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Why are we always so obsessed with trying to convert everyone over to our point of view? One of the things I've grown to love about A Song of Ice and Fire is how much so many people rabidly hate it. I think that's completely wonderful.

Why are we always so obsessed about converting everyone over to out point of view. One of the things I've grown to love about A Song of Ice and Fire is how much so many people rabidly hate it. I think that's completely wonderful.

I dunno about this one. Needs more vampires.

Wait, they lied to us at school? Oh, hang on, they don't teach US history at school. Actually pretty much all we learned about about was Eskimos over and over. (which incidentally was all lies. I was distraught to learn they aren't really called Eskimos. That's my childhood down the toilet)

Anyway, first update. Fuck you Columbus.

As I am myself partial to the roman catholic religion, it is with infinite regret that I am obliged to blame the Behaviour of any Member of it: yet Truth being I think very excusable in an Historian, I am necessitated to say that in this reign the roman Catholics of England did not behave like Gentlemen to the protestants.

- certainly the most honest History of England ever written.

Where I pause to read some Austen and Edgeworth. A sad necessity for I am enjoying this greatly. Not so sad because I enjoy these authors greatly!

Having learned that, whilst fainting fits may seem fresh and agreeable they do actually prove destructive to ones constitution, I believe I am finished with the first story and its numerous depravities.

Like an idiot it only just dawned on me that as an alumni to a University with a completely amazing library, I can get borrowing rights for a mere £50 p.a. That's what I call a sweet perk - lucky me!!

It's not often that one wants to curl up in bed with a hot cup of cocoa and read literary theory, but I'm enjoying this one too much to put it down at the minute. Very readable.

Something of a plan to read this alongside re-reads of the major Victorian women writers and hopefully it should shed some interesting light on them as I go.

Around first 100 pages outline the framework of their criticism and it's pretty obviously groundbreaking stuff so far. Very interesting indeed, looking forward to this a lot.

Browsing in Waterstones I approached the Dark Fantasy section, basically a larg-ish bookshelf housing Twilight - and I had to ask myself "what exactly is 'dark' about this fantasy?" I feel personally violated by this genre label.

I keep on reading in the vain hope that someday something will stick.

To discover one's favourite author aged 34 is as bewildering as it is wonderful.

How did I live these years without the company of Ms Woolf? Have I changed, matured, or simply woken up? Do I understand more clearly now or am I simply paying more attention. or do different thhings just feel more important?

What is this thing called taste that makes us dismiss at 19 what seems essential at 34?

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I'm continuing this year with one from the genre of OA novel. Written exclusively for those of us rapidly approaching middle-age...

I think my renaming this as "A Clockwork Orgy" was appropriate, as everybody seems to want a piece of everyone else.

Ironically there's no love for the clockwork demons. I think someone's missing a trick. Ghost in the Shell had that angle covered better...

Oh, Will doesn't need to get laid. He already did that a lot of times. Naughty, naughty boy. bet we find he got someone up the duff too.

Not a single friend on my friends list has given Twilight over 2 stars. This wasn't planned; I choose my friends wisely.

Can someone make me a "who is currently flirting with who" on here diagram?. I'm starting to get a bit confused.

Introductory over, the plot proper appears about to begin. There's a bit of tension at the Institute. Will doesn't appear to like anybody. I, however, rather like Will. He probably just needs to get laid.

Magister totally has the right idea wanting to marry Tessa. I mean, she can change into anyone. Imagine that, hmmmm.

Remember the Original Trilogy when all the character's were fun and cool. Who needs that when you have 400 pages of Mara Jade the dull, incessant whinger. Oh, I was Emperor's Hand waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh If that were the case Mara, why aren't you a total badass? C'mon chop chop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBl8z...

On a scale of 1 to Lemon Curd, I'd say we currently have a jar of Blackberry Jam

A book well appreciated when you take the separate chunks and appreciate what they're doing. Less of a page turner, more a thoughtful work of revisionism. Oh, I'm taking a break post Bk 1 'cause it's also kinda long.

SUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRPPPPPRRRRRRRIIIIISSSSEEEEEEEEE FORRRRRCCCCEEEEED INCEST!!!!!!!!!!!
(as a way of losing your virginity)

I'm sure that's technically rape according to some definition?

It's Ok though, because it's by a female author and uses the word "Goddess" a couple of times.

These stamps are pretty rad.

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I know what this site needs, another review of A Game of Thrones. Opinion on that book is sorely lacking...