ANY OHER HOBBIES BESIDES COFFEE????

[Joris]

Reading..

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The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Noble House by James Clavell

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Love these books... I've read Midnights Children when travelling in India... quite special since there are many things in India which haven't changed since the times the story takes place.

Another couple of my favs no particular order:

Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Papillon by Henri Charriere
Imperium by Robert Harris
The Sharpshooter by Brian Garfield
Shogun by James Clavell
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
Warlord by Malcolm Bosse
The boy in the striped pyjamas by Boyne
The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan
The Vampire Chronicles (a series of books) by Anne Rice
All stories by Jules Verne
The Pickwick Papers by Dickens
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Desert Places by Robyn Davidson
Tracks by Robyn Davidson
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
The Trip - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Oh and I like the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett too. I used to like Tom Sharpe books when I was youger but rereading them was not the best idea I ever had

Just started on Children of Húrin by C. Tolkien from notes from J.R.R. Tolkien, should be a good read.

[leecb]

You should read the "Tales of the Malazan" books by Steven Erikson, the most amazing sci-fi/fantasy ever written. First one is "Gardens of the moon". Unbelievably good!

[espressomattic]

Ah Joris, Discworld...don't you think TMC would fit right in...I rather liken Cakey to Ventinari and Dom to Vimes...or Nobby

The Children of Hurin is a hard book to read. Took me about four weeks as I found it hard to get into. Very compelling and well written, in fact a masterpiece on its own. I found it a lot more detailed and mystical and legendary then LOTR.

[bruceb]

Hmmmmm, does rebuilding and restoring a four story house count as a hobby?

[Joris]

You should read the "Tales of the Malazan" books by Steven Erikson, the most amazing sci-fi/fantasy ever written. First one is "Gardens of the moon". Unbelievably good!

Will pick them up at the library when I've finished Children of Hurin. Thanks for the tip, SciFi/Fantasy is my preferred genre.

Ah Joris, Discworld...don't you think TMC would fit right in...I rather liken Cakey to Ventinari and Dom to Vimes...or Nobby

Nobby got to love that character.... don't know if you can say the same of Dom though I feel like Carrot most of the time irl and that would make you ... eehrm... Dorfl ?? he likes to break things as well and Cakey...? I think his muffin obsession is a dead give-away... he's the Dean of the unseen university I wouln't go as far as to say Beany would be perfect for the role of Nanny Ogg but that's mainly because I'm quite afraid of Beany

Hmmmmm, does rebuilding and restoring a four story house count as a hobby?

a) does working on it it make you feel good ?
b) does it cost a lot of money ? (duh ... stupid question )

if both answers are yes.... then it's a hobby

[geedee]

Has anyone else read Tad Williams ... of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy

[triptogenetica]

does rebuilding and restoring a four story house count as a hobby?

I'd say so, if you didn't need to do it, but did it anyway

On that note, I guess I'd now be able to list plumbing, after the ~2months spent restoring my espresso machine.

I'd never intended to learn anything about plumbing, pipes, thread... etc ! My hobby was coffee, and i didn't really count plumbing as a part of that.

And... while it was fun... it's fantastic to get back to the coffee and the espresso

[leecb]

Has anyone else read Tad Williams ... of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy

Yes, seems a long time ago! I remember enjoying it a lot...

[espressomattic]

Yeah, good comparisons there Joris The question remains though...who amogst our esteemed membership is the Universitys Librarian. Maybe this a dual role for Cakey

[Joris]

Imagine, not 2 but 4 opposable thumbs ... blimey it must be Cakey... 1 hand to operate the espresso machine, 1 to hold a banana and two to mix the muffin dough

edit: added Tad Williams to my "to read" list

[Beanie]

Just waitl til I sing for you, Joris

[Jasonscheltus]

One of my hobbies is reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

[Joris]

Just waitl til I sing for you, Joris

See.... now that's why you scare me

Can't you just threaten to use me as a guinea pig for all your wonderful recipes ? I still have nice dreams about the sateh

One of my hobbies is reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

Have read some articles on that writer and book, still not sure if it's my cuppa tea. Did you finish the book? Would like to hear your thoughts.

[SlowRain]

Another couple of my favs no particular order:

Kim by Rudyard Kipling

I've got it, just haven't read it. Been meaning to for a while.

Since there seems to be a few sci-fi fans here--and since coffee seems to somehow go well with at least a form of socialism--folks may want to read Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. It isn't what I would call great, but he is very imaginative and descriptive. The characters are interesting and so is the story--for the most part--but he does get a little heavy-handed with the politics. Still worth the read, though.

[triptogenetica]

coffee seems to somehow go well with at least a form of socialism

Ah! I knew it!

Seriously, though - i agree. Testament to that would be my taste for SF in general, and Iain M Banks in particular...