What are we reading?

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Gusington



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Windigo

My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Gusington

Sure, as long as you don't use it to buy maple flavored ribbed condoms like I've warned you about before.


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Windigo

Quote from: Gusington on September 05, 2013, 07:24:19 AM
Sure, as long as you don't use it to buy maple flavored ribbed condoms like I've warned you about before.

I only want 7.95 a month for NetFlix. So I can watch the crack whore on the series Breaking Bad. My friend Jay says she's hot in a weird way.
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Gusington

I need to watch Breaking Bad too. Now you have me intrigued.


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Quote from: Windigo on September 05, 2013, 11:11:48 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 05, 2013, 07:24:19 AM
Sure, as long as you don't use it to buy maple flavored ribbed condoms like I've warned you about before.

I only want 7.95 a month for NetFlix. So I can watch the crack whore on the series Breaking Bad. My friend Jay says she's hot in a weird way.

Or you can watch the prison lesbians in Orange is the New Black.
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Or The Man from Nowhere or Arahan.

Windigo

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My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

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...wait, no, that's too easy, because that show truly sucks bilbo's baggins.

Gusington

Hahaha!!

There is some great lovecraftian stuff on Netflix too.


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Martok

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I finally finished off Edward Rutherfurd's The Rebels of Ireland this morning.  While overall I enjoyed it, I confess the last few chapters were disappointing, including the end.  In general, the two-book series was a nice jaunt through Irish history, but it felt rather shallow to me. 



Next up, something a little different:  The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin.  I remember reading (and liking) it when I was ten or so, and was recently motivated to peruse its pages once more. 

I've already read several chapters, and I marvel that it's considered a children's story.  True, the writing isn't exactly adult per se, but I don't know that I would ever let my kid read (if I had one), at least not until they were a certain age.  Indeed, I'm now somewhat astonished my folks let *me* read it at the age I did (even if I was always reading a couple levels beyond most kids my age). 

Anyway, it's as enjoyable as I remember; definitely a good book so far.  It'll be a quick one too, obviously, but I don't mind that. 

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Quote from: Martok on September 08, 2013, 03:18:59 PM

Next up, something a little different:  The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin.  I remember reading (and liking) it when I was ten or so, and was recently motivated to peruse its pages once more. 

I've already read several chapters, and I marvel that it's considered a children's story.  True, the writing isn't exactly adult per se, but I don't know that I would ever let my kid read (if I had one), at least not until they were a certain age.  Indeed, I'm now somewhat astonished my folks let *me* read it at the age I did (even if I was always reading a couple levels beyond most kids my age). 

Anyway, it's as enjoyable as I remember; definitely a good book so far.  It'll be a quick one too, obviously, but I don't mind that.

I had to read this for a high school English class. I never really got it. I've never run into anyone outside of that class who has read it, though.  You're right, it definitely doesn't come across as a children's book.

JasonPratt

I love that book (of the Dun Cow)! -- but dang the sequel is suicidally horrid.

As much as I love the first book I ought to give the sequel another chance, I guess, if I can find it in my stacks somewhere, although I suspect I threw it away. ;) But there's a reason why it isn't as (relatively) famous as the first book.

And yeah, there's no way I'd read even the first book to my nieces at their age. That's a young adult fantasy (at least) posing as a 'children's' story. Granted, kids nowadays aren't as tough as they used to be, but still...
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^Great book! I have been thinking about re-reading Sarum recently. Rutherford also wrote one about London that fits nicely inside the greater narrative as well as a book about the history of Russia which I have yet to read.

EDIT: Just clicked your link. Looks like Rutherford wrote a few more books as well that I might need to check out including a (Gus Alert!) one about New York.
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