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Lily Fairbairn
Valinor
Nov 27 2012, 2:33pm
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The Hobbit premiere week reading thread!
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The Kiwis will be dancing springle-rings in Wellington instead of reading, I suppose---although we do expect a bit of writing from y'all who've seen the movie, right?
As for the rest of us....
I'm skimming through John Mortimer's Where There's A Will again, since I've agreed to write an article about how his Rumpole of the Bailey stories reflect his own life (which sadly ended in 2009). This means I also need to re-read some of the stories, which will be a pleasure. If I read ALL of the stories, though, I'd be reading well past my deadline, so will have to content myself to just a few. They're like popcorn or chocolates, you just keep going on to the next one because each one tastes so good. No stomach ache afterwards, though.
Has anyone ever noticed how much John Mortimer looked like Alexander McCall Smith, and how similar the Rumpole and the Ramotswe stories are? Light, charming, and so beautifully written you never notice how little plot is involved.
What have you been reading?
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The Hobbit premiere week reading thread!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 27 2012, 2:33pm
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just started Jim Butcher's "Cold Days"
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Annael
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Nov 27 2012, 4:09pm
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I've heard a lot of good things about Butcher
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 27 2012, 4:42pm
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I am soooo jealous! Can't wait to get my hands on it. //
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NottaSackville
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Nov 28 2012, 3:32am
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Yeah, OK. I just broke down and bought it. Woohoo! //
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NottaSackville
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Nov 28 2012, 3:34am
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My wife has dibs on the new 'Dresden' book.
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 29 2012, 12:12am
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Off topic in Off Topic
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Faenoriel
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Nov 27 2012, 5:13pm
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I'm assuming...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 27 2012, 5:42pm
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
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Tintallė
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Nov 27 2012, 7:15pm
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I agree!
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Annael
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Nov 27 2012, 9:58pm
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Now that's an intriguing title!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 27 2012, 10:00pm
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Throne of Jade, the second book in the Temeraire series
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Elberbeth
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Nov 27 2012, 8:42pm
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You're on a roll, it sounds like
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 27 2012, 10:02pm
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Christmas reading: The Dead by Joyce and A Christmas Carol by Dickens
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wendy woo
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Nov 28 2012, 9:49pm
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I love A Christmas Carol
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 29 2012, 8:38pm
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Finally finished "The Stand" ( a vew vague spoilers)
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 29 2012, 5:03pm
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Good for you, getting all the way to the end, then
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 29 2012, 8:41pm
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