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I'm Introducing Some Culture To This Board, Starting With Books and Literature.

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by wishiwasinliverpool, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. wishiwasinliverpool

    wishiwasinliverpool Well-Known Member

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    Tell me what you're currently reading (this does not include magazines like Nuts) What's your favourite book? Mine is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

    Anyone here got a Kindle, or a Kindle app on your phone? What's your favourite genre?
     
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  2. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Ditto (plus Animal Farm by George Orwell.)

    Currently re-reading The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.
     
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  4. Sam Axe

    Sam Axe Active Member

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    I am currently reading The Confession by John Grisham and CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide at the moment.

    I don't have any kind of ebook reader because I am old fashioned and prefer an actual book.
     
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  5. Hash.

    Hash. pure daycent

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    she's married ST... leave it out son

    BTW i am reading The Devil by Graham Thompson: a book about Liverpool's underworld taxman Stephen T. French. It's my third time reading it but I enjoy the violence. Weapon of choice a Tefal steam iron <yikes>
     
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  6. -jordan-

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    another bird on the board <yikes>
     
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  7. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    I am currently reading Lord Of The Rings. Favourite book.. hmm. Any of the Simon Kernick books.
     
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  8. jerseymackem

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    1984 was great, I'm reading Juan Rulfo's 'El Llano en Llamas' for Spanish A-Level, anyone seen La Haine? Great film, if you speak French! (or watch it with subtitles)
     
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  9. Null

    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    My favourite book... 1984: George Orwell. Read it over and over!

    Currently reading Nohm Chomsky "Hegemony or Survival" and "Abandon The Old Tokyo" by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

    Got "A Wild Sheep chase" by Haruki Murakami to read but struggling to get into the frame of mind to read it.

    Also, love reading Grant Morrison "comics"... The Invisibles - just now.
     
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  10. jonathan acworth

    jonathan acworth Active Member

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    my fav books at moment are

    rippers london
    bismark ballard film of finding the german ship
    derelict london photos of disused buildings in london
    dianas bodyguard
    jfk the mafia killed kennedy
     
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  11. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    A picture book? Classic <laugh>
     
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    gas ACCOUNT DELETED Forum Moderator

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    I am currently reading threads on an internet forum called not606, it projects an accurate cross reference of the views of modern society and my conclusion is.... we are all ****ed <ok>
     
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  13. Sam Axe

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    What do you expect? He still reads Dick and Dora
     
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  14. Null

    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    A great book to read is Freakanomics (and it's follow up Super-Freakanomics)... very intresting reads
     
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  15. jerseymackem

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    Has anyone read 'Blood Sweat and Tea'? It's free for Kindle, brilliant book. And all of the Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy books.
     
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  16. -jordan-

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    am i the only one who hates these ****e kindle book things?

    call me old fashioned, but i'd prefer a good old fashioned book anyday
     
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  17. Hash.

    Hash. pure daycent

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    puddleofpiss
     
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  18. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    I would lose interest reading a book on a screen. I got to feel the paper between my fingers.
     
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  19. Sam Axe

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    <ok> ebook readers will die out in a year or 2, as will tablet devices
     
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  20. jerseymackem

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    Have you tried it? I was skeptical, but the page actually looks like a piece of paper rather than an LCD screen, and it can hold 4 gb of books, which is something like 10,000


    (I don't work for Amazon btw)
     
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