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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    Enkidu said:



    Did you really just read Friday Night Lights for the first time? It's amazing - it was the book I gave to everybody after I read it. Did you see the update on everyone in SI? It's very cool. And sad.

    the SI update is what got me into it....I didn't want to read it cuz I think bissinger is buds with tony larussa :angry:

    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    ^^^^^ Read it in high school; I have fond memories but haven't read it since. You would say it's worth a look again?
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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    The Time Traveler's Wife. Loving it so far.
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    I just finished this absolutely, completely, utterly amazing book. One of those rare books that leaves me awed, stunned, nearly overwhelmed.
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,989
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Just finished this one:

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    Good stuff!

    Let's see ... what's next...?
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  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    Under the Banner of Heaven.
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  • oceaninmyeyesoceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    deadendp said:

    Under the Banner of Heaven.

    Oooh that's a good one.
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  • oceaninmyeyesoceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    The White Queen.
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Pap said:

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    I enjoyed this. There's another one after it I think it's called Seeing. There ought to be a next one after that! Which would have been the most interesting one! But alas there is not. I found his formatting incredibly difficult to follow but the story is very good.
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Any Neil Gaiman fans who do not hate ebooks might want to check this out:
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,989
    ldent42 said:

    Pap said:

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    I enjoyed this. There's another one after it I think it's called Seeing. There ought to be a next one after that! Which would have been the most interesting one! But alas there is not. I found his formatting incredibly difficult to follow but the story is very good.
    Thank you. I just finished reading the first chapter. All those commas instead of full stops making it indeed hard to read. Until, of course, you get used to it. :smile:
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,989
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    Read almost all of this on the plane yesterday, just need to find out whodunit. :)

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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Read almost all of this on the plane yesterday, just need to find out whodunit. :)

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    F Me, I am currently reading this one by Jo Walton - the second in what I think will be a trilogy.
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    I read Farthing a few years back and liked it, so went on to read the two sequels.
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    Pet Sematary.
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    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    Often...not sure I will get to the sequels.... I like but not love and pile beckons. If I had it in hand I'm sure I would read
    Is the current series better?
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  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Pet Sematary.

    I just finished it. Scared the shit out of me. I had nightmares. Really. But I liked it.
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    edited September 2015
    Enkidu said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Pet Sematary.

    I just finished it. Scared the shit out of me. I had nightmares. Really. But I liked it.
    Really? It's that scary? In the foreword he says it's the scariest book he's ever written. He even had to put it in a drawer for a while thinking he'd gone too far, lol.

    I just started it, so now I'm really curious to read it.
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    Another habit says its long overdue
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,989
    dankind said:

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    That looks good. Any insight so far?
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Often...not sure I will get to the sequels.... I like but not love and pile beckons. If I had it in hand I'm sure I would read
    Is the current series better?

    F Me - I agree with the "like but not love" comment about Farthing/ Ha'Penny/ Half a Crown but they are quick reads so I sped through them. I enjoy the current series but you need to like philosophy. In my opinion Walton's best book by far is Among Others (its a stand alone, not part of a series).
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Pap said:

    dankind said:

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    That looks good. Any insight so far?
    So far so good. Her prose is pretty flowery, but her cultural observations are quite astute and undiscriminating.
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,989
    dankind said:

    Pap said:

    dankind said:

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    That looks good. Any insight so far?
    So far so good. Her prose is pretty flowery, but her cultural observations are quite astute and undiscriminating.
    That's what I was hoping for. :plus_one: Thanks!
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  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Enkidu said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Pet Sematary.

    I just finished it. Scared the shit out of me. I had nightmares. Really. But I liked it.
    Really? It's that scary? In the foreword he says it's the scariest book he's ever written. He even had to put it in a drawer for a while thinking he'd gone too far, lol.

    I just started it, so now I'm really curious to read it.
    Do you have children? That's the creepy part. Well, a lot of it is creepy. I did really like it.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    I have not read Pet Semetary in years. Might be time for a re-read.

    Reading a King now though:
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,257
    edited October 2015
    imageFor those who like sci-fi..

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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    I enjoyed Revival -- ended a bit too promptly for me but I enjoyed what the ending was. Would like to see King wander into the weirdness of that ending and mess around there for a while.

    Almost finished this on the plane Sunday, fascinating shit.

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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    F Me In The Brain said:

    I enjoyed Revival -- ended a bit too promptly for me but I enjoyed what the ending was. Would like to see King wander into the weirdness of that ending and mess around there for a while.

    Almost finished this on the plane Sunday, fascinating shit.

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    What's this one about? I enjoy some true crime books when they're well written.
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