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Post by mategreen on Jan 24, 2018 7:45:10 GMT
Bible.
New Testament. I simply can not get bored of it.
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Post by Steely on Jan 24, 2018 7:55:14 GMT
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Post by Yant 2.0 on Jan 24, 2018 8:18:21 GMT
Finished The Martian. Loved it. Great read.
Currently half way through Consider Phlebas. Which, so far is great.
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Post by hursty on Jan 24, 2018 10:13:43 GMT
Just done Scott Jurek : eat & run
Mike stroud : Survival of the fittest
Currently on a classic Freddie forsyth : fourth protocol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2018 14:59:46 GMT
Finished 'The Shankill Butchers' over the weekend. Another brown stain on the crown.
Fascinating and horrific at the same time.
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Post by 303abuser on Jan 24, 2018 15:06:32 GMT
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Post by jonqpublik on Feb 12, 2018 14:30:41 GMT
Recently finished N.K. Jemisin's The Dreamblood Duology. Fantastic. The second book definitely creepier than the first.
Currently reading The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson. Seems disturbing and highly entrenched in politics, but I'm less than 1/4 into it. A lot could change.
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Post by jonattonyeah on Feb 21, 2018 17:25:00 GMT
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Post by roberto on Feb 22, 2018 12:05:28 GMT
Tales From Acorn Wood: Rabbit's Nap by Julia Donaldson
Exciting read, if a little short.
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Post by jonqpublik on Feb 23, 2018 0:03:07 GMT
The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson was very good. Deftly written soap opera-esque story about 1930s racial inequalities within rural Georgia (US). Difficult to read at times; if not the subject matter, then the authentic-seeming southern dialogue and overall writing. Yeah, I'm gonna check this out actually. Just finished a Southern fiction anthology called Crossroads - which was ace - so I'm up for more of the same. If you're into books about that area generally, Deep South by Paul Theroux is worth a look. I'm currently working through Remotely Controlled by Dr Aric Sigman and Irresistable by Adam Alter, the former about the effects of television on children's brains and the latter about our addictions to modern technology. I've also recently read Negroland by Margo Jefferson, The Murder of Sonny Liston by Shaun Assael (both very enlightening and shocking in places) and the autobiography of David Rodigan. All recommended. Thanks slaw. I'll check out Theroux. Michael Farris Smith is my current favorite Southern American writer ( Rivers, Desperation Road). He has a new book coming out in March, The Fighter. Recommended |
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Post by jonqpublik on Feb 23, 2018 0:58:44 GMT
I'm about 1/2 into Iain M. Banks' Against a Dark Background. It's a bit goofy-- is that common in his books? In the Culture series?
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Post by slabs on Feb 23, 2018 16:37:23 GMT
I don't read a lot of 'sci-fi' (speculative fiction?), but I really enjoyed
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
Void Star by Zachary Mason
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer -- I think one of these is being made into a movie
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Post by Yant 2.0 on Feb 23, 2018 22:38:07 GMT
I'm about 1/2 into Iain M. Banks' Against a Dark Background. It's a bit goofy-- is that common in his books? In the Culture series? I haven’t read this but I see it’s not part of the Culture series and the writing style in this book is different from others that he’s written. Of the three Culture books ive read, each has been refreshingly different to the last, which is good as you want it to hold your interest if you’re going to read a whole series of them. Reviews on Good Reads suggests that Aganist a Dark Background isn’t indicative of the Culture series. |
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Post by homegrove on Feb 23, 2018 22:58:23 GMT
I don't read a lot of 'sci-fi' (speculative fiction?), but I really enjoyed Version Control by Dexter Palmer Void Star by Zachary Mason The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer -- I think one of these is being made into a movie That's the first one, and the movie is apparently not at all faithful to the book. But the author loves it, and really good reviews too. Out in theatres in the US now, and in Netflix elsewhere March 13. |
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Post by jonqpublik on Feb 23, 2018 23:58:22 GMT
I don't read a lot of 'sci-fi' (speculative fiction?), but I really enjoyed Version Control by Dexter Palmer Void Star by Zachary Mason The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer -- I think one of these is being made into a movie That's the first one, and the movie is apparently not at all faithful to the book. But the author loves it, and really good reviews too. Out in theatres in the US now, and in Netflix elsewhere March 13. Yes, Annihilation. The book is short, but exhaustively atmospheric. It's vagueness was somewhat frustrating, BUT that really got my imagination going in numerous directions. I haven't yet read books 2 and 3, but will. |
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