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It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM
I also agree that there is some very literary sci-fi/fantasy (like Tolkien or Asimov) but the problem is that most of what people report to reading here is not of that quality. I'm not saying it's not fun to read...it's just not the sort of thing that you're proud to say you've just finished reading because it doesn't help you "grow" as a person. It's just entertainment, like watching Star Wars.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1444 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1143 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 970 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 980 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1174 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 1042 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1573 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1283 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 995 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1186 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 1063 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 1071 Views
You're going to force me to start a Dan Brown discussion in a different thread. Tom - 14/09/2009 09:00:32 PM 986 Views
Well, I can do it here, no worries, just think of it as non-non-fiction. jh - 14/09/2009 09:06:34 PM 1045 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 1037 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 1083 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 1000 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 941 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 982 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 988 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 1020 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 956 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 983 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1197 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 1063 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 446 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1108 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 1020 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 1065 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1213 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 483 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 1040 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 488 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 999 Views
I'm sorry. I just can't take "pro wrestling" seriously enough to comment on it beyond this. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:15:13 AM 477 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1196 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1144 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 1002 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1128 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 983 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1164 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 954 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 992 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 1012 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 1008 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 511 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 898 Views
I read a lot of it for my classes, so I read very little of it for leisure. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 12:46:23 AM 1151 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 1004 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 472 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 927 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 1069 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 1008 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1307 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 1072 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1200 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 1084 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1288 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1317 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 421 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 1031 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 444 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 427 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1062 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 480 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1278 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 1041 Views
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