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i that a recent book about the Gracchi?
No, not a recent book. First published in 1979 and reprinted in 1989. Published by O.U.P. It's certainly a standard work on the subject.
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Books that you will never forget reading
I used to read a great deal when I was younger, now not so much....
Books I will not forget in a hurry:
My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell
A book I had to read at school as part of the curriculum. A book I enjoyed reading at school. A book I'd have never read if it had not been shoved under my nose.
Unreliable Memoirs - Clive James
A very funny book I think. He writes exactly how he talks. I accept that this will put some people off.
The Talisman - Steven King and Peter Straub.
A fantasy set in America about a boy who travels across the country to find a cure for his terminally ill mother. During this trip he enters a parallel world to Earth.
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart
A part-comedy ( apparently ) about a man who decides to live his life on the throw of a dice.
I'm currently reading ' A Short History of Nearly Everything ' by Bill Bryson. Concerning mostly the sciences, it manages to be funny, entertaining and informative at the same time.
Books I will not forget in a hurry:
My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell
A book I had to read at school as part of the curriculum. A book I enjoyed reading at school. A book I'd have never read if it had not been shoved under my nose.
Unreliable Memoirs - Clive James
A very funny book I think. He writes exactly how he talks. I accept that this will put some people off.
The Talisman - Steven King and Peter Straub.
A fantasy set in America about a boy who travels across the country to find a cure for his terminally ill mother. During this trip he enters a parallel world to Earth.
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart
A part-comedy ( apparently ) about a man who decides to live his life on the throw of a dice.
I'm currently reading ' A Short History of Nearly Everything ' by Bill Bryson. Concerning mostly the sciences, it manages to be funny, entertaining and informative at the same time.
Just thought of another author whose work I used to read. If you're in the mood for something totally OTT, filthy, busting, disgraceful and downright weird, try some Charles Bukowski. The short story collections in particular.
THE FUCK MACHINE is hilarious and another is the story where he and a chum decide to try their hand at necrophilia with outrageous results.
THE FUCK MACHINE is hilarious and another is the story where he and a chum decide to try their hand at necrophilia with outrageous results.
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Just thought of another author whose work I used to read. If you're in the mood for something totally OTT, filthy, busting, disgraceful and downright weird, try some Charles Bukowski. The short story collections in particular.
THE FUCK MACHINE is hilarious and another is the story where he and a chum decide to try their hand at necrophilia with outrageous results.
:thumbup: Bukowski rocks. I love his novels Post Office, Factotum and Women. All great reads.
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Quote by Cicero
Just thought of another author whose work I used to read. If you're in the mood for something totally OTT, filthy, busting, disgraceful and downright weird, try some Charles Bukowski. The short story collections in particular.
THE FUCK MACHINE is hilarious and another is the story where he and a chum decide to try their hand at necrophilia with outrageous results.
Sounds dead booring to me :giggle:
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Diane Chamberlain, The Lost Daughter
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Tiger Eyes - Judy Blume.
Macbeth - William Shakespeare.
Ha ha Forever by Judy Blume would be on my list ;) Although now I dread my own daughter reading it.
I've read so many books I can barely remember the ones that really "get" me.
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graeme remains a firm favourite
And despite the nature of the book "The story of O"
Have just finished reading Macbeth ... loved and hated it at the same time.
C
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Off the top of my head....
Milan Kundera's 'The unbearable being of lightness'
Robert Pirsig's ' The art of zen and motorcycle maintenance'
Marcel Pagnol's 'The water of the hills' and 'Manon des Sources'
Hylas in a literary mode
xx
I loved Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - in fact, that may be due for a re-read over the summer. Cheers for posting!
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half Of A Yellow Sun
...best book I've read in the past two years.
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...best book I've read in the past two years.
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