Yes. I love re-reading stuff I loved as a kid.

There's two sci-fi novels I particularly love, which I read as a teenager, and I've reread them probably every couple of years ever since.

Joe Haldeman's Forever War, and Mike Resnick's Santiago, which are both epic in scope and brilliant for very different reasons.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 16th 2009 at 12:37:35

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So should I get an iPhone then? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:29:04
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 11:50:30
  - Why please? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:51:09
    - just to be different (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:00:35
      - But I hardly know anyone with an iPhone (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 12:14:05
        
        oh, well in that case get one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:36:37
        
        Real people know that it's just a phone. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:16:07
- No (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:42:57
  - That's my only slight problem (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:46:18
    - You can buy a clear screen cover for pennies off of ebay. (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:50:42
      - "app" - *shudder* (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:52:04
        
        Yeah, I only noticed at bottom of iPhone ads where it says... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:55:13
        
        Loads of them are free. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:05:18
        
        And I bet they're the real shit 'yeah, thanks for that', fun for five minutes ones (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:05:27
        
        Some of the free ones are brilliant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 13:08:46
        
        Out of morbid fascination for what people are prepared to pay for these apps... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:19:45
        
        OK. TomTom have just launched an iPhone version of their sat nav software. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 13:26:57
        
        Ouch. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 14:01:20
        
        There's other sat navs, I think. I don't know - I don't use one. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 14:05:46
        
        Hmmm. Would you be able to clip it onto your windscreen... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 14:10:09
        
        Yeah, sure - you can get generic widscreen sucker cradle things (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 14:31:11
        
        Read that and first thought you were referring to the 'suckers' that bought them! (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 16:03:23
        
        (Only noticed RECENTLY I meant) (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:55:34
        
        Smoe are good, some aren't. Some good ones are free n'all. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:57:21
    - I've got a touch screen phone and it drives me nuts (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:48:33
    - that and they are huge (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:47:53
      - Reminds me... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:01:58
      - and they make you look like a vaccuous, gimicky, gadget geek (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:49:43
        
        ...and those are the other reasons I abide them (Tomby & DNB) (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:57:50
        
        and they can't resist forever going on about how good they are (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:52:44
        
        Ah right, so they still rely on 3G coverage then? (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:03:26
        
        No, they use it if it's available, and don't if it's not. They don't rely on it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:11:11
        
        apparently for satnav and stuff (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:08:53
        
        It uses assisted GPS, like most of the smart phones- regular GPS (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:12:26
        
        QED^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:16:29
        
        Would these be the satnavs that entice you to a cliff and encourage you to drive off? (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:10:22
        
        Look out......Sir iCliff Richards!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:12:21
        
        Have you heard the adverts for that feckin games machine thing (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:55:42
        
        fucking madness (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:06:47
        
        American dream (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 16, 12:10:20
        
        there's so much to admire in the american dream to be fair (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:15:40
        
        What does me is those digital books... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:06:10
        
        Built in rechargeable battery, charges from USB (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 16, 12:45:14
        
        Yeah I suppose it would have studenty textbook usage if EVERYTHING was available on them (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:51:01
        
        i really doubt it gets kids into reading (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:11:01
        
        What if you drop it in the bath? Not a kid, an ebook reader thing? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:15:07
        
        that has always been my argument against 'books on pc' (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 12:24:04
        
        that's my feelings on the subject too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:29:14
        
        Yes, well, lack of dropping-in-bath risk on a commuter train. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:29:03
        
        Had a nose at the spec for one in Argis catalogue... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:45:29
        
        Argis; it's like Argos but without the class. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:46:00
        
        it's fucking HUGE now (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:49:45
        
        plus, who the hell would take a computer on holiday with them? (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:35:18
        
        me, i do (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:41:00
        
        Was about to say why wouldn't you be doing holiday things (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:48:17
        
        oh aye, we do all that too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 13:05:26
        
        Rain? (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:16:09
        
        ('You're' obviously.) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:53:58
        
        Blimey. Can't ever imagine doing that, even when we had nippers. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:44:54
        
        Exactly my thinking. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:56:58
        
        oooooh, good point on the sunlight & sand issue (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:30:22
        
        i love books (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:21:38
        
        Me n'all. I've got loads of them, all over the place. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:24:58
        
        You go to a library or return to the charity shop. Go on, DO IT. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:28:55
        
        zackly (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:28:18
        
        Yes. I love re-reading stuff I loved as a kid. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:37:35
        
        my weird choice of re-read book (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 12:50:40
        
        'real trash tec novels' (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:00:40
        
        no tec as in detective (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:03:34
        
        Oh right. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:13:10
        
        I think it's quite normal (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:17:10
        
        Robert (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:11:48
        
        I wouldn't have known any better. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:13:45
        
        i'm like that with the Red Dwarf Omnibus (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:45:56
        
        I love Winnie the Pooh and Wind in the Willows. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:42:59
        
        Alice in Wonderland is good like that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:48:12
        
        When I was moving I came accross my old copies of Treasure Island, Beu Geste, (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:58:26
        
        The best way to get books, other than the library, is t Oxfam shop (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:09:22
        
        I was with someone who had one in Edgbaston (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:54:20
        
        Other than asking the locals of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:04:17
        
        get one then (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:00:06
        
        I'm about to put Snow Leopard on my MacBook (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 12:15:32
        
        you'd have been better of deleting safari and throwin 35 quid down the crapper (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:25:16
- NO! (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:41:26
- I like my iPhone and I am not exactly Mr Tech (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 16, 11:38:26
- Yes. Ignoring all the lovers and haters, they are just brilliant things to have and use. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:36:06
- Well, obviously, yes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 11:36:05
  - Not really (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:38:49
    - btw (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:49:23
- If you want to be a fashion led, conformist, sheep yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:33:14
  - That's two ayes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:36:00
- yes (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:30:56
  - I have decided to let the Wrath decide - wisdom of crowds (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:33:14
    - Does mine count? I'm an ageing hippy apparently. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:34:02

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