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*stepurhan* · 06-10-2008, 08:54 AM

Just in case you thought I only read children's fiction I'll also recommend Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. An unpleasantly bleak tale of life in the trenches during World War I (though there is an interlude that sets up the main characters before that kicks in)

Hammerite · 06-10-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by stepurhan

Just in case you thought I only read children's fiction I'll also recommend Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. An unpleasantly bleak tale of life in the trenches during World War I (though there is an interlude that sets up the main characters before that kicks in)

I just finished reading that.

Merricat · 06-10-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by stepurhan

Do you have an aversion to reading children's fiction at all? A lot of it is very well written and easily stands against adult fare.

Oh, Mr. Nash. I dearly love reading children's fiction and I write it, as well, so you'll get no argument from me regarding the quality--some of it is dreadful, of course, but that's true of writing in any genre.

For my birthday a couple of years ago, my Will hunted up a copy of Ellen Kindt McKenzie's "Taash and the Jesters," which is a story that I loved in childhood. It's one of the best gifts anyone has ever given me.

I will certainly give a look to the titles that you've suggested. Thanks--

Trumgottist · 06-10-2008, 12:55 PM

I don't read as much as I used to, but I recently read "How to Stop Acting" by Harold Guskin. It may be a bit odd to read a book written to help actors when I have no intention to start acting, and it was more or less accidental that I bought it, but it was an interesting read. The book gives a lot of insight into what it is that actors do.

RLacey · 06-12-2008, 01:28 AM

Whatev, Trev.

Merricat · 06-12-2008, 02:13 AM

Now I have a lovely stack of books to read.

My Will managed a book store several years ago and it was great. We lived above the store in the summer, which made it easy to run down and grab something from the latest arriving shipment.

I like the weight of a book in my hands. I like the promise of possibilities that I feel just before I turn to the first page and begin to read.

No, it really doesn't take much to make me happy.

RLacey · 06-12-2008, 03:15 AM

'ever, Trever.

*stepurhan* · 06-12-2008, 04:05 AM

Whatobert, Robert.

Or should that be Whatacey, Lacey?

Merricat · 06-12-2008, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by stepurhan

Whatobert, Robert.

Or should that be Whatacey, Lacey?

Ba-dum-bum
*cymbals crash*

Giligan · 06-12-2008, 05:53 AM

Darn straight.

RLacey · 06-12-2008, 07:06 AM

Darn curved.

Trumgottist · 06-12-2008, 10:59 AM

Oooh.

Squinky · 06-12-2008, 11:02 AM

I totally released a new game.

SSH · 06-12-2008, 11:03 AM

I know

Giligan · 06-12-2008, 04:19 PM

Nice.

Hey, my artwork didn't make it into the final game!

Oh well. Of such is life.

*Melanie68* · 06-12-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Merricat

Ba-dum-bum
*cymbals crash*

Click here (then hit the red button)

As for books: anything by P.D. James. I love her mysteries and American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

Squinky · 06-12-2008, 11:42 PM

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Hey, my artwork didn't make it into the final game!

Yeah, in your case, there was a green halo around your character and I felt too lazy to remove it.

RLacey · 06-13-2008, 03:54 AM

...

Merricat · 06-13-2008, 03:58 AM

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I totally released a new game.

Squinky, I liked it. The sensibility reminds me a bit of some of the experimental animated short films that I saw last year when I was screening films for a film festival. In my opinion, the animated shorts were the most interesting submissions, so don't take this for anything but a compliment.

Giligan · 06-13-2008, 04:09 AM

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Yeah, in your case, there was a green halo around your character and I felt too lazy to remove it.

I tried to remove that a few times but Paint.net kept putting ant-aliasing around the edges every time I saved the image, for some reason, causing the green blur. I didn't know if it'd be a problem in the final product, though.

And now, our feature presentation -

Die, or something. Thread.

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stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	Just in case you thought I only read children's fiction I'll also recommend Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. An unpleasantly bleak tale of life in the trenches during World War I (though there is an interlude that sets up the main characters before that kicks in) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

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