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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle."
I know us gals are good at multi tasking, but that's impressive if your doing it all at once ! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle.
I know us gals are good at multi tasking, but that's impressive if your doing it all at once ! "
I wish I could do it all at once 
Salem's Lot for daytime listening, Deathly Hallows for nighttime listening because I'm a wimp. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Needful things is so good! I'm between books at the moment so I'll watch this for some tips. "
I love it! Slow burner so far but it's keeping me interested. He writes small town life so well. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle.
I know us gals are good at multi tasking, but that's impressive if your doing it all at once !
I wish I could do it all at once
Salem's Lot for daytime listening, Deathly Hallows for nighttime listening because I'm a wimp."
I can honestly say I've never listened to an audio book. I think I'll look into it.  |
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle.
I know us gals are good at multi tasking, but that's impressive if your doing it all at once !
I wish I could do it all at once
Salem's Lot for daytime listening, Deathly Hallows for nighttime listening because I'm a wimp.
I can honestly say I've never listened to an audio book. I think I'll look into it. "
I put them on while driving can be very good but I find the person who reads can make a massive difference some better than others |
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I’m currently reading the never game by Jeffrey Seaver, and have the new Lee child’s book and the latest billy Connolly to follow that up with. Usually read 1-2 books a week, such a stress reliever. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m currently reading the never game by Jeffrey Seaver, and have the new Lee child’s book and the latest billy Connolly to follow that up with. Usually read 1-2 books a week, such a stress reliever."
You wanna try wanking much better stress reliever |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m currently reading the never game by Jeffrey Seaver, and have the new Lee child’s book and the latest billy Connolly to follow that up with. Usually read 1-2 books a week, such a stress reliever.
You wanna try wanking much better stress reliever "
I’m enough of a wanker as it is. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m currently reading the never game by Jeffrey Seaver, and have the new Lee child’s book and the latest billy Connolly to follow that up with. Usually read 1-2 books a week, such a stress reliever.
You wanna try wanking much better stress reliever
I’m enough of a wanker as it is."
Haha nice retort |
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"Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian (again). It may or may not be inspired by a resurgence for my love of a particular thing thanks to a certain amazing show."
I read that so many years ago and still go back to it every few years. It's a fantastic companion to european city breaks |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle."
I love stephen king! Obsessively love him!
The harrypotter books how ever are awful.
Im currently reading stephen king 11/22/63 |
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By *DW1983Man
over a year ago
Aberdeen, Leeds, Sheffield |
"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle."
Just about to finish "Night Trains", a potted history of the Orient Express. Just started "Drueben und Drueben" ('Over there and over there'), a story of two kids growing up simultaneously in East and West Germany.
My "To Read" pile includes, among others, Michael Palin's "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Sextant", which unsurprisingly is about early seafaring and the instrument itself.
There's a few more, I can't remember, but you get the general pattern I'm sure! |
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"Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian (again). It may or may not be inspired by a resurgence for my love of a particular thing thanks to a certain amazing show."
Yeh great book
A Richard and Judy
Top ten book |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Eye of the needle
Ken Follett
Lee
Try pillars of earth"
Absolutely love that book 
I’ve just finished reading Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land.
My next book to read is going to be The Sellout by Paul Beatty. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Eye of the needle
Ken Follett
Lee
Great book, i love all ken folletts stuff! currently read on wings of eagles by him. But pillars of the earth is my fave off all"
Yes, on the list too and it's a handful  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Has anyone read “ call me Elizabeth “ by Dawn Annersdale? Brilliant read of a mum wife with everything and how she went to escorting to keep her lifestyle.
It’s based on real life. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Eye of the needle
Ken Follett
Lee
Great book, i love all ken folletts stuff! currently read on wings of eagles by him. But pillars of the earth is my fave off all"
Recommend the Century trilogy... contrived but well done. Some pertinent coverage of British fascism... |
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I tend to have multiple books on the go at any one time. I'm currently reading 'The Lost Legion', a biography about a famous sporting ancestor and randomly checking out a cookbook too - weird I know, but cooking is a great way to de-stress from a job that's the complete opposite to cooking or being creative in any way. Awesome! |
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"Eye of the needle
Ken Follett
Lee
Great book, i love all ken folletts stuff! currently read on wings of eagles by him. But pillars of the earth is my fave off all
Recommend the Century trilogy... contrived but well done. Some pertinent coverage of British fascism..."
Yip have them read also, very enjoyable!! he has a prequel to pillars coming out next yr as far as i know, so really looking forward to that |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Eye of the needle
Ken Follett
Lee
Great book, i love all ken folletts stuff! currently read on wings of eagles by him. But pillars of the earth is my fave off all
Recommend the Century trilogy... contrived but well done. Some pertinent coverage of British fascism...
