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Re: Hmmmm smaug Send a noteboard - 13/02/2010 10:35:22 PM
Well, this is as good an excuse as any.

You already got me to buy it. Considering how slow I've become at reading that's already a big thing. You should be pleased with yourself.

:shakefist:

2666? Never heard of it.

It's by Robert Bolano, a Chilean author whom I'd never heard of. So far it feels like a mix between Calvino's random but seemingly straightforward storytelling and Borges' mysterious fictional books and authors. It's pretty good (but I'm just at the beginning).

Cowbells?

See link.

Quite possibly. I was convinced it was bi-annual. But I am probably wrong.

I think biannual means twice a year and biennial means every other year.
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Books instead of sports! Camilla - 12/02/2010 07:58:48 PM 860 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! lyringlas - 12/02/2010 08:08:24 PM 577 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:15:43 PM 561 Views
Oh Camilla. And your nationstate has the most Winter Olympic medals ever!!! The Shrike - 12/02/2010 08:09:24 PM 637 Views
That is part of the problem. It makes the media very enthusiastic. Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:14:05 PM 641 Views
So cynical. I bet if whale hunting were a sport, you'd be on board The Shrike - 12/02/2010 10:29:26 PM 595 Views
Only if you don't count East and West Germany's medals as German medals. *NM* Tom - 13/02/2010 03:07:15 AM 223 Views
Can't do that. jh - 13/02/2010 04:18:28 PM 565 Views
What about disregarding the DDR, for example? Tom - 14/02/2010 02:12:00 AM 645 Views
probably. jh - 14/02/2010 04:05:41 PM 613 Views
Yeah, but they don't beat Norway then. Legolas - 14/02/2010 04:12:53 PM 587 Views
Can't combine defunct nationstate(s) with their successor(s). The Shrike - 13/02/2010 07:33:09 PM 654 Views
I have read half of those books. Including the first, you will be pleased to know. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/02/2010 10:54:18 PM 597 Views
The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 12/02/2010 11:16:55 PM 513 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 06:24:21 PM 491 Views
That's not what you said to me Wibble - 13/02/2010 08:17:44 PM 713 Views
Right. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 08:22:42 PM 566 Views
LOL! Rebekah - 13/02/2010 10:43:51 PM 500 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:52:44 PM 554 Views
Hm. Cockatiel of Doom - 14/02/2010 01:02:06 AM 584 Views
I rather enjoy the Winter Olympics. The Summer Olympics are worthless shit, for the most part. Tom - 13/02/2010 03:02:56 AM 528 Views
Re: I rather enjoy the Winter Olympics. The Summer Olympics are worthless shit, for the most part. Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:31:52 AM 560 Views
This just strengthens the stereotype that you have to be a nerdish bookworm to enjoy literature... Shannow - 13/02/2010 08:39:40 AM 576 Views
I like stereotypes Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:32:55 AM 528 Views
I'm watching rugby(!) and reading. nossy - 13/02/2010 03:46:41 PM 615 Views
That is my plan for the second half of the day Camilla - 13/02/2010 03:48:08 PM 514 Views
Hmmmm smaug - 13/02/2010 09:15:55 PM 608 Views
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Re: Hmmmm Camilla - 13/02/2010 10:38:27 PM 563 Views
I finished Calvino a few weeks ago and I'm reading Harkaway now. *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/02/2010 04:12:41 AM 239 Views
Excellent! *NM* Camilla - 14/02/2010 09:28:30 AM 247 Views
Re: I disapprove, a little, of lists. Danae al'Thor - 14/02/2010 05:44:53 PM 531 Views
I disapprove of them when they try to be definitive Camilla - 14/02/2010 10:47:27 PM 557 Views
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