17-07-2012, 19:51
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Re: What are you reading?
From what I have heard, I'm not sure that you'll "get" the fuss unless you're a woman.
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16-10-2012, 16:42
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Re: What are you reading?
Finally finished Daphne Du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel'.
A (mebbe) happy ending for once. No - Bittersweet.
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16-10-2012, 18:03
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Re: What are you reading?
Reading Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton
Just finished
Zero Point - Neal Asher
Man-Kzin Wars XIII - Larry Niven et al
Slow Apocalypse - John Varley
Redshirts - John Scalzi
The Apocalypse Codex - Charlie Stross
Oath of Fealty - Larry Niven
Whispers Underground (Rivers of London 3) - Ben Aaronovitch
The Long Earth - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
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16-10-2012, 18:08
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Re: What are you reading?
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Reading Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton
Just finished
Zero Point - Neal Asher
Man-Kzin Wars XIII - Larry Niven et al
Slow Apocalypse - John Varley
Redshirts - John Scalzi
The Apocalypse Codex - Charlie Stross
Oath of Fealty - Larry Niven
Whispers Underground (Rivers of London 3) - Ben Aaronovitch
The Long Earth - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
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Good gracious! Do you scan-read? I read at the pace of speech and ponder the scenario. Snails go faster than me 
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16-10-2012, 18:48
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Re: What are you reading?
That is about a quarter of the books I have read in the last couple of months - the better ones.
I speed read, probably about two to three books a week - Great North Road is taking me a bit longer, as it is 1100 pages.....
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16-10-2012, 18:57
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Re: What are you reading?
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That is about a quarter of the books I have read in the last couple of months - the better ones.
I speed read, probably about two to three books a week - Great North Road is taking me a bit longer, as it is 1100 pages.....
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what's the Long Earth like Hugh ?,i'm a disc world fan but i believe that is not one .I have started reading some of his non disc world novels like Nation and Dark side of the sun and the wife is getting me Dodger for my birthday
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16-10-2012, 19:44
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Re: What are you reading?
It's enjoyable, but quite different from the Discworld novels.
I have Dodger to read next.
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16-10-2012, 19:47
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It's enjoyable, but quite different from the Discworld novels.
I have Dodger to read next.
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I read the synopsis and it sounds intriguing
I also found Nation good ,well worth a read
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16-10-2012, 20:23
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Re: What are you reading?
the National Autistic Society Trustee's annual report and accounts
(director's report and financial statements)
year ended 31 march 2012
Just to i have a overview of all things that take place in the NAS 
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16-10-2012, 20:34
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the National Autistic Society Trustee's annual report and accounts
(director's report and financial statements)
year ended 31 march 2012
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sounds intriguing, how does it end
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16-10-2012, 21:32
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Re: What are you reading?
Just finished December by Phil Rickman
and now about halfway through Starblood , by Carmilla Voiez
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19-10-2012, 09:44
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Re: What are you reading?
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what's the Long Earth like Hugh ?,i'm a disc world fan but i believe that is not one .I have started reading some of his non disc world novels like Nation and Dark side of the sun and the wife is getting me Dodger for my birthday
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A very different book to any of Terry's previous offerings and far more Stephen Baxter. Terry's influence is in the oddities and quirks of the story rather than the basic plot. - Keep your potato with you. 
Dodger is a Dickensian Discworld with a brilliant central character. Dodger for me is a combination of Vime's street savvy, Carrot's chivalry, Nobby's light fingers and the intelligence of Vetinary.
Currently delving into the madness of Robert Rankin with The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age.
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19-10-2012, 10:35
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Re: What are you reading?
The last thing I read by Stephen Baxter was The Time Ships which was ok. Got Flood and Ark to read by him next.
Just finishing The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad.
I only eve read the first four discworld books - it just doesn't float my boat.
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19-10-2012, 13:20
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Re: What are you reading?
Just finished 'Friday Night Lights'. Great book. Now onto 'Lost at Sea' by Jon Ronson although this is a collection of articles some of which I have already read.
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19-10-2012, 20:49
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Re: What are you reading?
I am currently reading "Heavens Shadow" : http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/023076031..._df_0230760317
In the last few months I have read:
Megacatastrophes!
Manhattan In Reverse
The burning soul
Death Message
Deadline
Live Wire
Dead Man's Grip
Dear Coca Cola
Zero Day
Book of Human skin
An Idiot Abroad
QI - The Second book of general Ignorance
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