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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 2682 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 973 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1453 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1485 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1426 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1464 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1536 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1524 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1538 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1484 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 902 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 862 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 869 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1518 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1587 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1652 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 847 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1613 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1569 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1574 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1675 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1596 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 876 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1512 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 1034 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 892 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 969 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1012 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 1009 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 952 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1460 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 1497 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 1521 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1757 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1616 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1940 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1632 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 1572 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 865 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1828 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1541 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1679 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1556 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 913 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 805 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1625 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 749 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 825 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1648 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1725 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1502 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1563 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1522 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1537 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1590 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1483 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1627 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1726 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 821 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1537 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1563 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1563 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 1492 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1556 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1645 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 950 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1453 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1555 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1459 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1510 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1582 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1554 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1666 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1544 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1539 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1691 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1478 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1521 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1828 Views
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Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1773 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1671 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1723 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 764 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1540 Views
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