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General Category => Entertainment => Topic started by: FAH-Q on June 07, 2010, 02:51:54 AM

Title: The Power of One
Post by: FAH-Q on June 07, 2010, 02:51:54 AM

I'm not even 200 pages in and already this book is fucking incredible. I can't imagine it not ending up being an alltime favourite of mine, so hopefully the next 400-some pages don't turn out to be completely horrible.

Anyone read this?

Title: The Power of One
Post by: FAH-Q on June 07, 2010, 02:55:31 AM

fuckin' double post

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: mosh on June 07, 2010, 05:30:14 AM

To do with South Afrika, innit? The fall of Apartheid or something?

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: FAH-Q on June 07, 2010, 03:22:07 PM

Yeah, as seen through the eyes of a child, starting at five years old in 1939.

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: 13chemicals on June 07, 2010, 06:48:20 PM

That book is so sad. 

I have been trying to read The Alchemist.  I don't get it.  It sucks. I can't get into it. Why is it so popular?!

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: FAH-Q on July 07, 2010, 06:30:15 PM

FWIW, I finished this ages ago, and it was the best book I've ever read.

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: underclass on July 09, 2010, 05:19:03 AM

Quote from: 13chemicals on June 07, 2010, 06:48:20 PM

That book is so sad. 

I have been trying to read The Alchemist.  I don't get it.  It sucks. I can't get into it. Why is it so popular?!

I liked it.

I never read The Power of One - I should however. I screwed up and watched the movie when I was a kid.

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: FAH-Q on July 23, 2010, 04:33:03 AM

Seriously, read it. I have Tandia, the sequel, lined up to read next. But it's a paperback and right now I'm getting a big kick out of reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on my new Sony Reader. I guess some people have some fucking problem with e-readers, but I don't see why. You press a button instead of turning a page, but otherwise it works just the same except you can carry a shitload of books around in a device that weighs less than a paperback. TGwtDT is a fucking good read so far, too.

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: 13chemicals on July 24, 2010, 02:26:36 AM

I am reading The Dog of the South.  It's excellent.  Reminds me of the way Jesus' Son is written.  I think I could write a book.  Loosely based on my tall tales.  Either that or I am going to write a book about my sister's bullshit.

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: Thrash on July 24, 2010, 11:40:44 AM

Apparently that'll be an epic novel ...

Title: Re: The Power of One
Post by: mosh on July 24, 2010, 10:27:38 PM

dude, it'll be like the Lord of the Rings... 3 books about walking.

In this case, it'll be 3 books about boozing and crashing on peoples couches.