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Reply 8940
Carrie by Stephen King
Reply 8941
Going through the Inheritance Cycle in the hope that when I've finished Paolini will atleast release the name of the fourth book.
Reply 8942
Original post by aliii
I'm just about to start Goodnight Mr Tom, loved the film so I hope the book is just as amazing :biggrin:


Absolutely LOVE that book!! Be prepared to cry :smile:
Atonement - Ian McEwan.
The Next Room by Sarah Harrison
On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan
It's good, but I'm not exactly sure where it's going...
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Mr. Kurtz is just one of those characters that I don't know how to describe, but I find so fascinating. Like Lord Henry from The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Industry and Empire by Eric Hobsbawm
Aldous Huxley's biography
Reply 8948
currently reading Anna Karenina.

on page 27 - only 790 pages to go...
Reply 8949
Original post by Scheiße
Atonement - Ian McEwan.


I loved that book! (& the movie as well :smile: )
Original post by -raisa
I loved that book! (& the movie as well :smile: )



Ditto. I'm re-reading it for English Lit.

He is a really good writer, I read On Chesil Beach a while back. Despite being hard to follow in places, it was beautifully written.
I'm reading Allhallow's Eve by Richard Laymon at the moment. I haven't read a good horror book in a while, and although this one isn't brilliant, it is pretty good, and because it's not just told through one protagonist but rather a large number of linked characters, the story continues to flow without getting boring or repetitive.

This is my 6th book of the year and I've nearly finished it, so I'm well on my way to reaching my goal of 50 books in 2011.
Reply 8952
Double Crossed- Malorie Blackman
50 economics ideas
Original post by AquilaXenon
I'm reading Allhallow's Eve by Richard Laymon at the moment. I haven't read a good horror book in a while, and although this one isn't brilliant, it is pretty good, and because it's not just told through one protagonist but rather a large number of linked characters, the story continues to flow without getting boring or repetitive.

This is my 6th book of the year and I've nearly finished it, so I'm well on my way to reaching my goal of 50 books in 2011.


50 books, that's a nice target, I might just steal it :ninja:
Only 48 to go!
Enjoy your horror reading, I have Rosemary's Baby on my shelf...
Reply 8955
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Briggs, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Wonderful, I've read it twice in the past two weeks (in essence - going over each section and repeating whole parts).
I'm also starting Haruki Murakami's Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Hayek - The road to serfdom.


edit: neg me all you like, socialists, it won't strengthen your argument :colonhash:
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I finally finished Anna Karenina, took me a month, which I don' think is too bad considering it's huge and it's term time. Really enjoyed it!! Except the long chapters about farming methods. I loved Anna towards the end.

Now I'm reading the Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Dangerous Liasons. I don't usually read more than one thing at a time, but the first one is very short, and I kind of want to drag it out a bit, because if I read something too quickly I just forget it. So I thought reading two at a time might help.

I'm also aiming to read 52 books this year, so I have a lot of catching up to do after spending a month on one. Think I need to read a few very small books to catch up. :tongue:
Reply 8958
Original post by TimmonaPortella
Hayek - The road to serfdom.


edit: neg me all you like, socialists, it won't strengthen your argument :colonhash:


1. Socialist is not a perjorative word. If showing some compassion for people who have been repeatedly defecated on by the powerful (of all political persuasions) and trying to build a fairer, more equal society which will be a more pleasant to live in is perceived as a negative thing then we really are in trouble.

2. If the current crisis of capitalism has not exposed neo-liberalism for the idiotic, selfish charade it is then nothing will.

3. The only real road to serfdom is the road of selfishness, the idolisation of the mythical 'individual' (meaning 'not any individual - just me') and the demolition of the safety nets and social structures which are used to support the people who are poor - almost always through no fault of their own.

For an alternative view, I would heartily recommend http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Neoliberalism-David-Harvey/dp/0199283273/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296607753&sr=8-3 .
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Original post by vhvhvh
1. Socialist is not a perjorative word. If showing some compassion for people who have been repeatedly defecated on by the powerful (of all political persuasions) and trying to build a fairer, more equal society which will be a more pleasant to live in is perceived as a negative thing then we really are in trouble.

2. If the current crisis of capitalism has not exposed neo-liberalism for the idiotic, selfish charade it is then nothing will.

3. The only real road to serfdom is the road of selfishness, the idolisation of the mythical 'individual' (meaning 'not any individual - just me') and the demolition of the safety nets and social structures which are used to support the people who are poor - almost always through no fault of their own.

For an alternative view, I would heartily recommend http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Neoliberalism-David-Harvey/dp/0199283273/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296607753&sr=8-3 .


Cba with this argument on this thread.

The neg was unnecessary.