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| BradPaula |
Posted on 12 February 2019 00:56:17
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Especially the English I learned about 11 months ago.... Zil: Oneness must resist the Host.
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| Travisina |
Posted on 12 February 2019 06:59:57
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BradPaula wrote: Especially the English I learned about 11 months ago.... Hurrah! I knew you were a Brit at heart.  Actually, many Brits also have Scandinavian ancestry. There was a TV doco called 'Blood of the Vikings' - explaining that Brits with blood group A are probably descended from the Vikings who settled in the north of England - Yorkshire, Tyneside, Sarran etc. Twitter: @TravisinaB7
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 12 February 2019 22:12:13
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Oirish, Tulloch, Child of the Flood |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 16 February 2019 11:12:00
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Reading the current issue of the German sci-fi series Perry Rhodan. While I was a massive fan in my teenage days and early twenties, I don’t touch that stuff nowadays but this week, I had to make an exception as this is a very special issue: it is episode no. 3000. While it’s definitely not a great work of literature (and my inner copy editor is yearning for a red pen), you have to give it to them: telling (and selling) a continuous story in 3000 installments, that’s quite a feat! |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 16 February 2019 14:51:35
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Hugbot wrote: Reading the current issue of the German sci-fi series Perry Rhodan. While I was a massive fan in my teenage days and early twenties, I don’t touch that stuff nowadays but this week, I had to make an exception as this is a very special issue: it is episode no. 3000. While it’s definitely not a great work of literature (and my inner copy editor is yearning for a red pen), you have to give it to them: telling (and selling) a continuous story in 3000 installments, that’s quite a feat! Wow - 3000 episodes! They must be doing SOMETHING right! Especially in this day and age of 'ease of losing interest'. "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 24 February 2019 19:33:41
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Travisina wrote: One Spare Part wrote: Just started a book called The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It has a very unusual storyline. Not come across an idea like this in a book. Therefore you have to continue reading. Sounds intriguing. Who's it by? I'll see if my Library has got it (or can get it). Meanwhile, I'm reading 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfus (my brother's recommendation. In fact, my brother's copy of the book, which I shamelessly purloined). And for the book club - 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. I thought I had answered your question. The book is by Stuart Turton if you haven't already found out. If you get around to it let me know what you think cos I don't know what I think! "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 26 February 2019 20:25:10
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the phaeton condition by Douglas Rankine Mason, signed copy my daughter got me. John Rankine, R M Douglas, my fave writer, all the same guy |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 02 March 2019 09:04:02
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Starting The Prestige by Christopher Priest. Read Inverted World and my mind was blown! Excellent author not talked about.
"We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 03 March 2019 11:36:05
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super writer, did he do A dream of wessex? |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 03 March 2019 13:12:47
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Have just finished 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. Absolutely superb, highly recommended. I had to finish it swiftly, because it was due back at the library yesterday and I couldn't renew it because others were waiting to read it. I ended up sitting in the library yesterday afternoon to hoover up the last few chapters as the clock ticked down to closing time... One Spare Part wrote: Just started a book called The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It has a very unusual storyline. Not come across an idea like this in a book. Therefore you have to continue reading. ... The book is by Stuart Turton if you haven't already found out. If you get around to it let me know what you think cos I don't know what I think! I've now reserved this at the library. Good news - they have a copy. Bad news - it's out on loan, and I may have to wait for up to 3 weeks. Meanwhile, it's back to Patrick Rothfuss... Twitter: @TravisinaB7
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 03 March 2019 14:50:26
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Yes indeedy. Working through the list of his books slowly. "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 03 March 2019 14:56:16
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[quote]Travisina wrote: Have just finished 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. Absolutely superb, highly recommended. I had to finish it swiftly, because it was due back at the library yesterday and I couldn't renew it because others were waiting to read it. I ended up sitting in the library yesterday afternoon to hoover up the last few chapters as the clock ticked down to closing time... I will tell you a library secret: when someone hangs around the library until the last minute, library assistants across the country - unseen by the public - are sticking pins into voodoo library customer dolls in the hopes of getting them to shift...  
