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Of course whilst totally denying being a pussy-cat (erm ... <bares fangs> .. see, I'm evil to the core me) I have to agree, you should come into a strange place more cautiously, and perhaps get a feel for the membership before launching an attack on them. That being said, welcome to the...

Ahhhh a gang, how sweet :) We used to have one of those here, a long time ago, now two of them are moderators :rolleyes: Traitors to the cause, thats what I say :p Phil

Well you were, but unfortunately the postman couldnt kind your tiny village in the Dutch hinterland :D I did tell him to look for extraodinarily tall people wearing clogs and driving Minis but alas he had no luck! Phil

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:D I'm sitting here still trying to imagine a Kubrick/Peckinpah production, now that would be something worth watching! Phil

Finally got around to reading the book :) I have to say that I enjoyed it a lot, it keeps a fast dramatic pace, throws in lots of good actions scenes as well as the usual number of betrayals and turn arounds. Of course the how novel (and indeed, the sequels), plays on Bourne's lost memory...

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I was always interested in whether I'd be able to listen to an Audio Book without getting distracted by something or other. Maybe I'll get one out of the library when I next get the chance and have a go :) Phil

The Hardy Boys was probably the first, but I read so many books when I was young that I can barely remember these days :( Phil

Hope you had a good time Marty Boy, Happy B'day :) Phil

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One thing in favour of both Troy and King Arthur is that Alexander the Great is apparantly even worse :D May have to see that one just for the pleasure of Val Kilmer and his ridiculous looking beard :) Phil

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I think it depends very much on how much you trust the author to have done in-depth research into a subject. Bernard Cornwall, for example, has a section at the end of every book that explains the hitorical setting of his books and how he went about fitting his stories into those periods, which...

Marty Boy I'm hurt, you're definately off my Christmas Card list for next year :D Phil

Thats no flow chart, thats a Battle Station!! :D Erm ... i mean Thanks Ell, thats great :) May have to start overtaxing my library for Stephen King books! So, from what I can gather, the connections are generally tenuous at best and more of a circumstantial connection than actually...

Have you tried Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe?? Its along that vein, although I wouldnt exactly describe it as a 'thriller' its an excellent read and can be tense in places. Plus, then you can boast about reading 'Classics' :D Phil

It can be a very good or very bad way to get a feel for a certain period, it depends how deeply an author has researched into the time and the cultures they are representing. I would Bernard Cornwall's books as a good example of how to do it right, whether it be Sharpe, the American Civil War...

I have to agree it depends on the type of book and the mood you are in jsut how far you will get 'into' a book. For your standard adventure/thriller type book I rarely find myself over-analysing about the motives for the character's actions or the way the story swings, but in books such as Life...