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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jul 20, 2018 22:43:36 GMT
How do you like it so far? Myself, I couldn’t stand it.
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Post by darknessfish on Jul 21, 2018 20:14:39 GMT
How do you like it so far? Myself, I couldn’t stand it. I'm not particularly far in, but so far it seems quite unexpectedly fun. It's the first novel I've tried tackling by Delillo, since embarking on Underworld years ago, and finding it unbearably tedious. So I didn't have high expectations, and it's pleasantly surprising so far.
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Post by bravomailer on Jul 22, 2018 4:16:53 GMT
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Post by ant-mac on Jul 22, 2018 7:34:10 GMT
NOBODY LIVES FOR EVER by John Garner.
It's a further adventure of a certain very famous secret agent known as 007.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jul 22, 2018 19:46:00 GMT
How do you like it so far? Myself, I couldn’t stand it. I'm not particularly far in, but so far it seems quite unexpectedly fun. It's the first novel I've tried tackling by Delillo, since embarking on Underworld years ago, and finding it unbearably tedious. So I didn't have high expectations, and it's pleasantly surprising so far. Yea, I knew some peeps who read Underworld and they didn’t like it. The only other Delillo book I’ve read is Libra, which I thought was pretty ok.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 22, 2018 22:00:44 GMT
I just finished The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Post by mmexis on Jul 24, 2018 4:58:48 GMT
The Handmaid's Tale is on my very small "re-read" list. Am reading another of Atwood's books (nonfiction) about debt and altruism. They were the Massey Lectures some years back. Oh, and some professional materials on literacy and teacher leadership - independent topics, not combined.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 26, 2018 9:22:12 GMT
The Width of the World by David Baldacci.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jul 26, 2018 18:57:31 GMT
Now I'm reading Israel: A History, by Martin Gilbert
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 26, 2018 20:33:52 GMT
"The Red Pole of Macau" by Ian Hamilton, part of his Ava Lee series. I bought it years ago on a whim, without knowing absolutely anything about the author or the character. The description sounded interesting, some kind of international thriller. I never touched the book until a week ago when I was literally about to leave home on a trip and remembered that I didn't have anything to read. I quickly decided on this one, since it was not very big and was probably going to be light reading, appropriate for airplanes and airports. I have been reading it before going to sleep every night and I am enjoying it so much that some days I end up staying up past 1 AM. I will probably look for the other books in the series now.
Well, I got kind of hooked on this series and read I think six other Ava Lee books since this post a little over two months ago.
I find myself feeling guilty for (with the exception of the first one) not having paid a cent to the author for reading his other books, which I got from the library. Considering how much I have enjoyed them, I feel like I should pay him something. Maybe I will buy the next ones.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jul 29, 2018 17:06:21 GMT
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Post by louise on Jul 29, 2018 21:32:54 GMT
Treasured Island by Frank Barrett
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Post by theravenking on Jul 29, 2018 21:56:08 GMT
The Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jul 29, 2018 23:29:09 GMT
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jul 30, 2018 4:03:43 GMT
I'm rereading Beware! by Richard Laymon.
Good, gory fun.
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Post by darknessfish on Jul 30, 2018 9:19:15 GMT
Crime thriller set in the bustling metropolis of Old Sawrey in the lake district. I wondered how it would capture the scenery and feeling of the lakes, and manage to create a convincing, gripping crime thriller. So far, I'm still wondering.
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Post by darknessfish on Aug 1, 2018 8:37:01 GMT
The Cipher Garden just got duller, and duller.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Aug 2, 2018 11:28:14 GMT
I just finished 'The Idiot', now I'm reading 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
It's short and thin, should be a nice light book for the summer.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 4, 2018 1:55:18 GMT
In keeping with my tradition of periodically re-reading Stephen King classics, my next book will be Cujo.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 4, 2018 3:02:19 GMT
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
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