09-30-2004, 02:04 PM | #1581 |
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That was my first thought I broke it down into little bits, which made it more manageable. I find I can't read a lot of poetry at a time anyway because I can't take it all in properly.
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10-02-2004, 09:46 AM | #1582 |
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The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time book 8)
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10-02-2004, 04:45 PM | #1583 |
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The Bible. Fun reading, actually. Makes me laugh and makes me angry.
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10-02-2004, 05:01 PM | #1584 |
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I tried reading ti from the beginning, but now I just gave up (I forgot where I left off, and I was at one of those begot this, begot that, he was descended from parts.)
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10-03-2004, 07:50 AM | #1585 |
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Please don't make fun of the Bible, this borders on flaming!
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10-03-2004, 11:23 AM | #1586 |
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Sorry, didn't know I was . But I was at a particularly boring part. Now I jsut skip around, and I did almost finish an entire comic-book version of the bible a while back.
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10-04-2004, 03:13 PM | #1587 |
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I've read the Bible quite a few times, and there are certainly parts that are pretty dull, IMO (esp. parts about building things).
For a first-time reader, I would certainly recommend starting in the New Testament (which starts with the 4 "gospels", which are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which are eye-witness accounts of Jesus' life on earth). Then maybe Genesis, the first book of the Bible, then the rest of the New Testament. Where are you starting, Nel?
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
10-04-2004, 06:41 PM | #1588 | |
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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10-05-2004, 04:04 AM | #1589 |
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I'm an on-and-off reader of a Gideon bible I bought when I was in England in -83.
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10-05-2004, 08:33 AM | #1590 |
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Currently reading The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare.
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10-06-2004, 05:53 AM | #1591 |
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i started from the beginning. it might take a while to read it though.. but i don't think it's that dull yet, i think it's interesting. already lots of things i didn't have any idea of..
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10-06-2004, 12:22 PM | #1592 |
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Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis. RÃ*an, have you read that one, yet? if I remember, you are an avid Lewis reader.
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10-06-2004, 03:49 PM | #1593 |
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Yes, I've read that one. I really like his "so what practical use is this" summation about how it applies to your neighbor. His definitions of "glory" are very thought-provoking, and I think he's probably right...
Let me know what you think
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
10-09-2004, 08:24 AM | #1594 |
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i'm reading "the great hunt" the secondth book in the wheel of time.
i love theese books, though i wonder if i will manage to read all, whitout breaks.
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10-09-2004, 12:01 PM | #1595 |
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It's good to meet another WOT fan. I'm currently on book 8 and I could NOT read through without breaks. I read one WOT book, then one "break" book. I found it much easier this way. If you ever manage to read through without break, tell me
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10-09-2004, 12:03 PM | #1596 |
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"Biology Through the Eyes of Faith"
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10-09-2004, 07:42 PM | #1597 |
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"Life of Pi". A very thought-provoking and philisophical book. I'd give it a 9.8 out of a ten.
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10-09-2004, 09:04 PM | #1598 |
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Bryce Courtenay's 'The Power of One'. It's terrific, if the younger readers' version I read a long time ago is anything to go by. Now I'm making my way through the numerous unread books I have on my shelf.
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10-09-2004, 09:14 PM | #1599 |
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Frankenstein....awesome book so far!
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Lots to read.... can't decide what next... Maybe Sheri Tepper's Beauty.
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