I went to a book bazaar this morning. Here's what I bought:
Chuck Palahniuk Survivor
Hubert Selby jr. The willow tree
Alexander Trocchi Helen and Desire
Goethe Faust
Any comments on either of these would be much appreciated :)
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Started by Why Not Smile?, Oct 12 2003 08:07 PM
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Posted 20 March 2004 - 10:48 AM
"MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country" :)
clumsy instead
Fervor tastes like fever
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Fervor tastes like fever
"Strange game...The only winning move is not to play"- Wargames
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Posted 21 March 2004 - 07:49 AM
Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines - Bill Hicks
The Outsider - Albert Camus
The Outsider - Albert Camus
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Posted 21 March 2004 - 10:37 AM
brian friel - philadelphia, here i come
roddy doyle - a star called henry
roddy doyle - a star called henry
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 01:43 AM
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Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines - Bill Hicks
Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines - Bill Hicks
John Updike - Seek My Face
Bill Bryson - Notes From a Big Country
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 11:57 AM
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I just got this one with a book voucher I got for my birthday.
I just got this one with a book voucher I got for my birthday.
What do you think of it, Helen?
It made me want to dig out my Bill Hicks CDs and listen again and hear the material delivered with that fire which you just don't get from the page.
Stand up comedy is meant to be spoken not read, and some of the material from one show to the next is not that different, definitely could have done with some editing to avoid the repitition. Some of the letters and articles are neat though.
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Posted 25 March 2004 - 08:26 AM
I'm about to start reading 'Starter for Ten' by David Nicholls:D
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Posted 26 March 2004 - 08:29 AM
Um, Poets Against The War,
(www.poetsagainstthewar.org), Uncle Tom's Cabin, and a small collection of works by Poe.
(www.poetsagainstthewar.org), Uncle Tom's Cabin, and a small collection of works by Poe.
clumsy instead
Fervor tastes like fever
"Strange game...The only winning move is not to play"- Wargames
Fervor tastes like fever
"Strange game...The only winning move is not to play"- Wargames
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Posted 29 March 2004 - 04:12 AM
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What do you think of it, Helen?
It made me want to dig out my Bill Hicks CDs and listen again and hear the material delivered with that fire which you just don't get from the page.
Stand up comedy is meant to be spoken not read, and some of the material from one show to the next is not that different, definitely could have done with some editing to avoid the repitition. Some of the letters and articles are neat though.
What do you think of it, Helen?
It made me want to dig out my Bill Hicks CDs and listen again and hear the material delivered with that fire which you just don't get from the page.
Stand up comedy is meant to be spoken not read, and some of the material from one show to the next is not that different, definitely could have done with some editing to avoid the repitition. Some of the letters and articles are neat though.
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Posted 29 March 2004 - 07:12 AM
gabriel garcia marquez - one hundred years of solitude
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People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed. and redeemed, never throw out anyone.
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For attractive lips, speak words of kindess.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed. and redeemed, never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Audrey Hepburn
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Posted 29 March 2004 - 08:02 AM
Survivor-Chuck Palahniuk
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But I've got tar on my feet and I can't see.
All the birds look down and laugh at me.
Clumsy, crawling out of my skin
But I've got tar on my feet and I can't see.
All the birds look down and laugh at me.
Clumsy, crawling out of my skin
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Posted 29 March 2004 - 08:12 AM
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I'm about to start reading 'Starter for Ten' by David Nicholls
Have you read it yet Susan? I loved that book-it was so unexpectedly different and refreshingly funny. Hope you enjoyed it
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Posted 29 March 2004 - 04:22 PM
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Enjoyed it very much. Just received Hard Revolution: A Novel by George Pelecanos as a gift, but haven't started it yet.
Far away wakes the great world, mad with grim enchantment, disquieted, fearful of night and day. Your eyes, fearless and serene, smile bright at me.
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Posted 30 March 2004 - 03:19 AM
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Have you read it yet Susan? I loved that book-it was so unexpectedly different and refreshingly funny. Hope you enjoyed it
Have you read it yet Susan? I loved that book-it was so unexpectedly different and refreshingly funny. Hope you enjoyed it
I haven't yet but I've heard that it's a very funny book. Thanks, in part, to Richard & Judy and their rather fab book club:D:o
Glad you enjoyed it though Tortoise:D
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:57 PM
Good topic. BUt.
the last book that I got is my math textbook. That sucks.
the last book that I got is my math textbook. That sucks.
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Posted 04 April 2004 - 06:47 AM
It's been a while.. a shamefully long while.. since I last purchased a book.
I should really go book shopping. Like, today.
I think the last book I bought was "Tipping the Velvet" by Sarah Waters.
I should really go book shopping. Like, today.
I think the last book I bought was "Tipping the Velvet" by Sarah Waters.
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Posted 05 April 2004 - 08:03 AM
Douglas Coupland - Girlfriend in a coma
Chuck Palahniuk - Invisible monsters
Mark Haddon - The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Chuck Palahniuk - Invisible monsters
Mark Haddon - The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
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Posted 05 April 2004 - 08:11 AM
The latest from Joe R. Lansdale, who has earned the spot of my second favorite author (behind Stephen King).
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Posted 14 April 2004 - 01:21 AM
Ecology of Fear : Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
"Beyond Blade Runner" by Mike Davis
"Beyond Blade Runner" by Mike Davis
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Posted 14 April 2004 - 11:02 PM
"American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
and "Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane
and "Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane
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