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Quote: Originally Posted by @_@ Artman "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville. Now this is something to immerse myself from reality. Incredible writing, setting and characters... I looked that book up on Amazon, it looks AMAZING. I am defi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Cool! A thread made almost entirely of redacted statements of (presumably) insulting rebukes. You guys are such total EDITED FOR CONTENT (edited out)
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Dammit. I just posted a long sarcastic response to this thread, but then realized it was mean and obnoxious so I deleted it. Now someone should come along and delete this entire post. Ugh. I'm such an idiot.
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Perhaps: "Wü?"
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Never mind, I solved my own problem.. In case anyone else is curious or has the same trouble, use ffmpegX, which can be downloaded here: http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ Extremely easy, and works much better than VLC.
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Just this morning I started a book called "Spin." It is a pretty good sci-fi novel so far. It begins with some kids looking up at the night sky, only to watch as the stars all go out. The rest of the book is apparently how Earth tries to figure out …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bageljoey Was thinking of reading The Prestige in the summer. Will watching the movie take away from the book, do you think? It is on my Netflicks Q. I just read the book and then watched the movie immediately aft…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bageljoey I'm not sure I understand this criticism unless you two are teens. These books are marketed as teen books and marketed to teens. How can you criticize them for being too teen-y? Sorry for not clarifying,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by maimezvous I think the concept is more than ok. Really it's just like 1984 but more extreme. It takes the control to a whole new level. Hm, that's an interesting thought, I hadn't considered that. I dunno thou…
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Quote: Originally Posted by maimezvous Bleh, I just finished a book that could have been good had it not been targeted towards pre-teens/teens. It's called Uglies and it's my Scott Westerfield. It had a great set up for a good story but I think…
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Quote: Originally Posted by agent_orange I've been advised for years to read this but I've always avoided because of the horror I imagine it portrays. She puts the kid on the stove. It was awful. The book basically consisted of graphic desc…
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Ugh, I just finished "A Child Called It" by David Pelzer. It was a rather brutal description of the abuse he went through as a child. Anyone read it?
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Quote: Originally Posted by agent_orange It's a collection of letters a woman has written to her estranged husband a few years after their then 15-year-old son has committed a high school massacre. She examines the most intimate aspects of her li…
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Maimezvous- just finished that book you were talking about, The Prestige. I liked it a lot, but didn't like the supernatural piece with that teleport machine. It didn't seem to fit, somehow.
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Quote: Originally Posted by agent_orange I'm re-reading The Street Lawyer, and I've just finished We Need To Talk About Kevin (a masterpiece, if you ask me) John Grisham is good.. What's the other one about?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slewis The Audacity of Hope, well nothing about Politics excites me so I'm taking my time. But if you're still undecided on a canidate, or you just want a better look at Barack's view on America, then you'll find it w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Justin That's it - this is the Dke McClelland tome with the DVD-Rom. The self-aggrandissement of his style really wind me up and slows me down as I get hot under the collar putting up with him. Just having his s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Justin Now on page 6. It's hard going! Is that a book about the basics of InDesign? That's some good software..
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Quote: Originally Posted by 100mph Just finished: 1984 Great book. You read Animal Farm?