#301
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
maffie wrote:
Ooh, which one?
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 15:19
#302
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Dermot wrote:
:eek: yikes! - I’ve kept well clear of that guy’s stuff
Why? :s
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 15:19
#303
Dermot (The Derm) wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
I just heard - maybe unfairly - that they’re heavy going. Started reading Name Of the Rose (?) but decided a few pages in I’ve read too many tomes for my own good and need to start reading lighter stuff.
Started reading the Da Vinci Code - thought it was too light (bit snobbish but so what) - so settled for good ol’ Chuck.
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 15:43
#304
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Yeah, that’s very true. Name of the Rose is actually the lightest of Eco’s books (that I’ve read), but worth it, in my opinion.
I’ll do you a deal. If you burn your copy of the Da Vinci Code, I won’t make you read anything by Eco. ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 15:57
#305
Dermot (The Derm) wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
I’ll do you a deal. If you burn your copy of the Da Vinci Code, I won’t make you read anything by Eco. ;)
Haha, a deal I’ll jump at! Now, where’s me matches…
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 16:24
#306
zipless wrote:
hoochalobster wrote:
Anyone read any of Ethan Hawke’s stuff? I randomly received his (apparently) third novel for xmas. *bemused*
Yep, and it’s crap. Still better than getting run over by a bus though… just! Hope you liked it.
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 19:33
#307
maffie wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
my favourite is THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE, and of course you know the name of the rose. now reading foucault´s pendulum. any other suggestions maybe?
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 20:16
#308
maffie wrote:
another nice one, paolo coelho, veronika deciedes to die and the alchemist, bit philosophical but very easy to read and you´ll finish it in two days prob.:D
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 20:21
#309
maffie wrote:
maffie wrote:
another nice one, paolo coelho, veronika deciedes to die and the alchemist, bit philosophical but very easy to read and you´ll finish it in two days prob.:D
decides, and it´s two books
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 20:24
#310
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
I’ve heard of the Alchemist, and it’s on my ‘to buy’ list.
maffie wrote:
my favourite is THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE, and of course you know the name of the rose. now reading foucault´s pendulum. any other suggestions maybe?
Those are the three that I’ve read, and I’d say Foucault’s Pendulum is my favourite by far. Was a little disappointed by The Island… to be honest. Not that it was bad at all, I was just expecting more. I’m planning on getting Baudolino next. Not sure what other non-fiction he’s actually done.
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:08
#311
mr self destruct wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
I’ve heard of the Alchemist, and it’s on my ‘to buy’ list.
The lady lent me this…read half it and then didn’t bother reading the rest. If I wanted to read a religious parable I’d read the Bible! (Before burning it, of course ;)) :D
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:11
#312
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Fair enough. But it’s still on my ‘to buy’ list. :)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:12
#313
mr self destruct wrote:
I won’t ask what else on is this infernal ‘to buy’ list… ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:14
#314
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:17
#315
mr self destruct wrote:
Fuck, that agent said he didn’t want to publish it…the sneaky cunt! ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:25
#316
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Heheh. It’s available in the comedy section, is that as you’d intended? ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:31
#317
mr self destruct wrote:
The intention was the Crime/Erotica section. I was hoping they’d open it just for me ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:33
#318
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
:D Sounds a little optimistic to me.
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:34
#319
mr self destruct wrote:
OK OK, it was the bargain bin of one of these really cheap bookshops. Straight in there, no messing about in Waterstones’ storeroom for a year! ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:36
#320
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Placed there by your own hand, I’ll wager. :D
But go on, then: give me a book recommendation to displace The Alchemist on my list. ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:41
#321
mr self destruct wrote:
To be honest I don’t read much fiction anymore, mainly political/humour stuff. So I would say Fat Land which Dan mentioned, I think, or another book called Fast Food Nation.
But you like completely different kind of stuff to me and might read two pages and then burn them. Maybe put a curse on me as well, using your wizard potions, I’m not sure ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:46
#322
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
mr self destruct wrote:
But you like completely different kind of stuff to me and might read two pages and then burn them.
nah, only if you were going to recommend Dan Brown, and I don’t think that’s likely.
Besides, my ‘to buy’ list is huge, I could put anything you suggest on it in good faith, and years from now it might still be unread. ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:48
#323
mr self destruct wrote:
Then stick my autobiography at the bottom mate, and by the time you’ve read it, “Sam: The Return” might be just about to hit the shops ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:51
#324
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
:D Consider it done.
(I’ll also add the biography ‘Sam, Where Did It All Go Wrong?’ just below it. :D)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:52
#325
mr self destruct wrote:
Nah mate: “Sam: Your New Bible” ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:54
#326
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
I’ll be sure to get a pool of blood ready… ;)
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:56
#327
mr self destruct wrote:
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:57
#328
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Possibly, though I don’t know when this book is going to be available. There may be a more suitable donor by then.
I guess the question is: when’s ‘Sam’ going to come out? :D
Anyway, I’m off now, so see you later, mate.
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 21:59
#329
mr self destruct wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
I guess the question is: when’s ‘Sam’ going to come out? :D
Never - though I see ‘d’ ‘hitting the shops’ sometime soon ;) Unless you’re outed…erm, sneakily published I mean :p
Posted on Wed, 12 April 2006 at 22:02
#330
deadsetgav wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
:D Consider it done.
(I’ll also add the biography ‘Sam, Where Did It All Go Wrong?’ just below it. :D)
Its called ‘Sam, bouncing back!’ get it from all good petrol stations before its pulped…
Posted on Thu, 13 April 2006 at 06:33
