Salvor.Hardin
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Thanks. Good to know. Dune definitely feels like an incomplete book. As if Herbert had a deadline to make and instead of completely wrapping things up, just put a full stop to a sentence and sent it in.
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What are you reading? (October 2013)
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Thanks. Good to know. Dune definitely feels like an incomplete book. As if Herbert had a deadline to make and instead of completely wrapping things up, just put a full stop to a sentence and sent it in.
I thought it was a great ending to a fantastic series, but I hope he returns to the universe one day (not the Ketty Jay). There's still a lot of potential stories he could tell with the Century Knights.
loved the series and this brings everything to a satisfying end. Farewell Captain Frey.
sparky2112
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Just hitting page 375, so many things going on I don't even...
If you ever read any of the IJ analysis out there, what DFW pulled off becomes even more mind-boggling.
Hypereides
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Thus far, it's okay. Nothing extraordinary.
I like the set ups of how the author describes the dealt cards.
I think the biggest trouble I had with this book is understanding what the hell makes Kurtz such an extraordinary man and why Marlow would think so of him in this short time. And since this book is essentially about nothing else I can't say I found it all that good. I have to admit though that I'm not a big fan of the whole stream of conscience thing. It is just not my cup of tea.
Heard some good things about this. Really want to tackle it some time, maybe before christmas.
It's great as well. Herbert had parts of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune mapped out and written before he finished Dune. 4th book starts off the weirdness, but if you like if definitely worth finishing all 6. I'd say for sure you should read up to book 3, its basically a continuous story.
Tragicomedy
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[*] Glen Cook - The Silver Spike ★★★½ - This is more of a side story than a direct numbered sequel in the series, but I'd argue it remains essential reading to the overall story. In a series known for its darkness, this is the darkest entry so far, tracing the return of a very unexpected character and the journeys of a handful of other key players.
The Seattle Seahawks book I read was a fun read, and definitely a nice change of pace.
Started this last night.
The Returned by Jason Mott
Started this last night.
The Returned by Jason Mott
Mackenzie 92
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Finished up Ancillary Justice. I have mixed feelings on it. On one hand, it's very original and high concept with some impressive world building, on the other it's almost too alien and original to the point to where I felt a huge disconnect throughout the whole book. It kinda just left me feeling cold and by the end of it, I didn't care much about the story or the characters.
Was in the mood for another western so started this up.
Butcher's Crossing by John Edward Williams
Was in the mood for another western so started this up.
Butcher's Crossing by John Edward Williams
Tragicomedy
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Heard good things about these books so I figured I'd give them a try.
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Kyleripman
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Really enjoyed this, I'll have to pick up more Laird Barron's books and more shorty story collections in general.
Just started this today! Seems promising so far.
Easystride
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Just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany. I WILL FOREVER READ CAPS LOCK IN OWEN'S VOICE! Loved the book.
I proceeded to read the sample to Larry Watson's Let Him go, and it will very likely be the next book I read. I got the "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father" vibe from the sample.
I proceeded to read the sample to Larry Watson's Let Him go, and it will very likely be the next book I read. I got the "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father" vibe from the sample.
AngmarsKing701
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Seconded.
Don't know why I never post here. I usually hang out on Goodreads where I moderate my too small book club Mic Breaks Only .
I'm on the last section of Crime and Punishment:
This book, and most of the characters in it, are crazy. Quite unexpected and awesome. I've worked up a short reading guide and we have some fun discussions going on here.
I also read Inferno.
I'm not the biggest Brown fan by a couple miles... but this was pure dreg. I have a theory that he used the book as an excuse to do a massive tax write off of his travel expenses for a massive trip around parts of Europe. He used the savings to have a few interns rewrite wikipedia pages about various locations and then mashed them together with a silly plot. Ugh.
I'm hyped for The Circle which I hope to start the day it comes out.
I love Eggers fiction and cannot wait to see what he has in store with this novel.
I'm on the last section of Crime and Punishment:
This book, and most of the characters in it, are crazy. Quite unexpected and awesome. I've worked up a short reading guide and we have some fun discussions going on here.
I also read Inferno.
I'm not the biggest Brown fan by a couple miles... but this was pure dreg. I have a theory that he used the book as an excuse to do a massive tax write off of his travel expenses for a massive trip around parts of Europe. He used the savings to have a few interns rewrite wikipedia pages about various locations and then mashed them together with a silly plot. Ugh.
I'm hyped for The Circle which I hope to start the day it comes out.
I love Eggers fiction and cannot wait to see what he has in store with this novel.
Pure existentialist awesomeness.
This book is amazing, I remember being moved upon finishing this book. I hope to revisit it someday soon.
