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"The Hobbit"

I got this book at last from the library but I haven't read it yet is it anygood?

Yes, I also read 1984 every few months - but during Part 2 I become 'stupidly' annoyed at very little things.

A very good book though, but BNW is better (in my opinion).

Communist Jim wrote:
> I prefered Brave New World - it seemed to explain things and didn't
> leave you thinking how something came about.

Exactly why I read 1984 every few months. My favorite book of all time. The why is unwritten, and leaves you searching for more.

I prefered Brave New World - it seemed to explain things and didn't leave you thinking how something came about.

Huxley was a mescalin user :)

Communist Jim wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
> Huxley - Brave New World for me at the moment.
>
> Excellent book.
> If you read the part of 1984 where Winston is reading Goldsteins book
> and apply it to Brave New World you can see how the hierarchial sp?
> structure of both are exactly the same in both books. (That sounded
> slightly geekish).
>
> Huxleys Utopia/Dystopia seems nicer than Orwells - lots of Soma
> related sh@gs.

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Well, Brave New World and 1984 are oft compared. I'm preferring BNW so far, but then again, I've always though 1984 pales in comparison to Animal Farm.

C®ø§$ Bób wrote:
> that site didn't work!

I apologiise I tried to get it working but the damn newbie I am( despite being on these forums for about 2 years) dont really know how to work it. Try this one:

[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4344767.stm[/URL]

Stryke wrote:

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>
> You'll never get an On The Road experience. And if you somehow
> achieved that miracle, I'd probably ruin it by saying "F**k
> that, let's go to the zoo"

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How would that be ruining it?

Zoos are the best places ever. Everytime I'm in Switzerland the first thing I say is "Lets go back to Basle Zoo!!", and that's probably what I'd do in America.

Right now I am reading Stig of the Dump but soon I will get on to,The Hobbit.

Stryke wrote:
> Huxley - Brave New World for me at the moment.

Excellent book.
If you read the part of 1984 where Winston is reading Goldsteins book and apply it to Brave New World you can see how the hierarchial sp? structure of both are exactly the same in both books. (That sounded slightly geekish).

Huxleys Utopia/Dystopia seems nicer than Orwells - lots of Soma related sh@gs.

I know.

Stryke wrote:
> Hoju wrote:
> I like it. It's easier to understand then the LOTR books.
>
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>
> So's Spot The Dog.

Haha you're so witty.