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Which author will you NEVER read?
Ok, I know this is the Book Club forum and we should be interested in any and all genres but there are some authors that I will never, ever, ever read.
Ok, I know this is the Book Club forum and we should be interested in any and all genres but there are some authors that I will never, ever, ever read.
Desert Island Books
In the spirit of Desert Island Discs what 3 books would you take to a desert island?
In the spirit of Desert Island Discs what 3 books would you take to a desert island?
What is the RAREST book you've ever read?
Rare in the sense that you had never seen it before, have never seen it since, have never met anyone who has read, or even heard of it, before.
Rare in the sense that you had never seen it before, have never seen it since, have never met anyone who has read, or even heard of it, before.
Favourite Graphic Novel
Well, I´m hammering to finish my TMA2 for A363, but I´m disappointed that the course doesn´t include writing scripts for comics.
Well, I´m hammering to finish my TMA2 for A363, but I´m disappointed that the course doesn´t include writing scripts for comics.
What's the best end line in a book/story ever?
For some reason this line from James Joyce´s The Dead has stuck with me over the years...
For some reason this line from James Joyce´s The Dead has stuck with me over the years...
Who are your favourite authors?
Mine have to be Terry Pratchett (such a shame he´s poorly), Iain M Banks, and Robert Jorden (I just wish he had finished the last of his works), Although I own at least one copy of all TP´s books and
Mine have to be Terry Pratchett (such a shame he´s poorly), Iain M Banks, and Robert Jorden (I just wish he had finished the last of his works), Although I own at least one copy of all TP´s books and
Which books have you not liked but felt you should have?
I read On the Road and whereas I have read similar books and loved them. I couldn´t really enjoy this one. Maybe I will if I go back to it in later life.
I read On the Road and whereas I have read similar books and loved them. I couldn´t really enjoy this one. Maybe I will if I go back to it in later life.
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
I´m just coming to the end of this book (1075 pages)... I was recommended this by a couple of book lover friends and I put it off for so long because they told me it was about building a cathedral.
I´m just coming to the end of this book (1075 pages)... I was recommended this by a couple of book lover friends and I put it off for so long because they told me it was about building a cathedral.
What did you read most recently?
The book which I have just finished reading was ´Gulag´, by Anne Applebaum. A history of the concentration camps of the Soviet Union from the end of 1917 to the present day, it is a truly horrific story of cruelty, barbarity and stupidity, and the desparate lengths people will go to to survive when everything is taken from them, and the inhuman lengths a totalitarian state, under the absolute control of a psychopathic madman, Stalin, will go to to ensure his will is absolute. The book is a warning to us all, yes, even to we innocent readers, that eternal vigilance is the price we must all pay to ensure our freedoms. Couldn´t happen here? Don´t be too sure. We are just going into a depression, and anything can happen, anything! Trust that nice Mr Brown, well....?
The book which I have just finished reading was ´Gulag´, by Anne Applebaum. A history of the concentration camps of the Soviet Union from the end of 1917 to the present day, it is a truly horrific story of cruelty, barbarity and stupidity, and the desparate lengths people will go to to survive when everything is taken from them, and the inhuman lengths a totalitarian state, under ...
Book Club-Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
On a regular basis, we´re going to invite you to join in with the Platform Book Club and post your thoughts on a selected book.
On a regular basis, we´re going to invite you to join in with the Platform Book Club and post your thoughts on a selected book.
Which book changed your life?
Mine has to be The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. It gave me the momentum to do some travelling, which totally changed me life.
Mine has to be The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. It gave me the momentum to do some travelling, which totally changed me life.
