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Reply #45 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:14am

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 7:13am:

No Umberto Eco on the list either. A great shame.

No it's not, it's perfectly understandable. I try to make it a point to finish every book I start no matter how bad it may be, but with 'The Name of the Rose' I found my limit. It is the only book I haven't been able to finish. Terrible.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #46 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:15am Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 8:20am: John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 8:08am: I only got 15 from that list. Johns current reading list https://www.booktopia.com.au/books-online/children-teenagers-young-adults/pictur... I think I've got about half of those.
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Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books
Reply #47 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:17am

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:14am:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 7:13am:

No Umberto Eco on the list either. A great shame.

No it's not, it's perfectly understandable. I try to make it a point to finish every book I start no matter how bad it may be, but with 'The Name of the Rose' I found my limit. It is the only book I haven't been able to finish. Terrible.

Gobsmacked. I loved it to pieces. Read it a bunch of times.

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Reply #48 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:19am

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:17am:

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:14am:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 7:13am:

No Umberto Eco on the list either. A great shame.

No it's not, it's perfectly understandable. I try to make it a point to finish every book I start no matter how bad it may be, but with 'The Name of the Rose' I found my limit. It is the only book I haven't been able to finish. Terrible.

Gobsmacked. I loved it to pieces. Read it a bunch of times.

yeah, my wife said the same thing. She first put me onto it. (it was the first book she recommended I read). But after that, I stopped listening to her recommendations Cheesy

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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36389 Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #49 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:22am Have you seen the fillum at least? Great movie.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #50 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:29am mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 9:22am: Have you seen the fillum at least? Great movie. nope. I find books are always better than movies. If the book was that bad, the movie has to be worse
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Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books
Reply #51 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:34pm

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 8:54am:

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 8:06am:

Marla wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 6:45am:

There's no Jules Verne, no Edgar Alan Poe, no H.P. Lovecraft, no Dante Alighieri.

Totally bugger that list.

Yeah while everybody at school was into that Tolkien rubbish I was into those.
And how about Isaac Asimov?

Only room in your head for one book at a time?

I suffered through many books at school ... but i read them. Did a chapter a night then sent myself off to sleep with the book i was really into.

Why the insult, was it called for?

I'm by no means a voracious reader and have to really enjoy what I'm reading or the letters just start to look like blah.

At least we've bonded over Irving, right?

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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36389 Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #52 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it. Have you the capacity for self reflection?
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21804 Gordon Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #53 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:40pm I'm going to throw another into the mix which may possible make an American list, Stephen King, The Body (Stand by me).
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Reply #54 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm:

Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it.

Have you the capacity for self reflection?

What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)?
That's in line with the non-malicious teasing between John and I but as usual, you're just being mean and questioning my mental capacity.

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Reply #55 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:46pm

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm:

Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it.

Have you the capacity for self reflection?

What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)?
That's in line with the non-malicious teasing between John and I but as usual, you're just being mean and questioning my mental capacity.

Nope. It was saying while all the other kids were buggered up on Tolkein, you were reading more important stuff.

Self reflection has never been a strong suit or you, has it?

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Reply #56 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:52pm

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:46pm:

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm:

Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it.

Have you the capacity for self reflection?

What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)?
That's in line with the non-malicious teasing between John and I but as usual, you're just being mean and questioning my mental capacity.

Nope. It was saying while all the other kids were buggered up on Tolkein, you were reading more important stuff.

Self reflection has never been a strong suit or you, has it?

There you go, trying to see me always in the worst light.

I didn't say what I was reading was more important, I simply stated I didn't like Tolkien and found it really obvious which is just a matter of taste. I just couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

I was also into rubbish like The Hardy Boys Cheesy

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books Reply #57 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 2:02pm Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm: What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)? nothing wrong with golden books. I read my kids at least 2 a day for the first 2 or 3 years of their lives.
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Reply #58 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 2:04pm

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:52pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:46pm:

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm:

Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it.

Have you the capacity for self reflection?

What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)?
That's in line with the non-malicious teasing between John and I but as usual, you're just being mean and questioning my mental capacity.

Nope. It was saying while all the other kids were buggered up on Tolkein, you were reading more important stuff.

Self reflection has never been a strong suit or you, has it?

There you go, trying to see me always in the worst light.

I didn't say what I was reading was more important, I simply stated I didn't like Tolkien and found it really obvious which is just a matter of taste. I just couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

I was also into rubbish like The Hardy Boys Cheesy

Whilst people like me read what was required of them (a chapter a night) and spent the rest of the time reading what we wanted.

Hence my "couldn't keep two books in your head" comment. For what it's worth, there's at least a half a dozen books on my bedside table at any given time.

Have you finished having a sulk now? Or would you like to carry it on further?

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Re: BBC Believes You Only Read 6 of These Books
Reply #59 - Jul 20^th, 2017 at 2:23pm

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 2:04pm:

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:52pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:46pm:

Gordon wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:44pm:

mothra wrote on Jul 20^th, 2017 at 1:36pm:

Gordy, i suggest you read back and see who started it.

Have you the capacity for self reflection?

What me teasing John about golden books (followed by 3 laughing faces)?
That's in line with the non-malicious teasing between John and I but as usual, you're just being mean and questioning my mental capacity.

Nope. It was saying while all the other kids were buggered up on Tolkein, you were reading more important stuff.

Self reflection has never been a strong suit or you, has it?

There you go, trying to see me always in the worst light.

I didn't say what I was reading was more important, I simply stated I didn't like Tolkien and found it really obvious which is just a matter of taste. I just couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

I was also into rubbish like The Hardy Boys Cheesy

Whilst people like me read what was required of them (a chapter a night) and spent the rest of the time reading what we wanted.

Hence my "couldn't keep two books in your head" comment. For what it's worth, there's at least a half a dozen books on my bedside table at any given time.

Have you finished having a sulk now? Or would you like to carry it on further?

I have about 500 books in my kindle Wink

but one on the go.
I'm not sulking, just taking you to task for always trying to cast me in the worst possible light, even when we could have bonded over a favorite author.

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