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post #1 of 14
7/21/09 at 4:38pm
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The summer is getting longer and I'm growing more and more weary of work. Any great books that you guys come across would be awesome!

More specifically, some sort of smart romance would be great. I really enjoyed Time Traveler's Wife and something to that extend would be wonderful.

Recommend away! And thanks!
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post #2 of 14
7/22/09 at 1:53am
A Clockwork Orange

Fight Club

Have you read the classics yet?

The Complete Sherlock Holmes collection

William Shakespeare

Alice in Wonderland

H. G Wells's Collection


Might be a good place to start if you haven't read them yet.
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post #3 of 14
7/22/09 at 9:22am
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Thanks mate. Ive read Wells, Shakespeare (not realy into that) and Fight Club. Maybe Ill give A Clockwork a try...
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post #4 of 14
7/22/09 at 9:34am
i hardly think any of mr. durden's recommendations can be considered "smart romance". maybe... Lolita; Nabokov Unbearable Lightness of Being; Kundera 1000 Years of Solitude; Garcia-Marquez Norwegian Wood; Murakami Master & Margarita; Bulgakov
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post #5 of 14
7/22/09 at 9:39am
or some DH Lawrence, even.
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post #6 of 14
7/22/09 at 9:53am
the great gatsby
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post #7 of 14
7/23/09 at 1:14am
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Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife View Post
i hardly think any of mr. durden's recommendations can be considered "smart romance".

maybe...

Lolita; Nabokov
Unbearable Lightness of Being; Kundera
1000 Years of Solitude; Garcia-Marquez
Norwegian Wood; Murakami
Master & Margarita; Bulgakov

Thanks mate Ill stop by the local bookstore and see whats there. Im trying to find a modern romance that isn't beach trash.
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post #8 of 14
7/23/09 at 2:00am
If you enjoy detailed spy stories, I strongly recommend John Le Carré. If you enjoy witty spy stories, I strongly recommend Bill Buckley.

What kind of books are you interested in reading, though--fiction, nonfiction??? Any areas of interest?
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post #9 of 14
7/23/09 at 6:39am
Time and Again by Jack Finney Replay by Ken Grimwood
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post #10 of 14
7/23/09 at 9:12am
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Originally Posted by Crosstalker View Post
If you enjoy detailed spy stories, I strongly recommend John Le Carré. If you enjoy witty spy stories, I strongly recommend Bill Buckley. What kind of books are you interested in reading, though--fiction, nonfiction??? Any areas of interest?
Im interested reading inspiring love stories I guess....summer brings out the romantic in me Thanks MX! I will defiantly check out both today!
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post #11 of 14
7/23/09 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife View Post
i hardly think any of mr. durden's recommendations can be considered "smart romance".

maybe...

Lolita; Nabokov
Unbearable Lightness of Being; Kundera
1000 Years of Solitude; Garcia-Marquez
Norwegian Wood; Murakami
Master & Margarita; Bulgakov




Great rec.
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post #12 of 14
7/24/09 at 7:14pm
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Update: I read the first chapter of Time and Again; Master & Margarita. I know I should not judge by the first chapter but it seems rather dull. Time and Again's first chapter is rather cliche, A goverment employee seeks out an unsuspecting civilian/former solider to...time travel.
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post #13 of 14
7/25/09 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by Dashaansafin View Post
Update:

I read the first chapter of Time and Again; Master & Margarita. I know I should not judge by the first chapter but it seems rather dull. Time and Again's first chapter is rather cliche, A goverment employee seeks out an unsuspecting civilian/former solider to...time travel.

I don't disagree. Just keep reading.
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post #14 of 14
7/25/09 at 12:17am
The Secret
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