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hi wifey,
don't bother refreshing on the last Potter, coz, as usual, there's lots of
reminders of past stuff in the new book.
Just finished it yesterday, and I'll admit...I cried. I TOLD you I had a
feeling...and I was right...and...

Now I don't even feel like getting back into The Stand right away...but if I
don't do it soon, I won't do it at all. And that would be so very sad.

I miss Douglas Adams....well, this happens often.

Lovin',
Mysteron Agent

"imacolata" <imacolata.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
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 > wife wrote:
 >
  > > It's the first of the month, so I thought I'd check up on everyone
again.
  > > Whatch'all reading right now?
 >
 >
 > OH dear god, I've gotten so behind in my reading. It's a shame.
 > I'm still reading The Gangs Of New York. The true story that inspired the
 > movie. It's really very interesting.
 > I've also got piled up on the shelf next to my bed:
 >
 > Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein.
 > This is the only book of his I haven't been able to get through. Oh
there's
 > that other one that I threw down because it sucks. The rich guy paid to
get
 > put into his secretary's body who is a female. Crap book. I can't even
 > remember the name. Anyway.
 >
 > Abarat - Clivey-wivey.
 > I suck.
 >
 > Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons
 > I love this freeking book.
 >
 > Jack the Ripper Case Closed portrait of a killer or something.
 > The "true story" of Jack the Ripper.
 >
 > Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 > Cos I wanted to refresh my brain before I read book 5....but it doesn't
look
 > like I'm making any headway on this.
 >
 > I start a lot of books because sometimes I feel like a true story ,
 > sometimes I feel like a little bit of horror, sometimes I feel like easy
 > reading...
 > you know, I can't make up my mind lately.
 >
 >
 >
 > so that's me. Undecided.
 >
 > -imacolata
 >
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 > drax wrote:
 >
  > > My two
  > > sons challenged me to read the Harry Potter books this summer,
 >
 > wow. Drax has sons....crazygonuts.
 > A lot of folks on here have little ones...how old are your sons, drax?
 >

Hehe, yeah I've got sons. I didn't make 'em, but nobody claimed 'em so they
are mine now. They are 13 and 11. I've also got a 16 year old daughter
(I've been trying to get her to read Abarat or Thief of Always without much
luck).

 > I've got 4 cats. THose are my kids.
 >
 > Jerk kids with addictions to catnip. I've got one surley one who needs to
 > get a job and start paying rent before I kick him out.
 > One girl who's sweet as can be, and two others who aren't quite there but
 > mean well.
 >

I've had cats too, so I know what you mean. I never thought I'd say this,
but I actually miss the last cat we had.

 > -imacolata
 >
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"Mysteron Agent" <mysteron_agent DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > "drax" <drax1313 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:bgdlms$ncm3l$1@ID-55290.news.uni-berlin.de...
  > >
  > > "Mysteron Agent" <mysteron_agent DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
  > > news:3f299dab$1@news.012.net.il...
   > > > It's the first of the month, so I thought I'd check up on everyone
 > again.
   > > > Whatch'all reading right now?
   > > >
   > > > I've put The Stand on hold... Hey, I didn't want to, alright?! But
the
  > > damn
   > > > Harry Potter book I got for my birthday was burning a hole in my
 > bookcase!
   > > > I tried reading the two books at the same time, but that rarely
  > > works...you
   > > > always end up choosing one and running with it.. I'll be done Harry
in
 > a
   > > > few days, and then go back to The Stand (which is exceptional, to
those
  > > who
   > > > haven't read it). Got about 350 pages left and I can't even IMAGINE
how
  > > it
   > > > ends. I hope the good guys win...but then, the bad guys aren't all
 > bad...
   > > > hm.
   > > >
   > > > Mysteron Agent - as always, in love with Snape.
   > > >
   > > >
  > >
  > > I'm reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", as well. My
two
  > > sons challenged me to read the Harry Potter books this summer, and I've
  > > found them to be better than I originally thought they would be. I've
 > read
  > > them all right in a row, and I like the fact that things are getting
 > darker.
  > > I'm only about 200 pages in to this most recent one.
  > >
  > > drax
  > >
  > >
 >
 >

 > Hey Draxie,
 > I've about 100 pages to go, and it gets even better. I, too, have enjoyed
 > the fact that, from the start, the book's had a much darker tone to it
than
 > its predecessors. Very cool.
 > I'm DREADING the end.....I just have a bad feeling about it...
 > I've not read any reviews of the book, so if anyone knows how it ends and
 > I'm wrong, don't tell me!!!
 > lol
 >
 > Mysteron Agent
 >
 >

I finished it last night. It ended about how I thought it would generally,
but I enjoyed it very much. Harry is developing quite the temper. How long
does she (J.K. Rowling) usually take between books?

Not sure what I'll read next.

