Talking animals too! Just like Family Guy. 5/5.
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15th August 2008, 10:56pm
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#84 | | Experiment in Heavy Deal
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
A Million Little Pieces - James Frey
Really good recommendation, this way. Tale of yerboy going through rehab, but rejecting the A.A and higher power and all that. Taking charge of his recovery through conscious decision and reasoning. It's really good, even with the love story element. Aye, splendid. 6 out of 8.
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15th August 2008, 11:00pm
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#85 | | Go with the flow.
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
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Originally Posted by CHUCK LIDELOL Animal Farm - George Orwell
Brutal. Great wee story with important social message. Talking animals too! Just like Family Guy. 5/5. | This is the worst thing Ive ever seen you write.
legit.
IMPORTANT SOCIAL COMMENTARY! JUST LIKE FAMILY GUY.
aw naw.
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15th August 2008, 11:00pm
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#86 | | Piranah
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
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Originally Posted by CHUCK LIDELOL A Million Little Pieces - James Frey
Really good recommendation, this way. Tale of yerboy going through rehab, but rejecting the A.A and higher power and all that. Taking charge of his recovery through conscious decision and reasoning. It's really good, even with the love story element. Aye, splendid. 6 out of 8. | Told you so.
I just finished The Host by Stephanie Meyer. Pretty good, it's the first adult book by the author of the Twilight series. A book about the human species being used as hosts for a race of pacifist parasites, in particular one human who manages to fight back until both her and the parasite are both living in the body. Took a while to get into, enjoyable.
8/10
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15th August 2008, 11:10pm
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#87 | | Experiment in Heavy Deal
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Originally Posted by Bunnylingus This is the worst thing Ive ever seen you write.
legit.
IMPORTANT SOCIAL COMMENTARY! JUST LIKE FAMILY GUY.
aw naw. | Family Guy is more important to culture than Animal Farm. And 1984 for that matter.
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15th August 2008, 11:12pm
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#88 | | Go with the flow.
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Me and you.
Outside.
Soon.
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15th August 2008, 11:17pm
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#89 | | Experiment in Heavy Deal
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Lets keep this cybill.
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16th August 2008, 9:27am
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#90 | | Deadly
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| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
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Originally Posted by CHUCK LIDELOL Family Guy is more important to culture than Animal Farm. And 1984 for that matter. | That should read:
Family Guy is more important to CURRENT POP culture than Animal Farm.
In broad cultural terms, Family Guy has yet to have a major impact on literature, films, art and so on.
Speaking of silliness, I just finished reading Russell brand's 'My Booky Wook'. I have always disliked the guy but actually really enjoyed the book. A very funny, light read, and in that category it gets 4/5 from me. | |
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