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| 07-29-2015 09:15 AM | |
| Zea |
Well, that does push me more towards reading it, actually. After the hoopla is over and there are a thousand used or library copies around I'll check it out. I haven't read anything super great for a bit now. I just started Finding Audrey, which is Sophie Kinsella's new YA novel, so that's fun but not really compelling to me. If you like reading about Japanese food and graphic novels, you all should check out What Did You Eat Yesterday? It's got insanely detailed drawings of cooking all kinds of Japanese food (did not know burdock root was such a big deal there!), and a story arc about a 30-something gay couple. One guy is a closeted lawyer, the other is a hairdresser. It also got some interesting insights into Japanese culture & family, and there are at least eight volumes. 
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| 07-28-2015 07:56 AM | |
| doulapunk |
Zea, you should read it. It felt like going back to Maycomb, twenty years later. Loved it and was sad when it ended. Girl on a Train, really well done. I couldn't put it down and read it in an afternoon. |
| 07-23-2015 06:25 AM | |
| turkeyjoe |
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Someone I spoke with said it's really technical so I think I'll just listen to the audiobook instead
It's a quick read and a good book for men who don't read much. It jumps right into the story and then the main character and NASA problem solve and improvise their way along.
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| 07-22-2015 10:17 AM | |
| PunkassPie |
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I heard from people who loved the book. I started it and couldn't finish. I thought it was so tediously boring that there was no way I was going to plow through to try to finish it. I hope they jazz it up for the movie, because I can't imagine how they can make that interesting for 2 hours.
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| 07-22-2015 10:08 AM | |
| Pudin |
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It's kind of the second book of Mercedes Man except really only one of the main characters is from that book, you wouldn't have to read one to read this one. So far typical newer Stephen King, I'm not creeped or anything.
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| 07-22-2015 09:14 AM | |
| GretchenF |
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I totes want to read The Martian. I heard from people who have read it that they are nervous about the movie because they liked the book so much and don't want the movie to ruin the book.
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| 07-21-2015 05:45 PM | |
| Zea | The house: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/files/2...18-620x349.jpg |
| 07-21-2015 05:43 PM | |
| Zea | I did learn a bit about single malt whiskey, advertising, and George Orwell. |
| 07-21-2015 05:42 PM | |
| Zea |
I finished an interesting bit of lit fiction called Burning Down George Orwell's House last night. Maybe it's dick lit. Without much romance or sex or love, though. Fratire? It's not misogynistic, though. |
| 07-21-2015 05:02 PM | |
| Nodakbabe | I have a whole stack of books ready to read next week when I get a month off from school. First I need to read the latest outlander, still haven't done that(I've had it on my nook for ages) and then I bought the first book in the Marla Mason series on the recommendation of some posters on /r/dresdenfiles over at reddit. |
| 07-21-2015 01:19 PM | |
| Zea |
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Anybody read the new Harper Lee yet? I am about to order it, since Costco has not had it yet, and I can not wait.
Not sure whether I want to read it. 
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| 07-19-2015 06:10 PM | |
| max e. pad |
read girl on a train, loved now reading the light between oceans. so far, i love the writing. |
| 07-19-2015 05:06 PM | |
| doulapunk | Anybody read the new Harper Lee yet? I am about to order it, since Costco has not had it yet, and I can not wait. |
| 07-19-2015 04:33 PM | |
| PunkassPie | I totes want to read The Martian. I heard from people who have read it that they are nervous about the movie because they liked the book so much and don't want the movie to ruin the book. |
| 07-19-2015 12:13 PM | |
| turkeyjoe | Father and brother recommended The Martian, just started it. Read Blackout, which was on Entertainment Weekly's Top List, it was just OK. |
| 07-09-2015 02:58 PM | |
| Zea |
I consumed a new novella by Lois McMaster Bujold (Penric's Demon) on my kindle before I even had a chance to see the receipt in my e-mail.  It just made me want something more substantial from her. She needs a clone, which is a funny statement to make if you've read the Vorkosigan series. I read a fun teen graphic novel - Nimona, full of anti-heroes and sly statements about comics and movies - and I have a ton of books in the house (very possibly literally), but nothing is really catching my eye or piquing my interest right now. I'm cranky, too. 
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| 07-09-2015 11:45 AM | |
| PunkassPie | It's kind of the second book of Mercedes Man except really only one of the main characters is from that book, you wouldn't have to read one to read this one. So far typical newer Stephen King, I'm not creeped or anything. |
| 07-09-2015 09:55 AM | |
| Orchid | I just started What Alice Forgot. on my stack I have The Girl with all the Gifts, Reconstructing Amelia, All The Light We Cannot See, and Ghost Boy. |
| 07-09-2015 08:49 AM | |
| pumpkinsmom |
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I'm reading Stephen King's newest right now, Finders Keepers.
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| 07-09-2015 07:13 AM | |
| Pollyanna |
I am reading that gigantic encyclopedia of Westeros. I think it's A World of Ice and Fire. It reads like a history book, sort of, but it's no Silmarillion. Mostly because it is so obvious when he is borrowing from history (mostly English) in his series. I think I'm reading Eleanor and Park (??) by Rainbow Rowell next. |
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