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Points: 5187 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2005 at 13:33
Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Actually it's Dan Simmons. Anyway; I liked part one very much and was very much excited about reading part two, but I just couln't get through it, the storie meanders aimlessly from sentence to sentence. I will try to read it though, it might get better.

There is a sequel to this duologie (like a trilogie, but with two instead of three). I don't know if I should read that too. I probably will someday ( I liked most books from this writer)

I thought you couldnt read Tux?Confused

Given that Maani's recently had to read "The Riot Act" to you!LOL

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I can read very well, I learned it from a book

 
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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Hyperion

 

 

Actually it's Dan Simmons. Anyway; I liked part one very much and was very much excited about reading part two, but I just couln't get through it, the storie meanders aimlessly from sentence to sentence. I will try to read it though, it might get better.

There is a sequel to this duologie (like a trilogie, but with two instead of three). I don't know if I should read that too. I probably will someday ( I liked most books from this writer)

 

 

The Fall of Hyperion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, Dan Simmons, of course. The sequel to the 'duology' is another 'duology': 'Endymion' and 'The Rise of Endymion'. Haven't read it myself, but it enjoys good press.
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D.M. Lloyd-Jones Exposition of Romans 14:1-17 -
"Romans: Liberty and Conscience"

 

 

 
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Originally posted by Rob The Plant Rob The Plant wrote:

I can't think of much outside of school that I've read lately, but the Homeric texts are awesome, and so is "The Aeneid". I tried reading some crappy ass Tom Clancy book, man that guy sucks.



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I'm currently reading "The Simpsons and Philosophy", a late birthday present. I've never laughed so much at an essay on Aristotelean ethics (in fact, I've never so much as smirked at Aristotle before). Read it and be amazed.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead- A delightful romp of Hamlet told by two minor characters. I've been trying for years to write a version of Hamlet that is Star Wars based, having Rosencrantz and Guildenstern replaced with C-3P0 and R2-D2. I'm such a Star Wars nerd.
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Simon Singh: Fermat's Enigma

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Originally posted by FloydWright FloydWright wrote:

Originally posted by Rob The Plant Rob The Plant wrote:

I can't think of much outside of school that I've read lately, but the Homeric texts are awesome, and so is "The Aeneid". I tried reading some crappy ass Tom Clancy book, man that guy sucks.



Which book was it?

Last one I tried to read was Red Rabbitt.
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I'm not surprised...I'm a fan and I didn't even think that one quite lived up to standards.

You'd be best reading the early essentials like The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Cardinal in the Kremlin, and the like.

To me the books started going downhill a bit after Executive Orders. Oh...I should mention that in that book, an airliner crashed into the Capitol building. This was written years before 9-11.
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I read a book called The Mountain Climber. It's about kids in the 80's.

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Just finished Darwin's "The Origin of Species," and I'm moving on to his "Descent of Man."  However, I generally read three books at once, so I am also reading a book on language and, of course (as a minister), a faith-based book.

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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

I can read very well, I learned it from a book

was that a quote?

[Manuel is leaning down behind the desk, as the Major enters the reception lobby. The latter sees only the head of the moose.]
Manuel: How are you, sir. I can speak English. Hello, Major. How are you today?
Major: Er ... er ... er ... I'm fine, thank you.
Manuel: Is a beautiful day today.
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Manuel: I speak English. I learn it from a book.
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Anyone read "Join My Cult" by James Curcio?
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Recently I've read:
DAN BROWN "The Da Vinci Code",
DEAN KOONTZ "False Memory",
William Blake "The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell"

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Just about to finish

Iain Banks :: The Business

and about to move on to

Susan Orlean :: The Orchid Thief
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Truth is not beauty
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 23 2005 at 21:31

The latest Van Morrison biography---excellent reading ( can/t remember the author)

Richard Branson - Losing my Virginity

The Dalai Lama- The state of Happiness
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Toni Morrison - Beloved (a bit creepy, but a good read)
Tim O'Brien - The Things They Carried
Brother Andrew - God's Smuggler (one of my favorite books, gives a good idea of religious oppression behind the Iron Curtain)
Dante - Inferno
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Points: 157 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 24 2005 at 23:45

Oooh I've got Hyperion. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet =/

I just got done re-reading "Watership Down" best book ever written in my opinion.
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Points: 238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 25 2005 at 04:03
  1. J-P Sartre -- La Nausee
  2. Albert Camus -- The Plague
  3. Kurt Cobain -- Journals (weird and distoted to the bone, mind you)

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