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Post by Carl LaFong on Nov 17, 2020 17:23:46 GMT
I am reading a book about Neanderthals Are the books you read mostly in Norwegian or English?
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 17, 2020 17:30:23 GMT
I am reading a book about Neanderthals Are the books you read mostly in Norwegian or English? They are mostly in Norwegian, but i do read a lot in English to.
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Post by divtal on Nov 17, 2020 19:33:19 GMT
Last week, at a small, 6-feet apart, gathering, I mentioned to a friend that I'm drawn to geography. He recommended The World; A Brief Introduction, by Richard Haass (Penguin Press, 2020).
I've just begun it, and already find it a fascinating presentation of geo-political history. It's endorsed by Madeleine Albright, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Arne Duncan.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Nov 20, 2020 1:43:15 GMT
Malerie, by Josh Malerman (it's a sequel to Birdbox, which I somehow didn't know was published earlier this year despite LOVING the first book)
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Post by darknessfish on Nov 20, 2020 10:15:57 GMT
After seeing just about every Dracula movie made, I'm finally getting around to the book. I gather it's had quite an impact on film and literature over the years, so its reputation is probably going to survive my criticism. But I find it such a disappointing book, with a really rushed schoolboy ending, which feels like he just thought "yep, that's book length, I'll stop writing now".
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Post by Zos on Nov 20, 2020 12:07:49 GMT
A kind of self torture, drips with utter contempt for the working class.
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Post by gspdude on Nov 20, 2020 12:41:50 GMT
After seeing just about every Dracula movie made, I'm finally getting around to the book. I gather it's had quite an impact on film and literature over the years, so its reputation is probably going to survive my criticism. But I find it such a disappointing book, with a really rushed schoolboy ending, which feels like he just thought "yep, that's book length, I'll stop writing now". So far I'm enjoying the book quite a bit, and an abrupt ending won't necessarily ruin a good book for me, although it may bring it down a point. We shall see.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Nov 20, 2020 13:24:16 GMT
City of God by St Augustine
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Post by vegalyra on Nov 21, 2020 1:25:39 GMT
The geo-political situation has changed so much since this was written but it's an interesting read gaining an insight into late 1950's/1960's political thought.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Nov 21, 2020 9:11:19 GMT
Fiction: Anna Karenina
Non-fiction: 'Factfulness'
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Nov 22, 2020 4:52:03 GMT
The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition : Rae Carson (I've read all of the novelizations for the Disney-era movies, but for some reason it took me a long time to get around to this one.)
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Post by dirtypillows on Nov 25, 2020 5:21:15 GMT
"The Informer" - Brett Easton Ellis
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Nov 25, 2020 10:48:49 GMT
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
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Post by Vassaggo on Nov 30, 2020 12:03:36 GMT
Sequel to Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Dec 3, 2020 11:36:50 GMT
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Dec 6, 2020 0:04:11 GMT
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 12, 2020 1:50:06 GMT
Braised Pork by An Yu. Very good novel about modern China π¨π³ π₯Έ
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Post by hi224 on Dec 13, 2020 19:07:16 GMT
Braised Pork by An Yu. Very good novel about modern China π¨π³ π₯Έ attempting to re-read some stuff I bought awhile ago.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Dec 14, 2020 23:39:26 GMT
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 14, 2020 23:49:27 GMT
Portnoys Complaint
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