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WHO IS READING WHAT AT THE MOMENT?

Started by CYMRO, May 04, 2006, 03:58:30 PM

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Arnkel

Reading a couple of books currently.

Because I want to:
- Old Icelandic: Egil's Saga, The Poetic Eddas, Friðþjófs Saga
- Svenska: A compilation of tales from Swedish folklore, primarily trolls.
- Norsk: The Ballad of Asmund Fraegdegjevar
- English: If Chins could Kill(Bruce Campbell's autobiography), Runelore(Edred Thorsson)

Because My Girlfriend told me to:
- English: The War of the Spider Queen(I've already read it once, but she hasn't and she doesn't yet understand D&D so I have to explain things to her as she comes across them)
"I like the vans without the windows"
-Killfrog

Hibou

I recently finished The Da Vinci Code. VERY good book.
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CYMRO

QuoteRunelore(Edred Thorsson)

People still read that drek?  :eew:

Arnkel

"I like the vans without the windows"
-Killfrog

CYMRO

Quote from: ArnkelI needed a laugh

Definitely laugh-worthy.  And puke-worthy.

On a better note, 1215: The Year of the Magna Carta, by Danny Danziger, is worth a read.

I am now reading The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose.  This book has been on my list for quite some time, and the Time is now.  If math and physics are your thing, it is a must.

Kindling

Quote from: WitchHuntI recently finished The Da Vinci Code. VERY good book.

I'm sorry, but... no. That book was truly TERRIBLE!

It is one of the few books I physically could not bear to finish reading. It was rubbish. I'm usually one for not minding rubbish as long as it's reasonably entertaining, but the Da Vinci Code was truly diabolical.

Not even the fact that my own father is extra in it could force me to watch the movie :P
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CYMRO

Quote from: Kindling
Quote from: WitchHuntI recently finished The Da Vinci Code. VERY good book.

I'm sorry, but... no. That book was truly TERRIBLE!

It is one of the few books I physically could not bear to finish reading. It was rubbish. I'm usually one for not minding rubbish as long as it's reasonably entertaining, but the Da Vinci Code was truly diabolical.

Not even the fact that my own father is extra in it could force me to watch the movie :P

I guess it depends on one's life viewpoint.  While I have never read the book, I do feel compelled to see the movie because the Christian Conservatives and the Catholic Church are so enraged by it.

AS for the book, I find that my friends that are Recovering Catholics are the greatest proponents of this book.

Still the idea that Jesus was a married man is kind of silly.  I thought everyone knew he was a mushroom.
 :cow:

Kindling

Don't get me wrong, the facts/theories about Christianity from the book are interesting, especially from an outsider's viewpoint, but they are available in other sources than poorly-written, trashy thrillers :)
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