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Old 08-04-2015, 07:53 AM   #22618
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Next up: Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Just got this one, after recommendations from lots of people and it was on special offer yesterday.
Wow. That's a long book. Very good, but long!

I jumped straight in rather than reading the explanation of the world setup. I enjoy working things out as I go along, but I think I've rarely read a book that has so many invented words.

Well worth reading, if you enjoy world-building and philosophy.

[Wow - I see it took me a week to get through this tome. Well, it is 800+ pages. Probably the longest I spent on a book this year!]


Next up: Poldark by Winston Graham. Having enjoyed the recent TV series, and since the books were on special offer, I thought I'd give it a go.
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