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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #600 on: August 29, 2010, 01:06:23 PM »
Played FIFA for like seven hours...

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #601 on: August 29, 2010, 10:37:19 PM »
OAD what fantastic book choices! The Remains of the Day is my favourite. The film was pretty good too.
Thanks! I am a part of a really great group of women with pretty unified tastes; I'm always happy with our collective choices. Remains of the Day was my suggestion - I can't wait to read it.

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #602 on: August 29, 2010, 10:38:28 PM »
I have a Remains of the Day lunch box.
Hey, nice marmot!

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #603 on: August 30, 2010, 12:58:42 AM »
With my book group, decided on a line-up for the coming year (fall to fall):

April: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



May: Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe


I'm pretty happy with our choices! :)

I read Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus last year, and was totally taken by it. Must remember it for the upcoming top 100. But is there a reason why this order for these two? Because I've read that Adichie is something of a successor to Achebe, so reading Arrow of God first might give better context (or something). Just a thought.

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #604 on: August 30, 2010, 01:01:33 AM »
I have a Remains of the Day lunch box.

This is the coolest thing ever in my book! :)

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #605 on: August 30, 2010, 01:26:21 AM »
With my book group, decided on a line-up for the coming year (fall to fall):

April: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



May: Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe


I'm pretty happy with our choices! :)

I read Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus last year, and was totally taken by it. Must remember it for the upcoming top 100. But is there a reason why this order for these two? Because I've read that Adichie is something of a successor to Achebe, so reading Arrow of God first might give better context (or something). Just a thought.
We didn't think too much about the order in that regard, I guess, although we have all read Achebe's Things Fall Apart so we might have some sense of why Adichie is called Achebe's successor.
Actually though, it's been years since I've read TFA, so I'd definitely be interested in switching up the order. I'll offer your suggestion to our group.



I have a Remains of the Day lunch box.
I want one! (I need it to go along with my Dinner with Andre action figures.)

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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #606 on: August 30, 2010, 01:15:08 PM »
Kids don't like eating at school, but if they have a Remains of the Day lunchbox they're a lot happier.
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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #607 on: August 30, 2010, 01:22:50 PM »
Ugh. Things Fall Apart. No thank you.
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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #608 on: August 30, 2010, 02:50:14 PM »
Yesterday was.....Sunday. I did awesome things on sunday. I guess friends, but they were great friends.
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Re: What is the best thing you did yesterday?
« Reply #609 on: August 30, 2010, 05:07:55 PM »
Yesterday was.....Sunday. I did awesome things on sunday. I guess friends, but they were great friends.

I should get me a couple of those...
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