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 >
 > Yeah! That's a quality play... although it's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
 > are Dead" *puts on special pedantic trousers : ) Have you seen the film?
 > That's good as well.
 >


No. Didn't know there was one. Thank You. I'll seek it out when I go to
find Three Penny Opera. Plays adapted for screen can be so evil.

And thank you for the correction, I was nowhere near the book when i had
posted.


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"mephisto" <mephisto.RemoveThis@efni.com> wrote in message
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  > >
  > > Yeah! That's a quality play... although it's "Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern
  > > are Dead" *puts on special pedantic trousers : ) Have you seen the film?
  > > That's good as well.
  > >
 >
 >
 > No. Didn't know there was one. Thank You. I'll seek it out when I go to
 > find Three Penny Opera. Plays adapted for screen can be so evil.
 >

Yeah... Tim Roth and Gary Oldman... well worth seeing. There are some slight
changes... some visual jokes that aren't in the play, but they work well.

 > And thank you for the correction, I was nowhere near the book when i had
 > posted.
 >
 >
 > --
 >
 > Yeah, maybe I'm a geek,
 > but I'm a geek with a purpose.
 >
 > -J.G. Thirlwell
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aye
brilliant movie. One of my favourites, even.


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 >
 > "mephisto" <mephisto DeleteThis @efni.com> wrote in message
 > news:BB5482E1.8E44%mephisto@efni.com...
   > > >
   > > > Yeah! That's a quality play... although it's "Rosencrantz and
 > Guildenstern
   > > > are Dead" *puts on special pedantic trousers : ) Have you seen the
film?
   > > > That's good as well.
   > > >
  > >
  > >
  > > No. Didn't know there was one. Thank You. I'll seek it out when I go to
  > > find Three Penny Opera. Plays adapted for screen can be so evil.
  > >
 >
 > Yeah... Tim Roth and Gary Oldman... well worth seeing. There are some
slight
 > changes... some visual jokes that aren't in the play, but they work well.
 >
  > > And thank you for the correction, I was nowhere near the book when i had
  > > posted.
  > >
  > >
  > > --
  > >
  > > Yeah, maybe I'm a geek,
  > > but I'm a geek with a purpose.
  > >
  > > -J.G. Thirlwell
  > >
  > >
  > >
 >
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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 00:15:48 +0100, "Peter Munford"
<deadbeatpete.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

 >
 >
 >I am currently reading The Master And Margarita by Mikael Bulgakov



Isn't there an HR Giger picture by that name?

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"the evils" <evilmike.RemoveThis@ix.netcom.moc> wrote in message
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 > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 00:15:48 +0100, "Peter Munford"
 > <deadbeatpete.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
 >
  > >
  > >
  > >I am currently reading The Master And Margarita by Mikael Bulgakov
 >
 >
 >
 > Isn't there an HR Giger picture by that name?
 >


Yep... I believe it was used as a front cover for a Danzig album.

 > If so, any idea how the two are related?
 >

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I finished "The Church of Dead Girls" last night. It was a good book.
Dobyns is a bit different in his style than what I am used to, but I did
enjoy it. It was one of the few books I have read where I didn't guess the
outcome in the first 100 pages.

DM
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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 22:46:14 -0400, "imacolata"
<imacolata.DeleteThis@NOSPAMcomcast.net> had this to say:

 >Hey gothpat!!
 >
 >Good to see you're still around
 >
 >Hope you're doing well!
 >
I am still around.
I don't always have time to read newsgroups, but I check back to see
if there is any news about my beloved Clive.

I'm doing a lot better than at this time last year, except for dealing
with the heat wave we are currently experiencing.

Thanks for asking!

GothPat
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On 01 aug 2003 Mysteron Agent used a few bytes in alt.books.clive-barker
to let us know that:

 > It's the first of the month, so I thought I'd check up on everyone
 > again. Whatch'all reading right now?

Frank Hebert - Heretics of Dune

(& the rulebook of Buffy TVS CCG)

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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 13:59:42 +0000, DM70 wrote:

 > I finished "The Church of Dead Girls" last night. It was a good book.
 > Dobyns is a bit different in his style than what I am used to, but I did
 > enjoy it. It was one of the few books I have read where I didn't guess
 > the outcome in the first 100 pages.

Hmmm, can't say I've heard of the book... time for an amazon lookup...


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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:44:03 +0000, Giovanni Wassen wrote:

  >> It's the first of the month, so I thought I'd check up on everyone
  >> again. Whatch'all reading right now?
 >
 > Frank Hebert - Heretics of Dune
 >
 > (& the rulebook of Buffy TVS CCG)

Chuck Pahalniuk - Survivor
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Writ in Blood
Unit Testing in Java

Writ in Blood is slow plodding and not really going very fast ( so much
for the "its a real page turner" bylines ) so I started Survivor as
well... which so far kicks arse.

Mark


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