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  1. eclair

    James Joyce

    China approves of Finnegans Wake. BBC News - Chinese translation of James Joyce becomes best-seller Translation took eight years. I think that's pretty speedy all things considered. The last paragraph in the article reads: Having spent this month grappling with it myself, I think he may...
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    Stephen King

    I don't know, they all have sat navs these days. A voice telling you what to do? Sounds like a form of possession to me.
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    Stephen King

    Yep. Unless the vehicle in question happens to be Christine, perhaps.
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    Stephen King

    Here is an, erm, opinion piece on it: Stephen King Says NRA Should Clean Up Gore After Next Shooting. |
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    Last seen...

    Heh. I'm very fond of the "You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory" line. Enjoy your quote-along!
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    Last seen...

    ^For the first time?
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    Last seen...

    Silver Linings Playbook - Bradley Cooper's eyes are pretty and Jennifer Lawrence has an attractive rump, but the film itself is trite. I'm not understanding the buzz.
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    Running out of room!

    Stack them on the floor. Build a wall to separate your side of the room from your sister's. If the door is on your side, charge her a toll. Use the money to buy smaller bookcases that can fit in your room.
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    Ray Bradbury

    Passion runs both ways. Agreed on the no need to be hateful bit.
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    Ray Bradbury

    ^ That post was four years ago. I don't think the poster is around to answer your question. Maybe her dislike for King was such that she had to announce it in every conversation. She's probably out there somewhere, disparaging King, right now.
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    A book my grandma lost.

    ^ I want a moon-horse. The moon never brings me anything. :( hrvstm31, The Five NightCap books by Frances Elizabeth Barrow included some sort of moonbeam shenanigans. I don't know if they were ever presented as picture books, however.
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    Thomas Pynchon

    woohoo!
  13. eclair

    Memory Lane

    Good luck with the endeavour.
  14. eclair

    Memory Lane

    Peder, Do you have to play a balancing game with honesty because of the intended audience, or are you taking a freely revelatory approach?
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    Last seen...

    ^ ditto. Did Margot Kidder survive?
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    Recently Finished

    ^ I didn't have any issues with his vocabulary, he has an engaging voice. Just thought all the ideas and world building didn't amount to much in the end.
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    Recently Finished

    Kraken by China Miéville. There were some really imaginative ideas but overall it was pretty humdrum.
  18. eclair

    50 Shades of Grey

    I suppose grumpy can be sexy. Look here:Hugh is a 'pain in the ass'
  19. eclair

    50 Shades of Grey

    ^ Heh. Romance is whatever you want it to be. If the stuff in chicklit is what you like then that's fine and dandy. Yes, it hurt to type the previous sentence. :P
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    Any Memoirs that focus on depression era appalachia?

    Google suggests Montani Publishing. You can gauge their relevancy/reliability yourself: here.
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