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27 Jan 09 - 18:15
A random book called Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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27 Jan 09 - 20:57
That's a really good book.


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Apollo Marid
27 Jan 09 - 21:45
Nero wrote:1984 - George Orwell.
:wub:

For the first time?
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Nero Higher Spirit
27 Jan 09 - 23:08
Apollo wrote:
Nero wrote:1984 - George Orwell.
:wub: <br /><br />For the first time?
Yes...
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Apollo Marid
28 Jan 09 - 02:21
What the floop, man?! All the raving I've done on the book, and you're just now reading it?
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Mwamba Higher Spirit
28 Jan 09 - 22:53
You must have not raved obnoxiously often enough. I don't remember you going on about it too much.

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30 Jan 09 - 17:32
Apollo wrote:What the floop, man?! All the raving I've done on the book, and you're just now reading it?
Floop? Sorry, I'm too lazy to go & find my dicky.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
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1 Feb 09 - 00:31
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure it won't be in there.

Barbarian Tides: 1500-600 BC (Time Life or something)
India, A History (some guy I'm too lazy to look up :P )
Science of Discworld III (Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen)
The Face of A Stranger (Anne Perry)







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2 Feb 09 - 17:29
India: A History was written by John Keay.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
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3 Feb 09 - 00:13
Thaaaank you.

Coming soon:

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
One Flew over the Cukoo's Nest - Ken Kesey


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Nero Higher Spirit
3 Feb 09 - 13:02
Finished 1984 - George Orwell.
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3 Feb 09 - 14:01
How was it?
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
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3 Feb 09 - 21:53
The Children of Hurin - J.R.R. Tolkien

and Ptolemy's Gate again.
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Nero Higher Spirit
4 Feb 09 - 00:43
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:How was it?
Very good. Very insightful.

And welcome Second Heartbeat.
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4 Feb 09 - 18:03
Yeah welcome. Cool username.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
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Nathaniel Djinni
5 Feb 09 - 08:15
I'm reading The Shadow of Tyr, very good so far.

I have an abslute shed load of books to read once I have finished it
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5 Feb 09 - 08:36
Currently on the to read list:
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
Embracing the Wide Sky - Daniel Tammet
(Also currently reading: Electricity and Magnetism - Duffin)
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Dansariki Higher Spirit
7 Feb 09 - 00:01
Ooo, tell me if I Am Legend is any good.

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus - Orson Scott Card
1421: The Year China Discovered America - Gavin Menzies

Re-reading PG, Anthem.

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7 Feb 09 - 11:20
It's supposed to be really good (Jen thinks so, and I usually agree with her thoughts on books) but I'll update you once I've actually found time to read it. So busy.
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7 Feb 09 - 16:45
Yeah, nowadays I spend the whole day writing journals. No time to read anything apart from newspapers.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.

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