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« Reply #90 on: July 16, 2008, 03:40:44 PM »
The Prince. By Niccolò Machiavelli. For class in the fall. A wordier and more long-winded text I have never seen.
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« Reply #91 on: July 16, 2008, 05:52:41 PM »
Douglas Adam's Starship Titanic by Terry Jones.

Very funny novel from Douglas Adam's mind written by one of the original Monty Python members.
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« Reply #92 on: July 16, 2008, 07:39:38 PM »
Still The Late Hector Kipling by David Thewlis
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« Reply #93 on: July 26, 2008, 01:16:06 AM »
Currently digging into the Silmarillion by the late great, one and only Tolkien!  ^_^  Amazing book, btw...
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« Reply #94 on: July 27, 2008, 04:54:44 AM »
Currently the Prince Of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker. Sword&Sorcery fantasy written by a philosopher. The series are really about enchancing and refreshing our sensitivity to manipulation as well as an excuse to weight heavily in on the glorification of Crusades. It also happens to be a really, really good fantasy story.

(Before that I just completed Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star / Judas Unchained books. While you could use the hardbacks as catapult fodder, I'll be damned if the man doesn't manage to make the universe, dozens of characters, interwarring political and social factions, aliens and propaganda perspectives seem comprehensive and drily amusing. Then again, each book is 1000-1100 pages long . . .)
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« Reply #95 on: August 04, 2008, 12:55:03 AM »
"A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth
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« Reply #96 on: August 06, 2008, 10:54:52 AM »
currently re-reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams.
I only re-read really good books. In fact I think this is the only time I've ever re-read something...
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« Reply #97 on: August 12, 2008, 04:50:31 PM »
The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

It's a fascinating look into the English language.  The author's humor and wit pops up just when it starts to feel too much like a textbook.  Also, there's an excellent chapter on swearing.   Smiley
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« Reply #98 on: August 12, 2008, 08:46:36 PM »
More fantasy: The Bone Doll's Twin, Lynn Flewelling. A bit dark and intriguing.

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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

It's a fascinating look into the English language.  The author's humor and wit pops up just when it starts to feel too much like a textbook.  Also, there's an excellent chapter on swearing.   Smiley

That actually sounds rather interesting.
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« Reply #99 on: August 13, 2008, 10:37:04 AM »
Quote from: Andúnië on August 12, 2008, 08:46:36 PM

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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

It's a fascinating look into the English language.  The author's humor and wit pops up just when it starts to feel too much like a textbook.  Also, there's an excellent chapter on swearing.   Smiley

That actually sounds rather interesting.

It is really interesting.  It talks about the general history of global languages, then delves into the evolution of English, and then some interesting nuances of the language.  Bill Bryson is a fantastic author; I also highly recommend I'm a Stranger Here Myself, which is his hilarious take on America after living in England for the majority of his life.

I also just finished The Kite Runner.  I normally don't like such popular books, since they kind of tend to turn out rather mediocre, but this was just beautiful.  I can't come up with any other words to describe it. 
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« Reply #100 on: August 15, 2008, 02:31:07 PM »
Anything about languages is usually fascinating.

Just finished Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer). Yep, I caved in and jumped on the bandwagon.
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« Reply #101 on: August 15, 2008, 07:17:14 PM »
I dont think i'll ever stop reading The Late Hector Kipling by David Thewlis
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« Reply #102 on: August 17, 2008, 04:06:11 PM »
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
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« Reply #103 on: August 18, 2008, 01:02:47 AM »
Also recently finished The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint.
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« Reply #104 on: August 18, 2008, 02:03:29 PM »
I love Charles de Lint  Smiley
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