"We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| Travisina |
Posted on 03 March 2019 15:02:40
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One Spare Part wrote: Travisina wrote: Have just finished 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. Absolutely superb, highly recommended. I had to finish it swiftly, because it was due back at the library yesterday and I couldn't renew it because others were waiting to read it. I ended up sitting in the library yesterday afternoon to hoover up the last few chapters as the clock ticked down to closing time... I will tell you a library secret: when someone hangs around the library until the last minute, library assistants across the country - unseen by the public - are sticking pins into voodoo library customer dolls in the hopes of getting them to shift... That explains so much! Twitter: @TravisinaB7
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| Ellen York |
Posted on 04 March 2019 00:38:38
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Travisina wrote: One Spare Part wrote: Travisina wrote: Have just finished 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. Absolutely superb, highly recommended. I had to finish it swiftly, because it was due back at the library yesterday and I couldn't renew it because others were waiting to read it. I ended up sitting in the library yesterday afternoon to hoover up the last few chapters as the clock ticked down to closing time... I will tell you a library secret: when someone hangs around the library until the last minute, library assistants across the country - unseen by the public - are sticking pins into voodoo library customer dolls in the hopes of getting them to shift... That explains so much! I suspect that most people working in customer facing positions have customer voodoo dolls. I've never worked customer service, closest I got was as a teaching assistant in grad school; 90% of the students were fine, but that other 10%, ugh  |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 04 March 2019 23:20:00
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 07 March 2019 19:14:24
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Death of the Planet of the Apes....TTTTTaaaayylllooorrr! fills The gap between Planet and Beneath, two of my fave films, Planet of the Apes is my very fave! |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 07 March 2019 21:15:28
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I will always remember the 1st time I watched Planet of the Apes. Powerful stuff! Still get a kick from it.
"We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| JustBrad |
Posted on 07 March 2019 21:57:17
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One Spare Part wrote: I will always remember the 1st time I watched Planet of the Apes. Powerful stuff! Still get a kick from it. I loved the original with Chuck Heston, quite a ride for its day, but it took a Facebook Meme posted by Spaceship Dispatcher and Clanger to put it in perspective for me. Astronaut Taylor lands on a planet where Apes speak English and ride horses, and it takes seeing the Statue of Liberty to make him realize he's on Earth. And he's an astronaut. Did he not recognize the moon? Still love the film. |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 07 March 2019 22:58:22
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I remember reading Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle as a kid, always haunted by the last line...instead of boots he wore big black gloves..... Still the ending of the original apes is still phenomenally striking, even after all this time. I watched it with my young niece and her delight at the ending was palpable, ssssooo, he's back on the earth again! Wow...what happened? maybe he thought it was some kind of parallel development, and the moon might have split and changed over the millennia. Anyway, to start with he doesn't even realise he's landed in Monument Valley, scene of countless John Wayne films! |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 08 March 2019 14:36:08
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JustBrad wrote: One Spare Part wrote: I will always remember the 1st time I watched Planet of the Apes. Powerful stuff! Still get a kick from it. I loved the original with Chuck Heston, quite a ride for its day, but it took a Facebook Meme posted by Spaceship Dispatcher and Clanger to put it in perspective for me. Astronaut Taylor lands on a planet where Apes speak English and ride horses, and it takes seeing the Statue of Liberty to make him realize he's on Earth. And he's an astronaut. Did he not recognize the moon? Still love the film. Yes I know what you are saying but...Taylor et al KNEW they were on an alien planet. That was their mission. Plus the death of their "Eve" and the subsequent crash sent their minds whirling. And when crossed the desert Taylor was too busy point scoring and the other two were reacting to that. It was all a distraction. I can believe that they missed the signs. It doesn't matter anyway cos as you say it is a cracking film! Way way better than that atrocious remake. "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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