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< AVALANCHERS Discussion Board ~ What Books Are You Reading?
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Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:10 pm
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Little Star - John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:46 pm
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also, just before White Wolf in Van I read Ready Player One.
A much lighter book than WWiV, but kind of a cool pairing with it as back-to-back reads--both deal to a degree with invented fantasy worlds providing escape from a decrepit present for the main characters.
quick read, briskly paced and filled to the brim with 80's pop culture references. |
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Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:50 pm
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oh, and just before those 2--Reflections, an Oral History of Twin Peaks. Interviews with a good chunk of the cast and crew about the whole run--from the giddiness of pulling off something very unique in the beginning to the bitter end.
released not too long ago, I wonder if there will be an updated edition with thoughts on the new episodes. |
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Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:20 pm
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Destoyer of the cinematic sentence
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i loved ready player one |
_________________ " I left in love,in laughter and in truth,and wherever truth,love and laughter abide i am there in spirit"
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Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:28 pm
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me too.
did this sketch after finishing it.
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:58 pm
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Destoyer of the cinematic sentence
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thats impressive currently reading 1001 beers to try before you die im doing it in bed as it weighs a ton |
_________________ " I left in love,in laughter and in truth,and wherever truth,love and laughter abide i am there in spirit"
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:52 pm
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:55 pm
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maninacan wrote: | thats impressive currently reading 1001 beers to try before you die im doing it in bed as it weighs a ton |
thanks--and are you applying your research in the field?
unrelated, but reminds me when i had a book that supposedly listed every spaghetti western made and tried to start working through as many as I could find, and found a drop off after the Leone/Eastwood films to the other Sergios-- Corbucci (Django, Great Silence) and Sollima (Big Gundown, Face to Face) along with a handful of other decent films remarkable for a new twist or a decent actor and then there's a huge dropoff into the swamp of everything else--there was alot of crap, but it was fun. |
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:18 pm
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Destoyer of the cinematic sentence
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errm maybe ive had a few of them gonna pick a few out to aquire tho |
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Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:43 pm
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Lord Marcus Ironfist teh Twonk-bane
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Soul on Fire:The Life and Music of Peter Steele-Jeff Wagner |
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Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:53 pm
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Wed May 20, 2015 8:14 pm
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currently reading wolf in white van klawfull ty for putting me on to it bout 60 pages in found the first few pages heavy going but perservered its quite subtle an very enjoyable
if you enjoy crime novels with a strong female lead try mj arlidges di grace novels i read the first 2 eenie meanie and pop goes the weasel in no time |
_________________ " I left in love,in laughter and in truth,and wherever truth,love and laughter abide i am there in spirit"
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Sat May 23, 2015 2:04 pm
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Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:32 pm
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George Clinton-Brothers Be,Yo like George,Ain't that Funkin Hard on You? |
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Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:07 pm
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I've ploughed through a tonne of books recently, highlights including:
Rupert Thomson - Katherine Carlyle
I love Thomson's books but found 'Secrecy' a bit underwhelming. This was a proper return to form, an amazing sense of freedom in the approach and writing - combined with ice-cold prose (literally). Probably the closest book to my previous favourite of his 'the book of revelations'
Michael Marshall Smith - Only Forward
Fucking bonkers, starts off like Die Hard crossed with Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy and ends up a very poignant look at growing up, broken dreams, etc
Jeff Vandermeer - Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance)
Completely amazing; every single sentence had me hooked and either thrilled, moved, freaked out, or amused - Seriously, seriously in love with these books.
...now onto The Illuminatus! Trilogy |
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Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:14 pm
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Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:04 pm
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Digging up mother- Doug Stanhope. |
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:06 pm
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What the hell happened to HTML?
Ghostwritten - David Mitchell |
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Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:36 am
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Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore |
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Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:59 am
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Doing the Audio-book of 'Ready Player One' at the moment.
Recently finished 'Slaughterhouse 5' from 1969. Who is familiar with this psychotic roller-coaster ride? |
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