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WezV

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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #30 on: April 03, 2013, 06:52:06 PM »
Sad to see we won't be getting many more Iain Banks books :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22015175
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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2013, 11:15:09 PM »
Quote from: WezV on April 03, 2013, 06:52:06 PM
Sad to see we won't be getting many more Iain Banks books :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22015175

Yeah, pretty depressing.  I've only read a few of his books (and did enjoy them), but sad news is sad news whoever it is.
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« Reply #32 on: April 03, 2013, 11:22:13 PM »
While I'm here, I recently stumbled across a couple of books by Glen Duncan - The Last Werewolf and Talulla Rising.  First time in years I've read anything well-written, interesting and original in the horror field.  Apparently his earlier books were in different genres, but I'm going to investigate them.
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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #33 on: April 04, 2013, 10:02:14 AM »
Quote from: Philly Q on April 03, 2013, 11:15:09 PM
Quote from: WezV on April 03, 2013, 06:52:06 PM
Sad to see we won't be getting many more Iain Banks books :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22015175

Yeah, pretty depressing.  I've only read a few of his books (and did enjoy them), but sad news is sad news whoever it is.

I read about that last night.  I thought that his attitude towards it was pretty inspiring, actually. Facing down death with a loud and clear "f*ck you!"

I hope I'm as brave.
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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #34 on: April 04, 2013, 02:35:45 PM »
Quote from: MrBump on April 04, 2013, 10:02:14 AM
I read about that last night.  I thought that his attitude towards it was pretty inspiring, actually. Facing down death with a loud and clear "f*ck you!"

I hope I'm as brave.

I think the way Wilko Johnson is dealing with his own diagnosis is amazing.  Unless he's a really good actor and putting a brave face on it, he's genuinely embracing the time he has left.

It is indeed inspring (but also something I don't like to think about)
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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #35 on: April 04, 2013, 08:00:50 PM »
Latest shorter reads (still reading Playing At The World also):

HP Lovecraft, The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward
Clemence Housman, The Were-Wolf
EF Benson, The Man Who Went Too Far, Negotium Perambulans
Guy de Maupassant, The Horla
Ambrose Bierce, The Damned Thing
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Re: Read any good books recently?
« Reply #36 on: April 27, 2013, 12:17:13 PM »
Just read Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. Really enjoyed it, definitely recommended. Got through it pretty quickly which is unusual for me with books.
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