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persi & alley

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There seem to be so many other games, I'll start another.
When somebody gets it right, they submit what they are reading with clues.
Here are my clues:

under section blah blah United States Code, section blah blah, on the ground that the book is obscene with the meaning of that Section, and, hence, is not importable into the United States, but is subject to seizure, forfeiture and confiscation and destruction.

That was in 1933. Now it is rated the third best book ever written in history after Don Quijote and War and Peace. Like the aforementioned, it is a big book.
 

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I want to guess Gone with the Wind... timing is right and it was kinda considered 'dirty' from what I've heard... hhmmm.... will have to think on it more... of course Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is also massive and was considered controversial...
 
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Originally Posted by RubSluts'Mommy

I want to guess Gone with the Wind... timing is right and it was kinda considered 'dirty' from what I've heard... hhmmm.... will have to think on it more... of course Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is also massive and was considered controversial...
Nope. Hint 1: This book is not American. Remember it was not allowed to be imported into the U.S. It was a crime to have a copy of this in the U.S. before 1933.
Next?
 

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Originally Posted by Persi & Alley

Nope. Hint 1: This book is not American. Remember it was not allowed to be imported into the U.S. It was a crime to have a copy of this in the U.S. before 1933.
Next?
Hmm, it isn't "Ulysses" by James Joyce?

It's a great book, and the only one that I'm aware of that caused such a stir.
 
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Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

Hmm, it isn't "Ulysses" by James Joyce?

It's a great book, and the only one that I'm aware of that caused such a stir.
(I did not see your earlier post because I was answering another at the time.)
All I can say is
I thought this was going to go longer.
About the book: I just started it last night and look forward to finishing it.

Well that was fast. Now it is your turn!
 

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While we're waiting...what is Ulysses about? Why controversial? I'm intrigued...

ETA, LOL because of this...
...under section blah blah United States Code, section blah blah, on the ground that the book is obscene with the meaning of that Section, and, hence...
I thought you were reading the tax code!
 

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Originally Posted by Persi & Alley

(I did not see your earlier post because I was answering another at the time.)
All I can say is
I thought this was going to go longer.
About the book: I just started it last night and look forward to finishing it.

Well that was fast. Now it is your turn!
What can I say, I'm a book worm!

I'm currently reading some James Patterson novels. He's got dozens of books out so I'll be reading his for a while. I tend to find an author that I like, and read everything they've written before moving onto another author.

I finished a Vince Flynn novel called "To Serve and Protect". It's a CIA thriller. You tend to have to read them in the order they were written though to get the most out of the books.

http://www.vinceflynn.com/home.html
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Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

What can I say, I'm a book worm!

I'm currently reading some James Patterson novels. He's got dozens of books out so I'll be reading his for a while. I tend to find an author that I like, and read everything they've written before moving onto another author.

I finished a Vince Flynn novel called "To Serve and Protect". It's a CIA thriller. You tend to have to read them in the order they were written though to get the most out of the books.

http://www.vinceflynn.com/home.html
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That is so weird that you should bring up Vince Flynn!! I just finished reading "Act of Treason"! I'd never read one of this guy's books, and I was at the library - (I use the library alot....I save alot of money that way) - and randomly picked out this book and thought it looked good. Mitch Rapp rocks!

Sorry.....don't mean to hijack the thread.
Carry on!
 
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Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

What can I say, I'm a book worm!

I'm currently reading some James Patterson novels. He's got dozens of books out so I'll be reading his for a while. I tend to find an author that I like, and read everything they've written before moving onto another author.

I finished a Vince Flynn novel called "To Serve and Protect". It's a CIA thriller. You tend to have to read them in the order they were written though to get the most out of the books.

http://www.vinceflynn.com/home.html
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We are supposed to guess what you are reading!
 

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Originally Posted by Persi & Alley

We are supposed to guess what you are reading!
I'm currently reading this one of his:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/books_...manNumber.html

Here is his site that shows the books he's written:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/books.html


I've read "Season of the Machete" and "Cradle and All" so far.

There is one that I don't see listed called "Jericho Project". I just couldn't get into it. It's a work of fiction, yet there are actual real photographs through out the book, so I think it's based on fact with a fictional twist. Eitherway I just couldn't grasp what I was reading and put it aside.
 

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Originally Posted by Persi & Alley

We are supposed to guess what you are reading!
OK, here goes...I'm reading a book that could be called young adult fiction.

The author is female.

The main protagonist (female) falls in love with a vampire.

It is NOT by Anne Rice.

What am I reading?
 
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