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Janette says

Well, technically they run in order: things hidden.., deceit, desire..., then violence. as far as his progression of theory stands. But, they really can be read each standing alone. I read pieces and parts of things hidden and violence, (they were for a master's crit. class) and read deceit/desire completely and found his triangle theory quite interesting as it builds onto itself.

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Tembi says

I am curious...are you successfully fluent in Zulu?

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Toquehead says

Hey, thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

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Toquehead says

Hey Apokalypsis (a.k.a Shelfari person that I've briefly been in contact with before (my social networking skills leave much room for improvement)),

As part of book nerdism I try to write them as well as read them. I've just posted an online draft of my latest project and there's a chance you might find it (or parts of it) enjoyable. It's sci-fi, and my brief synopsis is:

Neurological computer implants, sociopathic artificial intelligence programs, gene altering performance enhancement drugs, and the future of video games.

Stop by and check it out if you have a couple seconds. It ain't War and Peace, there's a bunch of words that form themselves into a story.

http://harvey0.02.googlepages.com/

If you like it please pass the link on to anyone else you know who might enjoy it.

Thanks,

Brendan (aka Toquehead)

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Amanda says

Happy New Year! To be honest, I haven't read "The Historian" yet...but I have seen dicey reviews on Shelfari and elsewhere. On the other hand, I loved "Dracula". It's a definite must read!!! I'm still going to pick up Kostova's book in the next few months and give it a go :)*

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rwike77 says

Send it my way, i'd love to check it out.

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Ian says

Thanks for the recommendation! I added it, and another book from your top ten list to my own "most wanted" :) I'm looking forward to reading them.

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shaper says

I noticed your note for ToqueHead about China Mieville. I agree on Perdido Street Station, but I would also recommend King Rat, if you like stories that are twists on old familiar themes.

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Ariel says

"You wouldn't recognize a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing 'Cunning plans are here again!'"

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Toquehead says

Hey, the best China Mieville to start out with is Perdido Street Station. It's the first in the Bas Lag universe. He creates intensely detailed urban fantasy landscapes... Zen Question of the Day: Is a Book Oriented social networking site more or less geeky than MySpace...?

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Ian says

Ohh... LOVE the Blackadder avatar. Classic. Cooler than a pimple on the face of an arctic warthog.

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rwike77 says

I love Neal S, and I did finish the Baroque cycle. Great books.

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Ian says

Hey, you've put together a great shelf so far! If you lived closer you might even be in great danger of my asking to borrow a couple of those ;-) Thanks for checking out Shelfari, and please do use that Feedback link if you have any epiphany-style ideas for us, or run into some lingering bugs. Ciao!

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Amanda says

Nice Boyd collection. Have you actually read all of them?

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