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    Quote Originally Posted by TURBO View Post
    Been doing a ton of reading lately. Finished Ready Player One. Really enjoyed. Was fun. loved all the old gaming references. Also finished the Kingfountain Series. Didnt want to start it, but girlfriend asked me too so she could talk about it with me. Turned out to be decent. Easy reads but fun.

    Just started The Blade Itself which is the first book in the First Law series written by Joe Abercrombie. Started a little slow but picking up. Some dark stuff in it with the tortue stuff.
    I grew up in the 80s but didn't like Ready Player One very much. Seemed the book was just a wrapper for his trivia knowledge.

    I really enjoyed the first 2 books of First Law. You just reminded me to look for #3 again.
    If you like First Law, I would recommend the Broken Empire trilogy as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
    Reading: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

    Enjoying it. This is going to be an epic series.
    Agreed. I loved volumes 1 and 2.

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    I haven't had much time to read lately, so I've just restarted my favorite series to try to get back in the habit:

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    I've been reading Max Collins' Quarry series. Nothing like the Cinemax television show. Hard-boiled and fun. Very easy reads.

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    I don't want to look back through 13 pages of posts so I'll just ask, has anyone here read the Kingkiller Chronicles series by Patrick Rothfuss? I'm probably going to start my 5th re-read soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    I don't want to look back through 13 pages of posts so I'll just ask, has anyone here read the Kingkiller Chronicles series by Patrick Rothfuss? I'm probably going to start my 5th re-read soon.
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    This is what I'm currently reading. It's George Saunders. It's George's first novel. Need I say more?


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    Started the John D MacDonald books. Not bad.
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    One of my favorite books as a kid. I identified with him greatly for whatever reasons, and as much as I loved London's Alaskan dog books, this one was always my favorite. I don't think there's ever been a character in fiction more real to me than Martin Eden. Re-reading it now and experiencing it again thru my older, more cynical self, I find Martin's youthful enthusiasm almost comical, which I think was more in line with London's intent. Anyway, great read and also quite historical as it paints a vivid picture of a slice of life California around the turn of the 20th century.

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    Finished J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy quite easily. A very interesting book and a snap to read. He writes very clearly and as it is a memoir, it's easily digestible. A wholly different book than Dr. Nancy Isenberg's White Trash, which has a far more academic tone. Only beef with Vance's book is not the book in and of itself, but the reaction to it. It's a very good book, but I thought some of the promo notes showed a real lack of perspective from some pretty heady sources like Rod Dreher and The Economist. Vance's story is quite compelling, but the downward trajectory of the white working class has been going on for over 40 years and to read some of the reviews of the book, it started in the last five years. Maybe it's because I've been in politics and have watched the changing winds and recognize them more readily from others. I highly recommend the book, but I urge all to take it for what it is and that is a compelling and insightful memoir.

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    I haven't quit social media yet but still found this book full of good ideas.


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    I discovered this writer through his The Art of Travel. These two are probably not for everyone but I found them timely. Religion for Atheists is a book about the virtues of religion and what religion knows about human needs.




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    Revisiting this gem and finding it shockingly timely.

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    The Dark Towers series has been on my to-read list for a few years. Now with the impending movie, it seems like as good of time as ever to dig in.

    To any who has read, is the best way to read this series as simple as reading books #1-7 in chronological order?
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    Finished Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling) Cuckoo's Calling and enjoyed itmainly for its escapism. It's an old school British mystery, more Agatha Christie than Sherlock Holmes. I thought the plot was a little plain but enjoyed her dialog a lot. While she spent a lot of time fleshing out the main character, the others were mostly forgettable. Anyway, I plan to read the other two books in this trilogy, Silkworm and Career of Evil. Good on her for continuing to write and trying something new.

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    I'm loving this. Gonna start again on page one as soon as I finish. So fascinating. The true story of what goes in America's military is much more interesting than the movies.

    This is the story of where so much of our current technology came from - lasers, GPS, the internet, gaming, drones, deep surveillance, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    The Dark Towers series has been on my to-read list for a few years. Now with the impending movie, it seems like as good of time as ever to dig in.

    To any who has read, is the best way to read this series as simple as reading books #1-7 in chronological order?
    Yes. There's also a book (The Wind Through the Keyhole) that came out after book 7 but takes place between book 4 and 5. You can read that at any point after book 4.

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    Been working on some pulpy escapism before I start grad school.


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