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It was the book I had in mind when talking about Island at the Center of the World. Tom Send a noteboard - 22/04/2010 02:57:32 AM
When I said it was the best history book I had read in ten years, I was thinking back to reading Wedgwood about ten years ago.

I certainly wasn't going to list Tolkien, even though I enjoyed The Lord of the Rings immensely. Frankly, Tolkien's work was a bit uneven - it dragged at times and at times was just stupid and silly (e.g., Tom Bombadil). All of the books on this list were fast, exciting reads (except Byzantium, which was exciting but not as fast).

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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5 best books of British Authorship you've ever read lyringlas - 21/04/2010 08:10:56 PM 1485 Views
Hmmm. Difficult. Rebekah - 21/04/2010 08:15:31 PM 976 Views
Re: Hmmm. Difficult. lyringlas - 21/04/2010 08:35:03 PM 920 Views
Okay. Replace P&P with Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. Rebekah - 21/04/2010 09:15:59 PM 883 Views
It is a book... Jacob - 23/04/2010 06:22:05 PM 988 Views
Hm. Maybe. Rebekah - 26/04/2010 03:08:12 PM 1033 Views
Harumph. Ghavrel - 21/04/2010 08:51:25 PM 1048 Views
And of course Huxley's Brave New World. Ghavrel - 21/04/2010 08:52:49 PM 902 Views
So now, if you would, edit it down to just five. The Shrike - 21/04/2010 09:13:13 PM 1048 Views
No. I do enough editing as is. Ghavrel - 21/04/2010 10:17:56 PM 914 Views
Thanks lyringlas - 21/04/2010 09:21:15 PM 1102 Views
It is very good. Ghavrel - 21/04/2010 10:18:08 PM 1038 Views
I've read a bit about it... LadyLorraine - 21/04/2010 11:04:52 PM 1081 Views
Interesting. The Shrike - 21/04/2010 09:08:35 PM 1075 Views
Re: Interesting. lyringlas - 21/04/2010 09:19:41 PM 1085 Views
Without rules, peoples' best "5" becomes meaningless. Hard decisions need to be made. The Shrike - 21/04/2010 10:00:08 PM 951 Views
Yes, but then the number was arbitrary to begin with... Legolas - 21/04/2010 10:26:02 PM 944 Views
I disagree for the above stated reasons. The Shrike - 21/04/2010 10:30:13 PM 1019 Views
I agree, #1 problem people had in composition classes... LadyLorraine - 22/04/2010 12:00:19 AM 1083 Views
I was forced to read JUDE the OBSCURE in high school. Jacob - 21/04/2010 09:50:37 PM 1119 Views
It's in my top ten books of all time. The Shrike - 21/04/2010 10:02:01 PM 1037 Views
what are the others in your Top 10 of All Time? lyringlas - 21/04/2010 10:11:29 PM 917 Views
Here goes, The Shrike - 21/04/2010 10:36:21 PM 1205 Views
...I think that's the first time I've noticed Lackey on anyone's top books list. <3 LadyLorraine - 22/04/2010 12:13:26 AM 1091 Views
As a gay teenager, albeit a happy one in NYC, her books were still powerful for me. The Shrike - 22/04/2010 01:00:21 AM 925 Views
I think I might just reread some of them sometime soon. LadyLorraine - 22/04/2010 01:10:30 AM 1053 Views
omg, naming top 10 is impossible. Aeryn - 22/04/2010 03:57:24 AM 1133 Views
I enjoyed it as well Larry - 21/04/2010 10:45:53 PM 1007 Views
It's a powerful and shocking beginning to any book. The Shrike - 22/04/2010 01:01:03 AM 1000 Views
Indeed Larry - 22/04/2010 03:07:48 AM 961 Views
Well, I was 16 Jacob - 23/04/2010 06:14:15 PM 1014 Views
It might be worth at least trying to re-read LadyLorraine - 22/04/2010 12:01:47 AM 871 Views
I seem to recall that it was actual dislike. Jacob - 23/04/2010 06:15:37 PM 1021 Views
The movie version of Jude the Obscure is bad. Really bad. And doesn't make me want to read the book. Legolas - 21/04/2010 10:28:44 PM 969 Views
I'm old and frequently forget nationalities Mossman - 21/04/2010 09:25:07 PM 1073 Views
I loved Watership Down when I first read it! *NM* lyringlas - 21/04/2010 10:10:45 PM 464 Views
Difficult Beqi - 21/04/2010 10:00:09 PM 947 Views
Let's see... Legolas - 21/04/2010 10:37:07 PM 884 Views
Leaving aside the usual suspects (Shakespeare, Milton, Dickens, Chaucer, Hardy, Austen) Larry - 21/04/2010 10:49:35 PM 995 Views
Hm.... A Deathwatch Guard - 22/04/2010 12:44:20 AM 1079 Views
This is a very difficult task. Tom - 22/04/2010 02:16:07 AM 938 Views
I love your number one. I love that book The Shrike - 22/04/2010 02:51:15 AM 915 Views
It was the book I had in mind when talking about Island at the Center of the World. Tom - 22/04/2010 02:57:32 AM 1034 Views
Definitely agree with Greg about the Wedgwood book. LiterateDog - 22/04/2010 04:06:49 PM 987 Views
I suppose it depends on definitions... jh - 22/04/2010 04:34:40 PM 960 Views
I'd count him as both The Shrike - 22/04/2010 07:11:58 PM 1037 Views
Irish by accident of birth, English to the depths of his soul by the grace of God. *NM* Tom - 22/04/2010 10:12:28 PM 507 Views
I think you mean snoopcester - 22/04/2010 11:09:22 PM 927 Views
Oh wow. nossy - 22/04/2010 02:29:38 AM 982 Views
just remembered the Herriot books. nossy - 24/04/2010 03:48:18 PM 897 Views
James Herriot has a special place in my heart. LadyLorraine - 25/04/2010 01:45:50 AM 918 Views
Mine also snoopcester - 26/04/2010 11:02:19 AM 949 Views
Begone, you! *NM* nossy - 26/04/2010 02:54:07 PM 419 Views
What did I do? *NM* snoopcester - 26/04/2010 02:56:37 PM 448 Views
You might try The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. *NM* heartbreak - 22/04/2010 04:08:30 AM 459 Views
I'm going to cheat and give you two different lists Brian - 22/04/2010 06:54:18 AM 984 Views
Ooo nossy - 22/04/2010 06:54:21 PM 1030 Views
If I wanted to be really specific I could say book 1: The Sword in the Stone Brian - 23/04/2010 02:37:24 AM 1175 Views
Only 5? snoopcester - 22/04/2010 11:43:32 AM 876 Views
Never delved much into British literature, but here are my five. Vodalus - 22/04/2010 07:43:24 PM 983 Views
Tricky. Camilla - 23/04/2010 11:12:36 AM 1204 Views
Re: 5 best books of British Authorship you've ever read BlackAdder - 23/04/2010 08:43:46 PM 1077 Views
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