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18 Jul 2014, 1:05 am

I just finished up Neal Stephenson's Anathem, which I rank as more brain bending than Cryptonomicon and more readable than Quicksilver, but not as entertaining as Snow Crash, but then again, few things are.


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18 Jul 2014, 5:12 am

Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris.


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18 Jul 2014, 2:42 pm

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka


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18 Jul 2014, 5:52 pm

DukeJanTheGrey wrote:
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka


I read that recently. It seemed to me like the protagonist had TB, which explained his symptoms, and the reason why his family would freak out whenever he left his room.



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19 Jul 2014, 8:32 am

Stannis wrote:
DukeJanTheGrey wrote:
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka


I read that recently. It seemed to me like the protagonist had TB, which explained his symptoms, and the reason why his family would freak out whenever he left his room.


I have only just started reading it and I am a slow reader so I am not going to comment on it just yet. But this short film may be of interest to you.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Pyp0HJqLw[/youtube]


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19 Jul 2014, 1:44 pm

Harry Potter - late to the game. I could have sworn I tried to read this before and hated it, but I'm finding it's actually not bad writing and fun to read.
Amazon has a new subscription service btw, and all the Harry Potter books are free (Kindle).
THeir subscription service has a few new books, but overall it seems like they are basically doing what they did when they claimed the Kindle library had so many books (back when they were new before they cornered the market) - tons of the books they are offering are in the public domain already!
Scribd has a nice subscription service with a lot of books. Not as many nearly as you can buy on Amazon, but way more than you can get with Amazon's subscription (not counting public domain books). Scribd doesn't have Harry Potter though. They are both free to try out.



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21 Jul 2014, 2:21 am

I'm trying to read 'I, Lucifer' by Glen Duncan at the moment...easier said than done, for the most part. lol


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21 Jul 2014, 3:01 am

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21 Jul 2014, 3:14 pm

really nice. read this about 2 and a half years ago, reading it again.
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26 Jul 2014, 2:18 am

The Stranger by Albert Camus. Reading it for second time.



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26 Jul 2014, 10:19 am

"The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice



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29 Jul 2014, 1:02 pm

my uncle gave me this book, might not read it for years.
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01 Aug 2014, 4:05 pm

Currently working on the first two Discworld novels: The Colour of Magic, and The Light Fantastic.


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01 Aug 2014, 4:12 pm

Kiprobalhato wrote:
my uncle gave me this book, might not read it for years.
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i've listened to his first, Killingfloor. and as it happens finished listening to his second, Die Trying, today! very fast paced .. not much content .. pure pageturner .. tho pretty entertaining.


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