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Forum: Media 04-06-2015, 05:27 AM
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Posted By James
Reading Alasdair Gray's Lanark, firm in my belief...

Reading Alasdair Gray's Lanark, firm in my belief that this is the greatest Scottish novel ever written.
Forum: Media 01-30-2015, 01:47 AM
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Posted By James
Last two books are some of my favourites from two...

Last two books are some of my favourites from two writers I really adore. Nice choices!
Forum: Media 12-14-2014, 03:30 PM
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Posted By James
I'm really enjoying Along The Enchanted Way, a...

I'm really enjoying Along The Enchanted Way, a travel memoir about the Romanian countryside. Fascinating stuff, makes me really want to visit there.
Forum: Media 10-05-2014, 04:45 PM
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Posted By James
I just finished James Kelman's A Disaffection and...

I just finished James Kelman's A Disaffection and I have never related to a book more. Maybe you need to be a Scottish male from a working class background that went into academia and loves alcohol...
Forum: Media 07-18-2014, 09:12 AM
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Posted By James
I really enjoy Murakami, but Milan Kundera is one...

I really enjoy Murakami, but Milan Kundera is one of my top 5 writers of all time probably. Murakami is kind of hit and miss for me, I loved IQ84 and really enjoyed Norwegian Wood but didn't really...
Forum: Media 07-18-2014, 08:53 AM
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Posted By James
Not as great as Milan Kundera, that book rules!

Not as great as Milan Kundera, that book rules!
Forum: Media 06-03-2014, 06:36 PM
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Posted By James
I was tactical with my Pynchon and read Gravity's...

I was tactical with my Pynchon and read Gravity's Rainbow a bit down the line. By the time I started it I was more used to his style. I still had to take some notes.
I still haven't made it through...
Forum: Media 06-03-2014, 05:29 PM
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Posted By James
People can hate on Joyce all they want, but...

People can hate on Joyce all they want, but Pynchon is actually fantastic. Worth enduring, I wouldn't say that for Ulysses.
I'm still reading Flannery O'Connor's complete stories and Tony Benn's...
Forum: Media 05-12-2014, 11:17 AM
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Posted By James
I'm reading a collection of Julio Cortázar short...

I'm reading a collection of Julio Cortázar short stories called Bestiary.
Forum: Media 04-26-2014, 11:57 AM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
Been reading a collection of Henrik Ibsen's...

Been reading a collection of Henrik Ibsen's plays, blowing my mind.
Forum: Media 02-14-2013, 08:58 AM
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Posted By James
It does mean that, but at a high school level if...

It does mean that, but at a high school level if you take Advanced Higher English you write a dissertation. Basically just a 5000 word essay where you look at two or three books of your choice in...
Forum: Media 02-13-2013, 03:40 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
I'm writing my dissertation on magical realism so...

I'm writing my dissertation on magical realism so I am studying One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Tin Drum and Midnight's Children. I've been trying to get through Midnight's Children for about two...
Forum: Media 07-12-2012, 06:46 AM
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Posted By James
I'm currently reading The Cider House Rules by...

I'm currently reading The Cider House Rules by John Irving. Really enjoying it!
Forum: Media 06-21-2012, 03:16 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
I live in Scotland so it might be different in...

I live in Scotland so it might be different in other countries. For Higher English, they can teach Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth I am sure. For Higher Drama they do Twelfth Night sometimes. For...
Forum: Media 06-20-2012, 12:27 AM
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Views: 682,753
Posted By James
Reading Othello for class!

Reading Othello for class!
Forum: Media 04-25-2012, 12:51 AM
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Posted By James
I think it's worth it. You should keep going :)

I think it's worth it. You should keep going :)
Forum: Media 04-04-2012, 02:23 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
I haven't seen the movie no. The book has started...

I haven't seen the movie no. The book has started off pretty slow though.
As for the Shakespeare. I have made my way through the sonnets, which I really enjoyed and now it's going through the plays...
Forum: Media 04-04-2012, 07:44 AM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
Currently reading both ...

Currently reading both
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4mUgP9Jsny8/Tg4Zg_6CgrI/AAAAAAAAAtg/Z8gI7ufxVl0/s1600/atonement2.jpg
and
http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/assets/i/CompleteWorksJacket.jpg
(very...
Forum: Media 03-19-2012, 03:31 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
I have my acting exam in a few days so I am...

I have my acting exam in a few days so I am rereading the texts I am studying. Any one informed about Scottish theatre? Tally's Blood, Men Should Weep and Passing Places. A ****load of The Crucible...
Forum: Media 01-30-2012, 02:07 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,753
Posted By James
I'm also reading 11/22/63. I got it for...

I'm also reading 11/22/63. I got it for christmas. It isn't bad but not amazing either.
Forum: Media 07-18-2011, 12:24 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By James
rereading all the harry potter books, about a...

rereading all the harry potter books, about a quarter of the way through TPOA.
Forum: Media 02-28-2011, 04:55 PM
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Views: 682,753
Posted By James
Why? Just, why?

Why? Just, why?
Forum: Media 02-22-2011, 03:46 PM
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Posted By James
My friend is making me read The Game.

My friend is making me read The Game.
Forum: Media 02-14-2011, 03:20 AM
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Views: 682,753
Posted By James
http://www.metrolic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07...

http://www.metrolic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kafka_the-trial.jpg
Frank Kafka-The Trial
Seems pretty good. I've heard a lot of amazing things about Kafka.
Forum: Media 01-31-2011, 03:33 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,753
Posted By James
Once I finish The Blind Assassin i have The...

Once I finish The Blind Assassin i have The Brothers Karamazov lined up.
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