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Post by goodson on May 10, 2017 12:41:40 GMT -6
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Post by Xamnam on May 16, 2017 9:17:38 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 9:19:58 GMT -6
This is so interesting and such slow reading. It is a great book, one of my favorites. But, yeah, sometimes he gets too detailed and it slows down. Gotten to the part where you learn the proper way to eat Cap'n Crunch cereal? |
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Post by Xamnam on May 16, 2017 9:23:30 GMT -6
Heh, apparently not. Waterhouse just met with the Duke of Qwghlm, and Randy arrived on Kinakuta.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 20:00:21 GMT -6
I have decided to embark on a reading project: I am going to read a biography of each President in chronological order. This will certainly take a few years but I have plenty free time right now. The only break will be for one of my fantasy novels here and there.
Here are my criteria: (1) As much as possible, I want an author with a neutral view point; (2) single volume biographies with the possible exception of Edmund Morris' Teddy Roosevelt books and Robert Caro's LBJ series (since I have already read three of them); (3) I will try to find highly rated/reviewed books with an emphasis on more recently published ones (because of the greater access to original sources that are available today) and (4) none of those "know your president" or type series for the "lesser" Presidents - real biographies even if it means digging into the rare book bin. Number (1) means I will probably end with Ford or thereabouts because almost anything on the more recent presidents is going to be loaded with partisan baggage. Anyway, maybe fun?
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Post by dij22 on May 18, 2017 14:13:19 GMT -6
Sounds fun. I'm going in the opposite direction and trying to read memoirs/books by current politicians.
Just bought Ben Sasse's new book and just finished John Kasich's.
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Post by Xamnam on May 19, 2017 8:14:57 GMT -6
This is so interesting and such slow reading. Gotten to the part where you learn the proper way to eat Cap'n Crunch cereal? This is amazing. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 8:41:05 GMT -6
Gotten to the part where you learn the proper way to eat Cap'n Crunch cereal? This is amazing. Isn't it? If you like that book, his Baroque Cycle trilogy is sort of a prequel to that one. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 8:51:20 GMT -6
the wiki page on that is already giving me a headache
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Post by Xamnam on May 19, 2017 9:09:45 GMT -6
Isn't it? If you like that book, his Baroque Cycle trilogy is sort of a prequel to that one. Good to know. I've only read Snow Crash by him, and this is certainly making me want to revisit that. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 10:47:19 GMT -6
A brewery near my house just announced a monthly book club - first up is American Gods for June. Really good idea for a brewery (particularly this one, since it is appropriately called Fiction Brewing) to branch out beyond trivia and typical bar events. I've been meaning to read this book, anyway.
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Post by teekoh on May 19, 2017 10:49:15 GMT -6
That's a really cool idea.
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Post by goodson on Jun 5, 2017 19:19:10 GMT -6
read stoner, and the third policeman over the past couple weeks
already two of my favorites
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Post by neader on Jun 5, 2017 21:47:33 GMT -6
Been reading Meet Me in the Bathroom, I'm enjoying it. There's a lot of people interviewed and it can be annoying to keep track and go back every 30 seconds to the beginning of the boom to look people up.
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Post by dij22 on Jun 5, 2017 23:24:33 GMT -6
Just bought that last night. I'm really looking forward to reading it, but yeah I agree that oral histories can be super annoying to read.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 7:01:43 GMT -6
I'm about 200 pages through American Gods after about a week. I may make it to this book club thing after all!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 7:06:47 GMT -6
ha, me too. like almost exactly
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 6, 2017 7:17:02 GMT -6
Been reading Meet Me in the Bathroom, I'm enjoying it. There's a lot of people interviewed and it can be annoying to keep track and go back every 30 seconds to the beginning of the boom to look people up. This is how I felt reading Please Kill Me, which I never finished. |
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 6, 2017 7:17:54 GMT -6
I think I've only read fictional oral histories, but I've loved those.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 6, 2017 8:47:52 GMT -6
I loved Please Kill Me and am pretty excited for Meet Me in the Bathroom. Didn't realize it was out already.
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Post by sleeping on Jun 14, 2017 7:37:56 GMT -6
 It is extremely good. I got about a third of the way through it last night and can't wait to finish it. |
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Post by sthubbins on Jun 16, 2017 9:05:38 GMT -6
I'm listening to Remains of the Day as an audiobook and it rules but the narrator's voice for Ms Kenton sounds like Mrs Doubtfire
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Post by thebosma on Jun 16, 2017 9:26:46 GMT -6
I started reading Prelude to Bruise by Saeed Jones. It's really rather beautiful though I'm not typically a huge fan of poetry. Some serious gut punches in there
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Post by sthubbins on Jun 22, 2017 10:26:57 GMT -6
just started The Underground Railroad
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2017 10:29:10 GMT -6
i'm maybe a little over halfway through American Gods and thoroughly enjoying it.
vastly different than season 1 of the show but not in a bad way. still not sure how i felt about that show.
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Post by borracho on Jun 22, 2017 10:39:38 GMT -6
in the last week i've missed readings/q&a in tulsa by david sedaris, and also chuck klosterman. grrrr.
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Post by sleeping on Jul 21, 2017 8:35:22 GMT -6
 Really quick read -- the first time I can remember finishing an entire novel in one sitting -- but super interesting. If "coming-of-age story in first-person narrative by a psychotic teenager conducting arcane rituals around a rural Scottish island" is a genre, I want to read more of it. |
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Post by claypoolfan on Jul 21, 2017 8:42:30 GMT -6
I just read the wiki summary of that book and wow.
Might have to read that in full.
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Post by ten15 on Jul 21, 2017 8:53:00 GMT -6
I just started Peter Hook's history of New Order book: Substance: Inside New Order. Not real far into it, but man is he disgruntled/bitter/pissed off at them. Should be interesting when it gets to the point that things start falling apart.
One of the cool things is it contains a history of their live dates, along with set lists, and sometimes, commentary from Hooky.
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Post by facts on Jul 21, 2017 9:03:24 GMT -6
The Hooky Joy Division book was great so I do plan on reading the New Order one when I see it turn up in a bargain bin.
The endearing thing about Hooky is that he's kind of transparent about being loathsome, which kind of gets you on his side.
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