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  Det. Bart Lasiter said:
I'm reading The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
Prepare to be bored! :p

 

I have been reading the collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories called The Lurking Fear.

 

Also, Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript, which so far is pretty amazing.

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  Mrcharlton said:
Why do you doubt me? Why the heck would you doubt an educated person reading one of the best book series known to man?

 

  Mrcharlton said:
Why do you doubt me... an educated person ...one of the best book series known to man?

 

  Mrcharlton said:
Why... doubt me... educated person... the best book series known to man

 

  Mrcharlton said:
me... an educated person... best book series

 

:indif:

 

The prosecution rests, my lord.

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  Mrcharlton said:
Ahhhh! Bart, that's perverted. What book is that pic from? Playboy the book?

 

  Mrcharlton said:
...What book is that pic from? Playboy the book?

 

 

  Mrcharlton said:
...What book is that pic from?...

 

  Mrcharlton said:
...What is that pic from?...

Not a very subtle way of asking for Pr0n.

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  Mrcharlton said:
Barts picture looks like it should be in a saloon and cowboys charge admision to see it! Bart, we have now come to a time where you have ran outta jokes.

 

when are you going to learn how to be quiet and stop commenting. I think you are just asking for more. Now that is creepy :raise:. And, Bart can never run out of good jokes. If he did, he would not have that badge now would he? Seriously Charlton, quit being so immature.

 

Right now I am reading Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Gr8 book so far! :thmbup1:

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  Det. Bart Lasiter said:
I like his prose >:|
That was probably my problem; there weren't any arguments in it so it seemed like substanceless fluff to me. I read too much philosophy!

 

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You're only saying that because he had an amazing rack :raise:
I swear, I read him for the articles arguments! :D

 

Best story so far out of the HP Lovecraft book: The Hound. Top notch Poe imitation!

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I've been reading A.O. Lovejoy's The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea; his ideas on "monistic pathos", the delight human beings take in unifying opposites into one whole, are peculiarly fascinating.

 

Also rereading that most sinister of plays Macbeth:

 

She should have died hereafter;

There would have been time for such a word.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

 

This sums it up in a suitably inadequate manner, I suppose:

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  Te Darasuum Mandalor said:
I'm about to start the book Dante's Inferno (Divine Comedy book 1) written in the year 1337.

Which translation are you using? Unless you're Italian, of course. >_<

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  Te Darasuum Mandalor said:
The English translation. I think there is a Video game comming out about it too. The bumber is that it is M and I don't care much for M rated games exept Halo and War Hammer: DOW

 

The bummer is that they've resorted to making good pieces of literature into what looks like a terrible game.

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  Pavlos said:
Which translation are you using? Unless you're Italian, of course. >_<

 

  Te Darasuum Mandalor said:
The English translation.

 

I believe Pavlos is asking who translated it into English from the original Italian. Some translations are better than others.

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I'd have to say that this is one of the better translations, particularly since it includes rather verbose, comprehensive explanations for otherwise obscure 14th century Italian lore, as well as a myriad of maps, diagrams, etc. Don't bother yourself with the most recent "translation", since I don't have much faith in the historicity of the game to begin with, particularly the notion that Dante battle his pagan role models in Limbo. :indif:

 

I swear, soon we'll see Fahrenheit 451: THE GAME. Coming from the creators of Game of the Year God of War™ comes the epic adaptation of the greatest sci-fi novel of all time! Firefighter Guy Montag embarks upon an action-packed, gritty and mature quest against a future government, all armed with nothing but a flamethrower! Execute mind-blowing attacks and combos with a stunning arsenal of FIRE! Save the future of tomorrow... today! Plays best with NVidia™

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Gah! I hate Fahrenheit 451!!! We're reading it in English class....And I hate it.

 

For my own books, I'm reading the Battle of the Books books (its a competition about...books) and the Eulalia! by Brian Jaques, the latest book in the Redwall series.

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