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Brilliant! I was unaware that it existed! I must own it!
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"Emma" by Jane Austen. Not my own choice.
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I just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein.
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"Forbidden Colours" - Yukio Mishima.
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frankennietzsche wrote:I just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein.
That is quite peculiar, I thought I had read everything written by Heinlein but had never heard about this one. Man drinking brings a new reward everyday.
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Mr Boozificator wrote:
frankennietzsche wrote:I just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein.
That is quite peculiar, I thought I had read everything written by Heinlein but had never heard about this one. Man drinking brings a new reward everyday.
Farnham's Freehold is, what Wikipedia calls his "Middle Novels", published in 1965. Supposedly, it is one of his more scandalous works.

They've just started releasing new editions of his earlier "young men space adventure" books, some of which I had never heard of before. Snazzy new cover art that harkens back to the pulp days.
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
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19Q4. It was written by a Jap author, so some syntax veritably assault the civilized Western intellect. But I'll say this: it's over 1000 pages and goddamn if I'm not very close to finishing it. Compelling, mysterious stuff!
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frankennietzsche wrote:
Mr Boozificator wrote:
frankennietzsche wrote:I just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein.
That is quite peculiar, I thought I had read everything written by Heinlein but had never heard about this one. Man drinking brings a new reward everyday.
Farnham's Freehold is, what Wikipedia calls his "Middle Novels", published in 1965. Supposedly, it is one of his more scandalous works.

They've just started releasing new editions of his earlier "young men space adventure" books, some of which I had never heard of before. Snazzy new cover art that harkens back to the pulp days.
Not his best, in my opinion, but by no means his worst. Have you tried Glory Road?

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waahoohah wrote:I just started Farnham's Freehold by Heinlein.
That is quite peculiar, I thought I had read everything written by Heinlein but had never heard about this one. Man drinking brings a new reward everyday.[/quote]

Farnham's Freehold is, what Wikipedia calls his "Middle Novels", published in 1965. Supposedly, it is one of his more scandalous works.

They've just started releasing new editions of his earlier "young men space adventure" books, some of which I had never heard of before. Snazzy new cover art that harkens back to the pulp days.[/quote]

Not his best, in my opinion, but by no means his worst. Have you tried Glory Road?

Me, I've been on a big Christopher Moore bender lately. I'm currently laughing my way through Lamb.[/quote]
I can still recite parts of Glory Road.
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How I Stayed Clean While Observing Monkeys In The Wild by Duncan Poo.
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waahoohah wrote: Not his best, in my opinion, but by no means his worst. Have you tried Glory Road?
In having to choose between Farnham's Freehold & Glory Road, I chose the former because it wascheaper, to be honest. For some reason, I decided to go on a Heinlein-dominated science fiction reading spree, recently.
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My notes on the errors in A Brief History of Time.
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