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Hm. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM
We have Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, if you want to borrow that.

I have been planning to read that, too.

First I have to make sure I haven't read anything from Iran, though. Do we consider Gilgamesh Iran?

I don't.


Googling may provide titles, but rarely quality assessment that I can trust. I don't want to waste my time reading shit.

Of the list at the link below, I've heard very good things about Alex Haley's Roots and have been meaning to read it for ages. I'm going to make that mine.

Paul really enjoyed White Teeth.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
And Brideshead Revisited. Which makes sense, I guess.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2714 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 996 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1484 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1511 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1460 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1495 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1576 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1562 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1571 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1516 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 917 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 878 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 890 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1550 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1614 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1683 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 864 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1641 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1608 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1603 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1710 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1624 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 897 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1538 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 1051 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 907 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 986 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1027 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 1026 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 965 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1487 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1523 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1550 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1778 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1637 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1968 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1658 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1594 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 887 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1850 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1576 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1712 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1593 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 923 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 819 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1655 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 760 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 838 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1681 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1757 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1523 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1590 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1547 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1574 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1620 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1511 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1648 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1753 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 836 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1570 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1586 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1585 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1524 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1584 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1665 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 975 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1479 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1581 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1489 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1535 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1610 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1583 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1693 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1571 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1573 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1722 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1516 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1547 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1853 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1650 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1795 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1699 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1764 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 782 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1574 Views
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