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neither do i sometimes something is so bad the smell permeates in one (lengthy and nonsensical) sentence planets hypnotiseyfied An with her supreme coffee balancing smoothification......
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None. But had there been any nookie, it would have been like a corpse shagging an earwig. Such was the 'atmosphere'.
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: i was nice!!! He gave me this big stash of all his favourite books to read. It was supposed to be some sort of seduction i think. Every single one of them (except The Road which i couldn't bring myself to read) was dreadful, sort of whatever level there is below trash. It made chick lit look erudite and sane. Anything which details 6 year olds having naked soapy fights to the death for 40 pages needs an editor (and possibly some lithium).Simon Schama has just struck up on BBC 2. Faces of Britain, this week on self portraits. His openeing remarks concern the age of the confessional and is illustrated with Tracey Emmens Unmade bed. I don't think he is a fan. His voice is dripping with disdain. |
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No matter how bad I've never once given up on any book.
I spent the duration of this one praying a huge truck would come along and knock me over in the middle of the bloody road. You really have got to read it ![]() i couldn't get beyond all the pages of "Tom Durbanville begat Josiah Durbanville who was the father of Ezekiel Durbanville. Ezekiel Durbanville fathered Jedadiah Durbanville who married his cousin Fallulah Durbanville" there was pages and pages of it.....You make it sound so tempting.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You are well rid of him. A man with bad taste in literature.. well .. Its indicitive of so much. None of it good. Simon Schama has just struck up on BBC 2. Faces of Britain, this week on self portraits. His openeing remarks concern the age of the confessional and is illustrated with Tracey Emmens Unmade bed. I don't think he is a fan. His voice is dripping with disdain. *How unlike Simon Sharma to drip disdain. I wonder if he is unwell? |
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I gave up on Tess of the D'Urbervilles
i couldn't get beyond all the pages of "Tom Durbanville begat Josiah Durbanville who was the father of Ezekiel Durbanville. Ezekiel Durbanville fathered Jedadiah Durbanville who married his cousin Fallulah Durbanville" there was pages and pages of it.....You make it sound so tempting. ![]() |
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I couldn't agree more. Would it be rude to ask for a list of a gentleman's favourite novels before meeting? *waves to Fink you have great taste in books
*How unlike Simon Sharma to drip disdain. I wonder if he is unwell? |
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I gave up on Tess of the D'Urbervilles
i couldn't get beyond all the pages of "Tom Durbanville begat Josiah Durbanville who was the father of Ezekiel Durbanville. Ezekiel Durbanville fathered Jedadiah Durbanville who married his cousin Fallulah Durbanville" there was pages and pages of it.....You make it sound so tempting. ![]() ![]() ![]() I even read the whole of Twelfth Night even though I had absolutely no clue what the heck was going on. My first and last ever attempt at Shakespeare. Never again! |
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I used to read books even if I hated them. It was like a war of attrition. I wasn't goign to be defeated by the blessed thing. But then I realised nobody has a life long enough to read all the good stuff, or everythign one shoudl or wants to read. So now I toss them out if I am not hooked pretty fast. There are a few excpetions where I will plug away for three chapters or so but then probabaly for classics. I struggled to get into Madam Bovary for example.
![]() I'd rather read a book i loved again than read a terrible one. Do you have a favourite author/book? |
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![]() ![]() I even read the whole of Twelfth Night even though I had absolutely no clue what the heck was going on. My first and last ever attempt at Shakespeare. Never again! |
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Could be but there were lots of hankies (disposable) on Traceys bed and he didn't use any of them.
![]() The power of the edit. I don't think those were part of the piece, i believe he was making a dirty protest similar in content to a certain bus driver .....
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My fav Shakespeare play is A midsummer nights dream. Also the tempest. I saw that performed by footsbarn travelling theatre company years ago. They are one of my favs.
![]() I saw A midsummer night's dream done by a theatre company called chicken shed In the Uk. Which are one of my favs too.
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![]() ![]() I even read the whole of Twelfth Night even though I had absolutely no clue what the heck was going on. My first and last ever attempt at Shakespeare. Never again! ![]() Not all of it, Corialanus bores the pants off me, but some of it is exquisite. It is, as An says, better performed (by decent actors) than read silently. But read out loud even if you are alone makes a difference. I always liked the line "she speaks poniards" from Much Ado.....it's funny and also shows Benedick's vulerability...i loathe all that supposed comedic stuff like Dogberry etc |
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Yes!!! When i was young i was exactly like that no matter how painful i would force myself through to the end. It was Thomas Hardy that changed all that. As you say there isn't enough time to read all the good stuff so i'm damned if i'm going to waste time reading E.L Wispy or whatever her name was
![]() I'd rather read a book i loved again than read a terrible one. Do you have a favourite author/book? I like an author calle dEdward Rutherford who writes 1000 page historic epics. I like most of the books by David Lodge - who I actually know. Many more too. I need to look at my bookshelves to see the repeat editions. But the light bulb has gone in that room so it can wait. I read a lot of non fiction too though. |
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That we know of
![]() The power of the edit. I don't think those were part of the piece, i believe he was making a dirty protest similar in content to a certain bus driver ..... ![]() Quote:
My fav Shakespeare play is A midsummer nights dream. Also the tempest. I saw that performed by footsbarn travelling theatre company years ago. They are one of my favs.
![]() Hello there and welcome again. I like the Tempest but its one that areally does need playing. Some wonderful language in it though. I saw A midsummer night's dream done by a theatre company called chicken shed In the Uk. Which are one of my favs too.Quote:
Now I like Shakespeare.
