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Gregor Samsa

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Have read in the past few days;


Virginia Woolf-Orlando (Marvellous. :D)
Ed.Marilyn Lake & Katie Holmes-Freedom Bound II: Documents on Women in Modern Australia
Frank Ryan-Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection
Ed.Jeanette Horne-Strange Women: Essays in Art and Gender
Lawrence Nees-Early Medieval Art.

Now reading;

Amos Elin-The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933.
 

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after reading "citizen soldiers"

im reading stephen ambrose's greatest book "Band of Brothers".

the scope of the book is amazing.
 

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i am currently reading ' king of torts' by john grisham

though i like 'the rainmaker' by john grisham

and i also enjoyed ' Lord of the Rings' by JRR Tolkien, the whole series. :uhhuh:
 

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I'm currently reading:

The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche
 

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has anyone re/read the children's book: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde?
its nice to go sit in the childrens section of the library and go through all the books you read and loved as a kid, even if youre bound to get funny stares by them :)
 

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Read Belladonna, by Karen Moline....its an amazing read, a little confronting, but still awesome.
 

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1984, George Orwell.

reading it 20 years on and it still has contemporary relevance. timeless.
 

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veanz said:
1984, George Orwell.

reading it 20 years on and it still has contemporary relevance. timeless.
it wasnt written in 1984.
 

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veanz said:
1984, George Orwell.

reading it 20 years on and it still has contemporary relevance. timeless.
yeah i know, in 1960s but it was predicted for 1984
 

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I just read Madcap (about Syd Barrnet) wich was real good (i recomend it to all Floyd fans)

Originally Posted by veanz
"1984, George Orwell.
reading it 20 years on and it still has contemporary relevance. timeless. "


But it was written in 1948 (thus the 84)
he was a cleaver man
 

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I'm reading too many books at once, I've read only a few chapters of each book. And its been two whole weeks.
Currently reading:
Pride & Prejudice..again
Emma
Girl in Times Square
Mao's Last Dancer
Edgar Allen Poe's Short Stories..just flipping through, reading here and there
Kinda starting the Da Vinci Code
 

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hyperbole said:
I'm reading too many books at once, I've read only a few chapters of each book. And its been two whole weeks.
Currently reading:
Pride & Prejudice..again
Emma
Girl in Times Square
Mao's Last Dancer
Edgar Allen Poe's Short Stories..just flipping through, reading here and there
Kinda starting the Da Vinci Code
thats a lot of books!!!
 

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