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Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
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Forum: Books Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:49 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
"Steampunk" anthology by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer. Would be a great read, but poor Polish translation and lack of basic proofreading made it a nightmare from time to time. Which is a pity, be ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
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Forum: Books Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:47 am Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Metro 2033 and Metro 2034 by Dmitry Glukhovsky - two novels set in Moscow underground following a nuclear war and total destruction of the world overground. A really entertaining read - a bit of s-f, ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:46 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Banks, one of my favourite authors. Unfortunately, they stopped publishing him in Polish, he just didn't catch on. |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:47 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Åukianienko (that's how we spell his name in Polish) is a very popular writer over here in Poland. And I think he's very good. I've also seen a film based on "Night watch" and it's quite ... |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:19 pm Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Sabaton again, this time their new album, "Coat of Arms". I went to their concert on Sunday, had a really great time.
The band is currently very popular in Poland, because they recorded a s ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
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Forum: Books Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 7:33 am Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
"Veniss Underground" by Jeff Vandermeer. I really do not know what to make of this book. It's New Weird, it's strange, it's fascinating and at the same time horrible. The main problem is - t ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:42 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
"Fiolet" (Purple) by Polish writer Magdalena Kozak - a science-fiction novel about cosmic invasion in the form of giant cyanide-producing plants and brave sky-divers and firefighters who try ... |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:27 pm Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Sabaton "Attero Dominatus" again - seems highly suitable for this day. |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:45 am Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Finished reading Alexhey Pehov's 'Shadow Prowler' where a thief finds himself railroaded into a quest to save a kingdom from darkness. If that wasn't enough, there might be a prophecy involved as well ... |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:10 pm Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Sabaton again, this time "Attero Dominatus". And then we've already bought tickets to their concert in June. The band is going to be huge in Poland, as they are recording a song about Warsaw ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:08 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Read Gaiman's "Odd and the Frost Giants". It didn't take me very long, as it is a shortish book for children, but it was nice. And Gaiman was recently in Poland, too.
Then I also read a n ... |
Topic: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Alia
Replies: 502
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Forum: Books Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:41 pm Subject: Currently Reading <cont 5> |
Just finished Ghost by Robert Harris. As chance has it its currently being made into a movie directed by Roman Polanski. It was an atmospheric and edgy affair that culminated in an unforseable twist. ... |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
Replies: 198
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:42 am Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Wow, I forgot about that one, although I really like Weill and Brecht. I often listen to "September Songs", a collection of Weill music performed by different artists. |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:34 pm Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Eva Meier - Ballade von der Sexuellen Hörigkeit
The title sounds really interesting |
Topic: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Alia
Replies: 198
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Forum: Film, Stage, TV & Music Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:49 pm Subject: Currently listening to <cont4> |
Sabaton again, this time "Attero Dominatus". Or "Pirates of the Carribean" soundtrack. |
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