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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 2337 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 779 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1107 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1178 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1098 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1140 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1184 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1181 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1225 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1162 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 691 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 666 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 655 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1201 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1268 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1313 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 652 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1293 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1240 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1260 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1331 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1241 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 664 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1185 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 820 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 680 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 767 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 793 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 820 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 760 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1160 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 1128 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 1203 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1435 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1291 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1434 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1266 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 1253 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 670 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1509 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1229 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1351 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1222 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 720 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 617 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1307 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 578 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 654 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1289 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1382 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1177 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1249 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1196 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1209 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1249 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1148 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1320 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1383 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 632 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1197 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1252 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1238 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 1150 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1228 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1282 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 763 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1134 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1245 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1150 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1181 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1248 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1244 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1349 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1205 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1207 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1302 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1164 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1194 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1515 Views
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Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1424 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1340 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1405 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 592 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1207 Views
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