Yip have them read also, very enjoyable!! he has a prequel to pillars coming out next yr as far as i know, so really looking forward to that"
I've read all his books... my favourite author |
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle."
Love needful things.
Currently reading The Book of Dust by Phillip pullman - It's so good
Ms Icebreaker |
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"I'm currently reading Needful Things by Stephen King for the first time on my Kindle, and listening to Salem's Lot (read it many times but never listened to it) by Stephen King & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on Audible on my Kindle.
Love needful things.
Currently reading The Book of Dust by Phillip pullman - It's so good
Ms Icebreaker "
Currently remembering reading an ethnographic study of shopping to Ms Icebreaker while we were naked in bed today....
In the reading pile besides various ethnographies of shopping currently are Nate Silver, Daniel Kahnemann (for a re-read), Jane Jacobs, Erich Fromm, and a Jane Austen I have to finish because I am a completist.
Mr Icebreaker |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry
Aww your back xx
I’ve only been quiet over Christmas!! 
Really glad your back x"
Your silence was deafening. It's not the same without you. You are much loved. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The forums....
Has a great start
Middles a bit dicey
And it never ends..
Highly recommended... Lol
Yup that’s the extent of my reading too lol "
Got 6 yrs of reading clever books ahead of me.. Next few weeks I will keep my knowledge at fab level |
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Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)"
Polly, what have I told you about that thinking thing?
Its really not good for you |
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"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)
Polly, what have I told you about that thinking thing?
Its really not good for you"
Well two of them do have pictures. On the other hand they do say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so all those pictures = lots of extra reading! |
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"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)
Polly, what have I told you about that thinking thing?
Its really not good for you
Well two of them do have pictures. On the other hand they do say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so all those pictures = lots of extra reading!"
I got Jerusalem for my brother for Christmas and he hates me now because he has to read a gift. |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
London |
"The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry
Aww your back xx
I’ve only been quiet over Christmas!!
Really glad your back x
Your silence was deafening. It's not the same without you. You are much loved. "
Awwww, this is too kind x |
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By *anny77Man
over a year ago
glasgow |
"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)"
I haven’t had the energy to start Jerusalem yet. Good? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A Gift of Hope
A story about how Danielle Steel helped the homeless for 11 years by just driving around and giving out things the homeless need but it also tells me about how she is still grieving for son, Nick, you never stop, he committed suicide 3 times and failed but on the 5th attempt at the age of 19 he took his own life.
That to me is all we can do for the homeless is give love and a lot are so needy of us to care! |
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"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)
I haven’t had the energy to start Jerusalem yet. Good?"
Very good. But it's a huge investment of yourself. The non-linear narrative, scattered across a thousand years of time, life and dreams and after-life and between, multiple styles of writing, multiple views of events...
There's sections that I've re-read several times, re-evaluating the actions of background characters in light of events from later chapters...
Currently a bit stuck on the Lucia Joyce section, written in the style of the later James Joyce - finding though that when read aloud the apparent nonsense words on the page start to pick up meaning as the inner dialogue of a confused woman committed to an asylum for the great misdeed of being inconvenient to her famous father...
It's over two years since I started the book, I was reading it as I sat by my mother's hospital bed waiting for her breathing to fade and halt, it's been with me through grief and through sunny days. When I eventually reach the last page, I suspect that it will not be the end... |
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By *anny77Man
over a year ago
glasgow |
"Jerusalem - Alan Moore.
The Long Cosmos - Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett.
Doggerland - Ben Smith.
Also now and again dipping into:
Billionaires - Darryl Cunningham.
Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud.
I Am A Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter.
(I do tend to multitask with my reading!)
I haven’t had the energy to start Jerusalem yet. Good?
Very good. But it's a huge investment of yourself. The non-linear narrative, scattered across a thousand years of time, life and dreams and after-life and between, multiple styles of writing, multiple views of events...
There's sections that I've re-read several times, re-evaluating the actions of background characters in light of events from later chapters...
Currently a bit stuck on the Lucia Joyce section, written in the style of the later James Joyce - finding though that when read aloud the apparent nonsense words on the page start to pick up meaning as the inner dialogue of a confused woman committed to an asylum for the great misdeed of being inconvenient to her famous father...
It's over two years since I started the book, I was reading it as I sat by my mother's hospital bed waiting for her breathing to fade and halt, it's been with me through grief and through sunny days. When I eventually reach the last page, I suspect that it will not be the end..."
I’m not going to lie - I think you just sold it to me.
Also, sorry for your loss  |
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