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Old 07-31-2007, 12:25 AM   #901
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Winding down to the end of Diana Paxson's Taking Up the Runes. I've been working with runes for years, there's not much in the way of surprises in her book. Actually, I've been having problems with her slopping around between pathways to try to wedge interpretations into her particular worldview.

I have In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Harry Turtledove in the on-deck circle.

I've heard about Turtledove for years, found this one used. As far as I know it's a standalone book rather than part of one of his multiple series.
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Old 07-31-2007, 09:26 AM   #902
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Just finished My Year of Meat by Ruth Ozecki (read it Saturday in one day, I liked it that much.)
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Old 07-31-2007, 12:06 PM   #903
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I loved it. Very interesting ending. I would definitly recommend it. Have you read A Million Little Pieces?
I have that book on my bookshelf....and haven't read it yet. I probably should read some of the many unread books I have lying around... :P
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Old 07-31-2007, 12:41 PM   #904
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"The House of Leaves" and "The Idiot".
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Old 07-31-2007, 01:20 PM   #905
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My tracts, I have a collection. I like reading about how bad I am and how hell awaits me.
It comforts me.
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Old 07-31-2007, 08:23 PM   #906
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I'm currently starting the, A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin.

I'm only about halfway done on, A Game of Thrones, the first book, and there are I believe 7, at about 1000 pages each. I've gots some reading to do.
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:10 PM   #907
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There will be seven. Currently we are still waiting for the release of number 5.
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Old 08-01-2007, 01:36 AM   #908
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My tracts, I have a collection. I like reading about how bad I am and how hell awaits me.
It comforts me.
That's only worth it if they are Chick Tracts. The others just don't have the same flair.
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Old 08-01-2007, 08:19 AM   #909
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There will be seven. Currently we are still waiting for the release of number 5.

Well, yeah, that was what I was thinking about, but did a poor job expressing it. :P
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:38 AM   #910
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Wolf, I'm a big fan of Turtledove (and alt history in general) - In The Presence... is a standalone book, and a quality read. I've found that his standalone stuff is typically better than his sequential stuff, in my opinion: Turtledove's developed a tendency to recycle phrases and themes in his serial novels, and it tends to distract from the work.

Currently working on Brothers by David Talbot - a narrative history of the Kennedy administration focused on the tight-knit relationship between JFK, RFK, and their inner circle of advisors, and the tension between that circle and the military-bureaucratic establishment of the time. (CIA, Joint Chiefs, etc.) Think "Thirteen Days", spanned across the three years of the administration.

Very good so far - draws heavily from recently declassified documents, Congressional hearing testimonies, CIA internal histories, and direct interviews with the surviving participants of the time (MacNamara, Gore Vidal, Ted Kennedy, Walter Sheridan, Cynthia Helms [wife of de facto CIA Director Richard Helms], et al) The bibliography is around eight pages, front and back.
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Old 08-01-2007, 12:33 PM   #911
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Well, yeah, that was what I was thinking about, but did a poor job expressing it. :P
Read slowly, if you can manage it. (I tried, but couldn't.) They are highly addictive, and it's really frustrating to read howevermany in a row and then know you have to wait a year or more for the next installment.
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Read slowly, if you can manage it. (I tried, but couldn't.) They are highly addictive, and it's really frustrating to read howevermany in a row and then know you have to wait a year or more for the next installment.
At this rate, I should be good to go, I started reading A Game of Thrones in late June-ish and I am almost 600 pages in. I've been to busy as of late to read it.

But I often find myself having to read paragraphs over and over again because of the insane amount details. but it's an amazing book.
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Old 08-14-2007, 02:52 PM   #913
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I just finished To Kill A Mockingbird, an started American Psycho. I'm a pretty great fan of the film, and I suppose Ill like the book better
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Old 08-14-2007, 04:31 PM   #914
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It's unfortunate that you've seen the film of American Psycho. I thought the book was better constructed.

I'm plodding my way through Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen.
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Old 08-14-2007, 07:05 PM   #915
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I am half way through if nobody speaks of remarkable things by jon mcgregor.

Wow. Just wow. This is his debut novel, but you would not think it. it is beautiful and compelling, and crafted with assurance and skill. Very much blurring the line between prose and poetry.
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