The 2013/2014 Off Season Thread

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm reading American Gods right now. Probably should be working but.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I read quite a lot of classic and modern fiction. Recently finished The Luminaries, which I was sceptical of at first, but is a cracker of a book. Don't read a lot of sci-fi / fantasy (though often listen to Pratchett audiobooks for a bit of a laugh).

For the thirtysomething footyheads, Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch is worth a read.

 

[Matraville Eel]

I like to read my neighbours mail.

 

[Gronk]

Don't have time to read. In my free time I'm into live action role playing (LARP)

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[strider]

I reckom u r the one on our right in the blue with the yellow beak

 

[Gary Gutful]

Don't have time to read. In my free time I'm into live action role playing (LARP)

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Are you the bloke with the blue face and yellow beak?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'm not a huge fan of the IT Crowd or Father Ted, but I do like Black Books. Graham Linehan is quite a funny bugger.

That he is. I actually thought it was the other Father Ted writer that did Black Books, but you're right, was indeed Linehan.

 

[Mrs Casper The Ghost]

Don't have time to read. In my free time I'm into live action role playing (LARP)

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What a beautiful photo of community Gronk. Thank you.

 

[Mrs Casper The Ghost]

This is a 2014 in-season thread. Love watching birds mating with gmo's.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Also, does anyone still read these days?

I'm a bit of a fantasy/sci-fi dude: Jordan, Martin, Hobb, Feist for my fantasy, Bova, Bear, Robinson for my sci-fi.

Anyone else?

I would but I can't read. Or was that write? I always forget which. But it sure makes it a bugger to use the forum.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Actually, I used to have my butler read a fair bit of Asimov to me.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

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It looks like one of your mates is wearing a gourd.

 

[Haynzy]

Also, does anyone still read these days?

I'm a bit of a fantasy/sci-fi dude: Jordan, Martin, Hobb, Feist for my fantasy, Bova, Bear, Robinson for my sci-fi.

Anyone else?

Love Jordan and Hobb, also Sara Douglass and Tony Shillitoe . Hobb's The Madship trilogy is one of the best I've read (even though I haven't finished the last book).

A mate of mine Robert Stephenson is a sci-fi/fantasy writer. His book Uttuku is great, I would highly reccomend you check it out.

 

[Malabar Eel]

Don't have time to read. In my free time I'm into live action role playing (LARP)

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This is quite normal attire for swingers parties in the Eastern Suburbs.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Love Jordan and Hobb, also Sara Douglass and Tony Shillitoe . Hobb's The Madship trilogy is one of the best I've read (even though I haven't finished the last book).

The Wheel of Time is my favourite series of all time. I almost cried when I finished reading the last book and I did go straight to get a WoT tattoo.

A mate of mine Robert Stephenson is a sci-fi/fantasy writer. His book Uttuku is great, I would highly reccomend you check it out.

Will do. Ask him how to go about getting published for me, will ya? I just started writing my first novel.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

The Wheel of Time is my favourite series of all time. I almost cried when I finished reading the last book and I did go straight to get a WoT tattoo.

Why did you have to go straight to get a tattoo? Gay people get them all the time.

That friggin' series took forever. For the last six or so books I just read the Rand stuff. Still, glad Egwene got offed in the end.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

It went off the rails a bit in the middle. I hate to say it but the best thing that happened to that series was Sanderson taking over. Egwene was an annoying bitch (all the girls were except Faile and Min) but at least she went out like a champ. Spewing Nyneave didn't go out, too.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Sounds like a load of shit to me.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

It went off the rails a bit in the middle. I hate to say it but the best thing that happened to that series was Sanderson taking over. Egwene was an annoying bitch (all the girls were except Faile and Min) but at least she went out like a champ. Spewing Nyneave didn't go out, too.

Yep, agreed. Jordan had created a nice place but far too expansive. I think he was a bit of a perv myself, all those girls made to run around naked outside and getting bare-bottom spankings....now that I think about it, it might be worth a re-read...

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Sounds like a load of shit to me.

Agreed.