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<blockquote data-quote="feicarsinn" data-source="post: 304196"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shtove @ Feb 21 2010, 01:22 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=437780" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>I'm stuck trying to finish that. Writing is vivid, but it's mostly about men digging about in the dirt. The "years gone by" romance doesn't interest me.</p><p></p><p>Reading Aldous Huxley's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World" target="_blank">Brave New World</a>. I picked this up because I was told it had a better feel than Orwell's 1984 for government manipulation. He's not a great storyteller. Finding it hard to finish - again.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Great book that one. Not as good as 1984, but has an element of pantomine throughout which makes it quite enjoyable. The only trouble is you can kind of see where it's going from a good distance off.</p><p></p><p>I haven't had all that much time to read as of late what with the mocks starting on monday (damn integration, bain of my existance). Had a look at "Lepanto" by G.K. Chesterson the other day. It's a beautiful poem lyrically, really demonstateds the beauty that the English language can sometimes reach. Planning to have a look at the Parkinson autobigraphy over the next few weeks which should be fun.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="feicarsinn, post: 304196"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shtove @ Feb 21 2010, 01:22 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=437780']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I'm stuck trying to finish that. Writing is vivid, but it's mostly about men digging about in the dirt. The "years gone by" romance doesn't interest me. Reading Aldous Huxley's [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World"]Brave New World[/url]. I picked this up because I was told it had a better feel than Orwell's 1984 for government manipulation. He's not a great storyteller. Finding it hard to finish - again. [/b][/quote] Great book that one. Not as good as 1984, but has an element of pantomine throughout which makes it quite enjoyable. The only trouble is you can kind of see where it's going from a good distance off. I haven't had all that much time to read as of late what with the mocks starting on monday (damn integration, bain of my existance). Had a look at "Lepanto" by G.K. Chesterson the other day. It's a beautiful poem lyrically, really demonstateds the beauty that the English language can sometimes reach. Planning to have a look at the Parkinson autobigraphy over the next few weeks which should be fun. [/QUOTE]
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