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#7201 |
It's Dr. Penguin now!
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: (USA)
Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)
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I just read something out of my usual zone, "Lovers and Beloveds." It's a fantasy with a fair amount of erotic content. Very well-written.
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#7202 |
David
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Karma: 8916183
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Norway
Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)
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Just finished Dragon's ring and although I found it hard with all the names it got better and better. Very sweet and gentle dragon-story. Good book but not fantastic. Thinking of buying it in paperback and give as a Christmas present.
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#7203 |
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Karma: 775629
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: divisive reader
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Finished reading Dubliners by James Joyce. I really enjoyed his skilful use of language, conjuring up believable characters so swiftly in the many memorable short stories - some better than others. Now reading The True Benjamin Franklin by Sydney George Fisher. It's wonderful having so many great free books available. To the people who made it possible ...
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Karma: 315160596
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Oasis
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Obviously of those trilogies that's really one very large book chopped into three paperback-sized chunks. Sigh... And worse to come. The second book in the trilogy is £13.99 as a Kindle ebook. Hmm... The paperback isn't out until March 2011. Well, Feb 2011 if I order the US edition (for £3.70 on pre-order). Or I could buy the hardback 'used - like new' for £6.43 including postage. But most likely I'll just forget about this series for two or three years. And remind myself to /always/ check that the series is complete and in paperback before starting! Next: Something I bought when it was on offer (less than £1) back in February 2009. Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks. |
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Mysteriarch
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Karma: 26606984
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: The land of impossible deadlines
Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3
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The Dank Side of the Moon
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Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
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Too friggin' many books these days do that. Dan Simmons - Hyperion did that and I will never forgive him for allowing it to be done that way. I plan to never read any of his work again. Last edited by kennyc; 11-24-2010 at 11:32 AM. |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Karma: 315160596
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Oasis
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So I'll probably only need to wait until March/April next year for the ebook to drop to a reasonable price. Thanks! I'm a lot happier. (In the same page linked above, Robin Hobb says "The untitled book I am working on now picks up the tale of the Tarman expedition in search of Kelsingra. It’s my work in progress and threatens to be a long book!" |
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Karma: 8916183
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Norway
Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)
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#7209 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
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I just got three additional Bill Bryson books from the library! Yea!
Africa, Home, and Royal Society ones... |
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#7210 |
Mysteriarch
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: The land of impossible deadlines
Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3
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#7211 |
Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
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I may have to give these new Hobb books a try. But I'll be honest... her Soldier's Son Trilogy left such a sour taste in my mouth that I won't be in any hurry. I thought such a turd of a main character would have to eventually improve as the series progressed -- but nope... he stayed a turd right up until the end. Loved her short story contribution to GRRM's Warriors anthology, though.
I'm currently in the middle of David Wingrove's Chung Kuo series. It gets off to a slow start, but book three was fantastic. Time will tell if it can hold my interest for eight books. I wanted to read the series before they re-release it in its expanded (Yep, expanding an eight book series) format. Fascinating stuff. ![]() |
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#7212 |
Is that a sandwich?
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: Nook Glowlight Plus
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Just returned from the library with A Fire Upon the Deep and The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
I must be going through a bi-polar episode. |
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#7213 |
MR Drone
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: DRONEZONE
Device: PB360+, Huawei MP5, Libra H20
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just read 50 essays by Orwell.... He always keeps me attached to the reader....
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Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD
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#7215 |
Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Device: PRS-505
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I finished "Inside Out" by Barry Eisler, and wow! Great ending! I gave it five stars on GoodReads. Now what to read next?
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