![]() Not all of it, Corialanus bores the pants off me, but some of it is exquisite. It is, as An says, better performed (by decent actors) than read silently. But read out loud even if you are alone makes a difference. I always liked the line "she speaks poniards" from Much Ado.....it's funny and also shows Benedick's vulerability...i loathe all that supposed comedic stuff like Dogberry etc |
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Right folks. Iam off to bed. Last night raced along and 2 hours passe din about 5 mins so Iam calling it now. Sleep tight ladies and Labha, I hope you pop in again.
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My fav Shakespeare play is A midsummer nights dream. Also the tempest. I saw that performed by footsbarn travelling theatre company years ago. They are one of my favs.
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I am not sure I could go for a single favourite. I like Austin and Dickens although his subject matter is depressing. I like E M Forster. I like The chap who wrote Poldark. Forget his name but he wrote other stuff too like The Walking Stick (I think) and Marnie and more.
I like an author calle dEdward Rutherford who writes 1000 page historic epics. I like most of the books by David Lodge - who I actually know. Many more too. I need to look at my bookshelves to see the repeat editions. But the light bulb has gone in that room so it can wait. I read a lot of non fiction too though. I know it's practically blasphemous! He's on my list with Thomas Hardy With all his terrible names like Mrs Hunchover and Mr Tooslickbyhalf *shudders*It is hard, but if i could only read one author for the rest of time i would find it easy to pick one in an instant. Robertson Davies. I adore him. Quote:
LOL Poor chap from what I can deduce having declined to click the link he wasn't actually driving at the time was he?
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I think Much ado is the most accessible Shakespeare play, that and the Taming of the Shrew. Wonderful how timeless the pl;ots are and how evocative the language still is. Although the latter is hardly a susprise since much of it has been adopted into the vernacular.
I love the exchanges between Beatrice and Benedick Lovely stuffeta night An x |
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Now I like Shakespeare.
![]() Not all of it, Corialanus bores the pants off me, but some of it is exquisite. It is, as An says, better performed (by decent actors) than read silently. But read out loud even if you are alone makes a difference. I always liked the line "she speaks poniards" from Much Ado.....it's funny and also shows Benedick's vulerability...i loathe all that supposed comedic stuff like Dogberry etc ) but it was then that life started to go tits up and alas, I wasn't to make it.Night An xx |
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I was a little tempted when I heard rumblings of Patrick Stewart doing and outdoor performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream nearby-ish to me last summer (his cartoony voice does things to me which are worryingly and hypnotically abnormal
) but it was then that life started to go tits up and alas, I wasn't to make it.Night An xx ![]() I've seen some fab live (as opposed to film) performances Judi Dench is a wee stunner!!! I know he has a reputation as King of the Luvvies, but Kenneth Branagh is superb in Shakespeare he makes it all so understandable. He even made Corialanus bearable!!! Maybe next summer there will be something that takes your fancy. Since i'm doing a survey do you have a favourite author/s/book Moose? |
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Oh that's a shame Moose.
![]() I've seen some fab live (as opposed to film) performances Judi Dench is a wee stunner!!! I know he has a reputation as King of the Luvvies, but Kenneth Branagh is superb in Shakespeare he makes it all so understandable. He even made Corialanus bearable!!! Maybe next summer there will be something that takes your fancy. Since i'm doing a survey do you have a favourite author/s/book Moose? )At the moment, my very favourite book - still fresh in my mind - is 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'. Quite possibly the most gut wrenching thing I've ever read. Although fictionalised, the underlying reality will forever remain etched within. |
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I don't really. I'm quite a random and haphazard reader (in other words I'll pretty much read anything I can get my hands on for next to nowt
)At the moment, my very favourite book - still fresh in my mind - is 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'. Quite possibly the most gut wrenching thing I've ever read. Although fictionalised, the underlying reality will forever remain etched within. I can't say it appeals though. |
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Reading some reviews on Waterstones sounds very intense.
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I'll take yer word for that planets !
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careful Moose i've just read The Rut is on
(explains An earlier )
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No matter how bad I've never once given up on any book.
I spent the duration of this one praying a huge truck would come along and knock me over in the middle of the bloody road. You really have got to read it ![]() I just finished reading another Cormac McCarthy yesterday - 'All The Pretty Horses' - but my Spanish isn't that great so I struggled a bit. Blood meridian is still my favourite Cormac McCarthy book. Why do women avoid me after perusing my book collection? |
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I've read 'The Road'. It's quite a cheerful and uplifting book for me.
I just finished reading another Cormac McCarthy yesterday - 'All The Pretty Horses' - but my Spanish isn't that great so I struggled a bit. Blood meridian is still my favourite Cormac McCarthy book. Why do women avoid me after perusing my book collection? |
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careful Moose i've just read The Rut is on
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I've read 'The Road'. It's quite a cheerful and uplifting book for me.
I just finished reading another Cormac McCarthy yesterday - 'All The Pretty Horses' - but my Spanish isn't that great so I struggled a bit. Blood meridian is still my favourite Cormac McCarthy book. Why do women avoid me after perusing my book collection? I would have had a more constructive and enjoyable few weeks plucking the hairs on my big toe
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i couldn't get beyond all the pages of "Tom Durbanville begat Josiah Durbanville who was the father of Ezekiel Durbanville. Ezekiel Durbanville fathered Jedadiah Durbanville who married his cousin Fallulah Durbanville" there was pages and pages of it.....
In the Uk. Which are one of my favs too.

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