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Blackadder · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4297

I read a book a week at least. Just finished 'Exile's Return' by Raymond Feist. Going for 2 new books on the 16th.

Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

What is it about, please?
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Blackadder · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4297

Exile's Return is the 21st book in the immense Riftwar Saga by Raymond E Feist. It is a fantasy book, in the genre of Lord of The Rings and The Wheel of Time. Although it's a huge series, it's been broken down into several trilogies, quartets and standalones. It's too much to go into here. I suggest you Google either the author and go through links or Riftwar and do the same with that. I'm about to start Flight of the Nighthawks, the next and latest trilogy in the series

Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

Ah, Raymond E Feist. I have not read his books but my friend has and she enjoys them. I shall have to take a look. I like good fantasy and/or science fiction if they don't have hideous monsters and other stomach-churning creatures. I especially like science fiction that is within the realm of future possibility.

Thank you and I will look on my next trip to Borders. Hazel
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Babygael · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

I find it amazing that you have allready purchased a book from the manx book shop! I have familly who live there and I myself have lived there for like two years,I get a ready supply of books from the rellies.Not that you can't get books here of course.

I started reading the series "Bodica" by a scots Lass Amanda Scott, she's a vet in real life I believe . it was really good but I'll have to order the others in the series.

Have you or anyone read it?

Like you say Hazel

Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

Pip · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject:

Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

I have never heard of either but that is probably because, for fantasy, I tend to go for the light and easy - like the Cat Who, etc. something cute and fast to read. A nice break after a deep historical fiction book like Tranter or Pargheter.
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Blackadder · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4297

Tranter's always good for a historical heather n haggis yarn!

Babygael · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:54 am Post subject:

Hey everyone ! Very Happy

BA I meant to ask, is there really a book called Aristotle's poetics"? Or were you being...well you? Because I mostly ONLY read books that I can pronounce the title of

Hazel I hope you'll be happy in your new home, moving around is a pain!

I have only read the first Bodica book and as far as I know there is only three! maybe by now she's written another!What do you think of them after reading them?

Here am I trying to remember the last Tranter book I read, it had something to do with the MacGregors I think! Razz

Oh I meant to say, I only watch Star Trek but I could never read the books Razz

A lot of it for me , is the visual effects and the fact that it could become one day a reality....maybe.
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Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

I liked all three Boudica books. I'll try to check and see if there is a fourth. Hazel
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Babygael · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:08 am Post subject:

Moran taing hazel a` choir.
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Blackadder · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4297

I had to read Aristotle's Poetics at University as a course requirement. The book basically lays the foundations of Artistic Culture of Western Civilisation.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the book by Aristotle, see Poetics (Aristotle).
Poetics refers generally to the theory of literary discourse and specifically to the theory of poetry, although some speakers use the term so broadly as to denote the concept of "theory" itself. The word originated with Aristotle's Poetics, a work on the definition of poetry that laid the foundation for Western thought on the subject.

History
Leading poetics scholar T.V.F. Brogan identifies three major movements in Western poetics over the past 3000 years, beginning with the formalist, objectivist Aristotelian tradition. During the romantic era, poetics tended toward expressionism and emphasized the perceiving subject. The 20th century witnessed a return to the Aristotelian paradigm, followed by trends toward metacriticality, or the establishment of a theory of poetics.

Eastern poetics developed primarily with reference to the lyric, as opposed to the mimetic.

See Also
Literary theory
History of poetry
Meter (poetry)

Google it and get more.

Babygael · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:08 am Post subject:

Thanks BA I saw it but will have to read some more later! Actually talking about Eastern Poet's reminded me of Georgina Belle,she was one of the first women to go to university,Oxford I think any way she was very influenced by 'Arabian Nights' and ended up in what is now Iraq or Iran and translated a lot of Arabic poetry into English.
It was she who Introduced Lawrence Of Arabia to the Sheiks, like Fisal (sp?) and her knowledge of the area helped a great deal when the middle East was divided up into the countries we know now. Of course she got no credit, all went to Lawrence.

She used to get a camel or two and travel all over the desert and got to know the Sheiks and they her, where to locate them and of course she could speak the language.

I wonder what she would make of it now!
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Blackadder · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4297

A milk Sheik perhaps??

Babygael · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

Yes BlackAdder! A choklit milk sheik,personally I like a coke float. Very Happy

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mairead · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject:

'Damn' Rebel Bitches,' ( the women of the forty five) by Maggie Craig is a good read.
The title is self explanatory.
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Finished Heartfelt by Aidan Smith and it is one of the funniest football books I have read, although how a football supporter can support his arch rivals for a season is beyond me. Imagine supporting Inverness Caley Thistle Shocked

I have just finished reading The Transfer by Terence Blacker. The funniest thing about this book was when I reached half-way through it and realised it was a kids book Laughing

It was still good read though about a kid who saved his local team from relegation. Perhaps I should employ some of his tactics to save Ross County Smile

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Morph · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:48 am Post subject:

Just finished Primo Levi's "If this is a man" Second time i've read it. an absolute must
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