Books

[Pertou]

Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft (I've been ill so I was reading this in bed )

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

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Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft (I've been ill so I was reading this in bed )

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

In bed at 14.10hrs have you had a hard night on the grog

[redziller]

Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft (I've been ill so I was reading this in bed )

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

In bed at 14.10hrs have you had a hard night on the grog

I hesitate to ask - but are you both in the same bed?

Joke!

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[Pertou]

Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft (I've been ill so I was reading this in bed )

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

In bed at 14.10hrs have you had a hard night on the grog

Unfortunately, no I mainly read in bed!

[24db]

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

In bed at 14.10hrs have you had a hard night on the grog

I hesitate to ask - but are you both in the same bed?

Joke!

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[24db]

Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft (I've been ill so I was reading this in bed )

I'm also reading this one in bed, but that's only because I'm lazy.

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[redziller]

Just finished Gilgamesh - apparently the oldest tale we have record of. What a stunning read - primitive yet delightful poetry giving some insight into an ancient way of thinking.




I have to add more as this has been playing on my mind. Not only is there another account of the flood with ark and pairs of animals predating the bible but a similar tale of Eve's leading Adam astray by tempting him. I'm no scholar but it seems plane that the apple from the tree of knowledge is a metaphor for some other fruit. Is this how it's always been? Men blaming women for tricking them into a life of knowledge and responsibility?

So there's clearly a oral history of a flood. One can only guess at the civilisation(s) lost.

But the best is that the hero, Gilgamesh is looking to find a way to deal with the fact that he's mortal and will die. The answer he gets is "that's how it is - get over it" (I paraphrase). Makes more sense than do this and that ritual, be one of us and you can live for ever.

[Hobo]

Declare by Tim Powers. A WWII Secret Service agent re-enlists in 1963, after receiving a coded message. He is drawn into a plot that involves the biblical Ark and the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Early days, but so far the usual compelling read from Mr. Powers.

[batman]

Just finished the book: Isaac Asimov 'The Caves of Steel'

[Hobo]

The Last secret Of The Temple - Paul Sussman. Thinking man's Da Vinci Code!

[Hobo]

Just read "The Surgeon" and "The Apprentice", both by Tess Gerritsen. Fairly graphic murder stories, with a lot of medical references and anatomical detail. Dark, but strangely compelling.

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James Herbert-----------The Fog

Absolute class from my favorite writer

[rotwang]

James Herbert-----------The Fog

Absolute class from my favorite writer

Terrific writer, much better than Stephen King, IMHO. I've been a James Herbert fan ever since The Rats, his first novel. I've got a couple of his later works, but haven't had the chance to read them yet. (Other books keep vying for my attention.)

As for me, I'm reading Song in the Dark, the latest in The Vampire Files series by P.N. Elrod. It's a cool series. Think Raymond Chandler meets Bram Stoker.