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If we read Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James I'd use my own hands to tear my eyes from their moorings. From the excerpts I have read, it is a trashy, veeeeerrrrry badly written, fan fiction that somehow got accidentally published. Genuinely, that is not literature. It's garbage, and its demographic really outlines that well. This shows all you need to know about that crap. http://fiftyshadesofedits.tumblr.com/ |
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might i suggest an altenative stater book for th ebook club? http://www.amazon.co.uk/...-Bo-Fowler/dp/009927468XScepticism Inc might be harder for the Americans to get, but if you can its a cheep, crackin read that deals with life, the universe and religion from the viewpoint of a shopping trolley. or maybe the lies of locke lamora instead.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/...1361740&sr=1-1-spelljust suggestions.... |
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I read Scepticism Inc. On your own recommendation I believe Rince. Fantastically weird book. But a truly brilliant read. |
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i only read brilliant books ;)
another crackin one would be the highhouse by jame stoodard... again a bit wierd but fantastical...
or Ilium by Dan simmons (the iliad set on mars)
or the wasp factory by Ian Banks
i like books :) |
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or Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield... Historical novel of the battle at thermoplayae but very very well written and humanistic... think 300 written by shakespear.. a book so well written its used by the USA military as teaching material.... Edited by user 04 July 2012 10:43:22(UTC)
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Well if we're suggesting books to start-off, I've got three. Since it might be hard to get Skepticism Inc in the US, I think a really good equivalent (with the same bizarre type of characters) would be Naked Lunch: http://www.amazon.co.uk/...id=1341370027&sr=1-2Next, I'm a big comic book fan and these 2 would really be well-off because they both strike me as magnificent: Maus: http://www.amazon.co.uk/...id=1341370127&sr=1-2Essex County: http://www.amazon.co.uk/...id=1341370150&sr=1-1 |
I feel numb, born with a weak heart
I guess I must be having fun EARN BY WORKING LIKE A DOG
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i agree wholehartedly with Maus, its an amazing book. |
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