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Decided to do Neuromancer and IT at the same time. So I'm about 40pages in to each
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I love that this thread is so active. I also frequent the animal collective board, and despite having several dozen more members, their books thread is not this lively by far.
I had got a third of the way through that Alan Turing biography but all the math became tedious. Now I'm on the new Neal Stephenson. Quite good. I liked Snow Crash alright. This is much better.
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Reading Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
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Alle Tage by Terezia Mora
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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides.
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Getting Lurianics for my birthday!
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Neuromancer is dope need to read again. I’m reading the Golden Compass because I guess I never finished it before. Or made it past the first few chapters to be honest. It all feels new. Cool though. Good stuff |
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about 20 pages or so from finishing the Claw of Conciliator.
Yesterday I received a good condition 1st edition hardback with the dustjacket of Sword of the Lictor. Got it from ebay for $8.00. Will start in on it as soon as I finish the CLAW ![]()
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I saw the trailer for the series they're doing a few weeks back and decided to re-read the trilogy. I'd actually forgotten most of it myself so it felt new too. Brilliant books.
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Finished The Claw of the Conciliator..... https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2019/...w-my-mind.html
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![]() this is SO good. I am kinda sad that this is the only translation of her work. I wish I had paid more attention in Spanish class, so I could read all her books...
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charles duhigg - the power of habit
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Finished the Pussy Riot book, god what a thug Putin is....
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YES! Can’t wait to read your review! You’re finally coming through for me, which means I will read a book or series of your choosing (within reason). Fiction only, no mocrofungi books. |
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Yeah, I’m pretty impressed. Slow moving because I’m working a ton these days, but it ... well, it’s smarter, better, faster, stronger than the Harry Potter books to which it is so often - for some reason - compared, despite coming out much earlier. If only Harry Potter was written this eloquently, the story could have been something, but the actual prose underestimates the attention spans of young readers. Kinda weird that it’s going to be an HBO show. Think they’re going to up the violence? |
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Consumed by David Cronenberg. Enjoying it so far. Has a early Chuck Palahniuk feel to it.
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