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I'm going to try to get this book and read it before I do the entire "Man Who" series in September. I look forward to it very much......
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion

I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.

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I finished Gates of Fire last night!

All I have to say is:

Leonidas and it feels so good
Leonidas 'cause we understood


Yep, that's right. Gates of Fire was so good I made a parody of some song lyrics using one of the book's characters.

Er, in reality, I'm still kinda numb from digesting all that Gates of Fire was. I'll have some real insights later. For now I'm just stunned.
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oh yeah!!! 8) :D
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:D :D :D Yes, Foul, stunned is the perfect word for how I felt when I finished it! Dienekes!! All the talks of fear!! The battles!! The "glue"!! And, again, this line:
"He was the best of us all."
MAN!!

Come on the rest of you! You're missing a GREAT book! Weck up to thees!
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I am having a helluva time trying to get it. but get it I will, and then WE"LL TALK> ;)
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I hope you find it soon -- this is one extremely good book! :D :D
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Hey Duchess. That's what everyone keeps saying. I WILL get it. Just a matter of time. Can't wait to
be able to have the pleasure you all have already had from reading it.
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It took me awhile to find it too, no one in Barnes and Noble knew what I was talking about! :? Try amazon maybe?
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Yes, thanks LF, and I will.....that is if my friend doesn't come through for me REALLY soon. I can't wait forever. Gotta have it! : )
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I found it in the local crappy Waldenbooks. I'm very surprised it isn't in most stores you might look. (Although I'm not surprised if the employees aren't able to help you find it.)
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Picked mine up at the local Borders store... :)
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Can't wait to hear your thoughts Foul! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

For all the rest of you...DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK!!! ;)
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
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So then, the count is:

Brinn
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I started reading GATES OF FIRE today at lunch.
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:D :D :D
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That's good, Joy. Admittance is the first step.
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Joy was able to put it down long enough to post?? 8O 8O 8O 8O





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Bump for dAN!
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Heh, there this page is.....Gates of Fire is amazing. The depth of characters, the details, the circumstances of the people in this book are incredible. Then, when I consider that the battles, the training, the lifestyles of these people heally happened this way....I am dumbfounded. This book is a must read. Do NOT wait for the movie.....
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion

I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.

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I just finished it!!! :D I want to read it again right now though! Over and over!
dANdeLION wrote:Do NOT wait for the movie.....
Will there really be a movie?
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