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This is pretty much it. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM
Honestly, I believe it has to do with hype, combined with quite bad prose and research.


Hype doesn't bother me (I love Harry Potter, after all) but his writing is atrocious and his plots daft.
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1441 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1138 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 966 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 976 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1171 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 1038 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1568 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1280 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 987 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1182 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 1060 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 1068 Views
You're going to force me to start a Dan Brown discussion in a different thread. Tom - 14/09/2009 09:00:32 PM 983 Views
Well, I can do it here, no worries, just think of it as non-non-fiction. jh - 14/09/2009 09:06:34 PM 1042 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 1034 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 1080 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 997 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 937 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 979 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 985 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 1016 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 953 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 978 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1194 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 1061 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 445 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1104 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 1017 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 1061 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1211 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 481 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 1036 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 487 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 997 Views
I'm sorry. I just can't take "pro wrestling" seriously enough to comment on it beyond this. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:15:13 AM 475 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1193 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1141 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 999 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1124 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 977 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1162 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 951 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 988 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 1009 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 1004 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 510 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 893 Views
I read a lot of it for my classes, so I read very little of it for leisure. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 12:46:23 AM 1147 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 1001 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 470 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 924 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 1066 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 1004 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1305 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 1068 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1195 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 1081 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1283 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1313 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 420 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 1028 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 443 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 426 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1060 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 479 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1274 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 1039 Views
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