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Post by frankyt on Jul 6, 2017 13:47:04 GMT -5
Lost city of z by him is also really good. Did you catch the adaptation? Not yet, but I'm not sure how the adaptation will work. Or if it will. The many different threads and delusions of others describing the protagonists moments in the jungle were way more interesting. Check out the Millard book about teddy Roosevelt for another jungle adventure if it interested you at all. |
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Post by Deexan on Jul 6, 2017 17:45:18 GMT -5
Did you catch the adaptation? Not yet, but I'm not sure how the adaptation will work. Or if it will. The many different threads and delusions of others describing the protagonists moments in the jungle were way more interesting. Check out the Millard book about teddy Roosevelt for another jungle adventure if it interested you at all. Shall do, thanks. |
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Post by Ramplate on Jul 11, 2017 12:44:38 GMT -5
Ready Player One - great book, so glad I finally listened to it ( Will Weaton is the narrator)
Now listening to Witch a Tale of Terror - its a excerpt from a book about the history of witch hunts in Europe.
Next is Witch Mania the History of Witchcraft - another chapter from the same author
Finished Don't Tell a Soul - True crime about a crazy mother who was about to lose her sons which she abused. He solution was to kill the babysitter so she couldn't testify against her.
Murder of Innocence: The Tragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann - True crime about a woman with multiple mental disorders who did some bizarre things, and finally went on a quest to poison the people she hated, and shoot up a school where someone else she hated worked.
I also listened to American history without all the legends and fables. The history of the space shuttle program from the inside.
Among other books about strange facts, history, and biographies
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Post by Ramplate on Jul 13, 2017 5:26:34 GMT -5
The two witch excerpts were slightly different, but contained some of the same writing, so I returned the more expensive one and bought...
The Rules of Supervillainy by C.T. Phipps. Book one of the Supervillany series.
Its about a guy who inherits a magical sentient cape from a recently deceased hero, and decides to become Merciless, the Villain Without Mercy - yes, he knows its redundant but its a work in progress, just like his new career.
Its a pretty funny story with good characters. I'm on the second book The Games of Supervillainy.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 16, 2017 2:36:59 GMT -5
Just finished Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I think it's the best novel I've ever read, I'm floored by it.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 16, 2017 11:09:02 GMT -5
That's a bold statement.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 16, 2017 14:31:31 GMT -5
Just finished Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I think it's the best novel I've ever read, I'm floored by it.
Now it really is.
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Post by Ramplate on Jul 16, 2017 15:57:55 GMT -5
I'm on the 4th and last Supervillainy book.
Its a amusing fun read for the most part. One big story over 4 roughly 180 page ebooks. If you want a light quick read you can find them for Kindle on Amazon Prime for free.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 31, 2017 11:13:26 GMT -5
Ive decided to jump back into the Wheel of Time series. Into book 5 now, and its going well.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Aug 18, 2017 23:28:17 GMT -5
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
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Post by Neverending on Aug 18, 2017 23:34:32 GMT -5
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. He's a toole for calling himself John Kennedy. |
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Post by Justin on Aug 19, 2017 6:42:30 GMT -5
"Anathem" by Neal Stephenson
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 13, 2017 22:16:13 GMT -5
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
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Post by frankyt on Sept 13, 2017 22:37:09 GMT -5
Borne by Jeff vandermeer. Has anyone read the southern reach trilogy yet? Just read the first one. Dying to discuss it.
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Post by Jibbs on Sept 21, 2017 19:08:00 GMT -5
Finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
I'm now reading IT by Stephen King.
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Post by Ramplate on Oct 20, 2017 4:30:24 GMT -5
Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South by Karen L Cox
Very interesting book about murder and injustice in the Jim Crow era
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Post by Jibbs on Oct 20, 2017 21:30:25 GMT -5
Still reading It - longest book I've ever read. Good book, though.
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Post by Ramplate on Oct 22, 2017 10:38:16 GMT -5
The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery By Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James An excellent true crime book about the rash of axe murders from about 1890 to around 1930. The book examines a lot of axe murders of whole households of families that have too many common things the killer did to be just coincidence. This had to be the extensive work of one killer...and they eventually name who it might have been! This string of killings includes the infamous Villisca Axe Murders www.villiscaiowa.comInteresting read, well researched and put together. Now I am listening to The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century Written by: Joel F. Harrington |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 22, 2017 18:44:10 GMT -5
Still reading It - longest book I've ever read. Good book, though. Took me four solid months (April through August) to read It, but definitely worth it in the end. |
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Post by Jibbs on Oct 22, 2017 21:40:26 GMT -5
Is it just me, or...is Stephen King kind of a pervy perv?
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Post by Ramplate on Oct 23, 2017 6:18:18 GMT -5
Is it just me, or...is Stephen King kind of a pervy perv? Yeah, that made me think *WTF Did I just hear?* when I was listening to that |
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Post by Jibbs on Oct 23, 2017 16:45:08 GMT -5
His female characters are also very questionable.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 23, 2017 16:55:13 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing about his female character descriptions as I read it. Nearly every time he described a female character, I was like, "Okay...maybe take it down a few notches, pal."
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Post by frankyt on Oct 23, 2017 18:26:13 GMT -5
The black hand by Steven taltry (sp)
What an interesting society, I had no idea it was so large. And such a short time ago really. Very interesting to hear about how police brutality went down too, just was the time for it.
Joe petrosino was an absolute badass to be put on the pedestals with the great American heroes of old though for sure. Really hoping we get a movie adaptation.
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Post by IanTheCool on Nov 6, 2017 7:54:58 GMT -5
Abaddon's Gate, the third book in The Expanse series.
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