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Asterix and the Big Fight (Asterix) by Rene Goscinny

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Can Crocodiles Cry? by \"Daily Mail\"

In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami

Athenian myths and institutions : words in action by William Blake Tyrrell

The Story of Civilization THE LIFE OF GREECE by Will Durant

I Feel Sick # 1 by Jhonen Vasquez

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Favorite authorsShalom Auslander, Bill Bryson, Constantine Cavafy, Garth Ennis, Euripides, Homer, Aaron McGruder, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Terry Moore, Plutarch, David Sedaris (Shared favorites)

About me Copy editor fond of NPR, dogs, history, movies, crosswords, food and cooking, comic books, languages and grammar, Judaism, trivia competitions, poetry, travel and law.

Currently reading: "Don't Get Too Comfortable" by David Rakoff.

Recently finished: "A Canticle For Leibowitz" by Walter J. Miller Jr., "Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" by Patricia Volk, "Heartburn" by Nora Ephron.

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Emailmarisolgouveiagmail.com

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Member sinceDec 31, 2007

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Hiya,

I noticed that you were having trouble choosing from Mount TBR for your next read so thought I'd point you in the direction of Go Review That Book!. It's quite a fun little group and I've enjoyed the way it's helped me pick things up out of my collection that I wouldn't otherwise have done.

Anyway, just a thought!

Liz

posted by LizT at 6:16 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2008

I finished The Symposium, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've never read Plato until this year. Can you imagine it? Each time I read a dialogue, I find myself engrossed in thought. Unfortunately, I can't think of which type of love I liked best, because all I can think is that the Greeks think I'm only capable of physical love, not spiritual! Once I get over that, I'll look again at the types of love so I can better answer your question. Which did you respond to?

posted by RcCarol at 12:18 pm (EST) on Feb 24, 2008

Great name - I love it!

posted by Booksloth at 9:18 am (EST) on Feb 20, 2008

Just realised - that'll be because I should have been looking up 'skepsis'. Okay, I've got it - that name means you are doubtful as to whether you have a belly button! Am I right?

posted by Booksloth at 11:34 am (EST) on Feb 19, 2008

I'm fascinated by your LT name - please come and take a look at new thread in 'What are you Reading now?' entitled 'Where did your LT name come from?' It sounds decidedly Greek to me. Isn't Omphalos the naval? I looked up 'kepsis' in my Greek/English dictionary but couldn't find anything.

posted by Booksloth at 7:35 am (EST) on Feb 13, 2008

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