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Re: Hm. Camilla Send a noteboard - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM
We have Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, if you want to borrow that.

I have been planning to read that, too.

First I have to make sure I haven't read anything from Iran, though. Do we consider Gilgamesh Iran?

I don't.

Googling may provide titles, but rarely quality assessment that I can trust. I don't want to waste my time reading shit.

Of the list at the link below, I've heard very good things about Alex Haley's Roots and have been meaning to read it for ages. I'm going to make that mine.

Paul really enjoyed White Teeth.</quote

I've read White Teeth.

Waugh is tempting, though.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2754 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1005 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1517 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1544 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1499 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1527 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1614 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1624 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1613 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1548 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 931 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 885 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 904 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1569 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1651 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1726 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 877 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1679 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1646 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1637 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1742 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1664 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 910 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1579 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 1067 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 918 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 999 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1044 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 1042 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 977 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1527 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1559 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1587 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1816 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1672 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1997 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1702 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1628 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 902 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1892 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1614 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1756 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1631 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 936 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 833 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1685 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 774 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 853 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1727 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1795 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1564 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1627 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1584 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1606 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1657 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1551 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1701 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1791 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 849 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1599 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1622 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1625 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1557 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1614 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1695 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 1001 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1513 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1613 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1533 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1581 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1646 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1605 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1726 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1616 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1622 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1759 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1548 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1582 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1896 Views
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Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1836 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1746 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1802 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 795 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1616 Views
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