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What are you reading right now? Page 73

Quote: Matthew Stott @ July 15 2009, 1:56 PM BST

Re-reading an old Who book by that Gent Mark Gatiss. I am geek.

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That's the one Virgin New Adventure that I've got. Never read it, though. Is it any good?

Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 15 2009, 1:55 PM BST

Yes, I thought I might be.

The Unconsoled is the one book of his that I've not read yet, along with four-fifths of his current work, as above.

So considering he hasn't written many books, your boast about being a fan isn't much of a boast. It's feeble, in fact. Now if you'd said you were a big Barbara Cartland fan and had read all of her books - THAT would have been a boast worth making.

Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 15 2009, 1:57 PM BST

That's the one Virgin New Adventure that I've got. Never read it, though. Is it any good?

It was when I was about thirteen, I'm only a few pages into it again.

Quote: chipolata @ July 15 2009, 1:58 PM BST

So considering he hasn't written many books, your boast about being a fan isn't much of a boast. It's feeble, in fact. Now if you'd said you were a big Barbara Cartland fan and had read all of her books - THAT would have been a boast worth making.

You, madam, can do a great big f**k off!

Quote: Matthew Stott @ July 15 2009, 1:59 PM BST

It was when I was about thirteen, I'm only a few pages into it again.

Righto. Keep us posted.

Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 15 2009, 2:01 PM BST

You, madam, can do a great big f**k off!

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Is that one of Kazuo's as well?

Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 15 2009, 2:01 PM BST

Righto. Keep us posted.

:D

Quote: chipolata @ July 15 2009, 2:02 PM BST

:)

Is that one of Kazuo's as well?

Well, I wouldn't know would I, not being a proper fan.

*goes off in a huff* *in the way that a large homosexual might*.

Patrick Suskind's The Pigeon. It's only 60 pages long! :)

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Is gooooood.

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 26 2009, 11:05 PM BST

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Hard to get into, but good once you do. :)

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ July 26 2009, 11:07 PM BST

Hard to get into, but good once you do. :)

Yes, very true. I'm far enough now that it's getting interesting.
Wish me luck.

Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 26 2009, 11:08 PM BST

Yes, very true. I far enough now that it's getting interesting.
Wish me luck.

It's good once you get past the prison scenes at the beginning. :)

Yeah, so it seems.

Quote: Griff @ July 26 2009, 11:16 PM BST
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Does he get eaten by a fox at the end?

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