What are YOU reading?`
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Nerf Herder
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good luck with life
Regan of Gong
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Read books man- they are one of the last strongholds in a world of instant gratification. Woah yeah?i havent read a book since yr7 and i'm in yr 11 starting yr12 next term
NCR600
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Haven't had much time for anything of substance lately. Just read a Phillip K Dick novel, 'The World Jones Built", about a post apocalypse society that votes out their authoritarian, but relativist government for an absolutist dictator. Interesting.
Apart from that, it's been vintage aeroplane magazines, acres of spreadsheets for work, and the ever-present Viz Comic.
Apart from that, it's been vintage aeroplane magazines, acres of spreadsheets for work, and the ever-present Viz Comic.
Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
I'm not a fantasy reader at all, and I reckon these are brilliant.
Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
Good for you.i havent read a book since yr7 and i'm in yr 11 starting yr12 next term
*pats on head*
W2ttsy
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i also got my hands on the mini series and wouldn't mind getting a copy of the book. i was captivated by the personal accounts of the war from the marine perspective.
almost like a mix of Three Kings and Jarhead. Like Underbelly, its hard to believe that shit went down this way, most of it seems so surreal. Idiot COs, total disrespect for opposing force, coming to grips with messed up situations. Was gripping to say the least.
W2ttsy
Jordo_c
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you know your probably write because i wouldnt have a clue what that last word you wrote was haha
kjf
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Don't forget the read!
nizai
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Gravedig for a +1 to Pint Of Stella Mate.
I picked up a copy of Guns, Germs and Steel on his recommendation and have found it thoroughly absorbing. Really interesting stuff. Every page seems to have a juicy fact id never previously come across.
Im constantly stopping to explain amazing facts about world history to my girlfriend!
Great book.
N
I picked up a copy of Guns, Germs and Steel on his recommendation and have found it thoroughly absorbing. Really interesting stuff. Every page seems to have a juicy fact id never previously come across.
Im constantly stopping to explain amazing facts about world history to my girlfriend!
Great book.
N
Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
Preacher. A comic about a disillusioned minister who, armed only with The Word, an ability to make people do whatever he tells them to do, sets off on a quest to find God and ask Him why He has decided to abandon His creation.
Lots of comics are suitable for kids. This ain't one of them.
Binaural
Eats Squid
Really great book, double recommendation for balls-aching hillarity!
I've been reading a few war-orientated books lately for no particular reason other than it's a change from my normal diet.
- Black Hawk Down. The best book about war I've read, period. Riveting reading and full of the kind of details that only the most meticulous author can provide.
- The rape of Nanking. Horrifying reading, reminds you that the Japanese were every bit as babaric in their behaviour in occupied areas as the Nazis and in some ways even more so in areas such as wholesale rape of the local population. I visited Dachau the day before starting reading this, and even with those horrible images in my head the atrocities committed at Nanking really stand out for sheer brutality.
Apart from these, I've recently been reading a few Lonely plant guides for various countries, and am always pleased by their accuracy and content. I've tried a few others but they do deserve their excellent reputation, provided you don't blindly follow their directives like many do and try to make your trip into a point-scoring exercise.