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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    So last night I bought into thin air AND the climb... to get both sides of the story... started into thin air last night (cos it came first, right?) and it's fooking BRILLIANT. I'll probably be finished it before I even get home tonight... I didn't wanna get off this bus this morning cos it's getting to THE part now.
    Glad to hear that......two sides of the story is an accurate description.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Awesome! Let me know what you think Hels. :) I love a good read!
    Especially if I know that somebody else enjoyed something! I'll wait for your review! :D
    I'd definitely recommend it. Although I don't recommend reading it in public. I was reading it on the bus home Friday evening and it was soooo hard to stop the tears at a couple of points :o

    Excellent read.

    tybird, that's what I was thinking... I'll be starting the climb this evening.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I'd definitely recommend it. Although I don't recommend reading it in public. I was reading it on the bus home Friday evening and it was soooo hard to stop the tears at a couple of points :o

    Excellent read.

    tybird, that's what I was thinking... I'll be starting the climb this evening.


    :) I guess I'd better shoot off to the bookstore then. :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    :) I guess I'd better shoot off to the bookstore then. :)
    :) Yep, I started another thread about the two books... if you can I'd seriously recommend buying into think air AND the climb... read into thin air first. They're both different points of view of the same story and both absolutely fascinating reads.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :) Yep, I started another thread about the two books... if you can I'd seriously recommend buying into think air AND the climb... read into thin air first. They're both different points of view of the same story and both absolutely fascinating reads.

    I'm so not up to speed lately Hels, must have missed them. But yeah, I'll definitely hunt them out. I'm hanging out for a good read. I've got 4 books on the go at the moment and I can't seem to get into any of them. :o
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    I'm so not up to speed lately Hels, must have missed them. But yeah, I'll definitely hunt them out. I'm hanging out for a good read. I've got 4 books on the go at the moment and I can't seem to get into any of them. :o
    :o I go through phases like that too... actually before the past couple of weeks I don't think I'd finished a book in months :eek:

    The climb is written by Anatoli Boukreev, he was one of the guides on a different team on the same expedition that Krakeur writes about. He felt Krakeur was blaming him in his book for what happened so The Climb is basically a response firstly to Into Thin Air... it's also much more than that.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :o I go through phases like that too... actually before the past couple of weeks I don't think I'd finished a book in months :eek:

    The climb is written by Anatoli Boukreev, he was one of the guides on a different team on the same expedition that Krakeur writes about. He felt Krakeur was blaming him in his book for what happened so The Climb is basically a response firstly to Into Thin Air... it's also much more than that.

    Well I managed to concentrate on the final Harry Potter but that was weeks ago and now I'm just adding to the pile beside the bed.

    I take it they climbed Everest? Anyway, sounds interesting, might be just what I need. :) Thanks. :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Well I managed to concentrate on the final Harry Potter but that was weeks ago and now I'm just adding to the pile beside the bed.

    I take it they climbed Everest? Anyway, sounds interesting, might be just what I need. :) Thanks. :)
    No probs... well, this isn't a spoiler, it's on the back of both books. Yep they climbed everest and it was one of the worst days in the mountains history... 9 people died. Krakeur was actually IN the team where the most people died and Boukreev was in another team.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    No probs... well, this isn't a spoiler, it's on the back of both books. Yep they climbed everest and it was one of the worst days in the mountains history... 9 people died. Krakeur was actually IN the team where the most people died and Boukreev was in another team.

    Aaah. I think I remember something about this now. How excellent that they've both written about it! :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Aaah. I think I remember something about this now. How excellent that they've both written about it! :)
    Yep :) I wonder if more of the survivors did... cos I'm determined to get to the bottom of it now :D

    It's tough reading though when you know what's coming for some of them... and that they're real people, not just characters in a book.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Yep :) I wonder if more of the survivors did... cos I'm determined to get to the bottom of it now :D

    It's tough reading though when you know what's coming for some of them... and that they're real people, not just characters in a book.

    Yeah, I think that's what I loved most about Shantaram, that it was real. Just seemed to draw me in all the more and made it a much more emotional read because of it. I guess it's better to know than have the bad news sneak up on you. Imagine how much more devestating to not know what's going to happen to some? But yeah, sounds like the Titanic effect. Good point Hels, I'll have to keep that in mind when I read them.
    NOPE!!!

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  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    "Choose Your Own Adventure"

    Anyone remember those books?
    "I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive


  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Danimal wrote:
    "Choose Your Own Adventure"

    Anyone remember those books?
    Nope.. what were they?

    Jeanie. I can't wait til ya read them and then we can discuss on the other thread :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Nope.. what were they?

    Jeanie. I can't wait til ya read them and then we can discuss on the other thread :D

    They are little kids books. I used to read them all the time.
    "I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive


  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Danimal wrote:
    They are little kids books. I used to read them all the time.
    :D Awww... well I'm not really into kids books right NOW... I'm sure I'll go through a phase of that in the near future though.

    I really wanna read Enid Blytons The Faraway Tree again :D cos it was FANTASTIC when I was a kid :D

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Faraway_Tree_series
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Nope.. what were they?

    Jeanie. I can't wait til ya read them and then we can discuss on the other thread :D

    Writing them on my book list right now Hels! :D Should pick them up over the weekend. :)
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Writing them on my book list right now Hels! :D Should pick them up over the weekend. :)
    Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy :) You'll have them read by Monday then so :p
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D Awww... well I'm not really into kids books right NOW... I'm sure I'll go through a phase of that in the near future though.

    I really wanna read Enid Blytons The Faraway Tree again :D cos it was FANTASTIC when I was a kid :D

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Faraway_Tree_series
    Hey, The Faraway Tree was my favourite aswell, wasn't there a bloke with a big moon shaped head, and also one with a saucepan on his nut? Or did I dream that?
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • Cree Nations
    Cree Nations Posts: 2,247
    Oooooooooohhhh Helen I love you! I am a voracious reader of adventure/historic adventure books. I go through them like an elder eating Indian Tacos at a pow wow
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    jamie uk wrote:
    Hey, The Faraway Tree was my favourite aswell, wasn't there a bloke with a big moon shaped head, and also one with a saucepan on his nut? Or did I dream that?
    Yep.. eh... moonface and mr saucepan man, I think :o

    I remember being absolutely amazed by that book.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you

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