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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #75 on: September 24, 2007, 01:49:57 AM »
Born on a blue day. Daniel Tammet.

i heard the serialisation on Radio 4, and really enjoyed it.  what's the book like?

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #76 on: September 24, 2007, 03:18:17 AM »
Heretics of Dune. Found it for 25 cents,
so I figured I'd try it.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #77 on: September 24, 2007, 03:41:52 AM »
Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock

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I read the Stormbringer series do I get cool points for that??

You mean the Elric saga? Yes you do. *dishes out coolness points*  8)

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #78 on: September 24, 2007, 03:51:14 AM »
Does Jerry Cornelius count?  :laugh:

That shit was fucked up.

The best thing that I remember
reading of his, was outside the
whole Eternal Champion series,
the book that "The Great Sun
Jester" was based on. Can't
remember the title though.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #79 on: September 24, 2007, 04:21:50 AM »
Hmmm. Doesn't ring a bell, but I haven't read everything he's published. Jerry Cornelius counts though. trippy shit.  :laugh:

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #80 on: September 24, 2007, 04:41:21 AM »

I've been doing all the Dick, again, as in Philip K.

I found a two volume book club set of his short stories at Goodwill last week. It claims to be complete and unedited. I know his novels, well, but I'm not sure If I had read all his short stories.

If I seem more dark and sarcastic than usual, that's probably why.
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Ghandi: Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The end result of life's daily pain and suffering, trials and failures, tears and laughter, readings and listenings is an accumulation of wisdom in its purest form.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #81 on: September 24, 2007, 06:24:19 AM »

I've been doing all the Dick, again, as in Philip K.

"as in philip k."?  yeah, right...   :evillaugh:

you dirty ol' git, DD.  more power to your, er, elbow.  ;)

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #82 on: September 24, 2007, 06:35:16 AM »

I've been doing all the Dick, again, as in Philip K.

"as in philip k."?  yeah, right...   :evillaugh:

you dirty ol' git, DD.  more power to your, er, elbow.  ;)

Your fantasies grow ever more intriguing by the hour.

Anything else to share?

 :angel:

(I really do like the Dick.)
Jimi Hendrix: When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. 

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #83 on: September 24, 2007, 06:36:27 AM »

I've been doing all the Dick, again, as in Philip K.

"as in philip k."?  yeah, right...   :evillaugh:

you dirty ol' git, DD.  more power to your, er, elbow.  ;)

Your fantasies grow ever more intriguing by the hour.

Anything else to share?

 :angel:

i'm afraid that would be the deluxe package, and you only forked out for the economy package, you skinflint.  :P

:rofl:

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #84 on: September 24, 2007, 06:41:45 AM »

I've been doing all the Dick, again, as in Philip K.

"as in philip k."?  yeah, right...   :evillaugh:

you dirty ol' git, DD.  more power to your, er, elbow.  ;)

Your fantasies grow ever more intriguing by the hour.

Anything else to share?

 :angel:

i'm afraid that would be the deluxe package, and you only forked out for the economy package, you skinflint.  :P

:rofl:

OH! I see.
Now, I find out there's a Deluxe Package to be had.

Should have saved a throw or two, I suppose.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #85 on: September 24, 2007, 06:44:43 AM »
Hmmm. Doesn't ring a bell, but I haven't read everything he's published. Jerry Cornelius counts though. trippy shit.  :laugh:

#  The Fireclown (1965)

    * Variant Title: The Winds of Limbo (1965)

I also forgot about Gloriana, which was probably
even better. Been a good 20 years since I've read
that though.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #86 on: September 24, 2007, 06:51:59 AM »
The Winds of Limbo! thats the fucker. I have read it, but I cant remember it, I was probably about 15 at the time.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #87 on: September 24, 2007, 06:59:14 AM »
Yeah. It's been a while for me
too. Like most of my collection
of books, I ended up giving it to
my wife. Really remembered liking
it though.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #88 on: September 24, 2007, 07:36:50 AM »
Finished reading The Godfather. Who taught Mario Puzo grammar? I noticed quite a large number of grammar mistakes from that novel.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #89 on: September 24, 2007, 09:30:33 AM »
The Winds of Limbo! thats the fucker. I have read it, but I cant remember it, I was probably about 15 at the time.

Isn't it great getting old? Everything becomes new, again.
Jimi Hendrix: When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. 

Ghandi: Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The end result of life's daily pain and suffering, trials and failures, tears and laughter, readings and listenings is an accumulation of wisdom in its purest form.