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07-23-2012, 08:33 AM
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I am reading the archaeological reports from various excavations at my village. Turns out I have a Neolithic house 100m away from my house!
 I love Neolithic! It's my favourite. (I want to study archaeology at University, but my parents won't let me unless I study it at Oxford  )
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07-23-2012, 06:38 PM
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When I was younger, I wanted to attend Oxford :P
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07-23-2012, 08:26 PM
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I kinda want to go to oxford but it would be difficult for me to do because I am American and don't know much about English educational systems and stuff like that.
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07-24-2012, 07:13 AM
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I never wanted to go to Oxford or Cambridge. It annoys the hell out of my parents because I'm a straight A and A* student, so I could get in pretty easily. They say I have to apply to one, though, and go there if I get in. They didn't want me to do archaeology, but the deal is I do Ancient and Roman archaeology at Oxford if I go. Cambridge is closer but they don't do a course I want to do.
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#2705
07-24-2012, 10:54 AM
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I read too many books at once so I'm reading... Trylle trilogy, 13th Reality, Forgotten Warrior in Warriors series, and Mockingjay from TGH...
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#2706
07-24-2012, 11:06 AM
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Fifty Shades of Grey and The Handmaid's Tale.
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#2707
07-25-2012, 02:50 AM
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"Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry"
by Robert Jones Pretty interesting history and definition of the knight and info on famous knights and battles....
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#2708
07-25-2012, 05:53 AM
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Re-reading Wizard's First Rule, Terry Goodkind.
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07-25-2012, 06:21 AM
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Counting only the actual literature, and not the excessive hours I spend on TV Tropes articles about the literature...
Reading for the first time: Having Fun On The Road to World Domination, by Hugh MacLeod World War Z, by Max Brooks The Annotated Sandman, vol. 1 Re-reading: Elsewhere, by Will Shetterly Firelord, by Parke Godwin The Last Enchantment, by Mary Stewart
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07-28-2012, 04:31 AM
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After first having read Nineteen Eighty-four when I was hardly a teen, I decided to pick it up again not two days ago. Orwell remains an ingenious writer with a great vision.
After this I plan on reading "A long way gone" by Ishmael Beah and "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins.
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#2711
07-28-2012, 06:31 AM
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Reading The Dice Man.
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#2712
07-28-2012, 07:05 AM
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Reading: Martina Cole, The Take.
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#2713
07-28-2012, 07:53 AM
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Just finished The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho. It was a nice story - a bit simplistic and symbolic but still a lovely read for all that.
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07-28-2012, 09:22 AM
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I have finished reading The Take, it was good but the swearing was a bit much. As I thought that it didn't need that many swear words.
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07-30-2012, 08:25 AM
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I've just finished 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'. It was absolutely fantastic. I didn't think it would be better than 'The Kite Runner' but it was.
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#2716
07-30-2012, 07:25 PM
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The Shunned House by H.P Lovecraft
and starting tomorrow, Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz. Yippee!
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07-31-2012, 01:12 AM
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Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller. Had to give up on Robinson Crusoe.
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#2718
07-31-2012, 01:33 AM
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A really excellent self-published book by an author named Court Ellyn. "Blood of the Falcon." Only 99 cents on Kindle, and very, very well worth a look into. I constantly have to remind myself that I'm reading a self-published novel, it's that good.
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#2719
08-02-2012, 04:31 AM
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Driving for Beginners. Don't know who it's by.
And 'A Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England' by Ian Mortimer. The best non-fiction book I have ever read. Through this book I am living the fourteenth century.
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#2720
08-02-2012, 09:44 AM
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I've been re-reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. Right now I'm almost finished with Book 4, Wizard and Glass. After I'm finished with the series I'm going to read some China Miévill. Either Perdido Street Station or The City and the City.
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08-02-2012, 10:00 PM
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I'm reading Pat Conroy's "The Water Is Wide"-- delightful read, and it reminds me of my school teacher friend.
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#2722
08-02-2012, 10:41 PM
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Just finished Miss Peregrin's Home for Peculiar Children. Halfway thru Ender's Game.
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08-03-2012, 02:55 AM
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I lied. I'm now reading The Infernal City, a Greg Keyes novel based off of the Elder Scrolls video game/computer game series.
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08-03-2012, 05:07 AM
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08-03-2012, 08:54 AM
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 The thing with it though is that whilst it's depressing, you know it's not been overly exaggerated. That's what makes it sad, it's the truth.I'm still reading a book on driving and Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England.
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08-06-2012, 05:05 AM
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Finished reading ‘The Snow Child’ which was a delightful book, thoroughly enjoyed every page of it and I’m nearing the end of ‘A Small Circus’ by Hans Fallada. I read ‘Alone In Berlin’ by him about a year or so ago and it was a fantastic book. A real eye opener as to life for ordinary Germans under Nazi rule and based on case notes taken from Gestapo HQ when the war was over. By comparison I’ve found ‘A Small Circus’ a bit of a plod.
That said, I’ve still engaged with the characters and it’s an interesting study on propaganda, corruption, self serving interests and rural hardships which allowed the Nazis to gain a foothold in the countryside, but its focus on small town newspapers and politics hasn’t that spark of danger present in ‘Alone In Berlin’. Intriguing nonetheless and reminds me a little of early Thomas Hardy works. xDrew
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#2727
08-06-2012, 11:45 AM
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I've been thinking of reading Alone In Berlin. It's on my list.
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#2728
08-06-2012, 01:28 PM
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I'm reading ( struggling through) Crime and Punishment.
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08-06-2012, 04:36 PM
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I’d recommend it to anyone. It’s an easy style but totally engaging. I couldn’t put it down. xDrew
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#2730
08-07-2012, 12:42 PM
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Just finished The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien.
Exceptionally surreal, extremely Irish, and exceedingly funny in places. I recently saw a term used elsewhere on this forum that I'd not heard before and had to google it.... 'Usageastorial' would be a perfect term to describe many of the passages in this book. But all in all, a real pleasure to read, and one that you just have to finish to find out what the hell is going on!!
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