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Mindy · 06-01-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Hogfather is right up there too.

LOL, I did my Higher English personal reading essay on Hogfather (much to my teacher's bewilderment - she didn't consider it 'literature') but was probably the only person in the class who actually enjoyed the work. Got a top score too.

Seriously, I would put Pratchett up with Wilde for someone you can read over and over again, and always find something new to appreciate (or at least laugh at).

Just finished Justina Robson's 'Living Next Door to the God of Love' which, despite the title, is actually pretty hard sci-fi - so much so that I think I'll probably have to read it again to really 'get it'. Her Quantum Gravity books were a lot more accessibly for a fantasy reader like me! (can recommend them too as a bit of fun with some interesting [but probably not new] ideas)

zelda_pinwheel · 06-01-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

Seriously, I would put Pratchett up with Wilde for someone you can read over and over again, and always find something new to appreciate (or at least laugh at).

hmm... perhaps i should move him to the top of my "to read" list...

montsnmags · 06-01-2008, 08:04 PM

Okay, so last night I finished Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union (an excellent book, by the way - genre-crossing and a snowballing read).

So, next up is, I am going to have to say, The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde). It was meant to be The Speaking Land - Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia but formulajay's enthusiasm and Queen Zee's inveigling charm have seduced me into the arms of Oscar.

Cheers,
Marc

hfranks · 06-02-2008, 02:02 PM

Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley Series) by Elizabeth George. Love a good English mystery.

nekokami · 06-02-2008, 02:21 PM

Finished The Wee Free Men, moving on to re-reading A Hat Full of Sky.

Lobolover · 06-03-2008, 02:19 PM

One of Cleopatra's Nights by Gautier-

ps:to anyone wanting to read Carnacki the ghost finder-don't bother with "House among the laurels",its a shameless fake ghost story,whose "explanations" of the seemingly supernatural are as weak as in "The Necromancer" .

DixieGal · 06-03-2008, 02:26 PM

Finished Farthing yesterday
Began Four and Twenty today

Sparrow · 06-03-2008, 02:31 PM

Just started 'Friday' by Robert Heinlein (pbook).
Midway through 'Sharpe's Triumph' by Bernard Cornwell (audio).

montsnmags · 06-03-2008, 08:50 PM

I just finished The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde) and have started A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce).

Cheers,
Marc

Elsi · 06-03-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Okay, so last night I finished Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union (an excellent book, by the way - genre-crossing and a snowballing read).

Near the top of my Wish List!

Basqueman · 06-04-2008, 12:01 AM

I just finished A Briefer History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. For those who struggled with A Brief History of Time it is a Godsend.

montsnmags · 06-04-2008, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

Near the top of my Wish List!

Excellent. I hope you enjoy it as much as I. Michael Chabon may have made my "Read everything" list.

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Originally Posted by Basqueman

I just finished A Briefer History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. For those who struggled with A Brief History of Time it is a Godsend.

Have you also read Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe? I found its progress from classical physics up through to talking about superstring theory very good, helping capture some concepts I otherwise had difficulty grasping from other books and articles.

Cheers,
Marc

Basqueman · 06-04-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Excellent. I hope you enjoy it as much as I. Michael Chabon may have made my "Read everything" list.

Have you also read Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe? I found its progress from classical physics up through to talking about superstring theory very good, helping capture some concepts I otherwise had difficulty grasping from other books and articles.

Cheers,
Marc

Marc,
I have it in my pbook library. I bought it some time ago but haven't picked it up yet. I will elevate it on my reading queue.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-04-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Have you also read Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe? I found its progress from classical physics up through to talking about superstring theory very good, helping capture some concepts I otherwise had difficulty grasping from other books and articles.

Cheers,
Marc

that one is also on my list. i'm glad to hear you found it worthwhile. maybe it should move it closer to the top, as well.

GeoffC · 06-04-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that one is also on my list. i'm glad to hear you found it worthwhile. maybe it should move it closer to the top, as well.

One day I'll read the "Tao of Physics"...

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06-01-2008, 08:04 PM	#453
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Okay, so last night I finished Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union (an excellent book, by the way - genre-crossing and a snowballing read). So, next up is, I am going to have to say, The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde). It was meant to be The Speaking Land - Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia but formulajay's enthusiasm and Queen Zee's inveigling charm have seduced me into the arms of Oscar. Cheers, Marc

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hfranks Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix Arizona Device: eBookman, Palm TX, Sony 505	Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley Series) by Elizabeth George. Love a good English mystery.

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Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	One of Cleopatra's Nights by Gautier- ps:to anyone wanting to read Carnacki the ghost finder-don't bother with "House among the laurels",its a shameless fake ghost story,whose "explanations" of the seemingly supernatural are as weak as in "The Necromancer" .

06-03-2008, 02:26 PM	#457
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Finished Farthing yesterday Began Four and Twenty today

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06-03-2008, 08:50 PM	#459
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I just finished The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde) and have started A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce). Cheers, Marc

06-04-2008, 12:01 AM	#461
Basqueman Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Device: PRS-505	I just finished A Briefer History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. For those who struggled with A Brief History of Time it is a Godsend.