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Re: Okay, colour me shocked. Legolas Send a noteboard - 11/01/2010 03:48:47 PM
Nope.

He's pretty much THE author of cowboy and Indian stories as far as good parts of Europe are concerned. Terrible in terms of beating you around the head with the "noble savage" deal, and kind of moralizing at times, but he's pretty fun to read. Of course, he never set foot in America (or in the other far-off places he wrote stories about) until after he actually wrote his books, but his research is good enough that he gets the details mostly right.
I hate that too. Isn't it annoying when you keep renewing it for weeks on end, until eventually after having had it for two or three months you have to give it back, and you still haven't found the time to read it?

I have that way too often. Internet time really cuts into your reading time, I guess.
Robert Louis Stevenson was from Edinburgh, and the story was based on the life of Deacon William Brodie: upstanding citizen by day, criminal by night. He too was from Edinburgh.

Oh, I didn't know that. Makes sense, then.
I'm really not much of a rereader. I have this memory of it being a huge long thing that I was too intimidated to read again (despite enjoying it the first time), but that's probably because I was very young when I read it. I just had another look, and it doesn't seem that bad after all.

Sounds like me with War and Peace. I've reread LotR a number of times, and it certainly isn't that bad. ;)
Also, I spent my teenage years reading Robert Jordan instead :P.

I see. :P
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Planned reads for 2010. Tim - 10/01/2010 05:10:08 PM 1044 Views
I'd ditch Cooper Bryce - 10/01/2010 05:16:12 PM 671 Views
You might find the Cooper to be turgid Larry - 10/01/2010 05:28:55 PM 562 Views
Interestingly random list. Legolas - 10/01/2010 05:55:51 PM 712 Views
It's mostly things I've bought and not read yet. Other than that, there's no coherent theme. Tim - 10/01/2010 06:16:01 PM 680 Views
Okay, colour me shocked. Legolas - 10/01/2010 07:16:23 PM 639 Views
Re: Okay, colour me shocked. Tim - 10/01/2010 09:57:26 PM 663 Views
Re: Okay, colour me shocked. Legolas - 11/01/2010 03:48:47 PM 633 Views
I'm actually the same as Tim. Haven't read them since I did it in 5th grade. Ghavrel - 10/01/2010 11:17:23 PM 450 Views
It does look that way, doesn't it? Tim - 11/01/2010 05:06:41 PM 561 Views
Oh. Sareitha Sedai - 11/01/2010 10:44:06 PM 588 Views
I just read it this past year for the first time. Cockatiel of Doom - 11/01/2010 11:36:21 PM 579 Views
Okay, I misread Tim's response and thought he was thinking about a year of Russian literature. Tom - 14/01/2010 07:18:53 PM 699 Views
I wondered about that. Legolas - 14/01/2010 08:04:32 PM 640 Views
A couple of thoughts Tom - 15/01/2010 01:46:25 AM 593 Views
Huh. You're the second person I've ever seen refer to that book as Demons. Ghavrel - 15/01/2010 05:35:19 AM 658 Views
That is the correct name. Tom - 15/01/2010 01:14:54 PM 449 Views
Ditch Márquez. He sucks. Tom - 10/01/2010 09:29:03 PM 553 Views
I'm sticking with "The List." Craig - 10/01/2010 09:43:13 PM 591 Views
And to add input on your list... Craig - 11/01/2010 02:17:20 AM 565 Views
Don't read the Achebe. rebelaessedai - 11/01/2010 01:09:06 AM 570 Views
I'll be reading less serious stuff too. Tim - 11/01/2010 08:52:14 AM 616 Views
Well, I figured that too rebelaessedai - 11/01/2010 03:21:11 PM 589 Views
That is one seriously disturbing book. Tim - 11/01/2010 03:31:12 PM 589 Views
It's under "weird" in my librarything catalog. rebelaessedai - 15/01/2010 08:12:42 PM 574 Views
Things Fall Apart has an outstanding ending. *NM* everynametaken - 12/01/2010 04:11:53 AM 277 Views
Must not be that outstanding if I can't remember it. *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/01/2010 08:13:08 PM 268 Views
Of those? Jessie - 11/01/2010 01:33:33 AM 612 Views
Are Mohicans and 100 Years worth reading? Folks seem to be dissin' 'em. *NM* Tim - 11/01/2010 08:49:55 AM 237 Views
I disagree with Tom that Marquez sucks... Legolas - 11/01/2010 04:09:54 PM 600 Views
Ditch Erlend Loe Maria - 11/01/2010 11:40:37 AM 445 Views
However, good for someone who needs a simple book to help with learning the language. Tim - 11/01/2010 12:06:55 PM 478 Views
I feel for you *NM* Maria - 11/01/2010 09:02:51 PM 288 Views
Re: Planned reads for 2010. snoopcester - 11/01/2010 11:41:28 AM 566 Views
You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it. Tim - 11/01/2010 12:22:56 PM 683 Views
Re: You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it. snoopcester - 11/01/2010 03:21:37 PM 716 Views
heh, good luck with the first one. nossy - 11/01/2010 01:12:41 PM 645 Views
I suppose if you're interested in the development of the thriller/adventure novel, Cooper is okay. Ghavrel - 11/01/2010 02:04:29 PM 541 Views
Because I already bought it as number 3 of a 3-for-2 . *NM* Tim - 11/01/2010 02:06:38 PM 199 Views
Have fun, buddy. *NM* Ghavrel - 12/01/2010 03:38:55 AM 237 Views
Hrm. Cockatiel of Doom - 11/01/2010 11:46:52 PM 622 Views
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe everynametaken - 12/01/2010 04:10:20 AM 472 Views
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