Setre
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You guys are getting my excited to start it.
Barron's stuff reminds me a lot of F. Paul Wilson's so if you like The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All you might want to check some of Wilson's stuff out as well.
I'll finish Doctor Sleep probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Really enjoying it! But it's very different from Shining haha. Someone going into it expecting a scary, Shining type story will probably be disappointed. It's more of an adventure and drama.
My preliminary review and I guess I'll go into it a bit more once I finish it up.
Really enjoying it! But it's very different from Shining haha. Someone going into it expecting a scary, Shining type story will probably be disappointed. It's more of an adventure and drama.
My preliminary review and I guess I'll go into it a bit more once I finish it up.
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The_Hitcher89
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Just started Blood Meridian. Was shocked at the tiny font and lack of paragraphs
The Culture Vulture
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a secret-boss
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stepehn King;s 11/22/63
slowly reading it.
slowly reading it.
Maklershed
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Finished book 1 of The Black Company. Really enjoyed it. Before moving on to book 2 I'm gonna read The Shining (since one of my coworkers is gonna let me borrow Dr. Sleep soon)
The Shining by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
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Transhuman
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I just finished Game of Thrones and then blasted through Ender's Game. What can I say, I'm a trend-setter.
The Artful Dodger
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Finished Invisible Cities.
Working on Brothers Karamazov from last month (it's been a busy month for me I haven't really read as much as I want to).
Also going to bounce between that and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel.
Edit: After saying all that I went back to Toilers of The Sea by Hugo. I like the story but never finished it. hahaha
Working on Brothers Karamazov from last month (it's been a busy month for me I haven't really read as much as I want to).
Also going to bounce between that and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel.
Edit: After saying all that I went back to Toilers of The Sea by Hugo. I like the story but never finished it. hahaha
Pure existentialist awesomeness.
This is one of those covers that make me want to read a book, no matter what it is about.
Jag
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Enjoy it. Like Dark Tower, the enjoyment is in the telling of the story. No rush to get to the end.
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a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
One of, if not my favourite book of all time.
Read it twice though, it's much more palatable on the second run IMO.
Tragicomedy
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Lack of punctuation and standard paragraph structure is McCarthy 101.
sparky2112
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Feel like I've been reading this forever. Oddly, at 1,100 pages, I now want to grab non-fiction books about London and English history in general. Luckily my shelves contain some. Part of me want to charge into his New York novel as well.
Short, but a hoot. It's patterned after the computer logic that might result from asking your boss for a raise. I've got Perec's 'Life: A User's Manual' as well, which I can't wait to read.
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Basically just started. I started reading it after I finished another book but I kind of wasn't in the mood to read anything for a while. Picked it up again yesterday, hope I can finish it before the end of the month.
Short, but a hoot. It's patterned after the computer logic that might result from asking your boss for a raise. I've got Perec's 'Life: A User's Manual' as well, which I can't wait to read.
Life: A User's Manual is incredible, although I think it will take a reread to unlock all of its mysteries and surprises. Anyone who likes word games, puzzles, and/or Borges should appreciate it. I'm anxious to read Perec's "A Void," a novel written without the letter "e" in both its original French and translated English.
Maklershed
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^ I heard there was a NOS4A2 easter egg in Dr. Sleep. I love that Stephen King does that with his books .. and I guess his son's books too.
I finished Snuff last night, really was a great book Sam Vimes has certainly grown into one of my favorite Discworld characters.
I was a little sad as i got to the end of this book, with his heath issues this was quite possibly Pratchett's penultimate Discworld book, im looking forward to Raising Steam but there are so many stories left to tell.
How is
Im kind of happy his Daughter will take up the reins but she has big shoes to fill. I assume we will see a new batch of characters from her books but it wont be the same, i just hope Terry has some input so he can give his daughter a general idea of how the existing characters stories should be tied up.
I was a little sad as i got to the end of this book, with his heath issues this was quite possibly Pratchett's penultimate Discworld book, im looking forward to Raising Steam but there are so many stories left to tell.
How is
Tiffany Aching going to develop, how will Nobby Nobb's relationship with the Goblin girl turn out, will Carrot become King and so many other questions that will probably never get answered 
Im kind of happy his Daughter will take up the reins but she has big shoes to fill. I assume we will see a new batch of characters from her books but it wont be the same, i just hope Terry has some input so he can give his daughter a general idea of how the existing characters stories should be tied up.
Just finished:
How was it??
yo dawg this book is weeeeirrrrd.
I'm also reading this. I finished Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World a couple of weeks ago, and I have my doubts that things can get much weirder than that book.
HORRORSHØW
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Currently reading Camus's The Fall.
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