Idle Musings (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
I had some friends over last weekend and a few had never seen my library, where I have around 750 books. Most were stunned that (1) I had so many books that take up an entire room and (2) That I even read anything at all that isn’t online. As we started to talk about [...]
Semicolon (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
I can’t remember where I copied this list. I really like book lists, don’t you? 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you love. 4) Strike out the books you have no intention of ever reading, or were forced to read at school and [...]
townx - Comments (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
I read must of them. A good collection
SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Thanks to Louise for asking me to pursue this blog “meme” - there seem to be one or perhaps two semi arbitrary lists of books floating around the blogs, the idea is to say how many you have read. But the real point is to provide an opportunity to chat about what you think are good books [...]
scan man's notes (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Ramona posted this after seeing it on Purplesque’s blog. I feel compelled to do this now. So here goes…. “The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.” 1) Bold: I have read. 2) Underline: Books I love. 3) Reprint this list in your own blog so we can try [...]
Politics Wales (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.I must not be average then,Ive boldened the ones Ive read, Those that are left , theres none I intend to read. I cannot seem to get underline to work , but there are many there I love and have re read and read to my children. 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.2) Italicize those you intend...
Tangled Up in Blue Guy (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
So which books have you read from this list? Cut and paste, and then bold the books you’ve read while unboldng the ones you’ve not. Italicize the ones you want to and parenthesize the ones you have started and intend to finish: 1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
I found this meme at on Jenty’s blog and thought it rather interesting. Someone reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books theyve printed. Its not the Big Read though they dont publish books, and theyve only featured these books so far. So here we go Look at the list and bold those you have read. Italicize those you started but did not finish. Underline the books you LOVE....
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
And what a relief that is!I found this 'DIY' list in the blogosphere & thought I'd give it a bash! Go for it if you're keen!“Someone” reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. It’s not the Big Read though — they don’t publish books, and they’ve only featured these books so far. So here we go...1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.2) Italicize those...
Slog (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The brouhaha earlier in the week about A Streetcar Named Desire -- here , here , here , here --which devolved into an accusation ( here ) that I was "hiding behind" Mary McCarthy (which is sorta true), reminded me of the time, back in 2003 or 2004, I photocopied McCarthy's review of Franny and Zooey (reprinted in this book ) for Sean Nelson, who is a Salinger fan and something of a Salinger expert....
What not to think (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
The Laughing Man, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st Gig. Referencing J.D. Salinger, The Laughing Man. The quote, of course, from Catcher in the Rye,
Notes From A Room (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Nervously, and without any real need whatever, Franny pushed back her hair with one hand. ‘I don’t think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while– just once in a while — there was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it [...]
Book Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
It being July 1st, it is roughly half way through the year and I decided to spend some time looking back at my reading progress so far for 2008 and commenting on some of the more notable books I had adventures with. I read Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad back in January and I loved it. It kicked [...]
Be Lambic or Green (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Shatnerian tagged me (he tagged me on Facebook, what’s that all about'). The following is a list compiled by the BBC of books we’re supposed to have read. Bold means I’ve read it, underlined means I love it and italics (red) means I started it but didn’t finish. 36 is part of 33 so I’m not [...]
/Film (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
Indiana Jones 1930’s Serial by RogerRmjet The Pitch: What if Raiders of the Lost Ark was a 1930’s serial? Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: The Force Related Stories: VOTD: Raiders of the Toy [...]
