Karsa Orlong
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I hope you enjoy them Karsa
Thanks, I'm looking forward to reading them
Although I do have to get up to date with A Song of Ice and Fire first - I'm on book 3 and have two more to read after that. My TBR pile seems to be growing out of control at the moment
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I am going to watch Series 1 of The Wire, i've only watched the first few episodes.
Probably my all-time favourite tv series. Season 4 is perfection. It's an acquired taste, I know, but so are most of the things I like
Tonight I shall be watching Legend of The Seeker and Supernatural, catching up cos I'm a couple of episodes behind on each at the moment.
Or I might watch the footie instead ...
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The Dark Crystal
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Over the weekend: finished Tim Powers' The Anubis Gates and started on George RR Martin's A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow.
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I haven't got a library near me, sadly. There used to be one just around the corner but they closed it down a few years ago.
I like to go in book shops (usually Waterstones or Hatchards) to see if they've got what I want. I have to confess that I'm one of those crazy people who likes to keep his books pristine, so I buy them new. If there's five copies on the shelf I'll look at all of them and take the one that's in the best condition. And I never crack the spines
If I can't get it in the book shops then I'll order from Amazon.
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I remember reading The Secret Seven and The Famous Five, too. And I remember my dad getting me hooked on the Biggles books.
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The night is black
Without a moon
The air is thick and still
The vigilantes gather on
The lonely torch lit hill
Features distorted in the flickering light
The faces are twisted and grotesque
Silent and stern in the sweltering night
The mob moves like demons possessed
Quiet in conscience, calm in their right
Confident their ways are best
The righteous rise
With burning eyes
Of hatred and ill-will
Madmen fed on fear and lies
To beat and burn and kill
They say there are strangers who threaten us
In our immigrants and infidels
They say there is strangeness too dangerous
In our theaters and bookstore shelves
That those who know what's best for us
Must rise and save us from ourselves
Quick to judge
Quick to anger
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
And fear walk hand in hand...
Witch Hunt by Rush
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I don't mind the Go Compare ads. Should I go and hide somewhere?
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Didn't read much yesterday, as I lost the afternoon to my writing, so only about 50 pages of The Anubis Gates. Shame, as I was hoping to have it finished today.
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I can't wait to watch the Pacific. I know it's showing here on Sky Movies starting at Easter
Yes, two episodes on Easter Monday, I think. Part 1 was brilliant but I didn't get to see Part 2 last night, unfortunately. Ended up watching episode 6 of Spartacus: Blood & Sand instead.
Starts on Good Friday at 9pm.Can't wait.
And I've still got three episodes of season 2 sitting on my dvd recorder - I'd better get a move on
Thought the special they did for Sport Relief was hilarious (especially the Tiger Woods bit
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Part 2 of The Pacific, hopefully.
Really must watch the last couple of episodes of season 2 of Ashes To Ashes before the new season starts, too.
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Up until about a year ago I was probably more likely to read a magazine than a book. I'm not sure how or why that happened. Possibly because I used to do most of my reading on the tube, and I was finding it harder and harder to concentrate in that environment.
I've hardly bought any magazines since I re-discovered the joy of books, though, and now I always seem to have a novel close to hand. It does help that I don't have to travel on the tube at the moment.
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Sheesh, after reading this thread a couple of days ago I had a look for these books in Waterstones today and they didn't have any of them
Which is good, cos I prefer the US covers. So I've ordered them from Amazon.com
Thanks for the heads up. Officially the first recommendation I have taken from this board
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Last night I read about another 100 pages of The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. It's different, clever and very entertaining.
I had to go to a meeting today, so on the way home I popped in Waterstones at Bond Street. I had some money left on a gift card so I bought Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel and The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
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Last night I read the first 80 pages or so of The Gates of Anubis by Tim Powers. Very enjoyable so far.
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Some I've listened to today:
No One Knows - Queens of The Stone Age
Rusty Cage - Soundgarden
The Funeral Portrait - Opeth
Unleashed - Epica
The Spirit of Radio - Rush
Left Out - Riverside
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Hey Steve,On speaking to my OH here who also does a fair bit of reading he recommends The Scar,Perdido Street Station & The Iron Council all by the same author.Hope this is what you had in mind..
I thought Perdido Street Station was fantastic. Must pick up the other's you mention at some point.
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Russell Crowe as Bud White, Guy Pearce as Ed Exley and Kevin Spacey as Jack Vincennes, all in LA Confidential. I'd never heard of Russell Crowe before then, and I don't think he's ever been that good since. They all did the characters great service.
Also have to mention Robert Shaw in Jaws. He got Quint almost spot on, I think.
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I blame David Eddings for my love of fantasy, as I became hooked on the genre after reading The Belgariad. I was very sad to read of his death last year.
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I really couldn't read the Malazan series no matter how much I tried. The writing, I just can't seem to understand what is happening in the series.
I can appreciate that - they're not for everyone, that's for sure. Definitely a love it or hate it series. Obviously, I'm in the former category
I'm finding they benefit from re-reading more than any other books I have read, too. Going back to the start with all the knowledge gained from the later books has been a real eye-opener. The scope and ambition of Erikson's work is something that I find quite staggering.
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I recently turned 44. I suppose that means I should have known the meaning of life, the universe and everything for a couple of years now but I'm not actually noticing any difference
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I go in the Waterstones at Piccadilly quite a lot, and also to Hatchards just along the road from it. I pop in Foyles occasionally but I'm not a huge fan of the place. I also go in Forbidden Planet a fair bit. I'm really gutted that Borders closed down. I used to spend a lot of time in the one on Oxford Street.
I tend to have a fairly good idea what I want when I go in a book shop but I still have a browse. If I see a book that interests me I'll make a note of it and go away and read some reviews before taking the plunge.
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I read the last 100 pages or so of A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin last night. Thought it was fantastic, if not quite as good as the first book in the series.
I haven't quite decided what to read next. It's between The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers, The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks or a re-read of Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton (so that I can finally get around to reading its sequel).
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'The Forum' in Kentish Town
I love that venue. You always get such great sound and atmosphere there.
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The Skeksis that keeps saying "Mmmmmm, Gelfling!" always amuses me