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danr
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What Was the Last Book You Read?
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May 6 16:12 UTC 1994 |
What was the last book you read, and how good was it?
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nice
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response 1 of 298:
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May 6 19:09 UTC 1994 |
The last book I read was The Animal Hour by Andrew K'something. I wasn't real
impressed impressed.
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anne
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response 2 of 298:
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May 6 22:04 UTC 1994 |
the last book I read was "Interview with a Vampire" By Anne Rice. I wasn't
as impressed as I'd hoped ot be, but it was still good- just not worth all
the hype I've heard. The book I am currently reading is "Cat Scratch Fever"
by Tara K. Harper.
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gerund
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May 6 22:10 UTC 1994 |
Interview with a Vampire?!!!!!
And you wasn't impressed?
Well... read the next three books in the series. Maybe you'll get
impressed.
I read the first three books all in one sitting, so maybe that's why I
was so impressed. (yes, all in one setting)
(took me about 10 hours or something like that)
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headdoc
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response 4 of 298:
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May 7 00:27 UTC 1994 |
The last book I read was called "Disclosure". Somewhat of a mystery about
Computer programmers, big and small business and intrigue. Quick reading,
quite enjoyable. And lots of talk about working in the Seattle area.
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rcurl
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response 5 of 298:
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May 7 06:19 UTC 1994 |
I just finished _Serendipity - Accidental Discoveries in Science_, by
Royston M. Roberts (Wiley, 1989). Describes numberous examples of
discoveries being made by accident, with a heavy emphasis on those in
chemistry (Roberts being a chemist). The moral, that serendipitous
discoveries require both the "accident" *and a prepared mind*, is made
throughout - to the point of becoming tiresome (even if true).
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carl
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response 6 of 298:
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May 7 13:29 UTC 1994 |
I finished _The_Tao_of_Pooh_ a couple of days ago. Great book! It
was very easy to read and it described a simpler, more peaceful
approach to life.
It encouraged me to start _The_Te_of_Piglet_ and I'll follow that
will the _Tao_Te_Ching_ (which I've read *many* times).
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remmers
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response 7 of 298:
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May 7 17:25 UTC 1994 |
The last book I read was one of Dick Francis' recent mystery novels.
Can't remember the title even though I read it just last week. Typical
Francis, perhaps a bit better than average -- various shady shenanigans,
including murder, in a veterinary clinic specializing in racehorses,
somewhere in England. Standard Francis heroes and villains. An okay
page-turner, passes the time, but a month from now I'll probably have
forgotten it entirely.
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david
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response 8 of 298:
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May 11 02:18 UTC 1994 |
My last was "The Inventions of Mark Twain," a biography of Twain by
John Lauber. A nice, one-volume bio, of interest to anyone who likes
Twain's writings.
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omni
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response 9 of 298:
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May 11 04:42 UTC 1994 |
IUll have to check that out.
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sun
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response 10 of 298:
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May 11 12:57 UTC 1994 |
The last book I read was the "Mordant's need" novels "Mirror of Her Dreams"
and "A Man Rides Through". As usual, I was enthralled by them, and I loved
every minute of them. Strange, that a writer could have such a good novel,
but his other ventures into literature suck...
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davel
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response 11 of 298:
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May 12 01:16 UTC 1994 |
This isn't exactly "the last book I read", but ... sometime late last year
I happened on to one of Robert Jordan's books in the series _The Wheel of
Time_, & am now firmly hooked.
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nice
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response 12 of 298:
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May 13 13:32 UTC 1994 |
Don't laugh, I just finished "I'll Be seeing You" By Mary Higgins Clark.
It was o.k., this time I didn't try to find out how killed who. I just
read with the flow. It was a quick read and something I certainly didn't
mind putting down. I'm about to start Firefly by Piers Anthony. I've
heard it was good. Anyone tried it?
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kami
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response 13 of 298:
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May 14 00:55 UTC 1994 |
I've been on a book kick this week (the state of the house shows it...) I
borrowed "The Indian in the Cupboard", by Lynne Reid Banks from a young
friend. Delightful. Also "Too Long a Sacrifice" by Bronwen Gates: Celtic
Myth meets Northern Ireland. And
"The Little Country" but Charles De Lint: not my favorite of his, but still
enjoyable. I do love his writing. In this one I think he indulged more than
usual in direct expression of his personal philosophy/position, as does Spider
Robinson on occasion.
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kentn
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response 14 of 298:
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May 14 03:43 UTC 1994 |
I just finished "XPD" by Len Deighton. That's the first book by this
author I've read, and I must say, I rather enjoyed it, though it ended
somewhat lazily. I've been following the James Bond books for a number
of years, and figured it was time to try some other authors in that
genre.
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gerund
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response 15 of 298:
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May 14 06:08 UTC 1994 |
Gerund, a FW in this conference, hasn't read a book completely in over a
month. Strange considering the time he has had on his hands lately...
Hmm... I must find a book. NOW!
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sun
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response 16 of 298:
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May 14 14:27 UTC 1994 |
FINE! Ask anne or I. I read a minimum of 250 books per summer for about 6
years...so ASK AWAY!
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gerund
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response 17 of 298:
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May 14 20:54 UTC 1994 |
Via meeting Kami at the Grex walk I now have a few titles to read.
Thanks Kami!
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sun
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response 18 of 298:
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May 14 21:29 UTC 1994 |
cool.
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kami
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response 19 of 298:
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May 17 18:54 UTC 1994 |
How's it going, Gerund?
Sun, sorry but- "Anne or *me*". You wouldn't say "Ask I" unless you were
a Rastafarian.
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anne
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response 20 of 298:
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May 17 19:34 UTC 1994 |
Who's to say she isn't? Or wasn't in a Rastafarian mood when she wrote it?
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gerund
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response 21 of 298:
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May 17 20:20 UTC 1994 |
I'm still in Williams....
This is getting, um, interesting to say the least
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sun
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response 22 of 298:
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May 17 21:44 UTC 1994 |
Kami....be nice. So my grammer is a little off...sue me...
Anne, you know that i am NOT a rastfarian. so there
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kami
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response 23 of 298:
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May 17 23:47 UTC 1994 |
I'm trying to be nice. Sometimes it's just nice to be trying instead.
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gerund
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response 24 of 298:
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May 19 22:46 UTC 1994 |
Well...
I finished the Williams book Kami.
It was 'interesting', but perhaps not quite my cup of tea.
I won't say I disliked it, because I didn't dislike it, but I sensed
that this guy was saying a lot of things and that my mind was not in a
possition to take it all in. Perhaps this is a book to come to later.
I just took up _The Riddle of the Wren_ by Charles de Lint.
This one grabbed me quick. I like Minda. Don't ask me why.
I'm not sure yet. Probably something I identify with.
I think this'll be an interesting book, and if it continues the way it
seems to be going I'm sure I'll tell you I love it.
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