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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 2544 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 902 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1330 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1372 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1302 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1344 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1397 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1383 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1425 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1370 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 815 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 798 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 796 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1395 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1485 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1532 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 781 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1496 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1436 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1468 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1551 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1459 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 803 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1389 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 957 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 823 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 897 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 918 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 942 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 888 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1350 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 1344 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 1404 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1624 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1497 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1807 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1474 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 1455 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 810 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1711 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1432 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1559 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1432 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 844 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 740 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1510 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 699 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 775 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1515 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1591 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1395 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1450 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1394 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1417 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1456 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1354 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1519 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1608 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 766 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1412 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1463 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1452 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 1359 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1438 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1505 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 887 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1337 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1436 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1352 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1384 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1450 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1457 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1543 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1400 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1410 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1521 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1356 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1403 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1717 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1502 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1649 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1546 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1593 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 713 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1424 Views
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