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    #21
    Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
    St Paul's letter to the Romans
    To paraphrase...

    "Veni, Vidi, volo in domum redire"

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      #22
      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
      For light reading, the last of the Stig Larsson trilogy and can't wait for the DVD released this week I think
      Mrs PL is currently ploughing through them and seems to be enjoying.

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        #23
        Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
        Mrs PL is currently ploughing through them and seems to be enjoying.
        They are indeed very unique and enjoyable - keeping me up at night. Shame he died young.
        Hard Brexit now!
        #prayfornodeal

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          #24
          The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

          Quite a page turner, and I've read 300 pages so far (nearly half), but have recently been too busy to carry on.

          It's about a vampire who seems to have a major problem with librarians and antiquarians rooting through old papers.
          Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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            #25
            Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
            The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

            Quite a page turner, and I've read 300 pages so far (nearly half), but have recently been too busy to carry on.

            It's about a vampire who seems to have a major problem with librarians and antiquarians rooting through old papers.
            That is a really good book, I bought it a few years back, i think I might read it again soon.

            In the meantime, I'm reading "I drink, therefore I am" by Roger Scrutton
            "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

            Norrahe's blog

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              #26
              Currently reading the Truman Capote short story collection.

              Here.

              Most excellent.
              ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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                #27
                Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

                Quite a page turner, and I've read 300 pages so far (nearly half), but have recently been too busy to carry on.

                It's about a vampire who seems to have a major problem with librarians and antiquarians rooting through old papers.
                Do yourself a favour - put this book beyond reach. Bin it, burn it.

                A truly awful, pointless waste of time. A story that could be done in 1/10 of the book is instead drawn out to 600+ pages. Starts off well enough, but then quickly descends to a mind-numbing, totally uninteresting, painful crawl.

                I soldiered on and read it to the end. I will never get that time back in my life. You can, just stop, now!

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by Spoiler View Post
                  Do yourself a favour - put this book beyond reach. Bin it, burn it.

                  A truly awful, pointless waste of time. A story that could be done in 1/10 of the book is instead drawn out to 600+ pages. Starts off well enough, but then quickly descends to a mind-numbing, totally uninteresting, painful crawl.

                  I soldiered on and read it to the end. I will never get that time back in my life. You can, just stop, now!
                  Each to their own
                  "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

                  Norrahe's blog

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by Spoiler View Post

                    Do yourself a favour - put this book beyond reach. Bin it, burn it.

                    A truly awful, pointless waste of time. A story that could be done in 1/10 of the book is instead drawn out to 600+ pages. Starts off well enough, but then quickly descends to a mind-numbing, totally uninteresting, painful crawl.

                    I soldiered on and read it to the end. I will never get that time back in my life. You can, just stop, now!
                    I can imagine it's a bit cerebral and low key for some peoples' taste, more like a spooky detective story or an M R James ghost story than a full-on vampire blood fest.

                    But then some people prefer that understated ambience and style, and she does have a knack of leading one on, with little surprises every page or two.

                    But you're right in that it does go on a bit, and she probably could have whittled it down to 500 pages.
                    Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                      #30
                      Batman Year One - Frank Miller

                      Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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