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Started by Paul faplad Finch, 30 March, 2009, 10:04:36 PM

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volo

Quote from: Cthulouis on 24 February, 2010, 11:35:47 AM
Late to the party I know, but I just read Maus.

Bloody hell, that was a bit good.


I agree, it really is a classic.

I, Cosh

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Dandontdare

Quote from: Cthulouis on 24 February, 2010, 11:35:47 AM
Late to the party I know, but I just read Maus.

Bloody hell, that was a bit good.


Went to a reading and signing of this in Waterstones years ago, but drank so much free wine waiting for my turn that my lame question came out as gibberish, and I repeated it three times because I didn't understand Spiegelman's answer. Very embarrassing.

Excellent book though. See if your library has a copy of his "in the shadow of two towers". It's a huge-format book about 9/11 and is excellent.

HOO-HAA


Mikey

Quote from: Dandontdare on 26 February, 2010, 11:00:36 AM
See if your library has a copy of his "in the shadow of two towers". It's a huge-format book about 9/11 and is excellent.

Seconded - I actually own a copy! And Maus is a heart rending and brilliant with it.

M.
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Dandontdare

Quote from: Mikey on 26 February, 2010, 01:12:09 PM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 26 February, 2010, 11:00:36 AM
See if your library has a copy of his "in the shadow of two towers". It's a huge-format book about 9/11 and is excellent.

Seconded - I actually own a copy! And Maus is a heart rending and brilliant with it.

M.

It's not a book I'd buy becuse it's a) unfeasibly enormous to fit on a bookshelf and b) rather expensive.

mygrimmbrother

Maus - jeez, that's a hell of a book. Really powerful.

Just commenced volume one of The Walking Dead, with volume two lined up straight after (fantasic birthday presents courtesy of my good lady).

nev

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As I was re-reading Madame Bovary today all that stuff with the lawnmower on Mad Men last week began to make sense.
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Cthulouis

Quote from: Dandontdare on 26 February, 2010, 06:11:00 PM
Quote from: Mikey on 26 February, 2010, 01:12:09 PM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 26 February, 2010, 11:00:36 AM
See if your library has a copy of his "in the shadow of two towers". It's a huge-format book about 9/11 and is excellent.

Seconded - I actually own a copy! And Maus is a heart rending and brilliant with it.

M.

It's not a book I'd buy becuse it's a) unfeasibly enormous to fit on a bookshelf and b) rather expensive.

Yeah, I've seen the big one and always assumed it must be a special edition. Is there a smaller version out there, or is this why DDD suggested a library rather than a shop?

Dandontdare

I've never seen a smaller version - I think it was designed to be a one off collectible.

And I got it wrong, it's actually called "in the shadow of NO towers"  :-[

HOO-HAA

Still on DUMA KEY by King, with a side helping of ON WRITING.

Zarjazzer

"Rise of the Iron moon" by Stephen Hunt. Quite Jules Verne but with a modern twist, steampunk influences especially. Fun though so far and I keep finding excuses to read more. :P
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wild-seven

I've just started Alan Moore's '25,000 years of erotic freedom' - it looks good and yes Roger, there ARE lots of pictures of naked ladies in it
I was going to procrastinate but I think I'll leave it till tomorrow