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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2014 10:36:02 GMT -5
"House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Post by docstop on Nov 11, 2014 8:42:35 GMT -5
Still on Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik. Chapter 2 to be precise.
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Post by squeekness on Nov 11, 2014 13:50:15 GMT -5
Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
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Post by Deexan on Nov 12, 2014 5:31:27 GMT -5
'Story', by Robert McKee
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Post by Ramplate on Nov 12, 2014 11:59:00 GMT -5
Girl of Nightmares it's the second book in a series - the first being Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
They're about a teenager who stops bad ghosts from hurting people - now a good one is in Limbo after saving him and his friends from a real evil inhuman - and is trapped there being tortured for eternity, so he's trying to figure out a way of retrieving her from Limbo
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Post by Ramplate on Nov 21, 2014 8:16:57 GMT -5
WellNext I am listening to The Troop by Nick Cutter.
This one is a horror story about five Boy Scouts and their Scoutmaster from Prince Edward Island. They are on an outing to Falstaff Island for a few days of wilderness camp when an ill man wanders onto the island from the water. The Scoutmaster (who is a doctor) takes the man in and tries to help him - but the radio gets destroyed and the troop becomes isolated until their boat home comes in two days - unfortunately, what the man had was highly contagious, and one by one the virus strives to spread and survive.
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Post by sabin26 on Nov 21, 2014 8:17:34 GMT -5
Starting Your Own Business
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Post by Ramplate on Nov 25, 2014 0:49:43 GMT -5
Just finished In Broad Daylight by Harry N. MacLean
That one was about a town bully in North West Missouri who had everyone in fear for years - he was mean. He would point a gun at people or just stare at them and drive around tow in his pickup with his two women driving behind him and they would all have guns and threatened anyone who looked at them cross eyed.
They started a big feud with some store owners over a piece of candy that their little daughter tried to take with out paying for it. The police were scared of him - the judge was scared of him - he was acquitted in court most of the time due to jury tampering he shot two people - nearly killed both and still didn't get locked up. The guy stole everything he could get from the farmers and sold it at auction.
So the town put their foot down and he was gunned down from behind while sitting in his truck in the middle of town.
No one would say who shot him even though the guy's wife swore up and down she knew one of the three shooters - plain and simple he just needed killing. No one was ever arrested for the crime, they were all just glad he was gone.
Really good True Crime book
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Post by docstop on Nov 26, 2014 9:24:15 GMT -5
Starting to read, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Mate. No, this is not a horror novel, so to speak, but a really in depth and grounded in reality first person accounts of drug addiction. I find it a great read but will put this out there that there is a lot of profanity and some of the accounts are extremely depressing.
Also am getting into the concept of addiction coming from a human development issue.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 11:31:33 GMT -5
"The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker
This should be required reading.
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Post by Ramplate on Dec 6, 2014 12:32:59 GMT -5
If there is anyone interested in the Civil War era, specifically the assassination of Lincoln, You might be interested in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination by Thomas A. Bogar
The book is a fascinating read about the event itself, and the chaos in Washington DC that followed. If you have read anything about this you probably have already learned about the main conspirators that met at Mary Suratt's house and earlier her tavern - you may have also read about the days that Booth was on the run and stopped at Doctor Mudd's house to get a leg fixed. This is about Ford's Theater, the actors, and the stage hands, and how they were treated in the days following. It also outlines the community and reaction of the public, as well as Sec. Stanton's handling of the situation, right on through the trial and years afterward and how it followed them for the rest of their lives.
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Post by Ramplate on Dec 16, 2014 23:03:17 GMT -5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessey
Excellent book
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"The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 9:20:24 GMT -5
"The Bone Clocks" by David Mitchell
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Post by Deexan on Dec 25, 2014 9:25:42 GMT -5
Just finished 'Predatory Thinking' by Dave Trott. Very good read.
Now on to 'Why Does The World Exist?' by Jim Holt. Again, hugely enjoyable.
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Post by Ramplate on Dec 25, 2014 10:18:14 GMT -5
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World by Steven Berlin Johnson
It's a really shitty book...literally, it's about the sewer system and how it contributed to the worst outbreaks of Cholera - fascinating read
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Post by Ramplate on Dec 28, 2014 0:54:21 GMT -5
Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff
A true story about the rescue of three survivors of a plane crash in an uncharted valley in New Guinea which was surrounded by nearly impassible mountains
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 22:55:38 GMT -5
I took a break from "Swann's Way" by Proust. Every time he went off in a tangent I felt like I was going to have an aneurysm.
"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Quick update: This is surprisingly thrilling from a writer whose reputation has hinged on his deeply philosophical rants; e.g. The Brothers Karamazov.
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Post by Ramplate on Dec 31, 2014 14:24:20 GMT -5
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would - i.e. I found it easier to follow than I thought I would. There is one Really annoying character though - and she really irritated me although the book - Inoue Sato - I would have strangled her and got sent to prison or have been killed trying to kill her if I had been Langdon. What an annoying bitch.
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Post by Deexan on Jan 1, 2015 3:56:34 GMT -5
Even her first name is annoying.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 13:22:54 GMT -5
Under no circumstances would I ever, ever read Dan Brown.
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Post by Ramplate on Jan 1, 2015 13:29:28 GMT -5
Well, I picked it because I liked the first movie - Angels and Demons sucked as a movie though
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 13:44:27 GMT -5
I'm not knocking him or his fans.
BTW - I've been continuing with Saga, the graphic novel series. Have you read it yet Ramp? You might like it.
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Post by Ramplate on Jan 1, 2015 14:07:57 GMT -5
No offense taken - people read what they enjoy and avoid what they do not.
I haven't been exposed to it, no. It's been a long time since I have read graphic novels. I think it's also been a couple of years since I bought a comic book, and have been preparing to sell my collection
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Post by Jibbs on Jan 1, 2015 22:32:26 GMT -5
I'm kind of reading "The Martian" by Andy Weir.
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