I've tackled Gravity's Rainbow so am prepared for anything now.Apples99 wrote:Yes it was but it needs a great effort. Its a great insight into war, relationships and how people react to events in life. The book gets down in philosophy for the last 100 pages which was a bit of a chore.Man_called_sun wrote:Worth it?Apples99 wrote:I have just finished War and Peace. That was a mission!
I am not reading it again though
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Gravity's Rainbow sounds good. Its now on my Amazon wish list!Man_called_sun wrote:I've tackled Gravity's Rainbow so am prepared for anything now.Apples99 wrote:Yes it was but it needs a great effort. Its a great insight into war, relationships and how people react to events in life. The book gets down in philosophy for the last 100 pages which was a bit of a chore.Man_called_sun wrote:Worth it?Apples99 wrote:I have just finished War and Peace. That was a mission!
I am not reading it again though
I need an easy read now:
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An exploration of the human condition through the medium of chip shop slappers and stuck together pages.
Other bongo mags are also avaliable.
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50 pages in and its brilliant!
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One day I am going to grow wings
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A big book with long words in foreign. I wear glasses too and have a black sweater.
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The sequel to Dark lord the teenage years.
I started reading it to see if it was suitable for my 10 year old, and I'll be buggered if I didn't thoroughly enjoy it.
"The Cunt's Cunt."
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From Loughborough library in the 80s to a Partridgeland charity shop for 50p in the err teens: Tis very informative:
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