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I think there are a lot of OU people avoiding what they should be doing...

Started Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey. It's the tale of how the Wentworth family lost their fortune and mines.

Snuff.

But I really must spend more time reading. This one is taking me ages to get through.

And I'm going to the start of a sci-fi reading group tomorrow night.

PP.

A thorough grounding in the Old Norse Tales helps in understanding the Silmarillion.

I'm currently reading "The Last Days of Patton" by Ladislas Farago.

I just finished Redshirts. Its a deconstructive parody of sci-fi, especially Star Trek, and to a lesser extent of the television industry. I was afraid it would just rehash Galaxy Quest, but instead it took things in a really interesting direction.

Galaxy Quest is currently top of our list of DVDs to track down ...

Mol

Children Of Men, by PD James. Not her usual detective fayre, but a dystopian tale of a world where everyone is infertile, and the problems of an aging population. It started slowly, but by the end I was hooked.