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What's so bad about being a hack?
Is being a 'hack' a bad thing? Does such a creature exist or is it simply a value given to a writer you don't like?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady of The Two Towers
:: 65 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:55 29.01.03

The ALL-NEW Book Personals
The Barbelith Book Personals for reading lonelyhearts. Advertise here to attract people to read or discuss any particular book with you. A short summary to sell your particular book may be helpful. If you make a match, do start another thread!
:: STARTED BY Persephone
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:05 29.01.03

The Club Dumas
Lionheart asks for people's opinions and thoughs, (as well as possible annotations) of the Club Dumas.
:: STARTED BY Lionheart
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:24 24.01.03

Peter F. Hamilton?
A discussion of Peter F. Hamilton's books.
:: STARTED BY Optimistic
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:14 22.01.03

The un-filmable novel or help! my bookshelf is full of films
the slow conversion of the novel into the film, the lease likely canidates and those totally over-looked and which would do well on the big screen.
:: STARTED BY adamswish
:: 47 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:06 21.01.03

Cosmic Trigger 1-3
An overview of RAW's Cosmic Trigger Trilogy.
:: STARTED BY Tamayyurt
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:40 17.01.03

Franky Furbo / William Wharton
Franky Furbo, and obtaining a copy
:: STARTED BY Scrambled Password Bogus Email
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:37 17.01.03

Portuguese Literature
What do you know about portuguese literature?
:: STARTED BY The Photographer in Blowup
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:28 16.01.03

Dark Materials on the Radio!
Adaptation of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy on UK radio - starts with Northern Lights.
:: STARTED BY Regrettable Juvenilia
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:27 16.01.03

Stupid White Men
Stupid White Men Tell me about what you made of it or read it and then tell me what you make of it.
:: STARTED BY pointless and uncalled for
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:38 10.01.03

Are there catalogues of rare and out-of-print books?
Are there catalogues of rare and out-of-print books? Keywords: Rare, out of print, books, book prices.
:: STARTED BY Lionheart
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:53 09.01.03

Pepys' Diary (Powered by Movable Type)
Samuel Pepys' diary, online in real time. How cool is that? Comments about diary entries, theories about diarizing, notes on historical points?
:: STARTED BY Persephone
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:03 03.01.03

What are you currently reading?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY seamonkey
:: 577 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:58 29.12.02

Gothic Novels
Anyone knows good Gothic novels?
:: STARTED BY The Photographer in Blowup
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:04 23.12.02

Cyberpunk Novels and Philosophy (help iconoplast finish school)
In which I beg for the assistance of the 'lith and ask for cyberpunk novels that have interesting things in them about the relationships of minds to computers.
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:54 19.12.02

Rainer Maria Rilke
what's the best translation of Rilke's work available? doesn't need to be just one book or one translator though.
:: STARTED BY paw
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:11 18.12.02

What is a Tragedy? (Aeschylus and the Oresteia)
A recap of a discussion on the what are you reading thread about the definition of a tragedy.
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:03 16.12.02

Book Resume Club
No summary available
:: STARTED BY 000
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:53 16.12.02

Time-Life Mysteries of the Unknown series
No summary available
:: STARTED BY dubpulse
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:32 12.12.02

Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury. What's your favorite?
:: STARTED BY Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:40 11.12.02

AL Kennedy online
AL Kennedy is answering questions on the Guardian's Web site. If that grabs you, get over there for a look.
:: STARTED BY Ariadne
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:37 11.12.02

Barbelith Sunday Supplement: Books of the Year
A fun game for all the family: who can choose the most pretentious selection?
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:10 06.12.02

Bad Sex Prize 2002
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Tezcatlipoca
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:51 05.12.02

The Education of Oversoul Seven?
The Oversoul Seven Trilogy by Jane Roberts
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:38 02.12.02

Gustav Meyrink- "The Golem"
Gustav Meyrink's "The Golem". And related subjects. Well, if anyone can be arsed to answer, that is!
:: STARTED BY STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:48 28.11.02

Magic Prague
Magic Prague by Angelo Maria Ripellino. Perfect reading matter for long winter nights.
:: STARTED BY Sax
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:53 27.11.02

Renaissance-y Historical Fiction/Research?
History and historical fiction, circa 1400-1600. Looking for both flavor, and actual research.
:: STARTED BY Perfect Tommy
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:26 27.11.02

Denis johnson
No summary available
:: STARTED BY darknes23
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:51 26.11.02

Angela Brazil
I love school girl stories but do you?
:: STARTED BY Tryphena Absent
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:18 26.11.02

War Literature
C20 war writing (not historical really, I mean biographical and fictional accounts). And war poetry I suppose. First person to quote Rupert Brooke is a sentimental ninny...
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:45 23.11.02

 
  

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